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Brian Morris

My idea of the whole thing is: Super Tight Slalom - 5' or less Tight Slalom - 5.5'-6.5' Slalom - Any mix of all cone distances Giant Slalom - 7' - 10' Super Giant Slalom - anything above 10' Here in good ole Hawthorne and its surroundings, there is a major shortage of skateable hills, so I have reso...

Brian Morris

John, I don't really thing New Jersey has a regional club. In fact the only racers I know of in Jersey are Noah and I. As for cone spacings, this is what I do you determine the exact distance. Remember I use Solo Cups, I put one cup down, count off 6 paces (size 12 foot) Place another cup slightly b...

Brian Morris

I use the solo cup method myself. I set plaster in the bottom of them so they don't blow over when i skate by, or the wind blows.

Brian

Brian Morris

I don't like sick speed when I skate slalom. I like a mild hill or slope when i set a course, because I like to skate really tight courses, tight offsets, ect. I like to set a course with all one distance between cones, 6' is what I prefer, when I started to slalom I thought 6' was standard Tight Sl...

Brian Morris

I very much believe in seperating racers into catagories, to even out the racing field, and allow all racers to compete against others at their ability level. But i also believe in racers "graduating" through divisions until they reach pro. Say I entered the Morro Bay FCR race as an AM in the Open c...

Brian Morris

On 2003-01-10 17:44, Chris Eggers wrote: Then another question comes to my mind: is a categorization by age better? And what should be the stages 16 and younger and 16 and up or something else? I think with Slalom sprouting back up in the US everybody is at different skating abilities. I have skate...

Brian Morris

Yeah man, I know your feeling. I definately have a fear of ramps after my crash at RedBull. I always wanted to learn to skate mini-ramps and bowls, but now I am too scared to even think about dropping into a ramp or going down a roll in.

Brain

Brian Morris

Arab, This thread is about Tight Slalom in the new season. Not about how you think California skaters are better than East Coast skaters, not about Gilmore losing or wining on Cali courses. Its not about East Coast/West Coast, its about slalom. So I don't understand what the nonstop bitch fest has t...

Brian Morris

Jack,my prayers are with you and your family.
We're all pullin' for you!
Brian

Brian Morris

Thanks alot TK!!!!

Brian Morris

On 2003-01-06 19:49, John Gilmour wrote: is that 6.0 center to center or 6.0 cone edge to cone edge? When I set 6' courses when I practice, I don't use cones cause I'm a broke college kid. I put plaster in some SOLO cups and set them up. They're about 1/2 the size of a turner cone. So I set up 6' e...

Brian Morris

Anyone who can run 5.5" ON CENTER at speed is a hot rider. I doubt I could do it. TK Big ups to Vlad, Noah, UR13, Tway who ripped it beyond belief at the NJ TS race. They chewed up the 5.5 spit it out, and asked for seconds. said 6.0 feet, but not many people would be able to make that. John, 6.0 f...

Brian Morris

On 2003-01-05 19:14, Terence Kirby wrote: I feel that the super tight stuff like 1 meter is just spastic masturbation slalom. Its got to have some speed and challenge to be good ts. After my race in NJ, you should have heard some of the kids talking about how amazing it was to see people doing that...

Brian Morris

Lets have more variety in the races proposed for 2003, One way is to have real tight racing be a big part of the Season!!! I like that idea. I just don't like Giant Slalom. I prefer a more technical tight course. Any chance the courses will get tighter? Before I got hurt, i was practicing alot of 6...

Brian Morris

Here are my 2003 slalom goals.

1. Get Back on the Slalom Board
2. Host more Races
3. Teach a couple friends to Slalom
4. Place top 5 in an East Coast Race
5. Build a bigger Slalom quiver
6. Don't break my femur again

Brian Morris

I'm working on this piece of theropy equipment called a Baps board. Its pretty much balancing on a ball under a flat round board. I have a few excercises that are similar to slalom riding. My theropist is also into getting me back into slalom, so some of my excercises are slalom related. I want to m...

