I often get compliments on my backside snaps, but really it is because I am just starting it with a BS kickturn and all the slide pressure ends up on the back inside wheel for an easy and smooth looking motion. Great skill to know.
Yes this is so so true!! You also just perfectly described the way I'm doing (and seems like you're doing it too 🤙🏼) the backside snap. I know it's not the only technique, but once you have it down, it's one that works and looks pretty nice too 🔥 psyched that you have these unlocked for yourself all along 🌊
@@chrisgenau925 Yeah, basically start a backside kick turn, but then with my back foot I almost scoop the edge of my board to really push it outwards as I am rotating. It results in getting a really sweet looking 270 degree over-rotation and then you just turn the front trucks back down the ramp when you ride away.
Thanks for the straight-to-the-point tutorial dude, it will come in handy! I started skating and surfskating a few months ago (I'm 32 and had never done board sports) so even the easy stuff feels either challenging or outright intimidating, including relatively simple stuff like riding off a curb. I was playing around in some slopes near where I live and was actually wondering how the heck I could do a very narrow turn on them, and the kickturn is definitely a way! I'll go check your other vidsos ✌
Wow that is awesome 👏 congrats to you for starting out and learning something brand new in your 30s. I know skateboarding can be intimidating, especially when so many things look crazy smooth from the outside, but are so hard to get right and coordinated the when only starting out. I’m looking to soon start creating more videos again, so if I can ever help you, please just let me know. Also if I may ask you a question-if you could request any video that would help yourself a lot, what would that be?
Haha no worries =) it's great that I figured out which people I'm making videos for, and thereby am able to help you guys out - I'm finally done with my med school finals and will soon put out new and more content again anything you really want to see my friend? =)
I was wondering why anyone would want to do a kickturn on a surf skate, and your answers satisfied my curiosity. However I do not agree with your explation of the kick turn. If you lift up your front foot before initiating the turn with your shoulders, all you can do is counter rotate (upper body one way, lower body the other way). The reason this does not happen (it happens a little bit at the end of your turns sometimes) when you actually show it is because you do it right. The way I would explain it is to open up your shoulders (pre wind), then start rotating. Lift up the front foot when your shoulders are parallel to the board, and now your body and board will be moving as one using your momentum. Its like jumping a 180 (no skateboard). If you just jump straight up, and in the air you decide you want to turn a 180, you cant. You can only twist your legs one way and upper body the other way. If you want to jump a 180 you'll have to swing your arms or shoulders, time it so that your feet leave the ground when your shoulders are parallel to your feet, and then your upper and lower body sync up. Just my 2 cents, hope it helps.
Yes, when you put it that way, I guess you have a very valid point. I think the jump analogy is not 100% representative as with the kickturn your still connected to the bottom and not fully "in air" bit I get what you're saying, and have to admit you're probably right :) it's somehow hard to put into perspective and break down a thing one has done for so long 🤷♂️ :D but I guess you know that Rob :)
I just started to surfskate. I did buy a YOW 34,5. Still learning how to ride and stand safely on the board, and I don't know if I can even do a kick turn on it because my board is so heavy and long (I am quite small and light). But I wanna try as soon as I feel stable enough! Thx for your video!
I‘m 100% sure that with the correct technique you’ll be able to do it in no time :) It seems that you might have made this a little bit more hard by your board of choice BUT anything is possible with ANY board. Don’t let anyone ever tell you anything else :) You’ve got this!!! 🙌
@@ChrisGenau Thank you! I chose this board because I feel very comfortable on it as a beginner. I've never stood on a board before. Later I would like a smaller, lighter one. But I'll probably need a lot more practice before then. I will definitely keep going, it's so much fun! 😊
@@ChrisGenau Noch nicht so ganz, aber ich probiere Verschiedenes undmit jeder Session kommen Fortschrittchen und Sicherheit. Macht superviel Freude, auf dem Board zu stehen!
