How to - Standup slides - Ryan V. - motionboardshop.com

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Ryan Vanderveen shows you the ropes of the HUGE standup slides that he has become notorious for. Ryan recently switched out to some Metro Motion wheels and had this to say about them:
"Metro Motions have a super consistent and easy to control slide that is really confidence inspiring when trying to learn new things, or push the limits on tricks that you already know."
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[@ThisHolographicLife]

RIP. Thanks for teaching me how to stand up slide, I seriously think of this video all the time

[@andersonboyce]

Ryan was my favorite longboarder. He taught me most of the tricks i know how to do. He was an inspiration to me and to many others. RIP. The longboarding community will never forget you.

[@mitchthewonderboy]

This video is exactly what I used to learn to slide. Years later I'm racing in local events and am now sponsored. It's really a shame about Ryan. What a beautiful soul. He has been missed and will continue to be missed.

[@maximilianle8123]

He's now in the Longboard Heaven

[@ZenHolisticFitness]

maybe he got reincarnated

[@amv1283]

Happy Birthday Ryan. We love you and miss you!

[@Bss_-eo9dn]

I don't like how people don't bring up the toe side part of carving when going into a slide and this video really helped me out with that. :D Thanks RVOD! :) R.I.P Ryan Vanderveen...

[@funkymonkey981]

Still not forgotten in 2021 RIP man, gone too soon.

[@amv1283]

Happy Birthday Ryan. We love you and miss you.

[@babymuncher901]

RIP ROVD the man who taught me how to go big

[@dsfdsgsdfgdfsgdsfgdf]

I like that this video is very informative, yet it shows great skating and it entertained me from beginning to end. Motion Boardshop for Life!!!

[@skimmingandstuff]

Ryan stopped me from doing a 180 every time I slid. Wouldn't be where I am without him.

[@IIJust4yoUII]

@MotionBoardshop can i say that this is the greatest sliding tutorial i've seen, its fun its the musics fun, the voice is loud and clear, its entertaining, the tutorial itself is easy to understand and you clearly represent skate/long boarding safety thats a fav, like and sub from me

[@MorganRyann422]

Those were some of the sickest long standup slides I've seen. Mad props. I just ordered the micro motion wheels, 63mm 83a. I haven't tried holdin a slide like that since I fractured my wrist. Got in a bit of sand when I tried a long slide like that and my board and feet went out from under me downhill goin like 30mph.

[@MotionBoardshop]

@marty1091 I'm 6'2'' and I ride the demonseed for freeride and i love it. If you like being low to the ground and taking a nice wide stance, then its a great board.

[@Houdini116]

@turdboyproductions Thanks man. That's a good way of explaining it. I kept thinking for a long time that it was all in the upper-body rotation.

[@MotionBoardshop]

@ChillChillChilll So nice, little icey on the slides, but at 80a, it's the perfect wheel for learning to drift.

[@friedchickengossip]

Awesome. Coming from carving, hoping to slide soon.

[@nickdapolito3999]

good luck it's crazy fun once you get it!

[@Houdini116]

@MotionBoardshop Cool, thanks for the help! I'll go try it out in a bit.

[@DingDongDaily]

@MotionBoardshop im the same height, well an inch taller and i snowboard and i love a wide stance, so thnx for the input dawg.

[@Longboarderfan]

@ThisIzMadness Its amazingly fun on the wolf shark, the slide is so drifty and smooth, I love it. Deffs get them bro

[@Smknsw20]

R.I.P bro you were a legend

[@ZeLongboarding]

I was having the same problem like a month ago.. but I was on a smaller hill that was pretty long but it wasn't steep and it had pretty grippy pavement, I got up to like 25-30 feet but I went to a really steep hill with nice smooth non grippy pavement and going the same speed I got close to 40 feet, that helps and obviously just going faster helps

[@admeralbubbles]

@MrJoey2miles i just got flashbacks and they slide really smooth and are easy to break in

[@jonjoe138]

It's definitely technique, *1st. Carve*, *2nd. Bend knees with more weight on the front leg*, *3rd. Kick out* (you could swing your arms with your waist if you want), *4th. Lean back* and make sure with your front leg it's stiff enough so when the back wheel breaks traction, your front wheels break traction along with the momentum of the back wheels (at this point you should be anywhere from 45 to 90). I literally have 2 weeks into practicing (not everyday though) like every other 2 days, and I'm relatively good. Although at first I was ready to give it up, as I was only getting my back wheels to break traction, it's because I wasn't leaning back enough (because of fear) and stiffening that front leg *(to push up towards the board)*

[@TheHundySkuxxBoi]

Ok cool, thanks for the feedback, good to see people supporting their subscribers :)

[@SuperShredderOR]

@Houdini116 It's all about counter-rotating your upper body the opposite way that you throw your hips and then you need to bring it all back to center when your ready to end the slide. It works the same way that a skateboarder or snowboarder boardslides on a rail.