Brian Morris

I was looking at a website given to me by a buddy who quad skates, I found Hyper wheels, like Shamans and Witchdoctors, but what is best to ride for slalom? And what hardness to get since they are only rated in soft, medium, and firm?

Brian Morris

When I practice, I draw out a start box, but i still lunge out mongo, and can still get at least one powerful push. Is skating mongo a left-handed person thing?

"Brain"

Brian Morris

Does anybody have any pictures or videos of me from the Red Bull Urban Waves Race?
E-mail me at tradunity1@hotmail.com

Regards,
"Brain"

Brian Morris

Andy,

I do something similar, but instead of counting, i drum outloud. When i practice with people around, alot of people stop and look as Im yelling dat! dat dat dat dit dit dat dat da da da da dat. through a course. I think its pretty funny.

Brain

Brian Morris

I guess that would depend on what style you skate. I skate "mongo" so my foot is in the back. I guess thats pretty unorthodox for slalom, but its the only way for me. I think I'm gonna have to teach myself to push with my right foot, because I did extensive damage to my knee, and might need a new on...

Brian Morris

A "world record attempt" thats what it would be isn't it? I don't want to seem like I am getting wrapped up in the idea of the Guinness Book of Records, and leaving the skateboarding for last. My plan is to have a 100 Cone skateboard race in Hawthorne New Jersey, I think it would be great if one of ...

Brian Morris

Does anybody have plans to build start ramps similar to those at the FCR series? I'm in the begining stages of planning some races for the later 2003 race season. I want to really make it offical, and professional. I think some start ramps would really make location selection alot easier. Regards, "...

Brian Morris

Cause people in my town are like that. They would like to see something happened in our dumb town except for Debbie Harry.
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Yeeep!
What value and face validity will the "world record" set in your city have?

Vlad.

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Brian Morris

What do you all think of putting together a short 10 or 15 minute video of some segments of different races like Da Farm, Morro Bay, some DC races, The WV race, to show town councils what our sport consists of. In speaking with some local council people, they said they need to see what slalom really...

Brian Morris

Would anybody be interested in running a 100 cone race? Maybe even a duel 100 cone course? I'm trying to orginize some races for next season. Not to sound like a sleezy race promotor, but I am pretty sure my town would love the idea of possibibly being involved in a World Record. Regards, "Brain"

Brian Morris

I love the Black Hill board, I'm a heavy guy, and the Bahne holds up my weight awesome, but also flexs great for a lighter rider. I can skate anything from really tight courses to big GS. I recommend the Black Hill to anybody involved in slalom who wants an inexpensive awesome all-around board. Rega...

Brian Morris

I think my knee pad saved me from more damage at the Red Bull Race. I think if I came down on my knee without protection, I would have broken my knee cap too.

Regards,
"Brain"

Brian Morris

Thats really cool Curt, I think articles like that would encourage more towns to let us hold races in the streets. I'm glad to see the general public can finally understand not all skateboarding is crazy kids jumping around on handrails and curbs, but could be a family activity enjoyed by all genera...

Brian Morris

The Comet Narrow was the first slalom board I stepped on, it was set up with Hyper Stradas, and Indy 110's. I loved it, it took me about an hour to pick it up, but after that I was able to complete the course and with come speed too! I found the flex to be ok, I am a heavier rider (220 lbs.) and it ...

Brian Morris

I love to slalom, and I love to skate, but since my first race as a promoter in early Oct. the mouse has really been turning. I am planning a couple of races for mid season next year. (I got the good news that I could be skating again by May/June) What are your feelings on tech courses, including di...

Brian Morris

I don't understand why the old German super soft springs can't be copied? Is there some sort of patent that won't let Dan reproduce them? I tried the yellow springs a while ago, and just couldn't get into them as a front truck. Any chance to see a lighter spring than the yellows? Regards, "Brain"

Brian Morris

Its 5.5 feet between cones. We had a really good race this year using 5.5. Everybody eventually made it through the course after a few tries. The space really isn't big enough to hold a race with anything more than 5.5 feet. I hope to hold the North Jersey Skate Jam vol. 2 early next season. Regards...

