Next Level Surf Skating | Holy Toledo by SmoothStar

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  • Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
  • Is this the best surf skating ever? After the release of the new Filipe Toledo pro model, we wanted to show surfers what can be done on a surf skate.
    Europe - smoothstar.com
    Brazil - smoothstar.com.br
    Australia - smoothstar.com.au
    Riders: Tommy Demack, Ben Daly & Ben Collison

КОМЕНТАРІ • 269

  • @mimimi9498
    @mimimi9498 4 роки тому +191

    The most important thing is putting weird constipated faces in every slow motion snap

    • @rydreyes1
      @rydreyes1 4 роки тому +3

      Those are “O” faces splooging bro brah. But whatever gets you off you know. All good.

    • @mikeemswiler4541
      @mikeemswiler4541 3 роки тому

      Lol

    • @justuspierce9533
      @justuspierce9533 3 роки тому

      You probably dont give a shit but does anyone know of a way to log back into an instagram account..?
      I stupidly lost the password. I would appreciate any help you can offer me!

    • @jordanandre3477
      @jordanandre3477 3 роки тому

      @Justus Pierce instablaster =)

    • @justuspierce9533
      @justuspierce9533 3 роки тому

      @Jordan Andre i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im in the hacking process now.
      I see it takes quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.

  • @kjs15011
    @kjs15011 4 роки тому +25

    Ripping it had a buddy that passed away here about a month ago and I looked his name up on UA-cam and this is a video that came out kind of made me more proud of the friend that I had met he would’ve loved this

  • @jofforiginal1
    @jofforiginal1 4 роки тому +15

    Reminds me of when I was a kid...... In the 1970s 🤣 this has been my style for the last 40years, never got into 50/50switchkickflipgrinds (couldn't do em) love it

  • @fbxworkshop3386
    @fbxworkshop3386 4 роки тому +71

    Is there such a thing as a surf skate video that isn’t in freaking slow motion all the time? Surf skating is already slow. Why make it worse?!

    • @pelador6322
      @pelador6322 4 роки тому +1

      They think it would look epic jajaj, maybe just for posers lol

    • @jeffrickerson2671
      @jeffrickerson2671 4 роки тому +14

      because it looks bad in real time lol

    • @nodorksshouldgrow3309
      @nodorksshouldgrow3309 4 роки тому

      THEY R DORK POSERS

    • @danielorourke2542
      @danielorourke2542 4 роки тому +4

      @@nodorksshouldgrow3309 No they're not. This is the origin of skateboarding. It was invented by surfers. It's really fun to skate this way and it's a lot harder than it looks

    • @danielorourke2542
      @danielorourke2542 4 роки тому +3

      No it's not slow.

  • @pedromq7807
    @pedromq7807 4 роки тому +1

    Slow motion because cant do it fast. Straight up. This sk8 is more for looks. Posers theres plenty old school surf skating, fast and raw. Look you will find...

  • @thecamstone
    @thecamstone 3 роки тому +8

    Surf Skating, or as they called it in the 70's.... "skating"

  • @ReadySaltedCrisps
    @ReadySaltedCrisps 5 років тому +14

    These look so much more fun to ride than a regular board set up.

    • @lemonite1878
      @lemonite1878 Рік тому

      Really? Go watch Pedro Barros, Rune Glifberg on a regular board.

    • @smilinkylen5621
      @smilinkylen5621 Місяць тому

      It is. Ive skated park/street setups, then moved to longboards, and then surf skate.... its the best feeling ripping a surf skate tbh.

  • @fernandomaron87
    @fernandomaron87 4 роки тому +2

    The boys are ripping hard, but too many slow-motions gets annoying for me.

  • @urdad9853
    @urdad9853 4 роки тому +33

    This isn't "next Level" we were skating like this in Venice/Santa Monica way back.....ever hear about the Zephyr Skate Team...Jay Adams.....Tony Alva....Shogo Kubo etc.....We started skatin empty pools n banks....almost 50yrs ago..... St. Clements, Belagio, Kenter Canyon etc.......ya'll r on the lateshow

    • @1theRamm
      @1theRamm 4 роки тому +4

      ur dad thatz the best fokin comeback for the real skate boys ..im in Scotland but watched you lot back in the 70's think i was 11 wen I got my first board 1976 fuck we loved your life style back then ...anyway great shout cheerz you've made a scotsman so fokin happy well done XXX

    • @ambercromer8284
      @ambercromer8284 4 роки тому +5

      I don't even skate and I know who they are. However, no reason to be rude. These boys are very talented. Learn some respect.