[@krisjones0926]

Rip man :(

[@rolly1496]

Cool guy and great rider

[@IcyThaneProductions]

@Stormtrooperrabbi motions are super buttery once you wear them in...They start to feel really good at 65mm.Great wheel

[@SATURDAYSFIESTA]

In my recent experience I've found that staying a little further behind the front truck actually helped lengthen my slides. I'm not sure if this applies quite as much for drop-throughs seeing as when I move my front foot back I also move my back foot over the rear truck mounting. Try it out though. I was surprised just how much it helped me when I did.

[@postalczar1]

Awesome video

[@Houdini116]

@TheRaccoonTamer Thanks man! I learned 180s first as I thought speed checks would be easier, but I found them to be a lot harder. It's like I get what I have to do but my body won't do it haha.

[@zelimdex429]

I think I just watched a dead man shred from beyond the veil. Gnarly!

[@liamsirisan]

i just recently got passed the 180 only problem like 3-4 weeks ago. To fix it, you wanna just practice doing really big heelside carves while leaning back, and then when you're ready, you'll feel it and you'll just kick it out into something bigger. That sounded kind of wrong lmao but it worked for me and now i'm working on doing 30 foot stand ups.

[@hash2718]

So I just learned how to do a stink but yesterday so I decided how to do this trick today so I watched your video then went to my spot and litterly was able to do it within ten minutes I pulled off a 90 degree slide only because I got launched off but still thanks guys

[@voodooxcxl]

@ChillChillChilll youre doing it right. When the board slides at 90 degrees the wheels stop moving causing uneven wear on the wheel (flatspot, ovalization) and the board can ice out which means you will lowside and that sucks

[@supersmartfood]

i have done freeride on 4prez no problem, although a more buttery wheel would help when learning, you're going to want to lean back/forward a lot when first learning and make sure to carve into the slides.

[@MotionBoardshop]

@setosail "icy" is when the wheels feel like they will suddenly lose alot of grip in their slide. This usually happens when you turn the board at 90* in relation to the direction that you're going. Some wheels are icier than others, but generally the "icyness" can be overcome by keeping your board at an angle rather than at straight 90*.

[@MyWoody26]

@MrCapinchuckl I got them and they seem fine if you want a little bit of carve but not like hardcore really easy carves but still nice. Mostly depends on bushings and wheel size though. If you put some really nice cone bushings in it will carve perfect but I ride barrels.

[@MotionBoardshop]

@ChillChillChilll Just remember to stay smooth and not make any abrupt movements. Carving into the slide, kicking it out slightly, wheels release, lean back but stay above your board and play the balancing game as it slides.

[@MotionBoardshop]

@JonahsArk04 If the board is flipping forward, try putting more weight on the back (heelside) edge of the board.

[@blizzard0f96]

i have that problem too. ive been told to not twist as much and put more weight on the back foot rather than the front foot when i break into the slide, but i still cant seem to get it..

[@sazxreach]

R.I.P ;( LOVE YOU RYAN

[@nonamoe]

Previous responses: merks91: that happened to me at first, just keep practicing. start small, learning to bring back little speed checks before you throw all your weight into a big standup. nando350dx: keep your back hand behind you, same thing with your shoulders. BTW good work Ryan, nice video =)

[@HaiTotorodesu]

what kind of bushing setup I should use to perform this trick? cone/cone or barrel cone?

[@TheRarestjoker]

im having the same problem and in the same position as you. it would be helpful to have some info on what im doing wrong

[@drakath726]

Thanks, I'll try and tighten them up a bit

[@DingDongDaily]

im grabbin a dseed from u guys this spring, is it nice for this dope sliding?

