This is the key to more noserides - Longboard Surfing Session
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- Опубліковано 3 лис 2021
- In this video I try and figure out what I'm doing wrong with setting up my board for a noseride. Longboard surfing is tough, but such a fun challenge! Enjoy
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Board: Clean Ocean Surfboards: 9'6" Chingona
Man you are the man! Im a recent Louisiana transplant to Santa Cruz, CA and you have one of the most enjoyable surfing channels I’ve ever seen. Your joy and stoke are what surfing should be about!! I love the channel and I love watching your progress!
oh thanks so much Reece! so happy you enjoy. I’m actually going to be in Santa Cruz this Wednesday and Thursday … if the waves are good you’re more than welcome to join me for a session. Just sorted out a noserider to rent at freeline surf shop cause I ain’t hauling my board out there ha
Lifelong surfer but am new to longboarding. These videos are great. Commentary on individual waves is super helpful.
Awesome thanks! If you go all the way back to my first video I posted, it was just me with a helmet camera surfing. I was wondering if trying one of those could be helpful
Chris the drone pilot is the man!
he totally is!
I've been surfing shortboards for 30+ years. Just taking up longboarding at age 51. Everything about your channel is awesome! More useful and easier to follow than a lot of pro coaching 🙏🏼🤙🏽Thank you from Aotearoa/New Zealand
Thats great to hear Chris, thanks! Well the 30 years of short boarding is gonna make things much easier hehe. What board are you riding?
@@LongboardSessionscheers 😀 i got a Takayama 9'6"
Oh nice!
Such a helpful and inspiring channel - appreciate the content
Thanks so much Riley!
man you re making awesome videos and you re getting noticeably better as time goes by
Thanks so much! Hopefully I can keep on improving them 🤙
Dude. Appreciate the work you put into the vids. For myself, “I see the pros do this.” Feels like, “I saw this in a cartoon, but I’m pretty sure I can do it.”😂. As always great pointers🤙
Thanks! Hahaha so true ! When I say “I see the pros do this” I have to remember the thousands of hours they’ve spent working out the kinks
Front side: your hips are much more parallel to the wave then backside. More tucking the back knee in the bottom turn to square up the hips and leaning back /arching when cross stepping. With a more back arched posture the floaters off the top will be easier to initiate and execute as well (watch some old Tom Wegener or Tyler videos). The front side waves look zippier than the rights probably contributing to the tendencies come from.
dang some great points! I’m going to look back at the video to pin point what you’re talking about. I’ll also check those guys out. Posture is huge with Longboarding and you’re right, my rights look so different from my lefts
“I saw the pros do it.” Sometimes feels like, “I saw this on a cartoon, but I’m pretty sure I can do it.” But man oh man you nailed it on a good number of waves. Congrats
haha so true... they make it look too easy. Sometimes you forget how many decades of experience some of these longboarders have lol. Thanks Carlos!
4:09 Drone shot/positioning here is very helpful to see how you moved into the wave.
Yes! It's so hard to get across what something is supposed to look/feel like. Drone does the best at this IMO. It also is king when it comes to improving because it doesn't hide your mistakes... they are quite visible for the world to see haha
Ouah!!! Nice waves!! Stylish!!
thanks man! yea they were fun
Dude I love your channel! Keep it up 👍
Thanks man! Will do🤙
As always good stuff. Particularly liked when you backed off with the cross step to get trim control of your board. This seemed to give you time to attempt another move forward. Looking forward to the next video, as I continue with my stay my 14 day stint in quarantine in NZ. Only 6 more days to go, and than freedom to surf at my local beach Ohope. Cheers
thanks jack! I’ve been told before, a noseride won’t work on every wave … and I’m starting to get that through my thick skull haha. 6 more days till surfing freedom!
Something i notice about Joel Tudor in his recent world title win was he was never in a rush to get to the nose. He often would take a few steps up then if he wasn't happy he'd walk back to a little turn and reset his board in the right spot. Perhaps it's a little easier for him as he had a longer wave to work with. Perhaps you might of felt a little rushed in the lefts as they closed out most of the time. Other then that i think your going very well.
Thanks Luke! Yea Tudor was so smooth in that comp! It is a bit different due to the wave he's riding and his experience. Waves here are quick so they will look different. I doubt Joel would even try to get to the nose on our waves haha! He'd probably take out mid length
Agreed! Watching his final vs skinner in person was a testament to his approach
Another great video Mate. Funny isn’t it and took a while for it to sink in for me The slower you go the more control you have and it’s quicker in trim also. The new board suits you too.
Thanks Daniel! Yes totally true. I always looked at the pros and was envious how fast they can cross step. Never realized you have to slow things down first before youre able to be quick. As usual, I rush things haha!
Brian - good video! The Chingona is on fire! My guess and just a guess on your front vs backside…your speed front side seems to be double what you are traveling on your backside…you do jump a little here and there but looks like you are rushing to the front because you are running out of time. Can’t wait for next week’s video!
Yes that's very possible. Someone actually said this same comment in a previous video... must be on to something haha! Next week will be a different tip, but it's a good one!
Nice video!
Thanks!!
Great videos. Looks fun out there. How is it that you always have these nice waves to yourself.
Thanks Greg! I kinda caught these waves at a weird time so there werent many people out. But even when it's busy its not that bad!
Great faded takeoffs. My guess as to what you think you're doing wrong: Your feet are often not perpendicular to the long axis of the board, giving you less control. An observation: Compared with videos of pro longboarders, your body looks more tense. Would loosening up help? Who knows? Thanks!
Yea the faded takeoffs were working this session! Wow you guessed the first half of what I'm doing wrong with the feet being "perpendicular". I think I will naturally loosen up over time as I improve... hopefully atleast lol
You’re also doing amazing
Thanks man!