I’ll put it on the list, and see if I can get it done next week, before I’m off to Namibia. Otherwise I will have to try and find a slope over there :)
Another great video Chris - You're really getting better and better with your videos. Production quality is way up since the very first one. Can't wait to see what you're putting out once you're in namibia
@@adriabsolute8643 You have won, one of the memberships to my "Inner circle" =) please send me an email to chris@nosuperman.com do set everything up =)
Happy to be of help. it always means a lot to me if someone finds and help and value in any kind of content I put out there!! So Thank You 🙏🏼 for watching and thank you for spending the time to write this comment 🤙🏽 Hope you’re having a great day my friend
Thank you very much 🙏🏼 what is one tutorial video that is not in my channel library yet, that you would really like to see? soon revamping the content again and I want to make the videos that the people really want to see and need :) thanks for your help 🤝
Awesome!! :)) I love when I can offer a different perspective and open up new possibilities From my „research“ I though that this might be outside of many surfskaters/surfers awareness :)
@@nottherealmccoy4955 wow that sounds freaking awesome!! I'm psyched for you - hope it isn't too scary and you can score some of those monsters!! Daaaaamn, I can't wait to finally get to Namibia and touch the ocean again 🤙🏼 🌊
Chris! Hey its Dan from class. I love the video! More importantly... I LOVE THAT COFFEE MUG. I must have it! haha. Where do you get sounds/music from? Love the little beat at the beginning
Hey Dan, thank you so much, however I have managed to destroy that coffee mug while I was in Namibia :D the music is all from epidemic sound - if you ever chose to use that service, it would mean a lot to me if you used my referral link 👉🏼 www.epidemicsound.com/referral/49jtv - also I think there is a 30 day trial period in case you need some beats and sound effects for the course ;)
That's coming very soon =) I made a video about it once a few weeks ago, but back then it was only my 6th video or so, and my youtube and explanation skills far behind :D I'm still learning a lot every single video - so I'm doing it again. If you want to see it anyways here is a link ruclips.net/video/x1lutu2aH5o/видео.html hope you can find a little value in that =)
You’re the second to inquire about this - so I should probably do it. But yes the frontside kickturn is so much more uncomfortable and takes more commitment to dial down. Took me quite some time too, to really get comfortable with it :) I might just do a quick update video about fs kickturns for my inner core like you to help out 🤙🏽
@@ChrisGenau kool man..checked back on the old vid but be kool to see a new perspective..It was starting to come back but the bowl i was in was so small i started to get dizzy...)
@@middleagedshred haha you've been going to fast then - like a rocket flying through that skate bowl 🤙🏼 🚀 but yeah I've been there before, when practicing only frontside kickturns in a quarterpipe, after 10-15 each I always needed a short break haha :D
Been waiting for the weather to get better here in Germany, so I can record this. But trust me it is in the plans 🙌🏼 anything specific I can help you with in the mean time?
Hey ich wohne momentan in Dortmund, aber gehe bald erstmal für 90 Tage nach Namibia. Danach steht dann eh ein Umzug innerhalb von Deutschland an, wohin steht aber noch nicht fest. Tatsächlich bin ihc meist alleine unterwegs, aber hier in NRW gibts ne menge Surfskater in der community 🤙🏼
@@SteffenLivingTheBikeLife You have won, one of the memberships to my "Inner circle" =) please send me an email to chris@nosuperman.com do set everything up =)
@@ChrisGenau I'm from Bali living in Switzerland, I want to go on a surfskate vacation I thought I would hit germany. I'm just baffled that you can skate on an empty skate park haha
@@kadekhorn7397 haha yes, I always go early in the mornings just like when trying to find an empty line-up ;) It was also still lockdown Message me, when you hit germany and when I’m close to where you are let’s have a skate together 🤙🏽
Ja genau, in Leipzig Reudnitz. Coole kleine „concrete wave“ zum üben. Und wenn man früh am Morgen unterwegs ist, hat man den Spot sogar ganz für sich allein :)
@@ChrisGenau ich war einmal dort, wohnen tue ich in Berlin hier gibt's ja Skateplätze ohne Ende aber die Wave in Leipzig fand ich einmalig. Ähnliches habe ich in Berlin noch nicht gefunden.
@@vato6475 wohne jetzt auch in Berlin. Und kann das bestätigen. Aber wenn es jetzt bald wieder warmer und trockener wird muss ich auch mal noch mehr scouten. Habe ich letztes Jahr auch nicht so viel gemacht.
Thanks
Wow. thank you for your support. it’s really appreciated a ton 🙏🏼
I often get compliments on my backside snaps, but really it is because I am just starting it with a BS kickturn and all the slide pressure ends up on the back inside wheel for an easy and smooth looking motion. Great skill to know.
