LET IT
SLIDE
BAL
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Salman Agah
Scott Shapoodle
Some people believe that letting it slide means slacking
off or taking it easy. But for the skateboarder, letting it
slide refers to the razor's edge between control and disas-
ter, where the reward is a few moments of liberation and
the punishment can spell the most excruciating nard
crush or the ugliest body entanglement. Whether it's
nosesliding a ten-stair handrail or pulling a slider to fakie
on a monster vert ramp, there is one split-second between
wheel contact and wood slappage that can mean the dif-
ference between glory and trauma. The photos tacked up
in this segment show that while a skateboard is a plank
of wood ready to roll, grind, flip or fly, it can also slice
across any smooth surface with the greatest of ease.