Start with the coleman slide. Its a slide thats supposed to slow you down alot. Try on your own on the smoothest concrete you can find (no bumps or cracks). Also you can find longboarders in your area on facebook. For example, i started with longboard atlanta (Georgia) so loom up some there too. Good luck!

Coleman was the first slide I learne. Definitely recommend it to get started.

I looked on youtube and then started there man.

Start by practising a crouched position on your board, then practice really wide carves with your hand down. By the time you throw your first Coleman your body will be laid way out over the road. The biggest breakthrough for me was the right road surface. Try to find one without cracks, but a little bit coarse, not the super smooth type you find on a new road or a racetrack. Less surface area in contact between your wheels and the road will help you throw a gnarly Coleman!

When you're in that crouched position, grab your frontside rail up near your front foot and lean way back with your puck hand taking most of your weight. Try it at your fastest push speed. The hardest part is committing to the slide. You'll take a couple of spills while you work on being fast and smooth - too slow with too much throw and the board will highside as it regains traction, throwing it out. This doesn't mean gravel rash, just a magic run. You have way more control over a faster slide.

It's best to start with a set-up carve. As you take your crouched position, if you're goofy footed like me you'll grab your righyt rail with your right hand as you do a slight right carve, then carve hard left and lay yourself way out on your left hand. From there you should start to slide right out. Your first slide will probably end up being a 180 but it shouldn't throw you off, you'll find that the angle of your slide is all in your position. That's all I can think of. Happy sliding!!!

Edit: I meant regular footed. I'm goofy.

Start on a hill that you're comfortable, with little to no traffic. Just get started with practicing. If you've got some friends or friend to learn with or teach you it can make a big difference

The slide I started with was the push up toeside, where you put both gloves down in front of you and kick out with your back foot far enough to where it feels like a push up while drifting. After you get that down other slides come with ease

You can see the longboard tricks or slides on you tube, and search riders near you. If you don't know where you can ride on parking. Or learn tricks and slides on flat.

YouTube is probley your best bet

Hey man try loosening your trucks and try not cocking your back foot like in the video.keep both legs parallel.

Start carving putting the glovr in the floor and start pushing whith your back foot.

I started with a surrender and toeside front slide with one hand on the ground. The surrender is easy if u just dare to throw your body of the board i think.

Start with a Coleman slide. It's the first slide ever to learn and you'll build from there. Go to parks or super smooth roads with no crazy cracks (b/c it will get you super stuck). And then after start going down small hills to slide. Speed is everything for longbaording slides.

Stars with some big carve

I did my first slides in the rain as the board just started sliding with little speed. I used a curve pretty steep. Most important: With me was a friend who knows how to slide and gave useful advice. Most of all you need supportive friends

One of the easiest slides would be a push up slide. Basically it's a really easy toeside slide where you have both hands on the ground

Start with the Colman heelside, then go to stand up heelsides. Then work on toe sides.

The Coleman slide is definitely a good start. I started with a push up slide because I felt like that was a good way to get used to sliding at high speeds. Another good slide to start with is just a normal stand up slide.

I don’t know what you’re skill level is like right now. But for me practicing hard carves almost to the point of sliding out helped me learn . You may fall the first couple times you slide but eventually you’ll learn what it takes to control them and how to initially break traction.