Hi Brian, I am LOVING these videos! How does one began the first steps to cross step? Is there muscle memory involved? Do you think practicing on land is the best way?
Thanks Sherry! Well that's a hard question to answer... I'll be making a series on this next year. But yes, practicing on land is a great idea. Tons of muscle memory involved, but nothing compares to practicing in the water. Your easiest start would be to buy a 2x4 piece of wood and practice cross stepping on that. Than head out for a surf session and practice taking a step or two in the white water. That would be a decent place to start, let me know how it goes!
I just discover your channels it's amazing ! I also just got my first noserider and im wonder whats the best for a noserider a beachbreak or a pointbreak ? Keep going 🤙
Thanks Samuel! I’m not the most well versed on longboards, but for beach breaks I believe you want a little more rocker and a pulled in nose. Point breaks I assume you want a flatter wider board? Maybe someone else can chime in on this
thank you for the answer, I think my question was not clear it was not for the characteristics of the board but rather what type of wave is best suited for noseriding in general? maybe both ?!
@@samueltardif7943 Ohhhh I see. Well i've never surfed a point break, but I imagine a point break is much better for longboarding overall. Beach break noserides can be epic tho! Both are fun I assume hehe
Hey mate I'm from Australia, was looking at buying a longboard. What would you recommend? I can stand up easily and go across the face on a 7ft foam board but wanted to have a crack a longboards since the summer isn't producing the best swell.
Awesome! You're going to love a longboard. It's going to feel big and weird at first, but you'll get used to it. If you see yourself trying to start cross stepping and noseriding eventually, I would buy a noserider. However, if you're trying to transition slowly into a short board, I would buy a hi performance longboard (lighter with three fins).
There are tons of good brands. You're best bet is to visit some local shops and see whats available. If money is no option, check out the bing silver spoon bingsurf.com/collections/silver-spoon
Also, size is important. This will depend on your height and weight. Contacting the board companies directly is the best way to get an answer as to which size longboard you should get. Check out Ben Considine's channel as I believe he rides an austrailian brand that is probably easy to find for you. Good luck!
The new board seems "heavier" for a lack of a better word. Do you also feel that while surfing? How long are you sessions normally? Great content!
I would agree, the new board does feel a bit heavier... but i'm not sure it actually is. It just feels a certain way when water is flowing under it..... hard to explain. Normally I'm surfing for 2.5 to 3 hours
Great Videos! I’ve been trying to cross step on a 9ft soft top by surf tech. Not sure if it’s the right type of board? I’m 5 8 165 pounds..
Thanks James! Not the perfect board for it, but it's a start for sure. Good surfers can cross step on 7' single fins, so you can practice on almost anything. Ideally though you would want to be on a 9'4" - 9'8" traditional longboard.
6:32 Looks like you paused slightly with your left foot on the first cross step to steady and set yourself up for better cross-stepping all the way forward, yes? (I'm goofy-foot as well.)
Kind of. More likley I didn't feel very confident in my balance so I slowed things down. Once I took my left foot off the back of the board to start the first step the board lost it's rail engagement for a split second. Placing the foot back down in front helped stablize. Ideally, when you lift your back foot to start the cross step your board should be dead still. This is achieved by making sure you trim the board and put plenty of weight on the front foot before starting the first step.
on the front side cross steps, maybe you aren't facing forward and squaring your shoulders enough? Backside may make that more natural to happen, as you look back to the wave, but frontside you are turning towards the face too much?
Yes that's part of my problem for sure. Dillon just also messaged me on instagram saying that my weight is too far back, which is 100% true. However, not what next videos going to be about. It's actually more simple than that
Great channel! What is the size of your board?
Thanks!! Mine is a 9'6"
My guess is that you’re just hauling ass on the lefts. Too much speed, getting too far out towards the shoulder and just need to stall out or throw a little cutback maybe? It’s funny because i can only get on the nose frontside and never backside
Hey Esteban said the same thing haha! Yes I believe you are correct, I must naturally stall the board out better on rights than lefts. I really did try to slow down on lefts this session, but I'm still flying. I'll try even harder next time hehe
I reckon faster mals are harder to nose ride. Likewise I think epoxy mals are more resistant to keeping the tail in the wave..?
I honestly have no idea 🤷♂️. Maybe something to test out
Flatter (faster) boards are much better at staying in trim and noseriding (if all other things are equal)
Yet all things are rarely ever equal.
@@TenToesSurf Yea tell me about it! One wave is flat, one is steep.... constant variables
What kind of board is this? Looks like a dream.
It's a 9'6" COS Chingona. I'm loving it so far!
noice
Thanks!
Hey frennnnn ✨ is it possible that you make a video on catching bigger waves on a long board. I can catch em but I can’t ride them down the line as good as I can with short waves 🙇🏾❤️
Hey william! I'll try and explain the next time im riding bigger waves. Next video the waves were small, but lets see what happens after that
@@LongboardSessions I appreciate youuuu
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You're jumping when you cross step. I think that's the problem!
Oh my gosh tell me about it! This is such a hard habit to break. The video I say to watch at the end covers this very topic... I need to start listening to my own advice haha! However, next video is going to cover something very simple yet HUGE!
@@LongboardSessions Okay, awesome! I think next time you get a new longboard try a NSP hdt elemnets sleep walker or the PU version I have the epoxy and it noserides like a dream
Oh sweet! I'll check those out
Dude please stop putting your board belly down on the concrete literally makes me cringe Everytime I see it 😂 the foil on your fin will be sure to stay hydrodynamic 🤙 and thanks for showing me what I've been doing wrong this whole time 🤦♂️
hahaha! To be honest, I cringe watching myself do it....