Improve Your Surfing - How to Generate Speed on the Surfskate

[@fraupurzel]

I bought my first surfskate a few days ago. Absolute beginner at 41 years. Of course, I got a few tips on the Internet for starters. Subsequently, I must say that these were not really conducive and gave me a wrong idea of the process. Today I watched YOUR video several times today before my 3rd day of training and it helped me so much. I really had fun and got more confidence on the baord. There are many good skaters, but not everyone is a good teacher. Thanks for your great videos! Hope to See more from you.

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

First and most importantly I'm so happy to hear you got confident and are feeling the improvement- that's a great first step for a good progress. And thank you so much for the amazing comment- this is exactly why I do this and love doing it and I appreciate your feedback. Feel free to sent my way any questions, as specific or general, or even videos of yourself skating... More surfskate coming soon for sure!

[@Ivano-84]

I start surfskating at 38 years old and finally this is the video i was looking for! Best explanation I've found. Thank you and greetings from Italy.

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Thank you so happy to hear you found it helpful. Feel free to send any questions my way.

[@darwintoniatti1323]

same.... best video

[@LookingForAnotherPlanet]

You are a great teacher. I've watched a dozen videos but this is the first time I understood frontside and backside and that you should decompress at the top of the (imagined) wave. I just bought a surfskate and am a beginner (at age 62 😃).

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

You are awesome - and I'm so happy to hear you found my video helpful. Please keep me posted on how it's going, and feel free to ask any question!

[@danielwalsh9661]

Same here , just received mine today . 63 next month .😊

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

@@danielwalsh9661 amazing. you guys are inspiration!

[@sylvieimbeault]

I began skateboard at 65 y.o. and surfskate at 66. I lost 50 years of my life for not begin skateboard when i was you g

[@cantskate5535]

New to surfskate (will be trying my first time this weekend). Awesome basic & concise video that doesn’t drag on-thank you. Not a surfer, but noob downhill skateboarder that was suggested to try surfskate for better balance, carving and body awareness. I purchased Carver C-7s (2 sets) and have my own boards. Your video will be a great re-watch video many times. 🙏

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Great I’m so happy to hear. Feel free to send any questions as you continue on your progress

[@cantskate5535]

@@ALLaBOARDvideos thank you. Applied your simple shoulder and arms - it was challenging and fun…and tiring 😆…also temp hot so didn’t want to push myself. Included your video in my you tube video that I’m editing now and will tag you in it.

[@marcosfunky]

Cześć w tym roku na 47 urodziny kupiłem sobie Surfboard, rok temu próbowałem na mountaiboard, trochę za sztywny choć duże kółka są dobre... tak czy inaczej -świetny program, Twoje metody i jasność przekazu dają efekty..

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Amazing- keep going and you'll see progress in no time! And as always feel free to reach out with quesitons!

[@yossimanor6692]

A natural talent for teaching

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Thanks!

[@offthewallsurfer1]

You’re a great teacher! A lot of good advice, I’ve been surfing since 14 years old, and I have a lot of bad habits, just bought a smooth star skateboard to help improve my surfing and your tips really help, thank you!

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Thank you so much! I’m so happy to hear you find it helpful. Keep shredding! More vids will come soon- in the meantime feel free to reach out with any questions.

[@Didgeman80]

This is an extremely informative video. This is the holy grail for people getting in to surfakating and great reminders for intermediate riders too

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

I appreciate that and super happy to hear - Keep watching the follow-up vids and let me know if you have any questions!

[@rickpotter5015]

I'm so happy I found you. I haven't picked up a skateboard since 1968. I recently discovered the Surfskate and purchased one. You have the best videos for this, thank you so much!!!

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Thank you so much Rick! Keep shredding!

[@360vroomers]

Thanks very helpful!

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

You're welcome! Feel free to shoot me any questions

[@360vroomers]

@@ALLaBOARDvideos thanks one thing that confuses me is the stance. I’ve tried other board sports such as freeline skates, caster skates (ripstick), skate cycle, orbit wheels, and similar devices where it seems easier to pump on a sideways stance. I’m confused why surfskating uses an open stance facing the nose of the board. Is it because the motion comes from the twisting of the core as opposed to the pushing of the legs?

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

@@360vroomers well, surfskate is a tool to help practice surfing. In surfing we try to keep forward facing position, and one of the main reasons is that your stirring wheel is the back foot, above the fins. So, you want the knee of the back foot to lean forward, down inside between the feet, and not face outside which will limit the rotation of the body. In addition, if both knees face outside then we are more likely to bend our upper body, we'll have no rotation and no energy for turning, and we're more likely to fall forward. Think about generating speed on the surfskate - the hands need to more together toward the direction you're moving, and if you're standing sideways you can't do that. Hope I'm making sense.

