I wish I knew this cross stepping tip ages ago - Longboard Surfing
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- Опубликовано: 10 ноя 2021
- Found out a fairly important piece of information when it comes to longboard surfing cross stepping. Enjoy!
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Your videos are really good. Been surfing more than 50 years and these are pretty straight forward and insightful...Kudos!
Awesome thanks Mark! 🤙
I’m honestly glad you do these because it’s hard to find good cross stepping videos that go in depth
Tell me about it! Not the easiest information to find
It has been great to see your progression (and your friend Vlad too) and as a New Yorker I love that you are doing this on the east coast which has its own challenges and rewards. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience.
thanks so much Paul! I just got back from Santa Cruz , which is a surfing Mecca, and I now appreciate everything we learn here on the east coast. It made surfing a point break sooooo easy haha
Most. Useful Surf Channel. Ever.
Wow thanks so much!🤙
Great idea for the curb. I'm going to try it out! Always look forward to your videos each week!
Thanks Anjelica! That was actually Tentoessurf's idea... and it's a good one!
Nice work my dude, been enjoying your videos lately, esp the tutorials for newer longboarders, cheers from New Zealand!
Thanks Liam! Glad you get something good out of em!
Great tip...Makes total sense. Thanks!
Thanks Wayne! Yea... it's so obvious too... can't believe I didn't think of it haha
Great surfing with you this morning Brian! Great video! I’ll definitely try balancing on a curb, what a great trick!
Thanks Reece! That was a surf session i'll never forget.... unbelievable waves you guys have! Hopefully I got some on video haha!
Your videos are SO HELPFUL!!
Great to hear, thanks! Glad they can help🤙
Thanks for sharing. Tommy @ Ten Toes rocks, great instructor.
You got it! He's the best🤙
Well done! I do believe I can follow along with this good advice. With your arm swinging up, you can readjust it and point it down the line.
Thanks!! Yea give it a shot, see how it goes hehe
Great Tips 🤙 I learned more today with this video than with several years of longboarding. Mahalo!!! from the Azores Islands
Thanks Rui! That's great to hear. I felt that same way after watching ten toes surf haha!
Enjoying watching your videos and your journey. Keep it up!
Thanks Greg! Will do🤙.. editing as we speak actually. I like to save everything for the last minute😜
Really good tips in this video. Thanks. Great work
Thanks man! Hope they help🤙
Great demo bro, thanks for keeping it real
Thanks! you got it😉
Your videos learned me so much, thanks a lot!!
Awesome! Glad they're helpful
Epic! This makes so much sense, the “few” times I have been able to stabilise the board front side has been feeling the stability of the rail locked in the wave… just haven’t been able to connect the dots before seeing this vlog… thanks for this Brian🤙
Thanks Adam! Yea this has helped so much. Hope you had a nice vacation 🤙
@@LongboardSessions epic vacation thanks🤙
I really enjoy your channel.
Thanks so much!!
Great surfing tip….it makes sooooo much sense! One of your best videos to date. Also enjoyed watching the entire process, wave set up, catching the wave, trim, fade turns, cross stepping it was all there. Good stuff! Back home and cannot wait to try it out. Cheers from Whakatane/Ohope NZ
Thanks jack! I guess you're out of quarantine by now.. enjoy the surf!
Yepper, eyeing up a surf for tomorrow. It may not be great but I will be surfing . Enjoy the point break in Santa Cruz.
@@jackdoughty4238 Nice! Oh I enjoyed it
Dude!
You help me so much. Thank you!!!
You got it Tina!
Great vid!
Thanks Jeremy!
Just found your channel, hope it keeps growing. Great content !!!
Thanks Carlos! No intention of stopping, having too much fun haha
Awesome info mate. Thanks heaps🤙🏽
Excellent! hope it helps🤙
Man, no idea why one of your clips popped up but I‘m so glad it did!!! I got into longboarding a while ago and I‘m enjoying it alot but feel like I got stuck a bit right now and living in Switzerland doesn‘t make it any easier to progress. 😄 I‘m currently in Bali right now having some really good conditions for longboarding and guess what…practicing on my crosssteps (instead of these weird sidesteps I always tend to do) thanks to your awesome content! The way your explaining things is really straightforward and fun to watch at the same time! Thanks so much and keep up the good work! 🙏🙏🙏
Oh thats awesome to hear!! Glad you're getting good conditions in Bali.. probably amazing!!
dope video bro
Arm flying up is a falling response.
The best longboarders control their arms (minimal movement) as much as their body.
That’s the number one thing I work on when longboarding.
Foot movement means nothing if wagging arms to me. I see it in a lot of “pro longboarders” videos as well.
Pretend you’re a karate expert. Every movement is from your core.
Strengthen those ankles and keep the core low.
Joel Tudor was also a martial arts world champ as well as longboard champ.
Longboard skate boarding with an oversize mega longboard helps too.
