turning a shortboard

Posted:
Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:22 pm
by andymac
how do you corectly turn a shortboard? I lean a bit and try to twist my hips, but i find twisting my hips do nothing. I have a 6'6 shortboard. Any pointers?

Posted:
Wed Apr 06, 2005 3:24 am
by surf patrol
Check out these posts - all have useful info.
How do you not go straight?
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steering...any help?!
how to turn on a surfboard?
and I am sure there have been more - use the search option above.

Posted:
Fri Apr 15, 2005 10:05 am
by Easyrider
It's quite easy really
All you do is lean back slightly on your back foot so there's more weight on it and twist/lean in the direction that you want to go
Piece of cake