Beginner Tips
Just moved to a place that looks to be flatland. I want to ride waves but those are on beaches further away. Is flatland a good place for basics? What all can I work on and how do you begin working on different tricks? I'm just looking to get started now that I have moved from the mountains. Anything would be great!
get a crappy foam board, and learn how to 1 step bff (getting on the board with in one step of you dropping the board and getting on with your backfoot and then your front foot)
then just learn shuvits (frontside, backside, 360, and big spin)
it's not the board, it's the rider
i got a pretty decent board this summer hoping to find time to travel to the beach and i have been getting on front foot first. will bff get my speed up?
it will just make everything else easier to learn if you have a better drop/get on method. bff is a better distribution of weight and speed. making you less likely to fall, mess up, and slow down. so yes, it will be faster
there is some controversy on that, but that's all you really need to know.
it's not the board, it's the rider
When you start hitting waves remember to lean your rails and it doesn't hurt to drag your hand either. Once I realized I had to distribute my weight it helped me ALOT.
Shortbus Skimboards
Yes learn the one-step, some guys I know do the front foot first and some do the back foot first. And both styles seem to work for them. I do the bff, and I'm not sure if it's that much better......just different.
J Gordon Skimboards - Owner
[Remember: your front foot is your gas and back foot is your brake.]
(speed = float)
yeah, once i realized to distribute my weight (bend knees more too), run faster, and to start further up the shoreline so i actually could run faster. i started progressing incredibly fastOriginally Posted by TBABY
it's not the board, it's the rider
where do you guys skim?
don't break your leg
I would aspire to be me if I wasn't already
trombonesteve you should try hitting up ship island theres usualy some waves on the south side of the island hit me up and ill go with you i dont have nobody around htown that wants to ride
i live about 10 min away from the ship island dock in gport
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