Deeper stiffer single fin also helps to keep the board from rocking side to side. The shallower fins make the board tippier.
I would agree with you and currently work to control my arms. However, some people say arms are a part of the style. Jehvson silva vs joel tudor couldn't be any more opposite lol
Arms are great if they’re controlled like say, Tom Curren. Then it becomes body English.
I have not seen the surfer that you mentioned next to Joel Tudor yet.
Fun video thanks sharing
You got it!
Thanks so much for the shout out!
Let us know when you're coming to Costa Rica :)
Will do! Would love to get over there soon
@@LongboardSessions You should, Tommy's one of the best!
Great Channel! Just subscribed! During the WORLD Longboarding championships in Malibu last month, for WSL I noticed a few surfers with hands straight up. I watched like 8 hours of it, and it helps balance just like you said. This looks good and natural to me-_- I will try to find a clip, as i have a few from the comp. Its also on youtube I believe****
Oh nice! Yes, everyone has their own style, and sometimes that means hands up. Theres no right or wrong way... I just personally would like to control my arms a bit more.
Nice one man! I struggle with a. Similar issue but not even during the cross step 😅😅 food for though for the next session now 🤙
Thanks Dillon! Yea , keeping that inside rail engaged really helps
Brian, please show us how you get that cool looking wax job on your boards! Aloha!
haha I'll try and throw it in a vlog one of these days. Very easy... theres also some youtube videos on how to do this
The arm 😆. Thanks for the tips
haha you got it!
Love it. Gilad needs a thicker longer board!!
Yea he needs a true noserider. He also wants to get a shorter board too hehe
Might seem dumb, but can you pls consider doing a vid on the different ways to kick out of a wave on a LB? There seem to be a bunch of different variations & style to doing it.
Honestly, I'm not that great at kicking out haha! But i'll consider cover this subject soon!
I've got one I can upload :)
@@TenToesSurf perfect haha!
Watch Ombe Surf about your arms. Hint: they dictate your feet. I’ve noticed, do you do a scoot up after you paddle and before you pop up?
Oh sweet i'll check it out! Yes, sometimes I'll scoot up if I feel I might lose the wave. Works like a charm haha
Love your videos! What's your favorite longboard spots in NJ? I'm an beginner-intermediate looking to improve and am enjoying your content!
Thanks Alex! DM me on instagram @longboard_sessions and i'll tell you a few
Just "load" the frontside inside rail more by placing your back foot closer to the rail. If you force pressure to your toes, ( or dedicate your brain to thinking that ), it will make it harder to make fine adjustment from toe to heel. Better to have a flat foot that is neutral. The weight of your foot just being closer to the rail will come more naturally then pressuring your toes.
I think you're right to a certain extent. However, I do believe that surfers do it both ways. It may come down to personal preference... or maybe I'm totally wrong. I do seem to do better if I think about rail engagement rather than pressure on my toes tho....
Awesome! Great tips man.. will definitly work on my footwork as well. Btw, any good spots you can revommend by you? Avon? What street? Thanks man i appreciate it. LookinG for that nice peeling longboard waves.. 🤙🏽
Nice! Message me on insta and I'll tell you where to go @longboard_sessions
You're cross stepping for the wrong reasons. That's OK, So did I when I transitioned from a shortboard to a longboard... Cross step forward after a bottom turn. Then you are walking "uphill." Its natural and organic and easy. cross step backwards when your nose is pointing "downhill." ( as you are speeding toward the shoulder or the wave is starting to pitch steep)... Then you will be ready to cutback... Cross step backward so you can sink the tail... cross stepping is not a trick... it is about navigating the wave and your longbboard. Just cross stepping arbitrarily is about your ego and not surfing the wave. It's not natural and that's why its hard for you... Watch the experts. They do this naturally and organically. Afterthey bottom turn, they cross step forward. When they are ready to slow down, they cross step backward "uphill." It looks natural when they do it because it is... They aren't forcing it. You are forcing it.. In a nutshell... You are trying too hard and for the wrong reasons... Just surf the wave and then you will cross step when you need to and then it will be easy, feel good and you will look like a pro...
Ah very interesting. It's all a learning process! Forcing it is definatley something i struggle with
@John Hamilton I’m sure it also comes down to style. Not that I have much of that hehe. But you see a guy like Silva force plenty of noseides, while other guys flow with the wave more
@John Hamilton Thanks so much! haha yea noseriding aint about my ego... it's just too much fun!
His videos are amazing!
Uffff interesting
Focusinf on standing really side on and bending my knees slighly works for me. But im a rookie so probably disregard 😂
haha hey sometimes thinking a certain way really helps! On frontside waves, I used to pretend I was walking up stairs while cross stepping. Don't know if it's correct.. but it worked great haha
The idea of land based practice drills is a good one but on your board ,not so sure!..An alternative option is to pop into a carpet store and ask if they've any off cuts they don't need or would sell for a few Euro/Bucks,
Get enough to allow you to place beneath your Board and copy the outline,and cut off the excess.