[@TurboSky25]

i just got the landyachtz 9two5 and its my first board. i wana learn how to do standup slides and 180s but lots of people have told me i need to be going pretty fast to do them. how fast do you think would be good for standup slides? also, do i need to be going fast for standup 180s? thanks!

[@MotionBoardshop]

@Houdini116 No worries, something that helps bring the board back is how you wind your body up when you break out for the slide, once you successfully break out a slide always LOOK at the direction that you want to go. That will help wind your body the right amount so it will spring back and the board should naturally come back into grip. Hope that helps man.

[@tomgoodman5261]

I am just learning to standup and i can do 15ft ones, but a commom problem is that im toe biting. Leaning back more would obviously solve this but when in the slide should i look ahead on at my feet? thanks!

[@MrDawnHD]

how do you meauser your wheels ? and is it better to slide with like bigger a whhels ( like 86a ) or less like 78 & 80a ) ? and do you recomend bearing spaces ?

[@fearsrampage1313]

i weigh about 125 and im pretty skinny. i have fireballs too what duro are yours? make sure if your doing heelsides to lean back instead of foreward. start out slow and work your way up to fast slides

[@LucaPR0]

this kid blasts 90 so hard

[@AndresEscrich]

always my stand up slides finish in a 180, what can i do to revert this?

[@BRUZ3R107]

@ChaoTawaf23 THE FASTER THE LONGER but there are a few other variables: 1:pavement grip 2:wheel grip (shape, durometer) 3:hill steepness (to carry speed while sliding) 4: technique (don't front load your weight onto your toes too much) 5: headwind or tailwind 6:tight wheels

[@windo508]

when i try to do a stand up slide i usually get it but i always finish it with a 180 what must i do to finish in the start position?

[@Arkayify]

Agreed!

[@metallicman711]

thats a nice place to skate you got there

[@MrBrandon2105]

i have a earthwing belly racer and metro motions with paris 195 trucks but i am looking to change trucks i do mostly freeriding and sometimes down hill what trucks schould i get

[@shoemaker259]

how does the 9two5 compare to the shallow drop for freeriding. i have a earthwing supermodlel with indys and i just top mounted it to see how it feels cause the shallow drop is a top mount. ive noticed that the top mount is more turny but i havent benable do do any slides yet (concussions blow). what are some differences between drop and top mounts while sliding. sick ass vid though.

[@figurefight9900]

Hey so ive got 180 slides down no problem at all (heelsides anyways) but whenever i go in for powerslides i have 1 of 2 things happen. 1. i start to powerslide but my board just stops immediatly. 2. i go in for a powerslide but my front wheels dont just let go easy they try to stay locked and i kick so hard to get them sliding that i freak out. seconds hard to explain but my front wheel just has a lot of resistance and then when it gives it ruins my balance? anyways, should i just movee feet or?

[@MyWoody26]

@MotionBoardshop Hey man nice slides! I saw it said you had Randal 180s and was wondering what you thought about them? I am hoping to get some very soon but I want to know if they are nice and stable and can carve really good? Also do you think they are good for sliding? Where I am gonna get them they only have 50 baseplates are they good? I am a beginner at sliding at all I can really do is some speed checks and coleman slides but I want to get better and bomb some hills. Thanks for any help

[@Houdini116]

@turdboyproductions So you're saying to try to pull it back with my feet? Or push out with my front foot to make the back catch up? I can drag them out some distance now, but I either slide to a stop or they turn into 180s.

[@IcyThaneProductions]

@adam4965 Because dervish will flex which you dont want and they dont have a lot of concave to lock in your feet. Also centrax are super grippy so thats why

[@TheJVR333]

what do you recon is the easiest wheels to slide with because i've o'tang stimulus and there so hard to kick out long slide my setup is o'tang stimulus, bear 852s, apex 40 DK just need something to make it easier to slide

[@TheHundySkuxxBoi]

oh wow, sorry, didn't mean to be a hassle, completely missed the starting "metro motions, ice" part. Thank's for the help, I really appreciate it :) One question that I do have though, is what wheel would be best for slides for a 90-100 pound male that is around 5'1? Out of these Wheels what would you recommend and what duro? Butterballs, Flashbacks, pink powerballs, valante checkers, venom tweakers? Thanks's so much for the help.

[@benford6958]

hey, when i always do a standie i always kick it out to about 90-85 degrease and get flat spots, so how do you get like a 85-75 degrease slide with out falling over the top?

