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Slacklines are awesome

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steezytangerine
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I finally just got a slackline cause backyard rail setup isnt really an option for me and I love it so much.

Around 45 minutes of playing around with it I got both way 4s and back 6.
Havent tried swaps yet cause they seem pretty scary same with 2s on but what other tricks should I learn? I wanna start trying more creative stuff on it but dont really know how thats possible yet.
Mar 8 2024 2:10PM
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Evancantspin
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Are we talking about this
Mar 8 2024 2:15PM
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steezytangerine
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yes but onto grass that my dog has generously coated in his feces not water. They are really bouncy when you tighten them a lot
Evancantspin

Are we talking about this
Mar 8 2024 2:16PM
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Evancantspin
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Used to have a lot of fun with these when I was really young never thought to spin on or out tho 🤔
Mar 8 2024 2:50PM
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skiermen
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steezytangerineI finally just got a slackline


You can have my tele gear to go with it. For free.
Mar 8 2024 3:01PM
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Dlonetti
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flip out of it
Mar 8 2024 3:05PM
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steezytangerine
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skiermenYou can have my tele gear to go with it. For free.


hard pass
Mar 8 2024 4:09PM
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eheath
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did i just time travel to 2008?
Mar 8 2024 4:40PM
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steezytangerine
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Just got fromtswaps and switch 2s on so idk what to do now
Mar 8 2024 8:01PM
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JAHn
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Do all 8. Then w/ 4’s off.
Mar 8 2024 10:18PM
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Voyage86
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is this with skis on??
Mar 8 2024 11:56PM
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supremeblientele
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There’s was a time period in highschool where I could back flip and land back on the slack line, we would we set it up over a chunk of river with a 10-15 foot bottom. It would normally take me close to an hour to do it, but there was this one time we dropped some acid earlier in the day and I walked up and did it first try. Shit was wild, I know I hav a video somewhere on my laptop I’ll have to dig for it
Mar 9 2024 9:40PM
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21CABBAGE
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supremeblienteleThere’s was a time period in highschool where I could back flip and land back on the slack line, we would we set it up over a chunk of river with a 10-15 foot bottom. It would normally take me close to an hour to do it, but there was this one time we dropped some acid earlier in the day and I walked up and did it first try. Shit was wild, I know I hav a video somewhere on my laptop I’ll have to dig for it
Mar 9 2024 10:54PM
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asparagus
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steezytangerineJust got fromtswaps and switch 2s on so idk what to do now

Backslide/fastslide, feel like 1 footers on a slack line are hard and would give crazy stability benefits
Mar 10 2024 9:27AM
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FailedCork
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I’ve been thinking about getting a slack line for a long time, is it worth it? Can you possibly even use skis on it?
Mar 10 2024 1:47PM
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skiermen
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K-fedKing123Can you possibly even use skis on it?

Nothing would be more core.
Mar 10 2024 3:59PM
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steezytangerine
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K-fedKing123I’ve been thinking about getting a slack line for a long time, is it worth it? Can you possibly even use skis on it?


it is super worth it. I got a 50 dollar one from amazon and it works fine for me. If you have the money its probably better to go around the 100 dollar price range though and not fear the ratchet blowing up when you tighten it
Mar 10 2024 5:02PM
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theflyingjerry
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I used to love these when I was younger I would do all my flips off of it think you just convinced me to buy one for the summer
Mar 10 2024 7:12PM
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Dlonetti
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This is also making me want to slackline this summer
Mar 11 2024 11:11AM
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mrk127
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K-fedKing123I’ve been thinking about getting a slack line for a long time, is it worth it? Can you possibly even use skis on it?


Definitely no skis on the slack line. Even shoes are kinda hard compared to barefeet
Mar 11 2024 12:36PM
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eheath
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mrk127Definitely no skis on the slack line. Even shoes are kinda hard compared to barefeet


I think will wesson slide a slack line once, might have been in a TC episode?
Mar 11 2024 12:44PM
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steezytangerine
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mrk127Definitely no skis on the slack line. Even shoes are kinda hard compared to barefeet


i personally find for jumping on it and practicing rail tricks its easier with shoes cause it hurts a little less and you get a little more bounce. But just for balancing barefoot is def better
Mar 11 2024 12:52PM
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crf741
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steezytangerineJust got fromtswaps and switch 2s on so idk what to do now


flip
Mar 11 2024 2:11PM
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steezytangerine
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crf741flip


imma try some typa flip/cork off next week once im back home. Also wanna find a way to have a soft ish landing in case i land on my back ig
Mar 11 2024 5:22PM
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crf741
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steezytangerineimma try some typa flip/cork off next week once im back home. Also wanna find a way to have a soft ish landing in case i land on my back ig


as a kid when i was super into flipping, i would put a mattress under the slackline so i could have a soft landing and so i could place the slackline slightly higher up for more bounce/airtime. have fun and lmk how it goes
Mar 12 2024 3:19PM
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steezytangerine
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update: I got all 8 with fours, 2s on and am getting close to 3 swap. I tried flipping and landed on my back so I probably wont try that for a while but still super fun
Apr 4 2024 10:47AM
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supremeblientele
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steezytangerineupdate: I got all 8 with fours, 2s on and am getting close to 3 swap. I tried flipping and landed on my back so I probably wont try that for a while but still super fun


Hell yeah man! Set it up over some water when the weather warms up and get it!!
Apr 4 2024 11:08AM
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steezytangerine
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supremeblienteleHell yeah man! Set it up over some water when the weather warms up and get it!!


not a bad idea actually especially for practicing flips if I can get my hands on a pond or smthn of that sort
Apr 4 2024 6:21PM
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fries
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slacklines are a lotta fun. maybe it's just me, but i always felt like the weird set that comes from backflipping off a slackline is the closest thing to how it feels to backflip on skis without actually being on snow
Apr 5 2024 12:38AM
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maaattt
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I like slacklining a lot. Though I think you will actually get much more out of it just walking then learn jumps onto it
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