    • @urdad9853
      @urdad9853 4 роки тому +2

      @@ambercromer8284 mind ur bizness female

    • @ambercromer8284
      @ambercromer8284 4 роки тому +6

      Ur Dad Lol, the gender I was given at birth is not an insult, but ok. And no. People acting as if they need a father instead of are one is my business.

    • @WjB_96792
      @WjB_96792 4 роки тому +2

      Youre so right! Jay boy was my friend, unreal surfer longboard shortboard or no board!

  • @cades.clips101
    @cades.clips101 5 років тому +45

    They all go frontside on every turn

    • @WjB_96792
      @WjB_96792 4 роки тому +8

      Not true.
      But yeah... theyre not doin much.

    • @guydanielclotilde4861
      @guydanielclotilde4861 4 роки тому +8

      Frontside is more spectacular. The surprise can be how much harder than backside it is, at least on a skateboard

    • @cairo_z96
      @cairo_z96 4 роки тому +3

      Front side is a cooler shot

    • @cesdevilallonga
      @cesdevilallonga 3 роки тому

      and also in slow motion seems..more..? the wall is pretty vertical though?

    • @S30Uploads
      @S30Uploads 3 роки тому

      Cross the street

  • @xx_PCCR_xx
    @xx_PCCR_xx 4 роки тому +7

    I love their faces!!! So much energy and action!!! 👏🤙

    • @tysontuki1410
      @tysontuki1410 3 роки тому +1

      Me too! I tried the same thing at my skate park albeit with not much success, I then understood the power and technique it requires

  • @TheFletchandSebShow
    @TheFletchandSebShow 4 роки тому +2

    Despite all the haters in the comments we think this is waaay rad.

  • @brinthair
    @brinthair 5 років тому +2

    So stupid is that surf skate sorry

  • @rydreyes1
    @rydreyes1 4 роки тому +2

    Aaaaah that last little bit at the very end is best. It’s super hard to find a shredder on the big bowl with the surf skate in ANY videos. Hard as hell. Do more, make a vid, and wear pads so you don’t hurt yourself. Well done and thank you.

  • @udostein7769
    @udostein7769 4 роки тому +16

    that cutting to the lyrics though

  • @vaipianoproduzioni
    @vaipianoproduzioni 3 роки тому

    I m a skater...since 1988...and I think this kind of skateboarding is ridiculous... Maybe was good in the beginning of skateboarding... But know it looks just ridiculous...

  • @mauriciotl7528
    @mauriciotl7528 Рік тому

    Guys why are you not using protection equipment? that way you only look sexy for the death. By the way awesome session, I am going to acquire the Holy Toledo from my local distributor, thanks bros!!

  • @aaronvu6292
    @aaronvu6292 7 місяців тому

    Just grab a surfskate and do it. On a flat day or just have fun.
    You will have fun and for sure would improve your surfing.
    I saw it in myself and I am a 60-year-old man.

  • @artdude8278
    @artdude8278 5 років тому +1

    awesome video, however,.....not to hate but....... 2:40 my eyeeezzzzz.......

  • @odayvissonsouza
    @odayvissonsouza 8 років тому +6

    That ending was amazing, so much power. Keep bringing videos like this =D

  • @bigblock4242
    @bigblock4242 3 роки тому

    wow... thats boring. G out and surf! And if you cant do go out n Snowboard. Even in the streets. This here in monotonous as hell... plus: you need the pools for that. Next!

  • @sonicskateordie7478
    @sonicskateordie7478 4 роки тому +2

    Uhhhhhh yeahhhhh brutal combinación surf y skating saludos desde Venezuela

  • @lemonite1878
    @lemonite1878 Рік тому

    I'm sorry, I really do apologize but....I'd rather watch em surfing.

