NathanL100 0 #1 April 18, 2002 How do you side slide a sit??Just keep your mind open and suck in the experience. And if it hurts, you know what? It's probably worth it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huffermoose 0 #2 April 18, 2002 it's just the same as forward and backward movement you push the hips in the direction you want to go the rest of the body will followor you good do a funk slide which is where you bring one arm bent in and the othe straight as bit unstable i find but good funcyamooose Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neural9 0 #3 April 18, 2002 Good question! Not many people bother with side sliding, but I've found it to be more useful than backwards movement!The main trick is to orient your torso sideways, which you can do either by shifting your hips or learning into the wind. If you bring the arm you are moving towards in a little, it'll help.Some of the problems you'll encounter are basically to do with turning and speed. Because you have a greater surfance area when side sliding, you'll slow down, so bring the arms up and feet down a touch more - whatever you normally do when moving forwards and backwards. As for the turning, you've gotta make sure that your legs aren't causing it. When you're on your side, if you keep your thighs parallel, then one leg will be lower and hence a turn will start. However, if you push both legs down, you'll also start to turn. What to do? I wish I knew! It's a balance thing, you could twist a little, to counter the turn, but it's going to be your thing. As with anything, keep your eyes on the horizon or a partner and just keep practicising!Let us know how you get on.Rob/n9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NathanL100 0 #4 April 18, 2002 Cool, thanks, I'll give it a try this weekend. I had hoped to try to use it to help my docking, but I'll have to get really used to it before I try to use it to dock since it sounds like it will be really easy to cork. Thanks again!!Just keep your mind open and suck in the experience. And if it hurts, you know what? It's probably worth it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #5 June 22, 2004 Interesting because this weekend we were doing a drill dive taking hand docks and then turning 180 and 360's. we spent most of the dive trying to close the distance between us on a horizontal distance, maybe 3-5 ft. Never had thought about side sliding before and trust me, it's a shocker when you can't figure it out, are level and just trying to go sideways to take that dock... Learned something new by not knowing or thinking anything about it before. So much to learn, so little altitude to do it with!<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rocketdog 0 #6 June 22, 2004 hey, that was an informative/helpful post.... thanks. i actually tried it too & SUCK but i have a better idea now see the world! http://gorocketdog.blogspot.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
