How to Carve on a Long Board

by longboardboy in Outside > Sports

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How to Carve on a Long Board

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This is an instructable on how to carve on a long board. this is very simple procsess and takes barely any time to learn. Below there is a youtube video (not mine) by original skateboards (so obviously not mine) in which you can see sorta what ill be talking about....





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8m4OQ4lgpc

Starting Out

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First start on one side of the street ,board pointing down hill. with one foot, start kicking until you have decent speed.

Cresting (as I Like to Call It)

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Then turn tilt your body so you turn left this action, as ilike to call it, is called cresting. For an idea look at the pic below

Troughing (as I Like to Call It)

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 Then turn right by tilting your body in almost a sitting motion, which gives you a low center of gravity which = speed. This is what i like to call troughing. Look below for an idea

Keep the Beat and Ride!

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Keep the beat goin, troughing and cresting is all there is to it. Enjoy the carve!