  • @C4RLO5_13
    @C4RLO5_13 3 роки тому +2

    Love the video bro! I can't stop watching again and again! Awesome 😎🤙🏼#surfskate

  • @thinsliced
    @thinsliced 4 роки тому +3

    Feels like something that would play at a mall kiosk

  • @SaylEFoSho
    @SaylEFoSho 4 роки тому +1

    İ think without the Slow-Mo it would have been so much better. Like the clip at the end. İt showed what this whole thing is about.

  • @dablyputs
    @dablyputs 4 роки тому +1

    Bad music, bad haircuts.

  • @k.nickel1243
    @k.nickel1243 4 роки тому +5

    you can do all of that on a pair of indy 159.

  • @juanbuendia5875
    @juanbuendia5875 4 роки тому +1

    La ultima parte re acelerada, se nota cuando el chaboncito termina hablando en la camara, como cambia la escena, te das cuenta al toque JAJAJAJAJA. Bien ahi igual, tienen un lugar genial para patinar

  • @josephwiard6695
    @josephwiard6695 5 років тому +35

    They're much better skaters than surfers

    • @inkusaido
      @inkusaido 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah, "good" for the 70's

  • @-Waltuh_White-
    @-Waltuh_White- 6 років тому

    LOOK AT THE FUCKING THUMBNAIL TO THE VIDEO😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆LMFAO!!!!!!

  • @math9381
    @math9381 4 роки тому +1

    Should have left the surfing out😂 stick to the concrete lads

  • @AMellowSkater
    @AMellowSkater 4 роки тому +1

    correct arm position and body movement is very different between surfing and skating

  • @salvadorbringasrosso9858
    @salvadorbringasrosso9858 3 роки тому +2

    bit more level n u are almost doing skate xD

  • @MrDoscher321
    @MrDoscher321 4 роки тому

    Oh you mean a bunch of people that don't know how to actually street skate.. you can surf skate any f****** skateboard in the world..lol

  • @pharmacy84
    @pharmacy84 6 років тому +14

    Are you serious? This music? Man.....

    • @karizmaone
      @karizmaone 5 років тому

      Where are your videos with better music? You wanna pay the royalties for them to put on better music?

    • @bobbyjohnson8385
      @bobbyjohnson8385 4 роки тому

      karizmaone ever heard of band camp?

    • @karizmaone
      @karizmaone 4 роки тому

      @@bobbyjohnson8385 Bandcamp doesn't have copyright? UA-cam allows integration with Bandcamp music so videos don;t get flagged for using music without the artist's permission?

  • @rob9873
    @rob9873 4 роки тому +1

    The thumbnail for the this video looks like your throwing a spear.

  • @pickleforknwiggles634
    @pickleforknwiggles634 4 роки тому +1

    Slo motion is bogus.

  • @Surfmus
    @Surfmus 4 роки тому +2

    Keep surfing and carving/skateboarding cruising separate. It's totally different. Besides those pools are meant to be grinded and to do aerials. I do both surfing and skating but this video is a shame to both sports. I get the marketing you are trying to do here but Jesus, wtf!

  • @awanweed
    @awanweed 2 роки тому

    bruv you guys in ballina skateparl hahahaha xD

  • @FerreneMachine
    @FerreneMachine 8 років тому +2

    From the looks of this video the trucks seem to skate like normal trucks. Everything is this video could be done the same with "normal" trucks. I really don't understand how they are different. Please explain, I'm looking to purchase.

    • @SmoothStarSurf
      @SmoothStarSurf  8 років тому +7

      +FerreneMachine understand. However, no matter how loose your trucks are on a normal skate, you can't get this smooth transitions through the turns. Its the arc that you get from the bottom turn to top turn. You can really dig your inside rail into the turn, use your body to turn into it and drive through your turn. We are so confident about the surf feeling that we are willing to give you a brand new SmoothStar if you can replicate the same movement on a normal skate. Send us the video. The SmoothStar Surf truck has been around a while now and we sell a lot all over the world because the product is the closest feel to surfing outside the water. Hope this helps mate.

    • @ssee7216
      @ssee7216 5 років тому

      Its one of those thing where you just kinda get on one to feel it...
      You get hella more dive in the front, and it feels like your pivot point doesnt exist (or at least isnt as harsh) in the front truck. Best way I can describe it is its like trying to make your front truck disappear as much as possible and let your rear wheels and bushings drive the whole show. Its watching it the difference looks kinda minimal but riding it is a whole other story

  • @danamcalister
    @danamcalister 4 роки тому

    Hit me up if you want some better team riders. These guys are ok but you could have someone making your boards look WAY better. Just look at this comments section, 50/50 (if you’re lucky) people clowning/people stoking. You should have 90% people stoking. You’ll always have a few haters no matter what you do.

