It's perfectly fine to ride with a completely sideways stance, you're foot doesn't have to angle at all if you don't want it to. An expert rider will not have a single static stance that always remains the same, he will have a dynamic stance that changes and pivots depending on what he's wanting to do or the feel he wants. When I ride sometimes I have my foot angled, but sometimes I'm complete sideways. Sometimes my feet are wide apart, and sometimes they are close together. When you're completely sideways the feel of carving is completely different and very enjoyable. You can do different things and expand your style quiver. A good rider can do all kinds of variations with his stance and shift his weight accordingly. My recommendation would be for people to practice riding with an angled front foot, but also with a sideways front foot stance and to actually practice rotating your front foot between the two stances while riding and carving. Then practice changing your rear foot angle mid turns, etc. Then work on going up on your toes and the ball of your rear foot and laying down your rear knee, and other fun stuff. There's so much you can do with your stance. Don't be a static rider!
that is true we adapt but changing to parallel is very important when loosing speed and f.e. stopping with your backfoot. When I help people learn riding changing those 2 base stances is one of the first things I teach
Thank you for your comment! I struggle a lot with my stance now as a beginner, it is really hard to keep the hips facing forward and compressing the knees while the back straight (!!) and having both feet glued to the board at all times, i feel that only wrong muscles are working and i am just getting stiff on the board, only able to think of not sticking out my hip to the side and having crazy butt muscle pain afterwards 😭 I was sure i am very flexible until i started surfskating.
@@mariakordyukova7715 It will get better with time on the board.....as a beginner, your body hasn't developed the stability muscles you use while riding. After a while you'll naturally feel more comfortable and natural on a board. The best thing is to just watch as many different riders as possible and then emulate the ones you like their style the most. After a while you will figure out what feels good to you and develope your own style. Riding is just time on a board. The more you ride and observe how others ride, the better you will get.
@@nateross14 thanks a lot! Honestly i see most people bending forward, with hips not perfectly aligned to the front, so I am thinking i should just ditch the advice of the instructor maybe 😅 I really dont know how to keep the entire back foot on the board while compressing up and down, and having the hips facing forward, it just gives crazy stiffness and pain for now. But I hope it is is just really a beginners phase as you say.
Very clear pointers: start on grass, think about weight shifts from front to back foot and bend knees etc. I could not see the weight shifts until explained
thanks so much! also I just wanted to let you know - our online course will be live in a few weeks. It's a super comprehensive course with 7 modules to help you improve your flow and style, and there's lots of simple drills you can practice too. if you wanna be notified of when its live, and lock in the pre-sale discounted price, you can join the waitlist here :) makosurfskate.com/online-course-coming-soon/
Bro, thank u ....so good! Subscribed and looking forward to all your surfskate training videos. I've watched allot of training vids but yours have taught me the most by far. You are officially my new surfskate coach. 🤙
wow thank you so much Aaron - that means a lot! :) let me know what you're learning at the moment and ill try to make some more videos which can help you out
also just to let you know - our online course will be live in a few weeks, which will have lots of simple drills you can practice to improve. if you wanna be notified of when its live, and lock in the pre-sale discounted price, you can join the waitlist here :) makosurfskate.com/online-course-coming-soon/
Hi Lulu, also just to let you know - our online course will be live in a few weeks, which will have lots of simple drills you can practice to improve. if you wanna be notified of when its live, and lock in the pre-sale discounted price, you can join the waitlist here :) makosurfskate.com/online-course-coming-soon/
Thanks for your comment :) Wiggling can be the easiest way to start moving on the Surfskate but it’s not functional for surfing. You can’t generate speed on a surfboard by wiggling so if you do that on the skateboard, you can actually create a bad habit which can then be tricky to overcome. Also you can generate even more speed on the surfskate by avoiding wiggling and using the right technique… so we would definitely recommend trying to avoid the wiggle as much as possible!
Thanks so much! It's the Mako board, we've been developing it over the past year and is available to buy in Bali now :) You can check them out here if you're interested: makosurfskate.com/surfskates/
Hi Karsten, also just to let you know - our online course will be live in a few weeks, which will have lots of simple drills you can practice to improve. if you wanna be notified of when its live, and lock in the pre-sale discounted price, you can join the waitlist here :) makosurfskate.com/online-course-coming-soon/
It's perfectly fine to ride with a completely sideways stance, you're foot doesn't have to angle at all if you don't want it to. An expert rider will not have a single static stance that always remains the same, he will have a dynamic stance that changes and pivots depending on what he's wanting to do or the feel he wants. When I ride sometimes I have my foot angled, but sometimes I'm complete sideways. Sometimes my feet are wide apart, and sometimes they are close together. When you're completely sideways the feel of carving is completely different and very enjoyable. You can do different things and expand your style quiver. A good rider can do all kinds of variations with his stance and shift his weight accordingly. My recommendation would be for people to practice riding with an angled front foot, but also with a sideways front foot stance and to actually practice rotating your front foot between the two stances while riding and carving. Then practice changing your rear foot angle mid turns, etc. Then work on going up on your toes and the ball of your rear foot and laying down your rear knee, and other fun stuff. There's so much you can do with your stance. Don't be a static rider!
