My first board is coming soon...

**mondaygroove** · 01-12-2005 03:30 PM

So apparently, I am an "addicted cruiser," but I have yet to own a longboard. This will change starting tomorrow - hopefully. My dragonfly should be delivered.

I just wanted to get some general advise from everyone before I go out tomorrow - the second after it comes - and kill myself on the road. This will be my first time skating for probably more than thirty minutes, so few I'm pretty much a super newbie. I am really not interested in dying an early age or breaking the board the first day, so if you guys could just throw down some advise. Maybe some personal experience from when you started out yourselves? But yeah...I'm super stoked. I just hope I don't go too crazy.

**MalakaiKingston** · 01-12-2005 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by mondaygroove

So apparently, I am an "addicted cruiser," but I have yet to own a longboard. This will change starting tomorrow - hopefully. My dragonfly should be delivered.

I just wanted to get some general advise from everyone before I go out tomorrow - the second after it comes - and kill myself on the road. This will be my first time skating for probably more than thirty minutes, so few I'm pretty much a super newbie. I am really not interested in dying an early age or breaking the board the first day, so if you guys could just throw down some advise. Maybe some personal experience from when you started out yourselves? But yeah...I'm super stoked. I just hope I don't go too crazy.

congrats man,

first learn to push and feel comfortable at that speed...

and from that point on it's all you...

**bled** · 01-12-2005 05:13 PM

dont try to bomb a steep hill untill you learn how to break.

**Civ** · 01-12-2005 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by bled

dont try to bomb a steep hill untill you learn how to break.

I think we all know how to break...but you might want to learn how to brake though.

**ridethewave** · 01-12-2005 05:54 PM

YOU CAN'T SLOW THE BOARD DOWN BY STEPPING ON THE WHEELS. DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.

otherwise, break a leg.

**Michael Billings** · 01-12-2005 05:54 PM

ZING!

Have fun. If you aren't having fun, then what is the point?
[/mariner advice]

**Andyrew** · 01-13-2005 03:40 AM

confidence! But don't try and jump on to it fakie...

**mondaygroove** · 01-13-2005 10:20 AM

My little brother called to tell me my board is here, but I still have another four hours at work. These are going to be the longest four hours ever.

**EBasil** · 01-13-2005 06:48 PM

Practice exaggerated, curb-to-curb carves that scrub off more speed than you need to on gentle slopes. You want to get comfortable carving hard so you can increase your speeds without getting surprised.

Remember to keep your weight behind that front axle (a lot easier to do than on a shortboard), but don't ride the "back" of the board: your longboard will carve and turn better with weight on that front truck. So, if you're used to having a foot on the kicktail, for example, but your board is longgg, you should base your stance off the lead foot and may have to ride the rear foot more forward than you usually would on a shorter board.

Smile. You're a longboarder now.

**Super Veg** · 01-13-2005 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by Civ

Originally Posted by bled

dont try to bomb a steep hill untill you learn how to break.

I think we all know how to break...but you might want to learn how to brake though.

valid point

**Partyboypowell** · 01-24-2005 05:16 PM

Have Fun ! The best trick to learn is to ignore what other people think of you and just do your own thing.

Originally Posted by mondaygroove

So apparently, I am an "addicted cruiser," but I have yet to own a longboard.

It means nothing man, except to some people

**Directive0** · 01-24-2005 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by partybowpowell

Have Fun ! The best trick to learn is to ignore what other people think of you and just do your own thing.

That and 360's.....sooo hotttt

someones gonna have fun when they get home

**Partyboypowell** · 01-24-2005 05:35 PM

Nothing i like better than doin multiple 360s in my bedroom

**Longboardloser** · 01-24-2005 05:52 PM

Ewwww.

**emuman** · 03-11-2005 12:17 AM

1. ride your board constantly everywhere you go and everything you do for the next three weeks and youll feel so comfotable on it youll be able to do anything. basic longboarding is really simple if your just comfortable on the board.

2. don't ever tense up, always be loose and just flow with the board
tense up=speed wobble=crash=pain

3. don't ever think of crashing. the second you let crashing into your mind, your gonna do it. so from now on YOU DON'T CRASH