[@360vroomers]

@@ALLaBOARDvideos thanks Yael. That makes sense. Thanks again for your video. I’ve seen several surfskate tutorials and yours is one of the clearest and most helpful!

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Great, thank you! Waiting for the weather to clear up a bit and make more vids. In the meantime let me know if you have more questions.

[@敲冰块]

best surfskating tutor

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Thank you! The second and third parts would be out soon. Stay tuned!

[@s0b0lev]

Thanks for such a detailed tutorial! Excited to try it asap :)

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Awesome! Glad it helped :) Which one are you going for?

[@s0b0lev]

@@ALLaBOARDvideos I am struggling with speed generation. I thought it is because of my body movement and tried to make it more flexible. But I didn’t pay attention to my hands 🙌

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

@@s0b0lev I think speed generation is the hardest. Once you get that the rest becomes easier. It’s the hands but as you saw in the video it’s mostly the compression and the twist in upper body. Think of a spring- once you compress it and let go it’s pushed outside in both ends. Feel free to send me a vid of yourself if you’d like.

[@s0b0lev]

@@ALLaBOARDvideos Got it, thanks so much!

[@Denis-wf4bl]

Awesome video and really clear explanations. I'm looking forward to the next video 😍

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Great super happy to hear! Editing the next one- should be within the week

[@Crunchy_Zen]

I've watched like 20 of these, this is the most helpful

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

So glad to hear. Keep going and feel free to reach out with questions. I’m not posting much - promise I will, but I’m here to help if I can

[@philorida]

I've seen a lot of tutorials since I started a few weeks ago. I still can't generate enough energy on the flat pavement but I'm trying to pay attention to what you're teaching. It is not effortless like I imagined. The concepts of what you are demonstrating are becoming more clear in my practice. I hope something clicks soon so I can sustain without taking my foot down. I wish we could do a one on one session so I could hear what I'm missing. Still the most useful tutorial. Thanks

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Thank for watching and following the method @philorida. First, keep on going. Something will click, but it’s definitely not effortless. At least not at first. Maybe I can help- where are you located?

[@philorida]

@ALLaBOARDvideos I'm in SW Florida. That would be cool if I could get your help. I am starting to make a little progress. I'm not doing a foot wiggle for building momentum like I started out with. But I am still not doing well with compressing myself and the timing. Thanks for offering and I'd be pleased if you were able to help. Thanks Philip

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Happy to help. For start, send me a video of yourself pumping. Speed generation side to side, then only front side, and then back side. My contact email is [e-mail]

[@MDZ_2024]

Thank you very much

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

You’re most welcome! Please write if you have any questions

[@okeanhernandez4799]

Congrats on 1k congrats 🎈 i was ur 1k sub

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Woohoo - my hero. Thank you for subscribing and glad you enjoyed the video! There’s a lot of surfskate coming. As always feel free to contact with any question!

[@dougwalters2579]

Great energy and personality. Very quick and easy to learn. Great process and instruction. Thanks

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Thank you! Please feel free to write back with any questions!

[@sophiewardman3348]

I can’t wait to skate again. I’ve been once in 6 months since had a baby. I love surfskating

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Go for it!!! I started surfing only when my girl was about 2 and the surfskate came later. Make sure you work on your core strength and ab stability before surfing, but surfskate would give you a good way to be safe and progress!

[@sophiewardman3348]

@@ALLaBOARDvideos I started at 28 after my dad who was a surfer passed on. I was obsessed for a while to learn and had no kids/ was single for 2 months before meeting my now husband. I’m 35 now. I will share more again!

[@KHLearning]

thanks for your share so much.

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Great! Thanks for watching and let me know if you have any questions.

[@slt-recordings]

WOW!!! 👏 Such great videos & everything is very clearly explained! Have resolved to practice the techniques shown to improve my surfskating. Thanks a lot! Best regards from Germany 😃

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Thank you - you’ve made my day. Really happy to hear it helps and feel free to ask any questions!

[@slt-recordings]

​@@ALLaBOARDvideos My Pleasure! I already ride a longboard for a long time and would now like to deepen surf skating. I would immediately book a course with you! I'm trying to figure out which board will be my favorite. I ride Carver, Swelltech & Yow. Thanks for the offer to ask you if needed. I really appreciate it!!! Have a great time! Will watch your videos in order and try to implement it. Am so thankful for this!

[@sweetlife343]

Great vídeo!! Thank You!! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Great! Thanks for watching More coming

[@robc7311]

Great video! Can’t wait to get out there and give your teachings a try!

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Excellent! Definitely keep me posted how it goes and if you have questions

[@JamesWaltner]

favorite surf skate instruction video 👍

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Thank you. Really happy to hear that.

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

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[@darwintoniatti1323]

amazing video.... thank you

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Thank you! Feel free to reach out with any questions!

[@hermannspeiser6480]

Best tips! Thx a lot!

