[VLOG] Overcoming Speed Wobbles

[@theroosterheadman]

This goofball is the most informative guy on speed wobbles that I have seen.....

[@vaprex]

How to overcome anxiety when riding balls-out on a downhill / eBoard? My answer = a couple beers, a half a Xanax, and some chill riding tunes played at max volume on my earbuds. (The beers are only required to numb the pain of crashing)

[@chuckmaddison2924]

I have noticed a beer or 2 maybe 3 stops you from saying " I can't do this " . You look back when you've done it and it's " was that it "

[@mb-md3wj]

@@chuckmaddison2924 I can confirm that.

[@landenwest8114]

Thia comment was equally as accurate and informative as this video.

[@awareness556]

Your tip on keeping your feet at equal angles and pointing your toes forward was incredibly helpful. The more forward your toes are pointed, the less effect they will have on turning the trucks which equates to less wobbles. So that's why those high-speed downhillers always have both feet pointed forward. I recently bought my first E-board, a Backfire Ranger X2. I have so much to learn.

[@djokicmetamora]

In Hang Gliding we have the same wobble on higher performance gliders, slowing down makes it go away and loosening a tight grip. PIO is what its called- pilot induced occilations.

[@wnerko7484]

Whoa.didnt know that.thatd be terrifying.extreme for sure.

[@drexz7781]

after several hours looking on the internet i stumbled upon this video and you explained it so well for me to understand how to over come speed wobbles. Thank you sir.

[@hrgunit]

That was very helpful. Great pick Algorithm. I was just thinking if I might have tighten up too much just to avoid any possibilitiy of wobbles, not helpful for slow maneuvers around the city. I still have a kicktail on my short board, but I give the loose a try.

[@christophermcnair9653]

Words....cannot express how badly this was needed. For myself and every beginner. Any advanced skaters want to hate let em.

[@quak2106]

Old video but you answered a few questions I was debating in my head already. Also love what you said about falling but you keep getting back on it.

[@BADMAN-SJ]

if you get speed wobble you just stay calm and chill that's all it is

[@gigalulmansur]

B o b b y E l i e / Shadley Joanis ya and eat the fuckin asphalt lol 😂

[@angela.8673]

Mansur estes lol, yeah that would likely to happen

[@telethon7893]

B o b b y E l i e / Shadley Joanis. in my experience you're right. when I'm bombing a hill and get wobbles, it's because I'm tense. once you relax, your body relaxes and can absorb bumps or imperfections in the road that can cause speed wobbles. if you're stiff, you're more likely to eat shit imo.

[@cityengland7553]

Mansur estes that's what happend to me today lmao

[@foxtrotguardian6690]

Not exactly bro...

[@ChrisDecrease]

This is exactly what I was thinking... I rode my Boosted Board for the first time last night, and I got the wobbles and wiped out a few times... At first I felt like it was speed wobbles, but then I began to think it might be a combination of other things. Until I get the hang of it, I may be a bundle of nerves; I need to practice, and learn to not think about it so much, and let my body take over.

[@dirkmoons7513]

Today going down a new bridge with more tailwind than I thought sped me up way past comfortable. Picked up a speed wobble & wiped out. Thought it was the bennett trucks but I am sure you are right: Anxiety prevented me from standing 'like a block', low centre of gravity, the way you show. I will try picking up more speed in small increments to prevent wobble the way you suggest. Thanks a lot, I am sure you sussed it.

[@TankerDelight]

What I do whilst carving/cruising/speed riding, I keep my left foot forward (I skate goofy) and keep it vertical facing the way the board is facing while I keep my right foot horizontal to the board. This allows me to not have to worry about loosing my footing while rotating my foot but still keep my ability to turn. It also really helps in preventing speed wobble, I have never had speed wobble with this stance the whole 4 weeks I have been carving/cruising/speed riding (I dont know if this is a common stance but I thought I should let people know)

[@rottimusprime9560]

I had my first case of wobbles the other morning while I was getting familiar with my new board. I'm definitely going to try some of these techniques. Thanks 👍

[@rollypollyguy3976]

"I was wrong, man." Humbling words dude

[@SuperJamesus]

Thanks for this I rode a crazy 3 Mint long speed wobble yesterday snaking all over the place as I trying to remain balanced and calm while going getting out of control down a hill I got in to trouble on, almost got away with it but ate it hard at the bottom of the slope where the road surface changed to rubble managed to safety roll as I fell forward shoulder popped out elbow stitched up and wrist broken lots of scrapes but due to helmet and the role I'm ok could have been way worse ... Thanks for the vid really helpful ... I need to learn this !!

