nose rider

Hey guys
Im a keen surfer and got a few different size boards. My biggest board being a 9ft 3 mal
Anyway im wondering what size is needed to hang 5 or even 10 ,hop on my knees and paddle out ,walk up and down on the board old school style. im 88kgs and the mal I have starts to sink if I hop on my knees
what do ya reckon 10 plus do they get much bigger? 11 or 12 cheers

Well big tom I'm not the guy to be giving advice on walking around on boards.
just a Q.do you know about trim stalling walking and most importantly where to place the board on a wave to achieve this act.
i only ask this as your new and we have no background on you big fella.

Hey BT,

I'm totally not an expert here but check my thread on the mctavish. I've been chatting to them and posted some of the guff in mine.

Hope that helps dude

We need some light weights to tune into this topic.

Watch some classic longboard flicks,you will note they sink the tail of the board so water is flowing over and keeping the tail down,they then move to the nose at a fast rate,not a slow shuffle,move your body weight as far back as possible while on the nose.

I can't do it but thats what I've taken out of watching othersFor someone like me I would need a 12 foot 666

hi
i am no expert either, but it's great to watch some videos to get the general idea, most of it is about placement on the wave, and the right sort of wave if you don't weigh 50 kg dripping wet, i also find that that cross-stepping helps as it is smoother and quicker than shuffling, but you also have to soft feet instead of being thumpy if that makes sense

Jarryd

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SP said...
Weight has nothing to do with it. Eg Taylor Jensen is big, Tyler hatz.....



To practice just take off on an angle turn slightly to hit the line and run up there... Don't try to get to the nose just get to the trim point then figure out if your going forward or back...

Ok I'm crap but that is the money SP...the last few weeks on the small days I have had one plan and that was get to the nose.

I was a shuffler, and I struggled to get to the nose. The last third sure,but after that it was sinking time.

So now I have had the one plan,as soon as I pop up I would just run to the nose,fail or win I was learning. Since then I have had some great nose rides,some tens,mainly five over with my other foot close by.....

So after my long winded pat on the back to myself, SP has summed it up nicely....now I need to learn how.to get back

Thanks for the reply everyone. I guess it makes sense ould be fine about stalling and position on the wave and now you mention it when they nose ride on the films they do position themselves so the lip is on the back of the board.i suppose the right wave will make all the difference
aswell the board I have will proballly be fine for that.i thought it had more to do with the size , hence I was asking about knee paddling but that's no biggie if I cant do that should be fine to try to hang 5 .In the past I have done my fair share of face plants trying but might just try to time it better

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bigtom said...
Thanks for the reply everyone. I guess it makes sense ould be fine about stalling and position on the wave and now you mention it when they nose ride on the films they do position themselves so the lip is on the back of the board.i suppose the right wave will make all the difference
aswell the board I have will proballly be fine for that.i thought it had more to do with the size , hence I was asking about knee paddling but that's no biggie if I cant do that should be fine to try to hang 5 .In the past I have done my fair share of face plants trying but might just try to time it better

Style & placement certainly does play a big role in noseriding mate. But so does the bottom shape of your board. I spent over a year trying to nose ride on my 9'1 performance LB. I mean right up with at least a hang 5, but the board wasn't built for it, too much rocker, thin, not wide, no concave. I've just bought a 9'3 that I should be able to get it to happen...What is your 9'3 like in shape, could you post some pics?

Its hard to stall a 9'3, try delaying your bottom turn or cutting back.

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vanders1 said...
I'm just going to get some lessons on noseriding, I figure that'll shorten the learning curve a little.

I'm.lucky that I probably surf with one of Australia's most stylish longboarders....I'm just finally really watching and asking questions

Is Asea that smooth????

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SP said...
^^ Sorry Mick i dont agree, doesnt matter what size board it is..

Stalling is simply shifting your weight.

Watch any good LB rider they turn and put the weight back over the fin to slow the board down, you actually dont want to stall/ stop cause you need the momentum. You just want to wash off the speed enough for the tail to trap and the wave to hold it.

Fair enough...I'll give it a try

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chrispy said...

vanders1 said...
I'm just going to get some lessons on noseriding, I figure that'll shorten the learning curve a little.

I'm.lucky that I probably surf with one of Australia's most stylish longboarders....I'm just finally really watching and asking questions

im luckier that i'm one of australia's most stylish surfers full stop

I think this will be a good nose rider

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SP said...
^^ Sorry Mick i dont agree, doesnt matter what size board it is..

Stalling is simply shifting your weight.

Watch any good LB rider they turn and put the weight back over the fin to slow the board down, you actually dont want to stall/ stop cause you need the momentum. You just want to wash off the speed enough for the tail to trap and the wave to hold it.

Fair enough...I'll give it a try

Yep I'll be trying this as well this weekend.

Thanks again for the tips guys.

Asea is that you at the 2.12 mark in the cap?

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asea said...
yeh i'm on the top of the page you're on the bottom of page

hmmmmm go hard Prez