Yes this is so so true!! You also just perfectly described the way I'm doing (and seems like you're doing it too 🤙🏼) the backside snap. I know it's not the only technique, but once you have it down, it's one that works and looks pretty nice too 🔥 psyched that you have these unlocked for yourself all along 🌊
So this is your snap technique as well Mark?
@@chrisgenau925 Yeah, basically start a backside kick turn, but then with my back foot I almost scoop the edge of my board to really push it outwards as I am rotating. It results in getting a really sweet looking 270 degree over-rotation and then you just turn the front trucks back down the ramp when you ride away.
Thanks for the straight-to-the-point tutorial dude, it will come in handy! I started skating and surfskating a few months ago (I'm 32 and had never done board sports) so even the easy stuff feels either challenging or outright intimidating, including relatively simple stuff like riding off a curb. I was playing around in some slopes near where I live and was actually wondering how the heck I could do a very narrow turn on them, and the kickturn is definitely a way! I'll go check your other vidsos ✌
Wow that is awesome 👏 congrats to you for starting out and learning something brand new in your 30s.
I know skateboarding can be intimidating, especially when so many things look crazy smooth from the outside, but are so hard to get right and coordinated the when only starting out.
I’m looking to soon start creating more videos again, so if I can ever help you, please just let me know.
Also if I may ask you a question-if you could request any video that would help yourself a lot, what would that be?
Thx for the no nonsense, excellent surfskate tutorial content. And a nice dude, have a few mugs of the brown stuff in me.
Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to leave some kind words down here :) it is dearly appreciated 🤙🏼
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK You! I fit exactly in your description on surfskate background! what a boss
Haha no worries =) it's great that I figured out which people I'm making videos for, and thereby am able to help you guys out - I'm finally done with my med school finals and will soon put out new and more content again
anything you really want to see my friend? =)
I was wondering why anyone would want to do a kickturn on a surf skate, and your answers satisfied my curiosity.
However I do not agree with your explation of the kick turn. If you lift up your front foot before initiating the turn with your shoulders, all you can do is counter rotate (upper body one way, lower body the other way). The reason this does not happen (it happens a little bit at the end of your turns sometimes) when you actually show it is because you do it right.
The way I would explain it is to open up your shoulders (pre wind), then start rotating. Lift up the front foot when your shoulders are parallel to the board, and now your body and board will be moving as one using your momentum.
Its like jumping a 180 (no skateboard). If you just jump straight up, and in the air you decide you want to turn a 180, you cant. You can only twist your legs one way and upper body the other way. If you want to jump a 180 you'll have to swing your arms or shoulders, time it so that your feet leave the ground when your shoulders are parallel to your feet, and then your upper and lower body sync up.
Just my 2 cents, hope it helps.
Yes, when you put it that way, I guess you have a very valid point. I think the jump analogy is not 100% representative as with the kickturn your still connected to the bottom and not fully "in air" bit I get what you're saying, and have to admit you're probably right :) it's somehow hard to put into perspective and break down a thing one has done for so long 🤷♂️ :D but I guess you know that Rob :)
Just tried.
It worked .
Thanks from Thailand
That’s so cool!!! Happy it helped you 🤙🏽
I just started to surfskate. I did buy a YOW 34,5. Still learning how to ride and stand safely on the board, and I don't know if I can even do a kick turn on it because my board is so heavy and long (I am quite small and light). But I wanna try as soon as I feel stable enough! Thx for your video!
I‘m 100% sure that with the correct technique you’ll be able to do it in no time :)
It seems that you might have made this a little bit more hard by your board of choice BUT anything is possible with ANY board. Don’t let anyone ever tell you anything else :)
You’ve got this!!! 🙌
@@ChrisGenau Thank you! I chose this board because I feel very comfortable on it as a beginner. I've never stood on a board before. Later I would like a smaller, lighter one. But I'll probably need a lot more practice before then.
I will definitely keep going, it's so much fun! 😊
zum 8ten mal auf dem surfskate und mit deinem video 45° geschafft, yeah!!! Danke!!! 🙇💓
Yay wie cool!!! Viel Erfolg und Spaß weiterhin, aber mitllerweile hast du es wahrscheinlich komplett drauf.