[@swagboss10000]

SuperJamesus wish I saw the vid before wiped out down hill I had no helmet not sure how I didn't hit my head the way I went flying just ended up with cuts bruises fractured shoulder and hip

[@jordanpetersen9558]

I wish I could get over my anxiety I thought it was the board then my other friend got on it and cruised it like it was nothing I was like wtf. I can't seem to get over it and I have a bad habit of bailing.

[@insanity54]

I'd say just keep practicing. If you do it enough, it will start to feel more natural. I used to focus a lot on my front trucks, and I noticed at speed they start to wobble and I would get nervous seeing them wobble. I realized that a little wobble is normal and I try to look far ahead on the road instead of down at my feet. Also imagining I'm a car that steers with it's front wheels (putting most my weight near front bolts) made a big difference.

[@jordanpetersen9558]

well ill try it. Maybe try to post a video on it. been needing to find more reasons to make a video.

[@insanity54]

cool, I'll check it out if you do

[@HNXMedia]

I'm a total noob at longboard, but what I have figured out is that if I intentionally bail, then technically I am the cause of the wreck. So I just ride-out through the nerves and it seems to work. If I'm going to wreck, I don't want to be the cause of it. I guess its a zen thing.

[@negative.downfall4356]

Look if an 11 yr old could do it surely You Can and the first time i fell i actually enjoyed it because once You feel the adrenaline You will get addicted to falling off like me Lol its an actually true story and it was only because of the Speed wobble

[@wnerko7484]

It's fear that causes it.like a denial of the situation.a half hearted attempt like it won't be to fast.when you do it dive in correctly and accept it and don't fight it.stand like he is in a dive bomb stance like your trying to go FASTER

[@callumpearce4442]

That's the best speed wobble video I've seen. Nice one Chris

[@Thattrainguy9]

I has chris wobbles it works cuz my name is chris

[@christheant1431]

ayy same here!

[@karriesmith8025]

Liked hearing your thoughts. You're pleasing to watch.

[@sealpups2469]

Super helpful been long boarding for about 2 years and still never figured it out thx man. Thumbs up and subbed!

[@felipe2fp]

Man, two weeks ago I stupidly fall without any protection. Was a small sloopy, just a bicycle tunnel which pass under on street. nothing broke, but on the first week my hand sweeled a lot, cant move my shoulder, elbow was a mess... Today I was outside again. Any small down/sloop that I passed I was afraid and breaks almost all the way...Them I sit, watched your video. Gained the confidence, I was with all protection (although I would like that my wrist protection also cover my fingers). Everything goes well and I reallize I just fall because I was without protection for the first time (I will never do it again!!!) and got afraid.

[@ajrychel3658]

Man this guy has got it. Today I took my longboard out on some trails and stuff well the start of the trails had like a small incline and I was like no probably shouldn't. I decided to anyhow and caught what I'm now dubbing fear wobbles and whipe the fck out. 1 min in my ride 1 fall ended my session for the day. But this has helped me. I think I'm gonna keep it on flat for awhile tho. Work on my stability.

[@tipsy113]

you should make more videos man..you’re funny af! hahaha. great video though..im having speed wobbles on my eboard

[@jasip1000]

60 % weight on your front foot, and 40 % weight on your back foot just like when snowboarding.

[@memissyou2581]

One of the best videos for speed wobble out there

[@johanpolanco6411]

This video helped me out the most, every other video was just saying to tighten the board after watching this video i leave my board relatively loose so i can get those sharp turns and my speed wobbles are gone

[@knutboger341]

It's the science philosophical way of learning, love it and I do the same. Entertaining video so don't you dare stop making them now, here have a sub.

[@braindead6462]

here in my garage with my lamborghini, but do you know what i like more than my lamborghini.......KNOWLEDGE

[@edgarperez6211]

On a regular long board 80% of the weight should be on your front foot. Definitely keep getting back up!

[@lxndr9044]

i really really really really really recommend you some good griptape. I heard it's mutch more healthier staying on your board at higher speeds...

[@theelderskatesman4417]

You are right about leaning forward, but you have missed something I was told when I started skating (more than 40 years ago): make the back truck MUCH tighter than the front. Also, I think the best way to 'image' yourself is as being suspended from a line that goes through your shoulders. Hang loosely 'from yourself'. Sounds weird, but it works. But once it happens, you are in the hands of fate, and the best thing you can do (because it is a runaway feedback loop) is concentrate very hard on doing NOTHING. Any attempt to correct makes it worse.

[@chuckmaddison2924]

Just for hell of it and research. I took my longboard and short on same hill, trucks same tension. The longboard was fine but the short about half way wobbles.

[@Clancy_R]

Anyone who found this, Heres some advice, if you're noticing a ton of speed wobs, tighten your back truck, Most speed wobbles come from your back truck!

