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Graham Marsden

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

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20 Oct 22:47

Commented on Visited the new skate park in Shibuya...

15 Oct 19:45

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When turning backside, try lifting your elbow higher and out to the side which should help you twist and keep your back straight as you're bending over from the waist.

Also it looks like you're holding your breath as there's a lot of tension in your face, so try blowing a raspberry to help you relax 🙂

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Commented on Hi riders,I went to the pump track to...

15 Oct 08:17

Nice pump track (better than my local one!)

I'd suggest doing less with the arms and more with the knees.

Kiss the knees and extend to give yourself drive, the arms just point the way.

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13 Oct 21:41

Yesterday a local beach surf school which is right next to a cafe/ restaurant organised a social meeting for Surfers and paddle boarders at my nearby break.

Unfortunately conditions were virtually flat, but I got to meet a bunch of people, some of whom I'd seen whilst surfing, but not really talked to.

We started with a group warm up, then people did whatever they wanted, so a few of us got in some paddling practice up and down the beach.

Then I had a go at working on my duck diving technique, although not with much success as the board kept twisting when I couldn't get my rear foot central ☹️

Maybe next time I'll try with my knee and see if that works better.

Anyway, it was a nice get together and they hope to be doing it every couple of weeks 🤙
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13 Oct 19:40

Coryn Daniel I'll post it right after yours... 😁

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12 Oct 07:13

Scott Wagenblast A follow-up to this:

I've just been watching the replay of the Forehand Cutback live session and at 43'20" onwards Clay was showing someone how to lift the front arm up and out of the way (the elbow in the back pocket technique), but keeping the coffee cup arm tucked in with the back of the hand touching the face, so the elbow drives through.

I realised this is very similar to one of my favourite martial arts techniques, so next time I'm on the surf skate, I'm going to try that and see if it works 🤞

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12 Oct 04:10

I agree with you about the wheels, but I'm not so sure about the bearings.

Here's a guide from the shop where I got the Dragon wheels from and they are literally trying to discourage people from spending lots of money on "improved" bearings.

Speaking as someone who sells stuff on a website, you don't do something like that unless you really feel strongly about the issue!

https://vandemlongboardshop.co.uk/pages/skateboard-bearings

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12 Oct 00:02

Scott Wagenblast Interesting thoughts.

I was experimenting with reaching up with the arms, rather than pushing up with the legs which was helping somewhat, but I'll think about what you said next time I'm there.

PS I know it's the legs that do the work, however it's the timing that's the main issue at the moment.

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11 Oct 19:56

Emily Brooks From what I've seen, it's a combination of speed and angle.

If I can get more speed, I'll be higher up the banking, but I need to get my head lower to help project the board up...

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11 Oct 19:53

Maria Molè Fortunately it was only a split lip, no teeth or gum damage.

Hope you find some nice waves 🙂

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