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With Rick Blackhart
FLEX HEX?
THE DOCT
I need your opinion. I've noticed that I
could ollie my old board higher (before it
broke) than I can my new one. Could the
flex of the old board have anything to do
with it? They're both Joe Lopes. Also, if
there are any skaters attending Crete-
Monee or Bloom Trail high schools, con-
tact me. I've got TONS of space in my
backyard for a ramp and my parents are
liberal about it.
Bob Brzykcy
Crete, IL
Board flex has very little to do with how
you ollie. The flex of your old board may
have been a benefit to your style of riding
but probably the biggest help came from
your worn out and therefore shorter and
more rounded tail. A shorter tail, even
½" shorter, can do wonders for your ollie
by allowing the board to reach a steeper
angle before the tail taps the riding sur-
face and begins its upward trajectory.
Well, I'll advertise your back yard for you,
but don't be surprised if your liberal
parents become conservative real quick.
BORED RIDER
My friend and I like to thrash. Did you
ever thrash? My friend is a starter and wants
to know how to thrash. Can you give him
some tips? I'm pretty good. I need some
more excitement to skate. Sometimes it's
boring.
Your Friend,
David Daiutolo
Turnersville, NJ
Did I ever THRASH? Now, this is funny.
You didn't say how old you are, but I'll
bet you ten bucks I was thrashing before
you were even born. Just goes to show
how many generations skating has been
through. You've got a lot to learn, dude.
Skating boring? Come on, you're joking,
right? No, seriously, skating can defini-
tely get boring just like anything else,
including life in general. I'll tell you what,
though, when skating gets boring, you're
either doing too much of it or not
enough. Most likely not enough. In my
case I skated an average of ten to fifteen
hours a day, Louie. Talk about burn-out.
But at that point it was a job, an easy
one, but still a job. I wish I still had that
job, that's for sure. Anyway, just let it flow
CO
THRASHER
and I'm sure in no time you'll be stoked
on skating once again.
PAST IS PRIME
One rainy day recently I was watching
TV and came across some old 70s movie
about skateboarding. I couldn't recognize
any of the skaters except Stacy Peralta. I
believe the name of the movie was
"Skateboard Madness," a sort of documen-
tary. Anyway, what I want to know is, who
were the rest of the skaters and what are
they doing now?
Andre Torrez
Delano, CA
Yeah, that movie is like ancient, man.
Pretty funky but kinda cool. The skaters
were Gregg Ayers, Mini Shred, Stacy,
Kent Senatore and driving the "Cool
Caddy" was Mellow Cat. And on occa-
sion, Jerry "Mulatto Man" Valdez was
seen ripping it up. There were all kinds
of skaters, too many to mention. It was
the all-time bonehead movie, but it gave
skating a shot in the ass when it really
needed it. As far as what those guys are
doing now, I have no idea, but I wish the
bums would write me a letter. We had
some really good times back then. The
70s generation of skaters was definitely
the most inventive, ahead of its time,
creative and experimental group of
skaters ever, proven by the biggest boom
in skating that the sport has ever exper-
ienced before or since that era. Thanks
for the memories.
BUT CAN YOU CARVE?
I've been thinking about getting a spon-
sor. It's my main goal. It seems impossible
to get noticed around here. About ten of
my friends and I drag the launch ramp out
and practice every day. We have jams every
weekend. When we don't have one here,
we cruise the VW to the next town and jam
over there. There are usually at least five
ramps. There never seem to be any spon-
sors looking for skaters at our sessions.
I can pull Japans, 180°, 360°s, methods,
frigids, cholos, finger flips, Madonnas,
board switches, ollie airs, 180° judos, and
many others on a launch ramp. Quarter-
pipe-wise, I can pull frontside airs, backside
airs, backside bonelesses, sweepers,
fastplants, bonelesses, tail tappers, control
grinds, eggplants, etc. Should I video tape
myself and send it in to the company, or
would they think that I'm a total "dweeb?"
And if I do and they turn me down, should
I ask another company, or get better and
try again? Please let me know what I'm
doing wrong, and please answer my
questions.
David Graves
San Jose, CA
Okay, this is for anyone who wants
some kind of sponsorship. If you can pull
off everything in the book, enter some
contests and prove it. Put together some
kind of resume and send it to either the
sponsors of your choice, if you think
you're that good, or to every manufac-
turer of skate products you can get an
address for. Bottom line is: if you're
good, they will come calling. If not, then
any way you can promote yourself and
promise exposure for their product is
good. Other tips would be to travel to as
many contests as possible to get
yourself noticed. I realize exactly how
hard this is. I drive a formula race car
and spend several thousand dollars a
month. Without sponsors, this is nearly
impossible. Skating is the same way,
only on a much smaller scale. The video
idea is fantastic. That's exactly what
racers do. If the sponsor can see what
he's buying, he is much more apt to give
you some kind of consideration. I s'pose
the best advice, which of course is the
hardest to follow, is "never give up."
That's it. Persistence. If one thing
doesn't work, then try something else.
And by all means, keep practicing.
Blackhayt
If it were up to Santa, everyone would
get an Ask The Doctor T-shirt for X-Mas.
Ask him for one, or send $10.25 yourself
(postage and handling included) to:
THRASHER Magazine, P.O. Box 884570,
San Francisco, CA 94188-4570.
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