  • @FTWLiveMusicScene
    @FTWLiveMusicScene 4 роки тому

    Love the surf Skatin' - I dig the video, just hate the song choice ! Keep ripping' dudes !!

  • @bobbyjohnson8385
    @bobbyjohnson8385 4 роки тому

    As a skateboarder, i can verify. This shit is wack

  • @TheFletchandSebShow
    @TheFletchandSebShow 5 років тому +4

    We skate some of these parks...

    • @TheFletchandSebShow
      @TheFletchandSebShow 3 роки тому

      @Carver Surf & barres yeah, we’ve watched that, dope clip.
      Have you seen this:
      ua-cam.com/video/eAT9d1wVhYg/v-deo.html

  • @diegongenelkelen7254
    @diegongenelkelen7254 4 роки тому +1

    wtf xd there's more action in KONA's old videos

  • @freesolja1
    @freesolja1 4 роки тому +2

    These are just cruisers lol. Skating transition but dull

    • @nicokellerman1648
      @nicokellerman1648 3 роки тому

      Bro it’s the style of the board it’s meant to cruise around on and carve, like a surfboard, EMERY dumbass lol.

  • @bryanmilne
    @bryanmilne 7 років тому +3

    Where is this sweet park? (@3:11)

  • @danielorourke2542
    @danielorourke2542 4 роки тому +1

    I tried this and it is a lot harder than it looks

  • @karlandreaslina2528
    @karlandreaslina2528 4 роки тому +4

    that mallgrab tho

    • @jacoblees312
      @jacoblees312 4 роки тому

      da illuminatigamer a ikr fucking posers I bet they can’t even skate

  • @coryponzo1383
    @coryponzo1383 2 роки тому

    I've always loved skating bowls, by the time I started trying to air out of them I kept getting hurt and stopped skating. Now after finding out about these types of boards, I know I found my place in the sport. I can't wait to hit some huge transitions. Here in Sacramento, we have some huge bowls!

  • @danielaguilerairala3223
    @danielaguilerairala3223 5 років тому +2

    do you know where i could find a tutorial on how to do aerials in the bowl

  • @bruna.dutsol
    @bruna.dutsol 4 роки тому +1

    nice video

  • @serart6465
    @serart6465 3 роки тому +1

    This is Nimbin skatepark!!

  • @gusohaus
    @gusohaus 4 роки тому +1

    So a carver board

  • @caseymontillero5500
    @caseymontillero5500 2 роки тому

    Wow I need surf skate plssss

  • @theoriginalrabbithole
    @theoriginalrabbithole 4 роки тому +1

    "Next Level"? This is shit we did in skateparks back in the 70s! What's so 'next' about it?

  • @MarcoAurelio-ek9oy
    @MarcoAurelio-ek9oy 4 роки тому +1

    Wrong song

  • @Bajssafari
    @Bajssafari 3 роки тому

    Now I want a fucking mustache

  • @Arrozconpaul
    @Arrozconpaul 8 років тому +4

    Joe Dirt shreds

  • @matthewharris4966
    @matthewharris4966 4 роки тому

    WTF? So this is all about people who can't progress their surfing or skating past 1960's style. Nothing whosoever next level here.

    • @SmoothStarSurf
      @SmoothStarSurf  4 роки тому +1

      It's actually the critical carving turns in the pocket that are like surf turns. It's also not putting your hand down on the ground to do the turn. The front mechanism called the thruster makes this happen.

  • @logchopproductions3421
    @logchopproductions3421 4 роки тому +1

    next lets re-invent the wheel

  • @apzzpa
    @apzzpa 4 роки тому +1

    2:40 frickin' posers mall grabbin

    • @noice9163
      @noice9163 4 роки тому +1

      What exactly are they posing to be?

  • @stonearmsinc.3228
    @stonearmsinc.3228 Рік тому

    I am new to these types of carving boards and have question. Do both trucks move or just the front truck on the boards in this video?

