@@petekropotkin3630 once your board is about 70 degrees, put all your weight on your front foot. took me 6 months to figure out, but now im the only guy i know who can slide properly ;)
A great way I found to do the 180 he was talking about is taking all the weight off your back foot and onto your front foot. If you do that and use your upper body to do a 180 you can even practice them standing still. Not exactly the motion of a powerslide but great way to get started.
I have been working on riding my board for a few months now, and I really want to be able to ride switch/powerslide stop. Thank you for writing this, it helped me see/think of the trick in a different way. Really helpful insight for me.
Powerslides are the scariest at first. They require a lot of finesse when you start trying them but they will teach you board control and confidence like nothing else. I got used to them bombing mellow hills and *towards the bottom when you just start coming to flat* (don't do that shit at the top of the hill), carving front side increasingly harder until I start hitting the limit and just get used to feeling your back wheels juuuust start sliding. Since you're still technically "carving" and the hill is basically over, it's not too scary mentally and you maintain the illusion of grip even though you're trying to go beyond it. It will also slow you down so each carve is less and less scary during each run. If you have to bail you will probably fall on your butt and not get pitched forward. I did that so many times until I felt warmed up and then tried to replicate that feeling on flat. I never thought about my weight (which is probably a mistake). The only variables I was toying with was how hard I was "carving" and where my front foot was, pivot wise, so I would work towards tightening the carve radius until it looked like a powerslide and the front wheels also started to slide. Probably not the smartest way to learn them but when I was a kid I figured a powerslide was just an exaggerated frontside carve...This video is a much safer way to get used to them.
Hey Ben! This helped me a lot lol. I was doing them backwards the whole time. Instead of pushing my foot forward to slide, I was pushing it back to slide. Thanks !
My mental trick is just before turning into it I imagine an invisible chair under me and kind of "sit" down into a crouched position , and during the slide push forwards on the front foot, to get all four wheels properly sliding. Basicly lower your butt and push on the front foot, to slide further.
I love your videos really good and detailed Specifically with the product comparison; gives a lot of insight about one product compared to another really really good I hope you do more product comparisons like that with other wheel companies and hardware and such.
@@juliangorman4066 Dude, same. Was half way down the hill, experienced death-wobble for the first time, and realised "oh shit, I never learned how to slow down" 😄.
i used to watch this video and be so confused how he did it, but what i learnt is that to do this you have to really lean on ur heels, like for frontside have all the weight on your heels and for backside all the weight on your toes, and also the other thing that helped me was starting off like a 180 revert, shown in 1:37, and then also putting weight on the pivoting foot (front foot) so that you can hold the power slide in place, also be light on ur feet, it’s easier to do power slides on brick walkways and other smooth surfaces
thanks for the tips because im also confused. i literally cant even get the board to turn to begin the powerslide. ill try these out soon and let you know if they helped.
Hey there, hope you got it by now. In my experience and how ben describes it, its the opposite really. Lean Back, all weight on the ball of your feet and No weight on your heels. Push the board forward with the Front Part of your feet. The all weight on heels way also works, but in my experience its much less controlled and you have to Hop a little to get into the Slide, which makes it much harder.
Best wheels ever I found the roughest ground and did like 20 powerslides in a row to see if I could flat spot them and it didn't even faze them, I gotta say I'm impressed with the formula 4s.
The trick to backside powerslide is in how you position your front foot. Hang the toes of your front foot slightly over the other side. This will allow you to lean back on both feet and get a good slide.
does the texture of your board's wheel and surface you riding on affect powerslide in any way? if the wheel is rubber for example and floor surface is tile ? should you still be able to slide ?
I was wondering about power sliding and the affect of having the whees be loose vs tight. I am referring to the axle nut being tight enough to where the wheel rolls freely vs the nut being flush with the axle where the wheel has some play. The next question is how much affect do spacers have when it comes to speed? It would be a cool video to do.
is this kind of the same motion and balance/body position as a snowboard heelside brake? Doesn't seem like it... since you want alot of weight on your heels while doing it on a snowboard. anyway I wanna learn skateboarding this year. FS and BS slides on a skateboard always looked and sounded cool to me!
My biggest problem is that I always end up over rotating and slipping out. It feels like my front wheels never wants to slide. Maybe I'm putting to much weight in my front foot?
