Frontside Line Help

**Nickolas** · 06-23-2009, 08:24 PM

Hey guys I don't know if you remember my other thread but I got some videos of some of my frontside lines. Or what I consider frontside lines...

Check these out its some rides from today, tell me any tips I could do to make the lines funner/longer.

The last clip is the closest thing I've ever had to getting barreled after a line btw.

http://www.vimeo.com/5297647

Someone Embed please

**jesse** · 06-23-2009, 08:28 PM

" Frontside Lines and more at Robet Moses, NY. " lol

1 and 2 looked good.... not too much more of a ride you can get off such a weak wave. Don't bend at the waist so much though. Really awesome to see how much you're improving nick

**Nickolas** · 06-23-2009, 08:29 PM

hell yeah, and btw the whole slow mo shit was to make you guys laugh. I thought it was funny.

**Michael Fk** · 06-23-2009, 08:29 PM

Try droppin in that wet sand versus the water drop if you can. And you drop backfoot so it helps, but I'd try to have my back foot a little farther back on the pad (which is always hard for me to do frontside).

Also, those are pretty small lines, you can't expect much out of them as far as long rides go. Your ride depends more on your speed from running and drop because those waves aren't carrying you, just slowing down how fast you lose momentum. You could also try pumping but I don't even know if that would help on those small of waves.

**Nickolas** · 06-23-2009, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by Michael Fk

Try droppin in that wet sand versus the water drop if you can. And you drop backfoot so it helps, but I'd try to have my back foot a little farther back on the pad (which is always hard for me to do frontside).

Also, those are pretty small lines, you can't expect much out of them as far as long rides go. Your ride depends more on your speed from running and drop because those waves aren't carrying you, just slowing down how fast you lose momentum. You could also try pumping but I don't even know if that would help on those small of waves.

Yeah, I can't really catch bigger waves since you have to get to them with more speed. But I'll work on it I'm getting better pretty fast all a sudden.

**Indy** · 06-23-2009, 08:38 PM

You aren't running fast enough to do anything on those lines, they have literally no push.

**skimmybits** · 06-23-2009, 08:39 PM

Tags: Beef. i smiled

**Derick** · 06-23-2009, 08:40 PM

Your back foot is your board control problem. Watching videos is a good way to troubleshoot your skimming. I learned alot from watching Bill skim. You may also want to experiment with your drop, you may be able to step on the board more accurately by dropping the board from the rail and tail, instead of rail to rail. Just experiment and practice, youll find what works for you.

**Blak_skimmer220** · 06-23-2009, 08:47 PM

baseballs arent big enough. pull harder on the wave.

**alexM.** · 06-23-2009, 08:53 PM

just dont bend at the waist; but it looks like if you keep practicing you'll get it down/

practice doing FS turns with speed runs. that helps.

**Shawn Kenny** · 06-23-2009, 08:59 PM

loosen up

**Shawn Kenny** · 06-23-2009, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by skimmybits

Tags: Beef. i smiled

i only see: nigger

**alexM.** · 06-23-2009, 09:04 PM

that was a sick little vid kenny.

**Nickolas** · 06-23-2009, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by jesse

" Frontside Lines and more at Robet Moses, NY. " lol

1 and 2 looked good.... not too much more of a ride you can get off such a weak wave. Don't bend at the waist so much though. Really awesome to see how much you're improving nick

Ty that means a lot !

**Nickolas** · 06-23-2009, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by alexM.

just dont bend at the waist; but it looks like if you keep practicing you'll get it down/

practice doing FS turns with speed runs. that helps.

Alright FS turns... This I've been meaning to work on. That's just like pressure with your heal and you start turning to the right? (I'm goofy) And speed runs is just when you like charge at no wave right?

**SskimC** · 06-23-2009, 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by Michael Fk

Try droppin in that wet sand versus the water drop if you can.

uhhhhhhhhhh. i am gonna disagree with that one.
there is no reason to sand drop on that.......and water drop just means more time running, and you can get a better angle for a "line"...if your gonna call it that.

for liners one of the most important thing is style because they are almost always small. so bending over like a kook makes your waves look a hundred times worse. bend at the knees, not waist. and keep your hands still.

**ejb** · 06-24-2009, 04:59 AM

poopstance mafia.

**Adam Hayward** · 06-24-2009, 08:06 AM

you're doing great! Keep it up!

**rundropslide** · 06-24-2009, 08:09 AM

u look scrunchy

**Lucas Gomes** · 06-24-2009, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by S:KENNY

loosen up

Yeah,loosen up like kenny,dude !
Ps:These are some fun siders,not kidding.

**xjweezyx** · 06-24-2009, 04:00 PM

i think those lines look ok Nickolas how long have you been skimming? just wondering

**zeus** · 06-24-2009, 04:02 PM

like a yr and a half

**Nickolas** · 06-24-2009, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by xjweezyx

i think those lines look ok Nickolas how long have you been skimming? just wondering

Originally Posted by zeus

like a yr and a half

Yeah like a year and 8 months or so.

**xjweezyx** · 06-24-2009, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by Nickolas

Yeah like a year and 8 months or so.

cool this summer is my second summer skimming (the reason i dont say year is i only skim from like may-late agust because i only have a spring suit).

**o.j.** · 06-24-2009, 08:28 PM

confucious say change style from crouching tiga to praying mantus.
oh and lean back not forward.and quit doing hand motions like your searching through the octo moms vagina.
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**Nickolas** · 06-24-2009, 08:34 PM

Wait if I lean back wouldn't I get off the wave?

And yeah I really have to stop with waving my arms haha.

**Ryan Jones** · 06-24-2009, 08:35 PM

Nice Nick.

**o.j.** · 06-24-2009, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by Nickolas

Wait if I lean back wouldn't I get off the wave?

And yeah I really have to stop with waving my arms haha.

no when you lean forward you create the arm waving because your trying not go out the back of the wave.if you lean beack and angle your board the angle the angle the wave is breaking you will be golden pony boy!
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**Nickolas** · 06-24-2009, 08:39 PM

alright see I always thought you had to keep pressure on the inner rail so that you stay on the wave.

MY BEEF.

**o.j.** · 06-24-2009, 08:43 PM

yeah a little but your doing it way to much.and yeeah pretty much like kenny demonstrated in his video.loosen up.
but your getting there and the waves arent very powerful anyway so.
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