    • @SmoothStarSurf
      @SmoothStarSurf  Рік тому +1

      On the front truck there is a special turning device called the SmoothStar Thruster. This is what helps the board move smoothly between turning from side to side or rail to rail. This is a very similar smooth feel to surfing. The trucks at the back should not pivot and turn... just a regular skate truck but you need it like this to provide drive and flow.

  • @KOL630
    @KOL630 3 роки тому

    This music is pony. Should have some Hendrix or similar !

  • @davis_white
    @davis_white 8 років тому +3

    I wish I was like Filipe Toledo

  • @bonsummers2657
    @bonsummers2657 6 років тому +1

    Thumbs down, slo mo sux

  • @zachmanning4739
    @zachmanning4739 5 років тому +1

    mal grab

  • @medievalknievel
    @medievalknievel 3 роки тому

    I get how they roll up the bowls but when they slide up it is so cool man so cool 2watch

  • @oliverposch666
    @oliverposch666 3 роки тому

    Booring

  • @dingocapo2087
    @dingocapo2087 6 років тому +4

    skate to get away from surfing kooks, here they come wave after wave

  • @sk8board_blues248
    @sk8board_blues248 7 років тому +2

    this video rules

  • @HoStevie
    @HoStevie 8 років тому +2

    Hell yeah Filipe rips!

    • @bencollison6783
      @bencollison6783 8 років тому +1

      +Ho Stevie! Sure does, he might win the world title this year!

    • @HoStevie
      @HoStevie 8 років тому

      Ben Collison would be crazy if he landed a big air at Pipe haha

  • @Danny-zq3nu
    @Danny-zq3nu 4 роки тому +1

    WHEN USA???

  • @tins_world299
    @tins_world299 4 роки тому

    Decent surfers, crap skaters , definitely not next level

  • @jnr804
    @jnr804 5 років тому +5

    Wow most of them ride goofy

  • @yuttana-t5b
    @yuttana-t5b 3 роки тому

    ตอนนี้ที่ประเทศไทยกำลังฮิตมากๆ🤣🤣🤣

  • @Kevin-se7bg
    @Kevin-se7bg 4 роки тому

    I was kind of hoping they were going to get on the coping.

  • @natbarton755
    @natbarton755 4 роки тому +1

    Reminds me a lot of lords of dogtown.

    • @11zx28
      @11zx28 4 роки тому +1

      SmileyFace Channel I was thinking that too

  • @xjoshsaucex
    @xjoshsaucex 3 роки тому

    so are these boards just cruiser's? just wondering what make it different

    • @SmoothStarSurf
      @SmoothStarSurf  3 роки тому

      The boards are designed around surfing. There is also a patented mechanism on the front truck called the Thruster.

  • @samjamrose6482
    @samjamrose6482 3 роки тому

    I saw a mol grab

  • @bonsummers2657
    @bonsummers2657 6 років тому +1

    no slo mo

  • @dodgey1406
    @dodgey1406 5 років тому +6

    Last spot was nimbin skate Park?

  • @skate7destroy1
    @skate7destroy1 3 роки тому +1

    Decent frontside slash grinds. Basic but decent skateboarding that remind me of your average 40 year old 80's vert skateboarder who's come back to a culture that has evolved so much that they barely even recognize that whichthey're seeing. Not sure I would go so far as describe this as "next level.". After decades of not skateboarding a good old f/s grind feels nostalgic. Not quite comfortable enough yet to stand up and lock in a front/back Smith or 5, and certainly mindblown by all the blunt to fakies and f/s no comply tail slide reverts by all the 540 busting 8 year olds who've been skateboarding for 6 months and yet are skating at a level that would have made them a top pro in the 80's. But labeling anything "next level" at this time in skateboarding history is almost certainly likely to be highly misleading. I would never in a million years consider anything I do on a skateboard as being "next level.". Not when you have skateboarders like CJ and Jagger out there skating pools like GT, street like Jamie Thomas and Chris Cole, vert like Bucky and Hosoi, and Mega like Way and Burnquist. Serious All Terrain Rippers skating every discipline like the best who've ever done it. Now that is "next level.". Now T. Alva carving a bowl and f/s slashing the coping in his 60's, something he actually invented nearly 50 years ago, that shit is off the chain next level.