I think the same.❤
that is true we adapt but changing to parallel is very important when loosing speed and f.e. stopping with your backfoot. When I help people learn riding changing those 2 base stances is one of the first things I teach
Thank you for your comment! I struggle a lot with my stance now as a beginner, it is really hard to keep the hips facing forward and compressing the knees while the back straight (!!) and having both feet glued to the board at all times, i feel that only wrong muscles are working and i am just getting stiff on the board, only able to think of not sticking out my hip to the side and having crazy butt muscle pain afterwards 😭 I was sure i am very flexible until i started surfskating.
@@mariakordyukova7715 It will get better with time on the board.....as a beginner, your body hasn't developed the stability muscles you use while riding. After a while you'll naturally feel more comfortable and natural on a board. The best thing is to just watch as many different riders as possible and then emulate the ones you like their style the most. After a while you will figure out what feels good to you and develope your own style. Riding is just time on a board. The more you ride and observe how others ride, the better you will get.
@@nateross14 thanks a lot! Honestly i see most people bending forward, with hips not perfectly aligned to the front, so I am thinking i should just ditch the advice of the instructor maybe 😅 I really dont know how to keep the entire back foot on the board while compressing up and down, and having the hips facing forward, it just gives crazy stiffness and pain for now. But I hope it is is just really a beginners phase as you say.
Very clear pointers: start on grass, think about weight shifts from front to back foot and bend knees etc. I could not see the weight shifts until explained
I’m glad it was helpful 🤙🏽
I started learning surfskate a few weeks ago and identified some of my mistakes in your video. Thanks for the tips🤙
I’m so glad it was helpful, thank you for watching :)
Muy bueno, muy prolijo el video.
great tuto, good analyse thank you and I wish you the best
Thank, I come back to surf again ❤
Great videos Juan!
Thank you 🙏🏽
Thank you for the channel! These are the best videos about surf skate I've found in the whole UA-cam! Nice pitch, picture, graph and material
Wow that means a lot - thank you so much! :)
The head advice is so good.
Really cool tutorial, thank you 😎
Oh thank you so much!
Great surfskate tutorial! Appreciate the tips!
thanks so much! also I just wanted to let you know - our online course will be live in a few weeks.
It's a super comprehensive course with 7 modules to help you improve your flow and style, and there's lots of simple drills you can practice too.
if you wanna be notified of when its live, and lock in the pre-sale discounted price, you can join the waitlist here :) makosurfskate.com/online-course-coming-soon/
Bro, thank u ....so good! Subscribed and looking forward to all your surfskate training videos. I've watched allot of training vids but yours have taught me the most by far. You are officially my new surfskate coach. 🤙
wow thank you so much Aaron - that means a lot! :) let me know what you're learning at the moment and ill try to make some more videos which can help you out
Hey Juan, we met one year ago surfing Sumbawa. Funny to randomly come up to one of your videos! Nice work and hope you are doing well 🤙🏻 Paul
Excellent advice going to make sure to put it into practice! Cheers
One of the best surfskate videos I've ever watched . ❤
ah thank you so much - that means a lot!
also just to let you know - our online course will be live in a few weeks, which will have lots of simple drills you can practice to improve.
if you wanna be notified of when its live, and lock in the pre-sale discounted price, you can join the waitlist here :) makosurfskate.com/online-course-coming-soon/
EXCELLENT!
Great tips! 💚💛🩷
Thank you!!
Very helpful tips. Thank you for uploading this
thanks so much Lulu!
Hi Lulu, also just to let you know - our online course will be live in a few weeks, which will have lots of simple drills you can practice to improve.
if you wanna be notified of when its live, and lock in the pre-sale discounted price, you can join the waitlist here :) makosurfskate.com/online-course-coming-soon/
Great content, thanks for doing this!
very nice tutorial. thank you !
Thank you!
This is super helpful bro!!
Hi, which board are you using?
I’m using one of the boards from my surfskate brand
Great video. Thanks 🙏🏼
Best❤
Thank you! What do think about wiggling?
Thanks for your comment :)
Wiggling can be the easiest way to start moving on the Surfskate but it’s not functional for surfing.
You can’t generate speed on a surfboard by wiggling so if you do that on the skateboard, you can actually create a bad habit which can then be tricky to overcome.
Also you can generate even more speed on the surfskate by avoiding wiggling and using the right technique… so we would definitely recommend trying to avoid the wiggle as much as possible!
So useful - thank you! 🙏
Thanks for the great video :)
Awesome vid bro!
Always great
Thanks for the video
No worries, thank you for watching! :)
excellent! very clear instruction !
Very helpful video! Thanks a lot! What surfskates are you using?
Thanks so much! It's the Mako board, we've been developing it over the past year and is available to buy in Bali now :)
You can check them out here if you're interested: makosurfskate.com/surfskates/
Hi Karsten, also just to let you know - our online course will be live in a few weeks, which will have lots of simple drills you can practice to improve.
if you wanna be notified of when its live, and lock in the pre-sale discounted price, you can join the waitlist here :) makosurfskate.com/online-course-coming-soon/
Salut camarade,
Tes vidéos sont très instructive, dommage que je ne comprenne pas l'anglais. J'aurais invesitis sur ta formation ligne.
So nice
This helps so much !!! Subscribe right now 👍🏽👍🏽
Thanks so much! If there's anything you're hoping to learn, please do let us know and we'll try to help you out.
怎么不更新啦？教学视频很好👍
谢谢你! 👍
So it's mostly like riding a motorcycle.
"mostly" might be a bit too much - but a little bit!
🛹🛹🕶🕶🤩
Misstake #1. Buying a surf skate.
why is that? i would say Mistake #1 is not buying a surfskate sooner!