[@jacobbujnowski7892]

Dude I liked your video, its was good and some of these comments are adding some knowledge to yours so next time im flying down a hill im gonna remember this shit or maybe just die anyways looks like we're all learning

[@JakeBiddlecome]

I've done such stupid shit on my board as a newbie but every time I do I'm a little more confident of how far I can take the board. Just discovered today how not to ride in the rain. Damn, the board completely spun out on me in the middle of an intersection when I slammed on the throttle. Pretty sure this is how i'm gonna die but not gonna stop.

[@stephancaputa1464]

This video rules! Thanks for sharing :)

[@themusketeer9458]

Ahhah great goofy video, love it. I just got my first board ever and wobbled out hard on my first go, even sitting down on the board😂 my weight was all on the back so that's provably why, but now i got all scared and thinking maybe I should have gone for a kickbike instead.. Great to see an actual informative video on this subject tho 👏

[@evolveforums4256]

Good vid, now off to practice my unshakable objectness!

[@eliasvor]

crashed hard because of speed wobbles yesterday but now i feel stupid

[@KaiOwensDrums]

you have the right idea but having all of your weight over your front truck is the best way to prevent the speed wobbles because if your weight is on the back truck board physically reacts different and their is no way to prevent speed wobbles if your weight is on the back truck except for tightening trucks etc. its not from your body being unstable

[@christmaspixels4308]

I got speed wobble because I put smaller hangers that were thuders in Indy baseplates and hit my head got up though.

[@mangdum123]

pro tip: lean your weight more on the leading foot and get lower for more stability on the board.

[@jamezdfit]

chris this video was so damn helpful thanks man.

[@plsticmefanpage1225]

its an epiphany bra! lol

[@markparr4265]

Totaly what I needed, Thank's bra.

[@imani005g]

Thanks for the info !! Solid.

[@ducky3173]

Helped actually

[@insanity54]

+Downhill & Freestyle Longboarding Glad to hear it!

[@jacksuquett1191]

Yikes... I think my natural instinct when riding is to put my weight towards the back. That would allow my front wheels to ride over any little pebbles or rocks, preventing me from flying forward and jacking up the front of my face, and making it worse than what it is already.

[@mutanturFolia]

Thanks Gabe

[@KT-Buf69]

speed wobbles= loosen trucks and don't go perfectly straight.rock side to side

[@Stackz401]

So work with the bit of wobbles that come at the beginning and allow for carving rather then trying to stay straight?

[@thelifeofwhitty]

Thank you!

[@channel-ug9gt]

i am not sure... these wobbles occur without a "driver" - they are inherent instability to the board

[@2VDofficial]

dude you should vlog like lots ! I really like this video and I'm confused to why you only have 315 subscribers

[@ghettoengine]

dude. are the trucks on your board like the gullwing sidewinders?

[@chrisdixon8532]

Huh interesting, thanx man for the tip.

[@Michaelajacksonfilms]

Thank you

[@JohnJaggerJack]

Three issues with your board that i think might be a disservice to the purpose of this video. 1 single motor drive. 2 Double king pin trucks. 3 the deck is straight and smooth. 1 first problem with single motor e-skate is that the board will naturally want to turn into opposite direction of the driven wheel, eg. your skate i right turn bias. This means you have to compensate by leaning ever so slightly into the left, doing this a at high speeds, a slip or a small dump mean the board will want to go right no matter what you do, the aggressiveness of that will be determine by the motor torque. 2 double king pins are very, very, very soft, pound for pound those will require less force to do a given radius circle than one with a single kingpin designed for these kind of boards. Taking into account what i wrote above in point 1, those trucks being ever so soft, the rear wheels are locked by the motor into a "turning" state. also any input from the board does not travel into the rider very well, it feels like you're riding a cloud, you're not sure where your feet are in relation to the direction the board wants to go and thus you cant compensate correctly to make the wobbles go away, you're only chance is to ride out and slow down gently to regain control. 3 It is common practice to use board that have a "inward" curvature, the deck is like a very shallow half-pipe. This makes a board with a thinner deck as strong as thicker straight deck. This curvature also helps you "dig in" your heels or toes when doing turns, it also induces a natural self balancing force up through your legs since the normal force of you feet will be pointing towards the center of mass. Also grip-tape goes a long way providing additional friction between your feet and the deck, you feel more "planted" into the board. I'm not trying to be annoying and i understand some of these point are hard to visualise what they mean in physical terms, but you see i'm a mechanical engineer and i own and ride an E-sk8 on a regular basis and that problem, speed wobble, i found to be easily overcome with the correct board/parts/attitude. Safe rides.

[@tylerd947]

great video. helped me out thanks

[@TheMindBolt]

we're those gullwing sidewinders? I hear they get well sketchy at speed...

[@insanity54]

They look very similar. They're Evolve branded "Supercarve Double-Joint Trucks"

[@TateMoretz]

This is beautiful

[@rockngpa5094]

Good points

[@samn6201]

What setup do you have for the electric board.