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Great! Feel free to send any questions!

[@RC-bf1ws]

Smooth thank you friend

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Awesome. Thanks and let me know how it goes

[@boxertwinjeff]

Informative video thanks,...l rarely see anyone using protective gear in these videos 🤔

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Well yes you are correct. I had that debate with myself for the videos. For now, It’s mostly flat and slow demonstrations and I’m trying to make it as clear as possible. But If I will make a video in higher ramps in the park you will likely see that protective gear. I hope it makes sense.

[@NalaRinaldoTV]

awesome

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Great! Thanks for watching!

[@rickycat8241]

Very well explained, excellent video! 😊

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Glad it was helpful! thank you!

[@agenciaextremo9266]

hello, nice tutorial. i come from surfing (beginner), i want to improve using a surfskate. i saw measures and they fit me well the 31 and 32 (carver triton) ..what would you recommend me ...? a hug.

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

It would be a bit hard for me to recommend without knowing your height... but still, if you're getting this to improve surfing you want to think about your goals. Are you aiming to stick to a soft board, or long or fun shapes, or, are you aiming to progress to shortboards. without knowing your measurements, i would say this: The 32" has a wider base so it's great for cruising and would be great to generate speed and practice basic carving. the 31" would give you a bit more versatility; you can still generate speed and carve, but will also enable you better to learn more advance maneuvers such as snaps. what's your height, and goals in surfing?

[@wadifmohamed]

hello, you are magical and dynamic. Please, I started surfing a year and a half ago and I want to start surfskating to improve. for my first karver skateboard, which is better to start with, the K7 with spring or the sx without spring? thank you and excuse my English, I am from Morocco and I add, I am 63 and a half years old

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Hi @wadifmohamed , thank you so much - you are very sweet. If you are surfing, and feel somewhat confident on a surfskate, and you want a Carver board, I would go with the C7. Having both lateral and leaning movements, both of which you can adjust and surely the more "surfy" out of the two. However, consider that there are other surfskates brands out there; I'm actually currently on the Yow, which I find much surfier than the carver. However, that also comes with less stability for beginners. So, it depends on your comfort levels. If there are surfshops in your area that you can try them you will feel the difference immediately. They are both very common in most shops. Your English is great- I'm actually moving to Portugal, so we are going to be neighbors :) Super impressed- 63 young! woohoo!

[@wadifmohamed]

@@ALLaBOARDvideos Thank you very much for your generous response. Finally I start with the Carver C7 when I am comfortable I will move on to the You. I give myself the means with a skate coach. Are you moving to Portugal permanently or just temporarily? It's nice to feel you nearby. I often spend summer holidays in Albufeira. best wishes .

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

@@wadifmohamed I do not like the word permanently, as I don't know what will happen haha :) but we are fully moving, the whole family, in 2.5 months. We will be near Ericeira. Albufeira looks beautiful!

[@vienna0810]

Awesome video, May i ask what is your advice on Truck tension (i have a carver with cx trucks) what is your recommendation for rear and front Truck tension set up to do easy long distance pumping :) thank you

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Well that’s a tough one. It depends what you do and what board you have. If you watch my surfskate comparison with carver board I mention that issue. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaSodqmFndGcr7M In general I’ll say that- when I practice surfing I personally like looser trucks as my swelltech is. The carver I would loosen more than normal but that’s just my preference . If I did longer distance then I would keep it on the tighter side so you get more push back and less tilt. But don’t tighten too much because these boards are meant to have some looseness to them and they won’t pump properly otherwise. It know it’s so general- my best advice to you is take a key with you. Go out and ride and enjoy trying. Try to loosen and ride a bit then tighter and ride a bit. Eventually you’ll start feeling the differences and find your favorite setting. Hope they helps!

[@vienna0810]

@@ALLaBOARDvideos thank you very much for taking your time to reply in such detail. 👏🏻Off to the beach then with my board and tool in pocket to try out the different tensions :)

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

@@vienna0810 For sure- and let me know how it goes. I'm curious to hear what you did and what worked best. (and on what board, of course)

[@Profinplus]

You rock!

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Thank you friend!

[@Profinplus]

@@ALLaBOARDvideos Post more often. You have great content and this kind of tutorials are very useful!

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Thank you! And You are absolutely right. Still finding my groove. There are a lot of tutorials in the making for surfskate and surfing.

[@wthtsup]

NICE

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Thanks!

