Learning to Noseride?

[Jeffroo]

Well I've got an 8'8 WRV noserider, and I'm wondering what suggestions you've got to help me to get started noseriding. any tips?

thanks!

[grub]

Mate, you want to post a picture of that board and the full dimensions... also how tall and how much do you weigh? It seems quite small to be called a nose rider, but not to say that it isn't...

[baja fresk]

is it hard to nose ride? on the videos all it looks like they do is just walk forward no problem. but im sure they just make it look easy

[grub]

is it hard to nose ride? on the videos all it looks like they do is just walk forward no problem. but im sure they just make it look easy

Obviously mate.... making it look easy is at the heart of good style on a longboard . Even the walk, cross stepping is what you will generally see on the video, although you get the hang of it you are not likely to just standup and do it. By the time you can compatantly nose ride you will have the cross step down too.

[bluesnowcone]

its best to start geting up the nose but not using any toes, then gradualy do a hang five and get used to them then when you feel its right got all them toes of the edge.

[grub]

...its best to start geting up the nose but not using any toes, then gradualy do a hang five and get used to them then when you feel its right got all them toes of the edge.

bluesnowcone2000: Have you got yourself a longboard yet and if so how are you going with it

Jeffroo: You may want to check out this thread: https://surfing-waves.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=31452.

[Sweet!]

Some questions:

You know when you're cruising across the green, how do you 'lock it in' so that you can balance more forward on your board?

Is it more of an instinctual thing? I noticed all of a sudden when I was trimming on Sunday that I was right up there at the front (not THE front) but that was the only way to keep up speed on the tiny wave I was on.

Is it true that you're actually pulling your board under you rather than just, walking over to the front of your board?

I've tried the cross stepping thing when I've been a bit bored and found I was pretty much just running off the front like a gangplank or somethin. Do you need to think balance all the way along or do you move quite fast and hope like hell???

[Sweet!]

Oh cheers Grub!

Nice thread!

Ok then. My 9'3 has a lot of rocker...apparently more than average joe... and it does actually feel more responsive and easy turny than other 9foot somethings that i've tried..

Does this effect noseriding ability?

[dougirwin13]

Balance, smoothness, small steps, control.

Most people find it easy to start "cross-stepping" but hard to stop :D So they run off the nose ;) Practice making it slow and controlled. Stopping and reversing. Harder than it looks, harder than you think :)

-doug

[Jeffroo]

for those who asked...
pictures.


Dimensions

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Fins - it's 8.5

[tomcat360]

that board has a TON of volume...what WRV did you buy it from?

[bluesnowcone]

yh grub, i have got my self a long board now, im finding it alot more easy and more enjoyable. I got a 9' limited edition bic performace board and it rocks, it turns almost like a short board so its easy to pull of cut back and stuff like that. im still gunu get the mc tavish, its just i didnt want to learn on a longboard thats $700 worth of amazingment, im gunu get that in a couple of years.

[grub]

...im still gunu get the mc tavish, its just i didnt want to learn on a longboard thats $700 worth of amazingment, im gunu get that in a couple of years.

Sorry to here about the BIC , if your looking at a new one in a couple of years you will have a bit more experience up your sleeve and I would look at something a bit more exotic like a Southcoast Classic Nose Rider or the likes... don't get me wrong, McTavish boards are good but Bob McTavish is a lot more interesting Have a "Captain Cook" at the Southcoast longboard site just for a droole: http://www.southcoastlongboards.com.au

Also its good to make a note of such threads the likes of "Favorite shaper/company", you can find some nice ideas from all over the place, gather a "want list" first; if you don't have the money to lash out on a big name (or other reasons), head for a chat with your local shaper for a better deal price wise...

[tomcat360]

or...if you wanna pay overseas shipping...

http://www.austinsurfboards.com

schweet stuff

[jonny]

here's some noseriding tips from one of the masters...

[bluesnowcone]

well grub, i think im always going to keep my bic ( iv scraped of the decils so it doesnt look like one ) because its such a good perfomance/all around board. but i think when iv got a bit more knowledge and am a bit better im definately gunu invest in a nice classic noserider of some kind.

[grub]

here's some noseriding tips from one of the masters...

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Nice indepth summary there Jonny... wish I lived there to be able to attend such a day, great chance for any body to pick up some good ideas.

[tomcat360]

hey Jeff, you gonna be out on Saturday? I'll probably be down at first street, maybe Croatan, maybe sandbridge...

who knows. Look for a blonde haired kid on a old retro mal thing.

[Jeffroo]

haha, don't think I can this weekend, maybe sometime though.

[Stylemaster]

With noseriding you have to be on a steep part of the wave and right in the pocket. Best waves are usually about 2-3 feet. Dont try to noseride out on the sholder or you will just bog down. Its a real momentum thing , the faster you are going the easier keeping your balance will be. Dont shuffle , cross step. Practice at home!!!! Work out how many steps it takes you to get to the nose. Sounds silly but this will stop you running off the end. I prefer to take four steps which is about the minimum you may need more. Once you are there just try for a cheater five. Keep the weight on your back foot and stretch your front foot over. The better you get the closer your back foot comes forward until you are eventually popping 10s at will. Practise , practise , practise. You will blow it most times but once you stick it , its all gold. Remember its one thing to get there , its another getting back. Thats the hard part. If you longboard you must noseride otherwise you are shortboarding. Old longboarders never die , they just get on the nose!!!!!