Long long surfskate

[BoMan]

I'm intrigued by this video showing cross steps and drop knee turns on a BIG board. I'm a longboard surfer who likes to practice on land and can't do these maneuvers on a Carver c7. If you have experience with something like this, what do you think?

[waikikikichan]

The video you posted is in Japan were the roads are very nicely taken care of. A long time ago the shop I worked at sold "Ham Boards". I guess they were the original long LONG boards.

[BoMan]

Do you think practicing drop knee turns and cross steps on a board like this would translate well to the water?

[waikikikichan]

Do you think practicing drop knee turns and cross steps on a board like this would translate well to the water?

Nope.

This girl rips on a long skate board.......

But can she do it on a real longboard surf board ?

[BoMan]

She is a skilled skateboard dancer and her moves might help with cross stepping in the water. That said, she doesn't appear to be a surfer so it's hard to say.

Living inland, I can only make it to the coast twice a month and ride a Carver to support my surfing skills. It's a lot of fun but I need a stronger connection between my skating and longboard surfing. I ride too much rail-to-rail and want to reinforce turning by weighting the fin.

[ConcreteVitamin]

Been enjoying a Goofboard when being landlocked. Can walk forward to hang 10. Can't wait for that to happen in the water (in years).

[jsteave]

Hello. Do they work? (Carver, etc). Are they better? Or can you just use a regular skateboard w super loose trucks so you can weight/unweight as you come out of a turn. I got one would that be similar?

[BoMan]

Carver trucks are designed with a dual axis and I love how they work. Fast forward to 2:00 for an explanation.