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LDP pushing with both legs (self.longboard)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by TightBolts to c/longboard

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I'm currently learning to kick mongo. It's like writing left handed while upside down.

There are a few techniques and some good videos, although as always it all comes down to practice until your body obeys.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=xUHohKDiMNc

https://youtube.com/watch?v=IBlSIqnep7w

https://youtube.com/watch?v=eEk-_izFUfA

Edit: this one is really good, has subtitles... https://youtube.com/watch?v=cchu077Cm_0

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Every season I try to ride switch at least a little bit just to work on balance and musculature on my weak (right) side.

Like a decade ago when I was skating more and in better shape I could reasonably gracefully transition and do anything that didn't require a bunch of fine or deep control while riding switch. It was great for resting my strong leg and extending range, but never got easy and at some point I lost it.

It's always shockingly difficult.

[–] TightBolts 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did you ever try mongo? For me as impossible as mongo seemed to begin with, switch seemed even more impossible!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I do way better switch than mongo.
I try to condition myself not to shift weight to the back of the board (for stability reasons) , and mixing in doing it intentionally was never really a thing.