  • @coreybyrum
    @coreybyrum 4 роки тому +1

    Sick video!!

  • @danielorourke2542
    @danielorourke2542 4 роки тому +1

    This what skateboarding is supposed to be about. I like this style better than modern skateboarding and it's less dangerous

    • @sepg5084
      @sepg5084 4 роки тому +1

      skateboarding is supposed to be what the skateboarders want it to be. downhill skaters, dancers, freeriders, street skaters, vert skaters, freestylers, etc... will do their own things.
      haters gonna hate.

    • @danielorourke2542
      @danielorourke2542 4 роки тому

      @@sepg5084 I tried this method and found out quickly that turning around this way on a ramp is the hardest way of doing it.

  • @dezionlion
    @dezionlion 4 роки тому

    When did surf skaters become soyboys!

  • @Phuture33
    @Phuture33 4 роки тому +3

    2:33 was badass

    • @udo230FL
      @udo230FL 4 роки тому

      baydass somewhere in texas

  • @mitcha4163
    @mitcha4163 Рік тому

    byron bay?

  • @alexandremattos171
    @alexandremattos171 5 років тому +1

    Hohooo esse vídeo é melhor show

  • @gnfcom
    @gnfcom 3 роки тому

    2:40 stop mall grabbin you posers XD

    • @starvin9870
      @starvin9870 3 роки тому

      its ok tho

    • @gnfcom
      @gnfcom 3 роки тому

      @@starvin9870xd i was joking, of course pros can mall grab

  • @MyMotherWasaNinja
    @MyMotherWasaNinja 3 роки тому

    no flow

  • @chaseperry9612
    @chaseperry9612 8 років тому +2

    What song is this?

  • @pan-jw2wf
    @pan-jw2wf 6 років тому +5

    Rip'n!!! Finally someone gets me. Imagine the stills taken from that session.

    • @SmoothStarSurf
      @SmoothStarSurf  5 років тому +2

      They are pretty sick. We should upload them somewhere because we had many taken.

    • @nodorksshouldgrow3309
      @nodorksshouldgrow3309 4 роки тому

      @@SmoothStarSurf stills is a good word for their style its very still!! if ya cant surf how can ya surfskate DORK POSERS!!!!

    • @SOCyak
      @SOCyak 2 роки тому +1

      @@nodorksshouldgrow3309 Stills is a skate term meaning shots taken from videos turned into photos 😂 what are you talking about??

  • @sargantana100
    @sargantana100 4 роки тому +9

    Is this serious?

    • @thecitizenjoan
      @thecitizenjoan 4 роки тому +1

      sargantana100 I lol’d this is awesome tho this is how they skated in the 70s

  • @PeuCarvalho1
    @PeuCarvalho1 4 роки тому

    Is it Byron Bay? Nice video! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @fabfab5650
    @fabfab5650 3 роки тому

    jolie

  • @TheFootbaldd
    @TheFootbaldd 8 років тому +3

    Great riding, but the thruster design appears to be a knock off of the Carver c7s thrust bearing pivot. If you sold it by itself I could see the use to modify an existing board, but the design is inferior to the complete surf skate trucks that are already available from a few different companies. I would imagine there is a reason why these are not distributed in the US...

    • @SmoothStarSurf
      @SmoothStarSurf  8 років тому +5

      +TheFootbaldd Great question. In all honesty, the SmoothStar Thruster has a patent in the USA and many countries in Europe + Australia and New Zealand. If it was a copy, how would we have a patent. We believe we actually have more patents than any other surf skate brand in the world. And as for copy, the Thruster has existing for over 14 years, its not new. Our products are more of a surfing product. Everything we do including sponsorship, teamrdiers and product development are based around improving people's surfing... we are not a skate company. We don't sell it separately because believe it or not, there is a lot of science in the decks and wheels. All of these modifications are based on surf similarity rather than cosmetic looks like other companies. For example, all our decks are very wide to achieve the "heal to toe" weight distribution through turns. To us, the products are very different but we understand why people compare the two products. You will find the majority of surfers always prefer SmoothStar - its not us saying that... its surf coaches, surf groms and surfing professionals.
      We don't sell the trucks separately because its important that the product feels more like surfing. We imagine we lose a lot of sales all over the world because of this but sometimes credibility is more important than sales. For more technical details why the product is not sold separately we have written a blog post about it. smoothstar.com.au/latest-news/technical-reasons-why-we-dont-sell-smoothstar-thruster-separately/
      If you are more of a skater than surfer, we actually recommend CX trucks. So how are we biased?
      Hope all this helps you understand it better and thanks for your contribution.

