this thread is lame but i want a board that can nose manual very well, i was thinking either one of the gravity carves or an ed economy. many a lbl dancer
my board right now has maybe a 1/2 nose and i can get some nose manuals but it feels like it would be better to learn on a board with a better nose.
i realize that practice will make me manual better than any board.
but what would you suggest strickly nose manuals? thanks
this thread is lame but i want a board that can nose manual very well, i was thinking either one of the gravity carves or an ed economy. many a lbl dancer
my board right now has maybe a 1/2 nose and i can get some nose manuals but it feels like it would be better to learn on a board with a better nose.
i realize that practice will make me manual better than any board.
but what would you suggest strickly nose manuals? thanks
Take it from someone who's really useless at them that it's easier on a bigger board but I'm trying a different approach as I'm sick of mashing the nose of my lovely big board. I've decided that I'm going to crack nose manuals on my Landyachtz Mummy which has no nose to speak of. My idea is that if I can perfect them on that then I'll be super smooth on the bigger decks. I'm so bad that a 58" plank flying towards your head when you over do it is an issue - it's so much easier to get out the way of a smaller board!
I think the Dancer is a perfect board to learn nose manuals on, imo. After getting them just right over the summer, I went to our indoor skatepark and found myself able to nose manual on my "trick board" as well (which I have always found to be soo hard). I don't think you should buy a whole other board just for building up your nose manual. Stick with the dancer and I think you'll def. get it after while.
EDIT: oh I think I read your post wrong... you DONT have a good board to manual on...well...practice does make perfect! The dancer IS good, but if only for nose manuals idk...
Board won't do it, although a five foot long deck helps balance it out a bit. Really, just get used to leaning slightly in front of the nose, and letting your feet sort of... drag the board...
I don't know, it feels like you're suddenly picking up speed and about to eat ####, and then you just stick it. Great feeling.
I think the Dancer is a perfect board to learn nose manuals on, imo. After getting them just right over the summer, I went to our indoor skatepark and found myself able to nose manual on my "trick board" as well (which I have always found to be soo hard). I don't think you should buy a whole other board just for building up your nose manual. Stick with the dancer and I think you'll def. get it after while.
EDIT: oh I think I read your post wrong... you DONT have a good board to manual on...well...practice does make perfect! The dancer IS good, but if only for nose manuals idk...
hehe i like dancing too, ive been trying to convince myself to get a lbl dancer. i like dance moves too.
Here is the deal. If you can't nose manual your deck now, you won't be able to nose manual your long one for ####. I can nose manual my dervish maybe two stalls, and my dancer maybe 3. The harder it is the more fun it is. It's not particulary fun to manual a dancer because you get this feeling, is the tail really of the ground? I think you should get a board that is more appropriate, but not a dancer just for manuals. When you get good enough to nose manual really long, you will be able to pull really long ones on other boards. I love to dance, but I think a dancer is too big. It makes the tricks so easy that they don't even feel like tricks any more. Crosstepping isn't harder then walking on crete', when you do nose manuals it doesn't even feel like your doing them, and you just walk around and it's so easy you don't get any sense of satisfaction.
Anyway, I don't think a dervish is very hard to manual, a too long deck is booring that's why I'm making myself a shorter one. If your interested in a lbl look at the 48'' kick. You get all the dancing capacaties plus a tail, so you can do regular manuals aswell. They are just as fun.
I disagree, i find the lbl dancer awesome. Cross stepping is pretty easy on any board, unless you have big feet and ur using a real small board. So, if your doing your cross steps with nice big carves and getting really into them, there even more satisfying on the dancer, especially if you go for a double cross step. Also, i don't understand what u mean when u say u dont even feel if your doing a manual, its actually way better on a dancer, i can pull off about 10 spaces on a good one, and locking into is very satisfying. Some people would even say doing some tricks on the dancer are harder then a short longobard, for example nose manualing since the board is so heavy, shuvits, gturns, they are a lot harder on the dancer then shorter boards because the dancer is really heaavy.
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Here is the deal. If you can't nose manual your deck now, you won't be able to nose manual your long one for ####. I can nose manual my dervish maybe two stalls, and my dancer maybe 3. The harder it is the more fun it is. It's not particulary fun to manual a dancer because you get this feeling, is the tail really of the ground? I think you should get a board that is more appropriate, but not a dancer just for manuals. When you get good enough to nose manual really long, you will be able to pull really long ones on other boards. I love to dance, but I think a dancer is too big. It makes the tricks so easy that they don't even feel like tricks any more. Crosstepping isn't harder then walking on crete', when you do nose manuals it doesn't even feel like your doing them, and you just walk around and it's so easy you don't get any sense of satisfaction.
Anyway, I don't think a dervish is very hard to manual, a too long deck is booring that's why I'm making myself a shorter one. If your interested in a lbl look at the 48'' kick. You get all the dancing capacaties plus a tail, so you can do regular manuals aswell. They are just as fun.
Nothing nose manuals better than a skateboard with a upturned nose, like a street deck or similar, so if you have a street deck around, practice on that. When you got it down, you can nose manual anything.
I disagree, i find the lbl dancer awesome. Cross stepping is pretty easy on any board, unless you have big feet and ur using a real small board. So, if your doing your cross steps with nice big carves and getting really into them, there even more satisfying on the dancer, especially if you go for a double cross step. Also, i don't understand what u mean when u say u dont even feel if your doing a manual, its actually way better on a dancer, i can pull off about 10 spaces on a good one, and locking into is very satisfying. Some people would even say doing some tricks on the dancer are harder then a short longobard, for example nose manualing since the board is so heavy, shuvits, gturns, they are a lot harder on the dancer then shorter boards because the dancer is really heaavy.
G turn I can agree. Nose manuals are definatley easier, shuvits are not really harder just gotta use more force. When you manual a regular length board, around 40-46 or so, the nose manual is alot twitchier, and you can really feel the balance. It's not not fun on dancers, I just prefer shorter boards. I guess it's just personal preference, but I still don't recommend getting a board completley for nose manualing. A shorter deck like roggs jr dancer or a komodo or anything shorter is alot more versatile.
Nothing nose manuals better than a skateboard with a upturned nose, like a street deck or similar, so if you have a street deck around, practice on that. When you got it down, you can nose manual anything.
word. it's just that easy.
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