I am new to longboarding and so far loving it but how do u stop when u r going downhill??
i know can slide but is there any other way?
Footbrake, bail, ride it to a stop, open a parachute, hit a car.
First off when i meant downhill i meant really steep downhill footbrake is not going too work ( or is it) if i bail i most likely going to faceplant and where am i going to find a parachute? I need to know if sliding is the only goood way to stop cuz i pretty much live close to the mountains and going down to the park is really hard since i have to go down a steep hill at a fast speed and i need to stop and if keep riding it out i probably will keep going until i get ran over b a car
you need board gloves for that kind of hill work…and yes slide to a stop…bailing=broken collar bone…I found out the hard way…
If my post didnt end up here, I dont want to know where it went 
Well thanks guys looks like im getting gloves 
Carving will slow you down considerably, slide gloves are important as slides will decrease your momentum quite a bit. Other than that you bail or ride.