Gabe T Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 After taking up longboarding in recent years, I picked up a used Carver setup from a local guy last year. Didn't spend too much time on it until this past summer. It took a while to get used to it as the setup is a lot higher than I had been accustomed to. Just standing on it the first time felt very wobbly with the loose feeling of the trucks. Eventually, I started to mix in some regular stance riding. (I’m a natural goofy foot). I recall a thread a few years ago about trying to carve your opposite / mirrored stance on an alpine board. The Carver is actually a pretty ideal tool to learn this as I found the motion of bigger turns quite similar to alpine riding. When I first tried riding regular, it felt every bit as awkward as when I experimented on a carving board for the first time. The nice thing on the board is that you have the benefit of hopping off and switching back any time you want. : ) I hadn’t quite nailed down the motion of quicker pumping with a regular stance here but have since made some improvements. Here’s a longboard video from a couple years ago. I learned some longboard dancing and some basic slides and pivot tricks. (Took a lot of board time to cautiously figure things out!) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Looking good Gabe. I'm addicted to my Carver and take it everywhere with me. I know a place where we can ride our Carver rain, shine or snow if you're looking to ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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