[@kylechristensen1220]

I learned stand-ups and can hold them nice now and I use stims. Although they arent the best wheels, they arent terrible.

[@Houdini116]

I'm still a little confused as far as speed checks go on how to bring the board back. I've seen videos of people using their arms to bring it back and other people who just can throw their arms up compress and bring it back. Any tips? Thanks

[@YoBassMaster]

@jassooonnnn7 well if ur flatspotting ur wheels, then you should try to do like a huge 180 stand up slide like at 0:47, but to keep them under 90 like i like to do and then bring it back, u just need to carve toe side into the slide like they said, but instead of carving heel side again, u just kick it out to start sliding and keep ur shoulders at the angle u want ur board to be going which is around 70 or even 80

[@JDSamonte]

can you guys do a review on metro motions? i was really looking forward to getting some. but i haven,t seem many reviews. METROS OR BALUTS

[@drankfromtoilet]

Great viedo...

[@GranolaLongboards]

So when u say be farther back rather than forward, do u crouch ur knees to or is it just a lean back

[@MotionBoardshop]

@rabsRox fo sho. S9 is crackin cool.

[@FreakinEugene]

it's alllllll about personal preference. For me when going freeride i got moderate, not too tight or too loose, for carving loose might be the best choice, and for downhill tight otherwise you might get some wobs

[@jassooonnnn7]

Any tips for holding it around 80 degree cause whenever i do big ones, I do 90' and flap spot my wheels, tips on slidin like diagonally?

[@jessemartin9743]

everytime i go to stand up i have the slide down but i allways wind up doing a pendulum slide or coleman w.e u call it i really wanna learn this

[@SpeakLikeBatman]

yeah, i have that down, but i can only do 180s, like i can't hold standies long because they just turn into 180s

[@MLCLongboarding]

hey, im currently looking for new wheels and looking at metro motions and abec 11 flashbacks, my only concern with the motions is how much grip they have when doing mild down hill and cornering, would be great if u could let me how these wheels handle corners and downhill.

[@JOSHUAxxGARCIA]

I carve into the slide, and I'm going pretty fast, but all I do is check. I know I gotta commit to leaning back more, but damn it feels sketch af..

[@Domonation5]

what wheels do u like best for doing stand up slides?

[@blaqflip1]

Can the 80a otangs slide pretty well

[@brianbrandenburg1927]

I weigh 170. should I get the 82a instead of 80a

[@Mr714guy]

how do i keep my board from going into 180? like i wanna hold em out long not go into 180 what am i doing wrong? am i pushing out too much?

[@MrJoey2miles]

SHOULD I GET THESE WHEELS OR THE ABEC11 FLASHBACKS IF I WANNA DO ALOT OF SLIDES AND TECH DOWNHILL????

[@chriscao2128]

Can anyone tell me what the best wheels are to learn how to stand up 180?

[@acklab94]

do u think the wolf shark is good enough to do stand up sidles

[@SweetFilmz2]

I have the LY 925, with mini zombie hawgs 82a wheels, but i cant seem to do a full 180, i can only do a speed check, any suggestions or different wheels i should use?- please responde!

[@MotionBoardshop]

@DrtyGrk Yes. Very much so.

[@0TaargusTaargus]

I have small feet, would I have to hang the heel of my front foot off a little bit?

[@ChaoPrado666]

do i need a lot of speed to throw a big stand up slide???

[@kapow328]

Can you do a vid on how to slide on a pintail longboard thanks

[@merks91]

@postalczar1 how is that setup too grippy? anyway, i rock metros on a topmount for standups and the like and they work great. not too grippy at all.

[@pitotoy07]

what wheel durometer is the best for sliding?

[@rabsRox]

@MotionBoardshop hey, just wondering, wud the sector 9 raceforms be just as good to learn stand up slides

[@IcyThaneProductions]

@IamTeHe I might be able to help you but What wheels are you using? and how fast are you going?

[@tajypops123]

When i go for a long standie, I have problems holding it there... I end up going into the 180. I also have this problem with things like long colemans. PLEASE HELP :)

[@DC4MPB3LL]

Hey, How do i snap the board back under? i can throw a decent slide but i cant get the board to come back under so that i can ride out... any tips?

[@LeonBuilt]

first and awesome vid keep up the good work motion board shop