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Feb 3, 2007 by kobansora

I've been looking around lately and I've been trying to figure out how to brake while grinding. I don't have my shoes yet, but I would like to know how to brake in case I get too fast on a long stair rail or something..

Any advice?

~JJ
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Feb 3, 2007AnthoFlex

It all depends on you dude....How far can you tweak your shoes in or out?

For example:

When i wanna brake, i tweak my backfoot into royale position....I cant tweak it UFO for sum reason.....

You gotta tweak far if you wanna hit that brake bar on ur shoes

Hope this helps

Feb 3, 2007shdook

i put so much tweak on ufo's i usally dont even slide on the plate

Feb 7, 2007Soopahsonic

Who brakes?! (explains 3 missing teeth.)

Feb 8, 2007mgm

This is NOT my idea.

aha, that's a great question, and here's the answer.

the difference between "pro" soapers and uncontrolled soapers is a grind plate modification.

all of this control comes from grinding down then inside and outside of your plates. i mean way way down so that when you lean in or out a little rubber will actually be on the rail.

so to go fast, you keep your feet frontside, then to slow down you just tweak your feet a bit. if you've ever watched oNe or tWo you can actually hear the shoes squeaking a little bit... that's the rubber on the rail.

method 1: the first time i did it, i found a peace of "dragon skin" it's this super super rough metal "sandpaper" with 1 sticky side. i wrapped the dragon skin around 2" rail (most rails are 1.5" so i wanted it to be a little wider). then i just rubbed my shoe across it in both ufo and royale positions until it was down far enough.

method 2: just find a really rough ledge and do the same thing.

broox

Feb 8, 2007AnthoFlex

ummm ok

Feb 8, 2007AnthoFlex

I dunt brake....

on VERY RARE occasions do i brake. But i love the speed

Feb 8, 2007shdook

me to antho, i just used sand paper on my bbks a few days ago to.

Feb 8, 2007AnthoFlex

Sand Paper too? I havent sanded my BBKs
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