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World's Longest Manual On A Skateboard?

Red Bull Skateboarding2 skaters recommend it · 2 mentions, 2020 to 2021
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Red Bull Skateboarding covers Swiss skater Simon Stricker setting a world record manual of 2.17 km on a street skateboard at the Bernina Pass in Switzerland, averaging 31.5 km/h with top speeds near 45 km/h.

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Shows up when skaters talk about manuals, both as a way to see balance over a long distance and as a record that people look up after hearing about it.

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“… The easiest way to see it is, look a video of someone who is doing a manual for a longer space. …”

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u/Acasualdream2021 · 1 points

When you do a 180 or any motion that raises the front of the of the board, the lift is not accomplished by leaning its is accomplished by raising your front foot, but keep your center of balance over top of the board. The easiest way to see it is, look a video of someone who is doing a manual for a longer space. [VIDEO] You will see that their torso "teapots" forward over their front leg to maintain the balance. Any 180 is same thing just faster and less pronounced. Get in your normal riding stance and practicing taping the front of the board up and down by lift that front foot and putting it back down. When you go to do the 180 your torso is going to spin in the direction you want your legs to follow but it should stay centered over your board. Hope that helps, Cheers

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u/k33pthefunkalive2020 · 1 points

I had to look it up... [VIDEO]

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