Reef Layer 2
Slide Chains
W alk and foot drag slide
Slide Arc- itecture
Layer 1 Parts
Two step walk
Nose stc
Nose drag
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Slide initiated with foot drag
The walk and foot drag slide was one of my first hybrid tricks. As part of the Slide Arc- itecture project I experimented with walking to the nose and sliding with very little weight on the tail. I worked out several nose weighted slides on the 46 inch board. The arch slide in the Rotation for Slides section was one, and the foot drag slide was another. These moves developed into the Cruise Power slides and walking project, done on a bigger 54 inch board. In the sidebar for most Slide Chains you'll see two Layer 1 Arcs in the list. This Slide Chain includes Layer 1 Line parts, a walk and nose maneuvers. Mixing Line, Arc, and Lever Layer 1 parts is the key to hybrid styles.
This sequence shows how a slide can be performed with no shoulder rotation. The board is pushed around by a foot drag.
I take a step forward off the tail. This frame shows a cross step, right in front of left.
Next is an uncross step to a narrow stance on the nose.
Nose weighted slide
I place my foot on the ground in a foot drag stance. This is a nose drag stall, and I will use the drag as the means of gaining rotation into a nose weighted slide. Using the ball of my drag foot, I scrape off some speed and put some pressure with my skating foot to turn the board clockwise, or backside. This is fairly easy to do because there is no weight on the tail and the board wants to pass my dragging foot and turn around it.
The board rotates 90 degrees in a slide that scrapes the back wheels. This is very controlled, and feels like the board is pivoting around on its front wheels. There is better speed control than a kickturn though, due to the friction of the back wheels on the ground.
The board completes 180 degrees of slide and I ease off the drag pressure.
I pick up my drag foot and place it on the nose near my skating foot. I continue rolling backwards.
