Pumping?

**afi1014** · 08-25-2009 03:28 PM

a simple question asked by a noob need to be answer... how do i know that im pumping or not?...for pumping can i use any kind of truck and board?

**Reefer** · 08-25-2009 03:37 PM

You know you're pumping when you keep speed up, but haven't touched the ground.

One could use any board he/she wanted for pumping, of course the skill needs to be there. It's way easier on a dedicated pumping setup.(so I've heard, makes sense)

If you're pumping, you'll know.

**Bookworm** · 08-25-2009 03:42 PM

you will know when you're pumping. you will know.

**afi1014** · 08-25-2009 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by Reefer

You know you're pumping when you keep speed up

i though in general pumping was bout maintaining speed

Originally Posted by Reefer

It's way easier on a dedicated pumping setup.(so I've heard, makes sense)

wat is the dedicated setup for pumping beside using bennet?

**Cruzer** · 08-25-2009 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by afi1014

wat is the dedicated setup for pumping beside using bennet?

Bennett/RTS
deck with wide nose
36-41 inch long deck
26-31 inch wheelsbase

lots of other chocies with trucks, Bennett/RtS is a standard beginoner combo

**Cann0n** · 08-25-2009 07:40 PM

Pumping isn't all magical. Once you find the groove and rhythm, you will notice that you aren't loosing speed. It's a little more work that just leaning toe side and hill side.

**stirallyracer** · 08-25-2009 09:19 PM

when pumping, should you be using your rear foot or front foot more? (to turn)

**Jorelle** · 08-25-2009 09:36 PM

Check out Samhell's site GTCPLDP - John Galac's - Glide Turn Carve Pump Longboarding Skateboarding & www.pavedwave.org .

Oh yeah, you will know when you're pumping. It's harder on non-dedicated setups, you need more speed to start with with longer boards, but think of pushing your weight down into each pump and turn. You'll look goofy learning, but I had the biggest smile when I kept just going on and on down a path.

**Cann0n** · 08-25-2009 09:50 PM

It's what ever you feel you do it best. I use my back foot more to be honest. I also use my waist more than anything.

**afi1014** · 08-26-2009 05:31 AM

so if i use 27 inch board with 150 paris and retro bigzig is that good

**afi1014** · 08-26-2009 06:07 AM

Originally Posted by stirallyracer

when pumping, should you be using your rear foot or front foot more? (to turn)

ur front foot more...dats wat i think

**Cruzer** · 08-26-2009 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by afi1014

so if i use 27 inch board with 150 paris and retro bigzig is that good

A board like that is not ideal for pumping, but it will work. You can put some harder 89a-95a bushings in the rear and some softer bushings 73a-81a in the front.

BTW, you can pump any board, just some do it better. But no board is unpumpable.

**eroki** · 08-26-2009 06:27 AM

well like im not sure if i a am but i feel like it i have a 32.5" board and some sidewinders [i kno its noob i got i when i first started getting into the stoke] but its super flexy like i can make it touch the floor but im not sure if i kno the proper technique for it.

**Zeus** · 08-26-2009 10:02 AM

**Cann0n** · 08-26-2009 10:10 AM

Front foot, back foot, each person does it a bit different. But yeah, really any board is pump-able, just like any board is slide-able. Some are harder than the other.

**eroki** · 08-26-2009 05:32 PM

buts whats the technique? like this is what i think you do. its like your carving, but with every carve you push down with your weight so it kinda pushes you outa the carve. is that it?

**samhell** · 08-26-2009 06:17 PM

Pumping is really done using mostly your front foot over the front
truck.. Leverage over the front truck creates a board that is
easy to be pumped, that's why LDP decks are shaped thw way
they are, very wide area for your fornt foot over the fornt truck rear bolts..
Here's an article written by Dan Gesmer of Seismic:
http://www.silverfishlongboarding.co...o_pdf=1&id=669
Here his video 4 wheels down, study some of the pumping he's doing..

Another thing that really helps to understand and learn pumping is to watch
slalom racers, especially tight slalom on fairly flat ground, that's where I learned
to pump was from a slalom background.. Tight Slalom racing requies exact,
precise, tight controlled quick pumps.... It all goes from there.

**afi1014** · 08-26-2009 09:54 PM

Originally Posted by samhell

how do you even learn pumping from this video their movement is so fast but i can see their pumping very nice
does hand motion really important in pumping?

**pavedwave** · 08-26-2009 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by afi1014

how do you even learn pumping from this video their movement is so fast but i can see their pumping very nice
does hand motion really important in pumping?

sometimes it helps if you can put the media player in slooooow mode. Carrasco is known in particular for throwing HARD through the turns.

this is one of my favorite vids for watching sprinting/slalom pumping. in slalom you tend to throw the arms more, reaching for each turn.

YouTube - Slalom skateboard slowmotion

whereas cruising and long distance pumping, the arms aren't as important. in fact, you can really pump just with subtle core movements once you've picked up speed. that's also a big part of going long without wearing yourself out! throwing your arms in that case is just more to shake things up and stay fresh, or when you get hauling ass on some slight hills and want to go even faster...