Hi Martin. Try not turning your shoulders as much, just your legs. Also, put a little more weight on your back foot and lighten up on the front foot and you will be less likely to follow through with the pivot. Just some thoughts off the top of my head.
@@bendegros other way around bro, less weight back, more front, remember that you're pushing your board forwards with your feet and body weight. turning shoulders less sounds right though.
I have 98a 53mm wheels and can’t power slide and can’t move my back end at all when trying to push to 90°. Do I need to wear my wheels/get new ones or is it just skill?
I’ve never tried a power slide but I’m picturing my self eating concrete
Daily Gamer just did lol
Just go fucking fast and lean back
Same
😅😅😅😅
@@marcellorudofsky3633 that sounds terrifying though😱...im 24
this guy is like the bob ross of skateing
That's the second time someone has said that LOL! :)
“skateing”
i’ll be the bob ross of your grammar 🤓
Nate Kowalsky “skating”
respect
Don’t be afraid to eat the crete!
Phaedra Harden I’m afraid
scary
@@jamborees hand pads!
@@Theroadneverending motorcycle helmets! just to make sure you don't bite the dust
Bs powerides. Probably the most stylish trick that can be done on a skateboard.
I can’t
Best powerslide tutorial I’ve seen.
i was practicing my 180 reverts but could only do 90... decided to add some speed and learnt the powerslide unintentionally
Awseome!!
i was trying to learn how to slide and unintentionally learned reverts, wish we could swap places
@@petekropotkin3630 once your board is about 70 degrees, put all your weight on your front foot. took me 6 months to figure out, but now im the only guy i know who can slide properly ;)
love how you still love the old school ways, we wont tell everyone our secret (bones wheels)
I use bones and im just now learning how to skate
A great way I found to do the 180 he was talking about is taking all the weight off your back foot and onto your front foot. If you do that and use your upper body to do a 180 you can even practice them standing still. Not exactly the motion of a powerslide but great way to get started.
I have been working on riding my board for a few months now, and I really want to be able to ride switch/powerslide stop. Thank you for writing this, it helped me see/think of the trick in a different way. Really helpful insight for me.
For me, it was leveling both feet
@ 3:15 is where the concept of the box by Roddy rich came from.
You honestly give the best skating tutorials, thanks!
Thanks, this tutorial has helped me way more than any other I've seen and after this I did it for the first time!
actually a very short but very detailled video/tutorial, really good!!
I think many tutorials are too long. I already repeated myself at least four times in that one.
Ben Degros yea i totaly agree with you
I know it’s been four years and you will probably never see this but do you still skateboard?
Back in the 70s, it was called a "Ty slide", a guy named Ty Page invented it
cool story bro
@@Xcoolydiego ??
Powerslides are the scariest at first. They require a lot of finesse when you start trying them but they will teach you board control and confidence like nothing else. I got used to them bombing mellow hills and *towards the bottom when you just start coming to flat* (don't do that shit at the top of the hill), carving front side increasingly harder until I start hitting the limit and just get used to feeling your back wheels juuuust start sliding. Since you're still technically "carving" and the hill is basically over, it's not too scary mentally and you maintain the illusion of grip even though you're trying to go beyond it. It will also slow you down so each carve is less and less scary during each run. If you have to bail you will probably fall on your butt and not get pitched forward. I did that so many times until I felt warmed up and then tried to replicate that feeling on flat. I never thought about my weight (which is probably a mistake). The only variables I was toying with was how hard I was "carving" and where my front foot was, pivot wise, so I would work towards tightening the carve radius until it looked like a powerslide and the front wheels also started to slide.
Probably not the smartest way to learn them but when I was a kid I figured a powerslide was just an exaggerated frontside carve...This video is a much safer way to get used to them.
This guy seems like the most genuine person ever lol. Thanks for the tutorial man!!
Hey Ben! This helped me a lot lol. I was doing them backwards the whole time. Instead of pushing my foot forward to slide, I was pushing it back to slide. Thanks !
The Best tutorial about powerslide bro...thank You so much... good vibes from Ecuador
Wow I finally figured out the movement thanks to this video! Thank you for making it!