Then You'll have a Perfect Copy of your board which you can't break! And roll up when not in use...try doing your foot placement drills...afterwards when competent try close your eyes to test your accuracy. A dirt cheap training tool. Enjoy folks.
Great Idea! I always wondered if it was damaging to the board doing what I do.. so far it seems ok. Ben considine told me it's fine to to practice on the board.. but it does feel weird lol
Great tips and channel! Have you ever tried goof board to improve cross stepping? what are your recommendations to improve it? Thank you.
Thanks man! Iv'e tried some sort of balance board years ago.. haven't in recent years tho. Practicing on a skateboard is great... also on a 2x4 piece of wood works!
@@LongboardSessions Thank you. Let's link up for a surf session. I have 7'10" ThickLizzy by Lovelace that can potentially work for cross stepping. May be you can try and tell me your thoughts on that.
@@SkipperSurfReview I’m down 🤙
@@SkipperSurfReview dm'ed you on insta
Love your videos, what type of board do you surf and what are the dimensions?
Thanks Alan! I'm currently riding a 9'6" COS Chingona
I don’t mean to overstate to obvious but as someone who struggles to nose ride it seems like it all boils down to having an extreme sense of balance in critical moments. Duh right? I find that when my core can keep my balance and stay relaxed I do my best.
Great point ! It also depends on how each of our brains work as we all take different approaches. For some, worrying about rail engagement will do the trick.. others it’s core balance. We will all get there somehow in the end hah !
@@LongboardSessions yeah my next session I’m going to focus on rail engagement. My core is a lost cause. Haha
Stay on that center line both steps, &; it'll all come together.
Yes!! I’ve been really focusing on my 2nd step and it’s all starting to come together
any tips cross stepping backwards? I'm stuck at this
Yes, watch this one. It's a decent entry into the backwards cross stepping realm. Let me know if you have any struggles during the process!
ruclips.net/video/o3E7g1A2a8Y/видео.html
The best way to walk is not to think about walking.
Yup, sometimes I do that and it works out great haha!
Try to use your core so your arm won't fly up
Yes! The balance SHOULD come from where you have your weight and board stability... the arms are a last resort. I should try keeping my arms at my side too
Eh, the arm is just there for balance and adds to your style man, I wouldn't worry about it. Not using it unconsciously will lead to you losing balance and falling, so its really a necessity..
Hmm I get what you're saying, but trying not to use my arms has really progressed my cross stepping to a certain extent. I have used my arms so much that I don't fix the root of the problem. Trying to keep my arms at my side has really made my lower body work a little more effeciently. However, once I hammer out a lot of the kinks, I'm going to let my arms do whatever they want haha
@@LongboardSessions I guess if you can keep your body quiet, then you are on balance and won't need to wave your arms barely at all... Once they go flying, your brain is subconsciously correcting your balance being off without thinking about it. I think some arm flailing is stylish, so long as you're really on balance... Go get it man!!! I give you credit for surfing in that cold, I couldn't do it...
@@LongboardSessions By the way, I saw that little bounce off the top in this last video, looking good!!!
@@Lavadx yea I totally agree. I look at the pros arms and even though they are often out to the side, they are very controlled and only on few occasions shoot up.
In this video and the last, you talk about trying to slow down your bottom turn and "board setup." I'm working on the opposite! I want to make that turn as fast as I can so I can be going down the line and cross-stepping even on waves that close out quickly. I try to keep my trailing foot back near the tail when I pop up so that I can turn immediately.
Take a look at 1:18 in your last video. That was perfect, but you just turned a little too much and fell off the back of the wave. Most of the pros seem to turn very quickly. For example: ruclips.net/video/xT_R5-ElqIU/видео.html
Thanks for your videos!
Well I think we're talking about the same thing. You might be working on bottom turning fast which is good, but getting the board to travel up the wave too fast may not be good. That's been my problem... I bottom turn and angle the board way to far up . So now I'll still go for a fast bottom turn but just make sure the board isn't traveling up as fast. So confusing haha!
Fyi, ur backside looks really good
Thanks! I always felt more comfortable on my backside... i know it's weird haha
The fact that you think you need to change the angle of your foot to be on your toe tells you that being on your toe isn’t really that great of an idea. It’s much simpler to just walk an inch or two closer to the rail. No one says you have to be exactly on the centerline of the board.
Oh very true. However, toe to heel adjustments do happen.. may be sub concious but it is happening
even in the video you can see you're too flat footed on front side
yes! Hard habit to break lol
I'm a beginner, learning from your vids. I have noticed that you look like a bit stressed. Every step you make is very nervous and too fast. Looking at the vids it think that the key is to stay longer one one feet before putting weight on the other. And checking by eye or feel that it is in the right position before shifting weight.
Yes you're right on! I do need to relax more.. and as time has gone by I have learned to relax haha. Not fully, but getting better