@@ChrisGenau Noch nicht so ganz, aber ich probiere Verschiedenes undmit jeder Session kommen Fortschrittchen und Sicherheit. Macht superviel Freude, auf dem Board zu stehen!
This video help my kick turn 180
I can't wait to practice
Thank you so much for your feedback =) I hope you will unlock that maneuver and get it really good
Very nice tutorial ! Please do a video on how to snap !
I’ll put it on the list, and see if I can get it done next week, before I’m off to Namibia. Otherwise I will have to try and find a slope over there :)
Another great video Chris - You're really getting better and better with your videos. Production quality is way up since the very first one. Can't wait to see what you're putting out once you're in namibia
Yeah man, I keep forgetting when watching mainly the surfskate content, that he’s going to Namibia soon :O
I forgot ☕️ Inner Circle ;) - sheesh that was a close one :D
@@adriabsolute8643 Dang me too :D ☕️ Inner Circle
Thank you so much Adri and no worries your both coffee Emojis were noticed ;)
@@adriabsolute8643 You have won, one of the memberships to my "Inner circle" =) please send me an email to chris@nosuperman.com do set everything up =)
This was very helpful. Thank you!
Happy to be of help. it always means a lot to me if someone finds and help and value in any kind of content I put out there!!
So Thank You 🙏🏼 for watching and thank you for spending the time to write this comment 🤙🏽
Hope you’re having a great day my friend
thanks man! gives me the confidence to try this out :)
Cool man!! I hope you’ll have fun!!
This was helpful. Thank you.
Thanks for your positive words and vibes!! Happy to have been helpful to you
If there is anything else I could help you with, let me know :)
Immernoch ein gutes Erklärvideo ✌🏻🤙
Mach weiter so 👏
Danke dir Philipp :) immer super so nette Worte zu hören 🙌🏼
Great video thank you so much
Thank you for the positive vibes 🤙🏽 it always fills me joy to hear that someone got help from my videos :)
Very nice instructions respect👌🏆
Thank you very much 🙏🏼 what is one tutorial video that is not in my channel library yet, that you would really like to see?
soon revamping the content again and I want to make the videos that the people really want to see and need :)
thanks for your help 🤝
☕Inner circle -Fantastic tutorial, Chris! I didn't even know this was a thing! Loving your content, mate, just brilliant! :)
Awesome!! :)) I love when I can offer a different perspective and open up new possibilities
From my „research“ I though that this might be outside of many surfskaters/surfers awareness :)
Also thanks a ton for the positive vibes and feedback. I love it 🤙🏽
@@ChrisGenau You're very welcome! :)
@@ChrisGenau Haha, EVERYTHING is new to me so it really, really helps! Huge swell here this morning, 5M plus! Going for a look anyway, YEEEWWW!! :)
@@nottherealmccoy4955 wow that sounds freaking awesome!! I'm psyched for you - hope it isn't too scary and you can score some of those monsters!! Daaaaamn, I can't wait to finally get to Namibia and touch the ocean again 🤙🏼 🌊
Really well explained, great tutorial ✌🏻🔥
Sorry for just swing this. But big thanks for the feedback :))
Chris! Hey its Dan from class. I love the video! More importantly... I LOVE THAT COFFEE MUG. I must have it! haha. Where do you get sounds/music from? Love the little beat at the beginning
Hey Dan, thank you so much, however I have managed to destroy that coffee mug while I was in Namibia :D
the music is all from epidemic sound - if you ever chose to use that service, it would mean a lot to me if you used my referral link 👉🏼 www.epidemicsound.com/referral/49jtv - also I think there is a 30 day trial period in case you need some beats and sound effects for the course ;)
Nice video bro ! 🇦🇷
Thanks for watching all the way from Argentina 🙏 that really means a lot to me. I appreciate you being a watcher :)
Thanks!
Happy to be of help :)
Hey Chris, finally summer is here 🔥
It’s about time!! :)
Great. Thank you very much. ❤️🤙
Thank you for watching and leaving a comment my friend 🙌🏼
☕Good stuff! How about the backside/backhand reverse?