    • @TheFootbaldd
      @TheFootbaldd 8 років тому

      Interesting, thanks for the response. How wide are your boards on average? They look to be about average width for their size. Have you experimented with longer boards? I am just finishing a 7 ply 42" board that has a strong hyperbolic parabola through the midsection that eases into a rear kicktail and a minor concave bowl in the front. At the front trucks the board is appx 11.5" wide. As someone who has tried virtually every board sport at least a few times, I would say the longer board has a much more fluid feel then any of the boards I have rode in the past, and compared to my 34" carver with the same trucks there little comparison. I wouldn't claim to be a surfer, but I would be interested to see how much my technique transfers if I had the chance. I understand that is beyond the scope of many of your target customers, but I like to take my hobbies to a hands on level. I'd love to see how your boards feel; however, I have never seen one in person and am past the point where I would buy a complete deck from anyone. If you were to make the thruster available I would certainly be interested in getting one; but I will probably just end up casting my own hangers to modify the carver to my liking in the mean time.

    • @TheFootbaldd
      @TheFootbaldd 8 років тому

      +SmoothStarSurf The reason I would think that the two piece design appears inferior, would be due increased weight, ride height, and an additional place for compliance issues. (instead of just dealing with compliance where the truck base attaches to the deck, you can now also have issues where the truck attaches to the thruster) That is obviously speculation as I don't have one to examine. The reason I mention the thrust bearing pivot is that from what I have read, Carver began development on the thrust bearing pivot application in the late 90s. I seem to have came off a bit brash, so I do apologize for that. There are a lot of companies that essentially copy innovation from others, but with a complete lack of internal engineering and development. This doesn't seem to be your case after more understanding, but you have to admit that is a common problem in general today.

    • @SmoothStarSurf
      @SmoothStarSurf  8 років тому

      +TheFootbaldd Yeah totally agree. There are about 10 other companies that sell a surf skate product. Our Thruster was invented back in 2004. So we have had our product copied as well. We know all about legal issues. If you want to get technical... you can examine the patents. SmoothStar turns and dips on an angle. Despite all the copies out there, SmoothStar is still the closest to surfing. The two part components are required to give the extended turning pivot. You need a lot of sharp smooth turns... this is just like you surf. With SmoothStar the transition from rail to rail is more realistic of surf movement.
      Also - if you ever see a SmoothStar, please just give it a try... then come back here and put your comments and the fact that you have actually tried it.
      Thanks for the input and hope this helps.

    • @SmoothStarSurf
      @SmoothStarSurf  8 років тому +1

      +TheFootbaldd Geez... you are very technical. You should be our tester LOL.
      But our boards are much wider than any other brand. What limits the look and style, we make up for in surf functionality. For full specks of our boards, refer to our website.
      We also look at the right amount of concave in the decks to help keep a consistent smooth turning arc. You can really push off the rail like you would with a surf turn...
      Our wheels base is also critically important.
      To be honest, there is a real science to our decks. We spend a lot of time testing them from a surfing perspective. If you notice... we actually don't have that many designs or models compared to other brands... that is because people who ride our boards don't choose them on design but functionality.
      It would take a lot of time to explain our decks. Don't forget you have all kinds of surfer sizes, weights, heights and ages. To explain our approach it would be pages and paged of content. And we don't want to give away all our secrets :-|
      However, there is one little element we can share with you.... Since you drive from the back foot, you put more pressure on it, you need more width... Any surf coach will tell you that you put pressure on your toes and heals... So next time you jump on your board riding.... see if you heals/toes go over the edge of the board? If so, you have the wrong board to emulate surfing.
      kinda understand now?
      This is one of the important reasons why we don't sell our Thrusters separately.

  • @HelmetBlissta
    @HelmetBlissta 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful

  • @raykarena4595
    @raykarena4595 4 роки тому +1

    This clip is kool az...