ok now im starting to get the hang of this longboard caper...i need some answers.

im a back foot surfer and cant change it,yet i have had no major dramas riding shortys for years..i paddle, i pop up...back foot on the tail, presto and surf.

on a longboard,i paddle, i pop up and i take a step back towards the tail(generally just in front of the side bites) if she starts to bog i take a step forward and continue. well i have been trying to get my back foot a bit further back so it sits above the big fin. when i do i can swing the board around faster yet it bogs to easily and i generally cannot salvage the wave(i have gone through the back off it)

so where is the best back foot position for turning and still keeping some drive and speed?

I can't help much. I'm a front foot surfer. I can generate speed with the back foot on the midpoint of the board. But no turning from there!

Back foot over the side biters works for me. But I like long drawn-out turns on the Point Breaks down here with open faces. I run out of speed at the end of a big Round House (try hard Drop Wallet), and I'm back in the pocket, stalled, rising up the face, sometimes on the foamball, waiting for the speed to return, and then take the drop into the next section of the wave... (repeat 2 more times on a good wave, and kick off! ).

let the board pick up speed before you jump up.....then swing into the turn straight away...even start the turn as your getting to your feet...its a real pendalum thing...as your coming out of the turn take a step or two forward for trim...then you should be on the fall line and gaining speed....jumping up and steping back will just bog down...oh and you need to be on a good board

arkgee i said it a wee bit wrong after reading your answer. when i pop up im pretty much mid board(my pecker swings in the centre off the board) so i do gain speed first,then i step back and swing. its just i like how quickly i can turn the board when right over the back fin(it just ends up a fail though)

so is it just a longboard thing and i shouldnt try and put my back foot that far back for the board to be at its best?

its all about feel and trim and timing. you should be using front and back foot, however you need compression and extension as well as rotation.
three key areas to good surfing no matter what you surf. with longer boards add in movement

chrispy, i should meet up with you and get you to bring a normal skateboard and show you what i was taught by a australian junior coach who was in the alley board riders when i was a member. was a game changer for me

cheers

yeah you can turn from back there but its kinda like nose riding you have to get the weight off pretty quick to get back into trim...thats why a good longboarder allways looks like a twinkle toes....weight and unweight...if your not trimming...your moving to the trim spot.

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arkgee said...

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weight and unweight...if your not trimming...your moving to the trim spot.

+1
That line should be repeated..

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arkgee said...

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weight and unweight...if your not trimming...your moving to the trim spot.

+1
That line should be repeated..

that ties in with the compression and extension part

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laceys lane said...

its all about feel and trim and timing. you should be using front and back foot, however you need compression and extension as well as rotation.
three key areas to good surfing no matter what you surf. with longer boards add in movement

chrispy, i should meet up with you and get you to bring a normal skateboard and show you what i was taught by a australian junior coach who was in the alley board riders when i was a member. was a game changer for me

cheers

Sounds interesting. I've been meaning to take my "shorty skate" out for the last few days.

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yeah you can turn from back there but its kinda like nose riding you have to get the weight off pretty quick to get back into trim...thats why a good longboarder allways looks like a twinkle toes....weight and unweight...if your not trimming...your moving to the trim spot.

yep i am doing it right then...just have to move faster on the moving the feet...or dont travel so far back am still trying not to shuffle either, so i still have a lot of learning left..

Get that footwork sorted Chrispy and you're well on your way. watch the guys in the flicks especially the log riders and note the way they step through turns and trim. to ride a longboard you need to move on it.

i have to stop riding a longboard and expect it to ride like my shorty....slow it down a bit in my head and not get excited so much

Get off the log and get a HP up ya

i was thinking a few valium in my weetbix and a few dude specials might slow me down enough to surf like a old man

log is sold... sold i only have a shorty now....time for me to leave

Shame you sold the log Chrispy because I reckon riding that would have probably been better for you to get the footwork going. It seems that you are pretty determined to get it right. Keep at it.
Dude performance enhancers won't help. Surf with Asea more.

glad i sold the log smh. glad i had it,wish i had enough coin not to sell it for a newy(it was so nice and sexy). but why have a one dimensional ride when you can have a million by dimensional board

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smh said...
Hang around Asea more.

So he can sell boards weekly

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chrispychru said...

i was thinking a few valium in my weetbix and a few dude specials might slow me down enough to surf like a old man

log is sold... sold i only have a shorty now....time for me to leave

Get a hair cut smoke a doob and you can surf like this.... Hairdressers is cute 2
Jarod Mel, weird little clip in costa rica...

^^^^how fun and nice are those waves

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^^^^how fun and nice are those waves

Yep I just watched it again