This is the best powerslide tutariol iv seen
My mental trick is just before turning into it I imagine an invisible chair under me and kind of "sit" down into a crouched position , and during the slide push forwards on the front foot, to get all four wheels properly sliding. Basicly lower your butt and push on the front foot, to slide further.
Best how to I’ve seen
That helped me beyond words man lol. I was also trying to put pressure on the nose
Me too lol
First video of this guy I’ve seen, as a Canadian I feel like this is what a Canadian accent sounds like lol
I know that I a little late to this, but thanks to you I can do mini powerslides
wow greatest powerslide tutorial ive ever watched
I love your videos really good and detailed Specifically with the product comparison; gives a lot of insight about one product compared to another really really good I hope you do more product comparisons like that with other wheel companies and hardware and such.
Best video giving advice
Good Tutorial!!! It helped me a lot
These are so fun 😍
“It’s not a beginner trick”......... me a complete beginner watching like 👁U👁
@IsBa went down a hill and almost ate it because i didnt know how to slow down fast
@@juliangorman4066 Dude, same. Was half way down the hill, experienced death-wobble for the first time, and realised "oh shit, I never learned how to slow down" 😄.
@@jerryrose9472 when i experienced the death-wobble, i thought my life was over tbh
@@jerryrose9472 the first time I got speed wobbles I thought my back truck was coming off so I bailed and broke my wrist...
@@juliangorman4066 jump from the board and run
thank you for this video because this vid i can do a powerslide im so happy
Thanks for this video
Think I'm gonna need harder wheels and smoother terrain before I try this. Possibly a mouthguard 🤔
99a-103a wheels street concrete would work and yah wear some protection
I fell like I should do the same thing yet I don’t where a helmet
i used to watch this video and be so confused how he did it, but what i learnt is that to do this you have to really lean on ur heels, like for frontside have all the weight on your heels and for backside all the weight on your toes, and also the other thing that helped me was starting off like a 180 revert, shown in 1:37, and then also putting weight on the pivoting foot (front foot) so that you can hold the power slide in place, also be light on ur feet, it’s easier to do power slides on brick walkways and other smooth surfaces
thanks for the tips because im also confused. i literally cant even get the board to turn to begin the powerslide. ill try these out soon and let you know if they helped.
Hey there, hope you got it by now. In my experience and how ben describes it, its the opposite really.
Lean Back, all weight on the ball of your feet and No weight on your heels.
Push the board forward with the Front Part of your feet.
The all weight on heels way also works, but in my experience its much less controlled and you have to Hop a little to get into the Slide, which makes it much harder.
I love the adidas Stan smiths!! Was skating in them yesterday
Good tutorial 👍🏼
This works amazing
yesss you did it
i got my spitfire formula fours in today
ready to try it
Let me know how you like those new wheels. I will be doing a bones wheel review in about a month or two.
Ben Degros i will
Best wheels ever I found the roughest ground and did like 20 powerslides in a row to see if I could flat spot them and it didn't even faze them, I gotta say I'm impressed with the formula 4s.
sk8tillyoudie 83 what’s better, 101a or 99a?
@@stpbasss3773 rough ground doesnt really flatspot.
This video needs to be shown in all San Francisco High Schools
Good stuff bro
Thanks ily ❤️❤️❤️
2:44 look his shadow looks like a bear trying to attack some one
no
🤣🤣🤣
No tf
The trick to backside powerslide is in how you position your front foot. Hang the toes of your front foot slightly over the other side. This will allow you to lean back on both feet and get a good slide.
Hi, great explanation. I just wondering do you lift the back wheels a little bit while doing the slide ? Thanks hope you read this
I don't lift the wheels so much as I lift the weight off of my feet and try to hover a little.
Hey thanks for the reply ! appreciate it.
put all your weight on your back foot, then shift most of it onto your front foot after your board rotates.
I found that I kinda have to push my front foot forward to get the front moving but I'll try these tips too :)
Thanks dude
great tutorial
does the texture of your board's wheel and surface you riding on affect powerslide in any way? if the wheel is rubber for example and floor surface is tile ? should you still be able to slide ?
Thank you
Good vid.
