How to Turn on a Longboard – Beginner’s guide to Carving
Learn longboard carving in three steps: pressing the back heel/toes, rotating the chest toward the target, and re-accelerating to regain lost speed.
Learn longboard carving in three steps: pressing the back heel/toes, rotating the chest toward the target, and re-accelerating to regain lost speed.
Longboards are heavily impacted by waves; learn the three main techniques—Push Through, Turtle Roll, and Dive Under—to pass the break, save energy, and master wave timing.
This tutorial breaks down the physics of the pumping technique, detailing how compression/decompression and angular momentum are used to accelerate up the wave face like a vert skater.
Barefoot Surf details the two core paddling concepts: reducing drag (finding the sweet spot) and maximizing propulsion (EVF/high elbow), which leads to an increased wave count.
This comprehensive tutorial details how to duck dive efficiently, covering the 6 steps for sinking the board underwater, leveraging momentum, and using your body weight to resurface quickly.