[@joyful4108]

hi, thanks for your great content! was wondering if you could give me and my friends some advice - all ladies, height around 5ft - 5ft 1. weight 45 to 53 kg. should we go for a 30 inch smoothstar / yow/ any board u can recommend? thank u... we're all beginners btw. thanks and have a good day (:

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Hey! Happy to help. I would say the 30-31 inch sounds about right. I can’t talk much about Smoothstar since I’ve never tried it. I’m just waiting for a Yow myself and I think they’re awesome. I can only say that if you ever plan to get into the park And work on some walls go with the Yow. Yow has two types of trucks, S4 and S5, generally, S4 for people under 50 kg and S5 for above. Also, make sure you get a board that has medium to high concave (that shape of the actual board). That might feel a bit weird at first but it’s gonna help with the grip and a good foot position. Go take a look at different kinds and feel free to write back with links if you’re conflicted or have questions .

[@joyful4108]

amazing! u are godsend! thank u for all that u do. def 30 sounds perfect for me and looks like yow is what people are using recently. thanks again (:

[@youdonthavetobeachef]

@@joyful4108 absolutely my pleasure! and please keep me posted on what you get and how it's going. feel free to send questions and even videos my way!

[@joyful4108]

will do! thanks @@youdonthavetobeachef

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

@@joyful4108 oh. Haha I accidentally replied from the other account. Anyway- offer stands :)

[@rickpotter5015]

Hi, again. I went out today on my new board and tried to remember everything from your video. I fell flat on my back my third attempt...ouch! Anyway, you're videos are very helpful. One question for you, are your feet evenly weighted on the board, or do you shift weight from front to back foot depending on which way you're turning. Sorry for the dumb question, but I'm a newbie at this point. I just keep slowing down instead of speeding up. 😞

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Not a dumb question at all. In fact it’s great you’re even noticing and thinking about it. During movement I always shift weight depending on what I do. Certain maneuvers need more weight front or back. If you fell back then most likely you have too much weight on the back truck. Think about this this way- when you surf you’re feet are like car pedals. Weight on front you’ll speed up more (so important when you get in the wave for example). Weight back will slow you down. I would say that during speed generation keep more weight on the front foot. How much it’s hard to say- depends on your speed and the type of board you’re riding. But generally a bit more weight forward should help you. One more thing- when you get out of every small turn (generating speed is like many small turns!) then use your front ankle to push the board forward a bit. Not aggressively but just a little to give the front truck a mild “push”.

[@rickpotter5015]

@@ALLaBOARDvideos OMG... that makes so much sense. Thank you so much! I've been putting my most of my weight on my back truck, that explains a lot. I will do as you say and experiment from that point (speed = front / slow = back, my pedals). You are awesome! Thank you so very much, for answering and caring.

[@rickpotter5015]

It works!!! I'm going to hire you as my personal coach, hahaha. Thank you so very much!!!

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

@@rickpotter5015 so happy to hear. Lots more to practice yeah? Let me know how it goes and if you want to send a vid feel free - my contact email is in the description

[@rickpotter5015]

@@ALLaBOARDvideos I will film myself and send to you. Thank you.

[@anthonystrazza4586]

No I’m 5”11 190lbs, I ride a 29” deck…it just wants to throw me off, is it poor technique and I need to keep practicing or is my deck to small for my body?

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Could be both haha. But honestly 29” is pretty small I would put you on something bigger for sure. Like 32-33 deck. For comparison, I’m 5’3 110lbs. That swelltech is 34” and now looking into a new on at 30- 31”

[@anthonystrazza4586]

@@ALLaBOARDvideos thank you and hopefully this weekend I’ll scoop one up and use this video again

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

@@anthonystrazza4586 great and def let me know how it goes and if you have questions. And feel free to send me videos of yourself- maybe I can send a few tips your way 💪🏻

[@anthonystrazza4586]

@@ALLaBOARDvideos loosened my back trucks a lot and it flows better, I find myself needing to twist and dip lower ..so far it’s night and day from where it was

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

@@anthonystrazza4586 cool. Just make sure it’s not too loose because you need a little push back. You can play at a bit with the looseness and see what feels best.

[@n1cklaz317]

Are also good a surfing?

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

Hi! haha that's a good question- well, I consider myself and intermediate. I've been surfing for about 4 years, surfing a 5'6 shortboard at the moment. Unfortunately I don't live close to the beach, it's about an hour drive, so I don't surf as much as I would like these days. The surfskate for me is crucial for my progression- I arrive to my sessions more in shape but also with the movement already practiced in my head and practiced in my body. It's not exactly the same when you're in water and have to paddle hard for every opportunity, but at least I can think and identify my mistakes when I work on my speed generation, cutbacks, and other maneuvers. Feel free to hit me back with any other questions - happy to answer :)

[@Denis1983]

А как у меня получается? kzbin.infokxJNYHRPyuE?si=H7OU0Pwep5BAEre5

[@ALLaBOARDvideos]

so, just so I understand correctly is this you? For this case I would say, take a step back just for a bit, and check my video on the proper stance. More specifically I'm referring to forward faced position, with the arms more forward leading. Squaring the hips and upper body is crucial in good surfskating and surfing! Check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmLQcnqnq7Geoc0