Thanks now my hands know what concrete feels like lol
I was wondering about power sliding and the affect of having the whees be loose vs tight. I am referring to the axle nut being tight enough to where the wheel rolls freely vs the nut being flush with the axle where the wheel has some play.
The next question is how much affect do spacers have when it comes to speed? It would be a cool video to do.
thank you lots
Thanks ☺
Brah how smooth is that ground? My man glided
is this kind of the same motion and balance/body position as a snowboard heelside brake? Doesn't seem like it... since you want alot of weight on your heels while doing it on a snowboard. anyway I wanna learn skateboarding this year. FS and BS slides on a skateboard always looked and sounded cool to me!
Thanks
I am a cruiser and I don’t know any tricks but I was hill bombing and trying to avoid a car I did a really nice powerslide
Very *M A N L Y* trick indeed.
I fell so much doing this😂, got it down though!
Do you push with the ball of your foot or heel?
Thx man
Hes gotta be a Canadian..dude seems so nice
Yeah he's at a skatepark in Richmond (suburb of Vancouver) but that accent is from out east.
I almost died trying to learn bs powerslides 😨 it's terrifying but looks so fun
Always had a hard time doing these. I'm a big guy. I have no problem 180 with goofy foot in front though.
My biggest problem is that I always end up over rotating and slipping out. It feels like my front wheels never wants to slide. Maybe I'm putting to much weight in my front foot?
Tried this hill bombing I just fell and scraped all the skin off my legs and arms and hands 😂😂😂
Is it normal for your board to make those clicking noise when you turn ?
ben, what wheels are you using?
is this is richmond bc canada? nice tutorial though
I learned fs 180 reverts first and now when im trying to learn powerslides i always revert to switch instead of holding the slide. Any tips?
Hi Martin. Try not turning your shoulders as much, just your legs.
Also, put a little more weight on your back foot and lighten up on the front foot and you will be less likely to follow through with the pivot.
Just some thoughts off the top of my head.
@@bendegros other way around bro, less weight back, more front, remember that you're pushing your board forwards with your feet and body weight. turning shoulders less sounds right though.
Do u think powersliding would be possible on a cruiser board with fairly soft wheels
Sam Butler
No, I know how much momentum cruisers have and how small they are. The grip factor is stupid, you’ll eat shit if you try it bro
Stay safe
@@desmondc.2351 thx I'll take note
Thank u I’m getting in half way I near did it fully put I was to forward and I went forwards lol
Next step: powerslide with your car.
I saw recently that the powerslide term was used for cars also, in addition to drift :D
do you need to tight the wheels to do this?
New subscriber
Big power slide go like "GWUAAAAHH" small power slide go like "eeh ooh"
What wheels and bearings do you use
Who on earth can dislike him
I have 98a 53mm wheels and can’t power slide and can’t move my back end at all when trying to push to 90°. Do I need to wear my wheels/get new ones or is it just skill?
It’s not your wheels, it’s you.
Can i do this with wide wheels?(cruising ones i think)
I always eat shit this tutorial is super helpful
What kind of wheels are used
what kind of wheels u r using?
trick tip: try leaning all of your wait in your front foot and then push forward with you back foot that is how I learned
When I do them they are Womanly, he he 😊
Shut up.
Shaquille Oatmeal
I was about to say that lmao
Do it with grace
tf
When I do them they are thrilling, hee hee
Broke my worst Wrist trying followed instructions perfectly 😭😢
roddy ricch learned the "EE-ERR" from this tutorial 3:14
whenever i try front side power sliding, i keep over rotating and just end up fakie and it’s annoying, any tips?
dont push too much on your power foot and dont bring your pivot foot towards yourself
when i try to slide the back out nothing happens i feel that my wheels have too much grip and they will not slide no matter what i do
I kan officially said u tought me how too power slide
Ben Degros, thanks for the tutorial. \ ( ^ _ ^ ) /
"How to eat A LOT of concrete the easy way". Fixed the title 🙈
How do u come back after u slide?
Just tearin' it up in Richmond eh bud? Fuckin' rights.
What do you mean by sliding
i always try to power slide but im never able to do it and i hate falling after pressing down on the tail to stop so i have to jump off
Side note if your weight is too far forward the board will fly backwards out from under you and you will eat it lol. Experienced this yesterday.
This dude is so drippy
What kind of griptap