Brian Morris

I always seem to set one of my direction changing courses with gimmie gates and always thought I kept missing a gate, after trying and trying i would eventually reset those sections of the course because I kept thinking setting those types of offsets were not possible to make. Its funny that I read ...

Brian Morris

I'm not sure if I would call it a "hybrid" course, but figure slalom sounds good for some of the ideas i have. I also am working on plotting a spiral tight shaped course with the end of the course intersecting through the rest of it. Is anybody actually interested in riding "figure" slalom courses??...

Brian Morris

At my local skatepark, the people are interested in building some start ramps, similar to Hester's. I want to use them for my next attempt at a 5.5 Tight race. Anybody know dimentions for such a ramp? Would a ramp even be feasable for a limited amount of space and 20 cones? I'm going to have access ...

Brian Morris

I called it changing directions, cause I really wasn't sure what else to call it. With my time off, I've been thinking alot about setting a slalom course that would involve a whole parking lot instead of a street. Something that would start and end on the same side, including diagnals or direction c...

Brian Morris

To get technical about it, I would say skateboarding is a sport, and to quote Noah,
"Slalom is not a sport, its a discipline"

Brain

Brian Morris

I don't get it??? Are they into keeping traffic cones as pets?

Brain

Brian Morris

I am in a similar situation, the town wants to build a skatepark for the kids in town. But...... There isn't going to be a seperate piece of concrete poured for the park, it will be built on tennis court surface. How can I work slalom into that? I have a few political ties in my town so I will most ...

Brian Morris

Has anybody ever tried setting courses with direction changes? Something where a course has a line that will move left to right besides offsets. I really don't know how to describe it best. Something like this: _/---___ I tried setting these courses ususally 6 to 6.5 spacing. Starting straight tight...

Brian Morris

Is that the thing that you slide yourself up and down on that track with the cables and handles? I think I have something like that. Your supposed to use your own body weight to excercise, but the higher you raise the incline, the more difficult it becomes? If so, I have one of them burried in a clo...

Brian Morris

Right now, I'm not able to stand on my own. I have a couple of months before I get full weight bearing on my leg. Almost all of my leg muscles have deteriated completely, because of the atrophy, as well as the muscles tears I suffered from surgery and from the break in general. I hope to be standing...

Brian Morris

I have 2 spots in Hawthorne, one on mostly flat and a curved hill that you can run about 100 cones, maybe more. Hopefully the town will give me the permit to run a race early next season around March or so.

Regards,
"Brain"

Brian Morris

Hey guys, I was wondering what sort of excercising I can do to build up my legs to slalom again. Since I've been skating for so long, getting into slalom was a smooth transition, but now that I'm out of commission for at least a year, I have no muscle left in my leg at all. I start rehab next week, ...

Brian Morris

I don't mean changing the sport any, especially not border X. Maybe I have a bad taste in my mouth because I broke my femur, but the Red Bull event wasn't much like slalom. I know converting a few kickflippers won't help the sport much, but once the kickflippers really understand that there is more ...

Brian Morris

check out http://www.Bahneskateboards.com

I ride a Bahne, and I love it!!

"Brain"

Brian Morris

Having slalom races at skateparks really limits your race. I held a race in early Oct. at a skatepark, and I was only able to have 5.5' TS 20 cones. Don't get me wrong, I had a great time racing with everybody, and I plan on having another next year, but street racing is really where its at. There i...

Brian Morris

There's been alot of talk in this forum about exposing our sport to other skaters, an alot of negative talk about slalom having an "Extreme Sports" label. Personally I don't see anything wrong with slalom having an extreme label, personally I think it would attract alot more people to the sport. Yea...

Brian Morris

I'm riding tight courses from 6.5' to 5.5'. I am riding a Bahne now, i can fly through 6-6.5' no problem on the bahne, but anything tighter than that I can't get through. I am looking for something not too narrow, but with a really short wheel base.

"Brain"

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