That's coming very soon =) I made a video about it once a few weeks ago, but back then it was only my 6th video or so, and my youtube and explanation skills far behind :D I'm still learning a lot every single video - so I'm doing it again. If you want to see it anyways here is a link ruclips.net/video/x1lutu2aH5o/видео.html hope you can find a little value in that =)
@Saad EB You have won, one of the memberships to my "Inner circle" =) please send me an email to chris@nosuperman.com do set everything up =)
@@ChrisGenau yey awesome! 🤙
Nice man..After surf today I spent some time trying to get my frontside kickturn comfortable again, hoped you would say a little about them also..)
You’re the second to inquire about this - so I should probably do it.
But yes the frontside kickturn is so much more uncomfortable and takes more commitment to dial down. Took me quite some time too, to really get comfortable with it :)
I might just do a quick update video about fs kickturns for my inner core like you to help out 🤙🏽
@@ChrisGenau kool man..checked back on the old vid but be kool to see a new perspective..It was starting to come back but the bowl i was in was so small i started to get dizzy...)
@@middleagedshred haha you've been going to fast then - like a rocket flying through that skate bowl 🤙🏼 🚀 but yeah I've been there before, when practicing only frontside kickturns in a quarterpipe, after 10-15 each I always needed a short break haha :D
@@ChrisGenau yea..I need to find a bigger shallower bowl with some flat on the bottom
Thanks mate
Thanks for watching 🤙🏼
Where is this? Nice mild banks
This is a little skatepark in Leipzig, Germany 🇩🇪
Did you say cx4 trucks? Tjx
I did, yes :)
What about frontside kick turn?
Been waiting for the weather to get better here in Germany, so I can record this.
But trust me it is in the plans 🙌🏼 anything specific I can help you with in the mean time?
Hey Chris, woher bist du? Hast du ein paar Leute zum fahren oder bist du / seid ihr auch noch eine sehr kleine Gruppe? Grüße aus HD
Hey ich wohne momentan in Dortmund, aber gehe bald erstmal für 90 Tage nach Namibia.
Danach steht dann eh ein Umzug innerhalb von Deutschland an, wohin steht aber noch nicht fest.
Tatsächlich bin ihc meist alleine unterwegs, aber hier in NRW gibts ne menge Surfskater in der community 🤙🏼
@@ChrisGenau In BW leider noch nicht. Ich hoffe, dass sich da noch was tut in nächster Zeit. Sehe da eigentlich schon Potential in der ganzen Sache.
@@SteffenLivingTheBikeLife You have won, one of the memberships to my "Inner circle" =) please send me an email to chris@nosuperman.com do set everything up =)
Dude I’ve been trying to figure out why I’ve been falling every time I do this. My upper body
awesome 👏 sometimes the answer is so „easy“ it just needs a closer look and a little bit of analysis - I’m happy I was able to help :)
Next frontside
probably coming next week :)
what wheels are you using?
These are the standard carver wheels - the specs on them are 70mm 78a. If I can help you with any other question, please just let me know
@@ChrisGenau THANK YOU
Which part of Germany are you from?
Right now in Namibia 🇳🇦 but in Germany I'm currently based in Dortmund, though this was filmed in Leipzig.
Where are you from?
@@ChrisGenau I'm from Bali living in Switzerland, I want to go on a surfskate vacation I thought I would hit germany. I'm just baffled that you can skate on an empty skate park haha
@@kadekhorn7397 haha yes, I always go early in the mornings just like when trying to find an empty line-up ;)
It was also still lockdown
Message me, when you hit germany and when I’m close to where you are let’s have a skate together 🤙🏽
Der Platz ist in Leipzig oder?
Ja genau, in Leipzig Reudnitz. Coole kleine „concrete wave“ zum üben. Und wenn man früh am Morgen unterwegs ist, hat man den Spot sogar ganz für sich allein :)
@@ChrisGenau ich war einmal dort, wohnen tue ich in Berlin hier gibt's ja Skateplätze ohne Ende aber die Wave in Leipzig fand ich einmalig. Ähnliches habe ich in Berlin noch nicht gefunden.
@@vato6475 wohne jetzt auch in Berlin. Und kann das bestätigen. Aber wenn es jetzt bald wieder warmer und trockener wird muss ich auch mal noch mehr scouten. Habe ich letztes Jahr auch nicht so viel gemacht.
🙏🙏🙏
Happy you liked the video :)
That really is an interesting take on why you should be able to do a #kickturn even as „just“ a surfskater - I always avoided it until yet.
Awesome!! Cooled thing for me when I can help and offer a different perspective :)