[@insanity54]

It's a stock Gen2 Evolve Bamboo AT. 7 ply Canadian maple, 2 ply bamboo, with W concave deck. 8" MBS Mountainboard road slick tyres with black RSII hubs. MBS bearings. Evolve Super Carve trucks w/ Evolve "quality" bushings. 350W (700W max) 5500 RPM Evolve brushless motor. Evolve bluetooth motor controller. Evolve Gen2 wireless remote. 36V 7Ah LiPo battery.

[@2LAZY-2EDIT]

Skip to 2:25 and put on subtitles lol

[@insanity54]

LMAO GG KZbin

[@2LAZY-2EDIT]

@@insanity54 lol

[@fatguy9]

Im trying the stance... also weed for nerves

[@lilsket2479]

Good job man

[@RomneyCola]

So how did you end up stopping when you were going downhill and saw that suv?

[@insanity54]

I didn't stop. They actually came to a full stop after they saw me. I did a left turn hand signal and made the turn in front of them.

[@RomneyCola]

Out of curiosity what would you do to stop if you had to?

[@insanity54]

On this board I'd probably hit the brake, which can be pretty sketchy if done incorrectly. I've painfully ejected myself more than once while breaking because I was standing too high, and the board slowed down too quickly as I kept moving forward. To brake correctly I have to squat as low as possible, hold the board with one hand, lean back a little, and ever so gently push the trigger in the opposite direction (it's very sensitive.) Ideally I'd lose the offroad wheels, get street wheels, longboard gloves and learn to powerslide, as I don't think the brake should be trusted much. If the drive band were to snap, there would be no more brake!

[@RomneyCola]

Thanks!

[@KatMarie]

I want this t-shirt so bad

[@kevinlong2460]

repetition and safety gear first*~

[@negative.downfall4356]

I fell because of the Speed woble thing and i actually enjoyed falling idk Y tho 😂😂😂

[@jimijackson]

Omg Seth Myers is a skater????

[@polarbear242]

Is that Seth Meyers?

[@plasticmilkcrate]

UNSHAKEABLE OBJECT

[@Texas_Cody]

i found the answer i was looking for. it not speedwobble its me being a pussy. lmao. board everyday keeps the wobble away

[@drop_scope-_cunybag4650]

my name's Chris too

[@tiddl3z846]

This vid has me dead😂 but it was helpful

[@michaelwagner6410]

You had one of these E boards 9 years ago?1?1?1 holy sht bro you were ahead. Now evolve still makes the SAME sht and theres a bunch of other better brands for the money. I thought boosted was the first big one which was about 8 years ago i thought it started.

[@hayoudead9877]

lol i love this video

[@zzixz782]

You look like The Smith Plays and MrBeast had a baby

[@jackbrady9738]

Hahahahaha great bid bro ur funny

[@christmaspixels4308]

Lern loose then when pro go bro(tight).

[@ChanceRisk]

speed wobble is when your back truck starts to also try to steer and starts to sync with your front on wiggling your board so If u don't know what u r talking about don't make a KZbin vid on it and give wrong information like it's all in your head

[@insanity54]

+Hound Risk thanks for the feedback

[@KT-Buf69]

+insanity54 your an awesome dude

[@insanity54]

thank you

[@derekarneson4140]

It's more of a combination of what you are saying AND what the video is about. Because sure, what you said is the physics behind it, but it doesn't help when your nerves are causing you to shake out of anxiety.

[@SuperJamesus]

I found all the advice practical and accurate based on everything I have ever learned about speed wobble and how to not get it and deal with it .. Would you disagree with with that ? What you have described is what is happening in a speed wobble on the board it doesn't invalidate anything in the video or offer any advice for not getting them .. Fair assessment no ? But if you do have other information that is helpful please share it I would like to hear it

[@eddiemurphy4695]

you dont have to jump cut every goddamn time you breathe

[@ilyarepin9490]

Eddie Murphy The reason that so many vloggers use jump cuts like this is that they can't deliver the lines in one take. Jump cuts can turn a long take of stammers, mistakes and tangents into a concise 5 minute video.

[@ibrahimkhan-po4nw]

First

[@themidlifegaming6448]

what's up with your teeth

[@insanity54]

I'm not sure, the bottom halves became translucent though. It might have something to do with having braces once, jaw surgery, then braces again. Or it could be related to my receeding gumlines. Or it could be mal-nutrition. I haven't money to go to the dentist in awhile, so I'm not sure :/

[@KT-Buf69]

what's up with your brain?

[@Nidht]

These questions are just rude. Loved the video, Chris! :)

[@insanity54]

thanks man

[@CatharsisXL]

Seriously what is up with these troll comments? Solid video and I didn't see anything wrong with your teeth. Keep doing you man.