Longboarder's Start-Up: A Guide to Longboard Surfing

Longboarder's Start-Up: A Guide to Longboard Surfing
ISBN-10
1935937383
ISBN-13
9781935937388
Category
Sports & Recreation
Pages
160
Language
English
Published
1996-08-01
Publisher
Tracks Publishing
Author
Doug Werner

Description

Design innovations and a new appreciation for the grace and poise of surfing a longer board has lifted the art of longboarding back into the limelight and more importantly, back into the minds of serious surfers who are looking to expand their wave riding experience. The first-half of this guide covers the basics of longboard equipment, wave selection, courtesy, and surfing technique through standing up. The second part gets into intermediate and advanced longboarding skills including: cross-stepping, trimming, turning, turning maneuvers, essential noseriding, and finally, some of the breathtaking tricks that the pros execute so flawlessly. The key points are brought home with a stripped down text and photos featuring some of the best longboard surfers on earth, including Ted Robinson, Colin McPhillips, Jeff Kramer and Mark Stewart.

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