SurfSkate Tutorial: Perfect Backside Bertslides on a SurfSkate

I don't like to boast but my Bertslides have been fine-tuned to near perfection. It took hours of practice, repetition, and video analysis to figure this out and I was hesitant to share the secret to these, but I think it is time! This video will first show you the little things that make a big difference in style points when doing bertslides on a bank, and then walk you step-by-step through doing them yourself.
Before starting it would be helpful to have a feel for doing a bertslide on flat ground, and be comfortable carving on an inclined bank. You can do this on pretty much any board, with any wheels, it is all about the technique of unweighting your board by shifting your weight to your hand, so don't worry about the size or hardness of your wheels, just keep practicing this technique.
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Please try this out and let me know in the comments how you are progressing or if you are having trouble with any of the steps.
0:23 - Intro to my Channel
1:05 - Comparison of ugly and stylish bertslides
2:40 - The subtle differences between good bertslides and amazing bertslides
3:28 - How to do a bertslide
4:37 - Body movement
4:58 - Foot positioning and leg extension
6:12 - THE SECRET

[@bartezcp3825]

One of the best tutorials

[@adamdeveau6311]

Greetings from Nova Scotia!! Just picked up a surfskate for when the days are flat! I'm really enjoying your channel.

[@MarktheLandlockedSurfer]

Thanks Adam! Hopefully catch you in the water sometime in the fall!

[@iuliialinkevich5511]

Will practice today!!!!!🎉

[@Awkdorable]

“Any surf” I love that. 🏄🏾‍♀️ 🌃

[@surfskaterelaxation8616]

Many thanks Mark .The addiction conttinues.Your are such a pro teacher.

[@MarktheLandlockedSurfer]

Thanks Andrei! You might have noticed the YOW finally making an appearance.

[@surfskaterelaxation8616]

When u going to make a video with it. I have a videochannel too and I made one with medina 33.5. Check it out . I am no near u who has experience but im getting there.All thanks to passionate people like u who explain well.

[@mariaalexandrazamite4395]

Thank you for sharing!!!!

[@mes2cents]

Amazing! You give a bad habit of very high expectation on surfskate tutorials :D Thanks!

[@MarktheLandlockedSurfer]

Thank you so much Guillaume! I love to surfskate, I love to make videos, and I deliver training in my day job, so it is fun to put everything together and hear that people are actually finding it helpful. Thank you so much for your support, it already has me motivated to start thinking of the next one.

[@SunriseSessions]

That's a great tip Mark

[@michalmularski7833]

Awesome tutorial Mark. I cannot wait to be back in a park and put your tips in to the practice. As I progress with my riding style and right feel is what makes a huge difference.

[@MarktheLandlockedSurfer]

Thanks Michal! Good to see you studying as you heal up. Honestly being injured is what helped me nail these, since I couldn’t plant my left hand and didn’t want to risk falling on it, I just practiced these over and over. Thank you so much for the coffee as well, it is motivating to get back to work on the next video! Cheers from Canada.

[@dextroaus]

So sick! Love the in depth info. Lots of similarities to a backhand carve in the water. Keep it up!

[@MarktheLandlockedSurfer]

Thanks Jake!

[@DoubleOverhead]

Top tutorial Mark! I really enjoyed watching it! Cheers!

[@ZolusProps]

Stoked for this one!!! Good choice!

[@JFKaufmann]

Fantastic tutorial! It will take some time but now at least I know what I should be aiming for 🤙

[@MarktheLandlockedSurfer]

Thanks! This is the thing, I have been doing these for a while and I always noticed that some looked good and some looked bad when I reviewed the video. Some that I thought would look great because I went higher or faster actually looked really awkward. So I finally spent some time analyzing why I liked the ones I did, and tried to do the right things more consistently.

[@gutterbloodx]

The comparison between the ugly and handsome bert slides have me rolling laughing. Thanks for the extremely entertaining and informative video! I've truly been struggling with the old-man-looking-for-contact-lens posture on my BS berts, so I can't wait to try out your suggestions! Would love to see your take on FS berts as well.

[@MarktheLandlockedSurfer]

Glad you enjoyed that and hoping that it helps! Originally the intent was to do both but then I went and sprained my left wrist trying to grind down a staircase ledge! So it will be a future video, might combine it with laybacks.

[@gutterbloodx]

@@MarktheLandlockedSurfer oh no!! Heal quickly and can't wait!

[@aaronvu6292]

If you can do this on land, you are definitely can do it on waves in San Onofre CA. On the average, the waves rolling out here are soft and slow.

[@Thiagomancha]

Very good man! Thank you so much. Keep doing your contents.

[@middleagedshred]

Kool..look hope to see frontside bertslides soon,....Oh and standard powerslides ..)

[@surfskatejd]

Nice Video Cool 🤙🏼🇻🇪

[@jonathanrarick]

Great tutorial! Can I ask what wrist guards you’re wearing that give you enough flexibility to plant your hand, yet still protect your wrists? Looked like a couple shots you weren’t wearing them on your plant hand, but some you were.

[@MarktheLandlockedSurfer]

Thanks! We actually just have a box full of random pads, some of which might be 20 years old! Nothing purchased new recently that I have been using so I think a recommendation may be unhelpful. But I keep respraining my wrist so pads are definitely present in a lot of my vids. The reason I made this video backside only is because of the aforementioned wrist sprain on my other wrist. I also find it helpful wearing wrist guards when you have a lot of speed because your planted hand will actually slide along the ground and the wrist guards protect from friction burns!

[@alchemydance7147]

Absolute gold! Are those the Carver Park Wheels? Where can I buy the SurfSkateLife T-Shirt? Thank you

[@MarktheLandlockedSurfer]

Thanks! I’m using a variety of boards and wheels here but no Carver park wheels! Part of the point is to show that technique overrides equipment. Everything in here from 59mm Bones roughriders to 69mm roundhouse concaves! Thrilled that you like the SurfSkateLife shirt, I am currently trying to sort out global shipping options to make it available everywhere for a reasonable cost. If you are in North America, let me know and I can get you something earlier. Website should be up in the next little while. Cheers!

[@jimisplace2869]

Real clean, nice bs bert, have you tried it switch?

[@MarktheLandlockedSurfer]

My switch skills are pretty basic, but considering spending some more time trying it, there is one spot that I love that better suits a goofy footer.

[@jimisplace2869]

Just subbed your channel, your style is righteous. Snowboarding and wakeboarding some how helped out my 4 corners or switch, which is regular. I'm a righty at everything except pool and skating. Where do you shred?

[@noelartuz2361]

Hmmm...Steezy

[@williambo5989]

you got to do the ugly handwriting first before you can perfect it.