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A longboard is equipment used in sports, almost exactly like a skateboard. It is usually longer than a skateboard and comes in various shapes. Longboards are normally utilized for cruising and downhill dashing. Longboard ‘moving’ and ‘free-style” are additionally more well-known styles, in which the rider uses skateboard-like movements and ventures here and there, for the most part in a liquid way.
How to Ride a Longboard
Longboarding places the importance on utilizing these moves easily and rhythmically with the end goal to help keep up consistent speed and stream between movements, unlike the forceful movements that ordinary skateboarding requires
Step 1
Locate a level, smooth, surface with a wide space and no danger, for example, moving vehicles. Place your longboard on the ground facing the way that you want to travel. Place your standing foot (for the most part your left foot if you are right-footed, or the other way around) onto the center of the board, simply past the midpoint.
Step 2
Push off with your other foot, going for a smooth and full movement. As you feel the board advancing, lift your pushing foot onto the board and plant it with a shoulder level distance from your front foot. To maintain balance, you need to bend your knees.
Step 3
When the board is slowing down, give it another push. You may have the tendency to place your foot on the on the ground, resist yourself from doing this. On the contrary, place your pushing foot at the back of the board and your standing foot to sustain stability.
Step 4
Lean your body to the left side of the board if you want to turn left. Lean to the right if you want to turn to the right. You must feel the longboard’s deck drop a bit. Longboards are more sensitive to weight change that is why it is much easier to change direction.
Step 5
If you want to break, leave the standing foot to maintain balance. Move your pushing foot slowly towards the ground. Do not apply so much pressure so that you will not fall off the longboard.
How to Longboard for Beginners
Tip 1
Get moving – that is the first thing to consider when riding a longboard for beginners. In order to do that, you must learn how to push off. Basically, balance through your front foot; place your back foot on the ground and push.
Tip 2
Once you’re comfortable with setting the movement, try gliding on a slight hill. Gravity will work for you so don’t push too much. When you are much more comfortable, you may now increase your speed.
Tip 3
When you feel that you are about to fall off, leap off and run. It is much better that crashing to the ground.
Tip 4
There are a lot of things you can do with longboard. But as long as you know how to start, break, cruise, and turn, riding a longboard regularly would be easy for you.
Tip 5
Focus your eyes on the way you’re going and not at your feet. Your board will follow where your eyes is set.
How to Jump on a Longboard/How to Ollie on a Longboard
If you want to enjoy longboarding through performing stunts, here are seven easy steps:
Step 1 Jump
Stand on the ground. Jump with your back foot. Then through lifting your legs in the air, start to jump. This movement will make you realize that the back foot is needed to pop the longboard in the right manner. Remember not to stomp on the longboard. Ollie is jumping and not stomping.
Step 2 Pop
The next thing to do is to get on the longboard. The most crucial thing here is your foot placement. The front foot must be at the middle or near the nose of the long board, and the back foot must be at the tail. Now, just like what you did on the ground, use your back foot to jump off.
Step 3 Leveling and Gathering Air
Stand at the tail of the longboard. Place your front foot right next to the nose. The board will lift up after the pop because of this move. The feet’s sides will slide on a longboard up. If you want to reach the maximum height of Ollie, lift your back foot; push the nose forward to make the tail rise.
Step 4 Sky high
You can achieve the sky high when practicing regularly. To bring your feet to the maximum, you should pull your knees towards your test during the jump.
Step 5 Mid Air
When you are off the ground, see to it that the longboard is leveled to the ground. The nose of the longboard must stick up in the air. This trick will help you to jump in the gaps.
Step 6 Landing
What goes up must come down. When landing, concentrate your weight in the middle without leaning your body to any direction. It is recommended to land over the bolts in order to take no damage.
Step 7 Ground
Do not land on the middle of the board because it might snap. Likewise, do not land on the nose and tail because they might take damage. The important reminder when going to the ground is to bend the knees in order to absorb the shock made when landing.
How to do Longboard Tricks
Dancing
This is one of the various tricks where the rider moves up and down the board. This is very helpful to keep the speed and maintain the direction of the board. But I would recommend choosing the best longboard for dancing. A basic technique is to stand near the rear of the board to make the speed faster and stand near the front of the board to make its movement slow.
Hang Ten
This is probably one of the trickiest tricks for long board. The rider puts all his ten fingers on the front end of the board and raises it up in the air.
Downhill
With this trick, the surfer drives down the hill as fast as possible and try to keep the board controlled. In doing this, the knees are used to control and refrain from trembling.
How To Stop On A Longboard
Foot Breaking
This is only used at slow movement. To do this, you must know when to foot break. Then, shift your weight to the front side of the longboard. Lastly, Lift the back foot and grind it to the ground parallel to the board. You must apply a pressure when trying to put the board to a stop.
Power sliding
The first thing to do is to step up the slide. Next, shift your weight toward your heels and then the front of the board. You must move your shoulders and hips in the direction where you are sliding. Then, kick out using your back foot. Lastly, you must lean forward to complete the slide.
The kinds of power sliding are:
Toe side pendulum slide
Heel slide pendulum slide
360 slides
Conclusion
In this article we focus all the important things about longboarding. We’re trying to talk about steps which will very important when you ride a longboard. Knowing steps can improve your longboard experience better!
