Beginner's Guide to Surfskating

Surfskating brings the exhilarating feel of surfing to the pavement, making it perfect for surfers and skaters alike. Here’s a beginner's guide to get you started.

1. Choosing the Right Surfskate

To pick the right surfskate, it's crucial to understand the various technologies Flying Wheels offers.

For Beginners

STR : The ultra closed angle geometry of the front truck and superior quality urethane bushings allows extreme turning radius and increases kinetic pumping effect.

For Fluid Carving

Pendulum: Features a cubic torsion bushing for a smooth, predictable pendulum motion with a 60° turning radius. Ideal for fluid, predictable turns.

For Advanced Riders

Kinesis: Utilizes a torsion spring, allowing a 90° turning radius, ideal for tight turns and surf-like sensations. Perfect for those seeking high performance.

2. Getting Familiar with the Board

Basic Stance: Place your feet slightly apart, knees bent, and shoulders aligned with your feet.

Balance: Practice maintaining balance by gently rocking back and forth.

3. Learning Basic Movements

Pumping: Use your hips and shoulders to generate movement without pushing off the ground.

Carving: Lean your body and shift your weight from side to side to make smooth turns.

4. Regular Practice

Daily Practice: Spend at least 15 minutes a day practicing to improve quickly.
Advanced Techniques: Once comfortable, try more advanced tricks like the Shove-it or Kickturn.

5. Safety First

Protective Gear: Always wear a helmet, knee pads, and elbow pads to prevent injuries.

Choosing the Terrain: Practice on smooth, open surfaces to minimize the risk of falls.

Starting with surfskating can be a fun and rewarding experience. With the right equipment and regular practice, you can master this discipline and enjoy surf-like sensations on asphalt. Visit Flying Wheels Surfskate Collection to find the perfect surfskate for you.

How to Choose the Perfect Surfskate

Choosing the right surfskate can significantly enhance your riding experience. With the diverse range of surfskates from Flying Wheels, you can find the perfect match for your style and skill level. Here’s how to choose the right surfskate from their collection.

1. Understand Your Riding Style

• Cruising: Opt for longer boards like the PIESCES 36 for stability and smooth rides.
• Carving: Shorter boards like the ROUTINE 30 and MINERVA 32 offer better maneuverability for sharp turns.
• Versatile Riding: Boards like the DUKE 34 are great for a mix of styles, offering both stability and agility.

2. Choose the Right Size

• Length: Shorter boards (29-32 inches) are more agile and better for carving. Longer boards (34-36 inches) offer more stability, ideal for cruising.
• Width: Wider boards provide a stable platform, while narrower boards are lighter and more responsive.

3. Consider the Baseplate Technology

• Kinesis Surf Baseplate: Found on models like the BIG ONE 29 and LILBEAM 29, it offers a 90° turning radius for a surf-like experience.
• Pendulum Surf Baseplate: Featured on the DUKE 34, it provides a fluid carving experience with enhanced stability.
• STR Baseplate : Featured on the Buttons 31 or Deep 31, it's he ultra closed angle geometry of the front truck and superior quality urethane bushing.

4. Deck Design and Graphics

Choose a design that resonates with your style. Flying Wheels offers a variety of aesthetic options, from the HELLCAT 31 by Charly Quivront to the artistic LISPRAY 29 by Maud Le Car.

Combines style with performance, perfect for all-around skating.
By considering these factors and exploring the diverse range of surfskates from Flying Wheels, you can find the perfect board to enhance your skating experience. Visit Flying Wheels Surfskate Collection to explore more options and find your ideal surfskate today.

How can surfskate improve your surf level?

Surfskate is a fast-growing sport that is attracting more and more board sports enthusiasts. This discipline combines the excitement of skateboarding with the gliding sensation of surfing, enabling enthusiasts to perfect their surfing skills on the road. For surf enthusiasts, surfskate is more than just a land-based workout: it's an opportunity to push your limits and improve your performance on the water. In this article, we'll explore the benefits of surfskate and how it can improve your surfing.

What is surfskate?

Surfskate is a form of skateboarding with a special truck system that allows great mobility and a fluid surfing sensation. The wheels are wider and more flexible, making it possible to make tight turns and imitate surfing movements.

The main feature is the double-jointed front truck, which allows you to make the same movements as when surfing. Surfskate makes it easier to take turns while maintaining speed.

The surfskate board offers a sensation similar to that of gliding over water, while being on tarmac.

Flying Wheels Skateboards offers a range of surfskate technologies, from the most powerful to the most accessible.

The benefits of surfskate for surfing :

1. Improved balance and stability: Surfboarding requires a good command of balance in order to make fluid, precise movements. This skill is essential for effective wave riding.

2. Strengthening key muscles : The movements performed during surfboarding involve the same muscle groups as surfing. This strengthens the muscles needed to maintain good posture on the surfboard.

3. Perfecting your technique: Thanks to surfskate, you can work on your surfing technique by simulating carving, pumping and tight turns. This helps you improve your style and manoeuvres on the water.

4. Increased confidence: By mastering the moves on the surfskate, you'll gain confidence and feel more at ease trying out new techniques during your surf sessions.

5. Accessible training: Surfboarding offers a year-round training opportunity, regardless of weather conditions or wave availability. This means you can stay in shape and continue to improve your surfing, even away from the ocean.

Not sure which surfboard to choose? Read our article on how to choose the right surfskate.

Surfboarding is an effective way of improving your surfing. By working on your balance, technique and physical strength, you'll be ready to take on the waves with greater control and confidence. If you're looking to push your limits and improve your surfing, make surfboarding part of your training routine. Discover our selection of surfskates at Flying Wheels and get ready to take your surfing to new heights!

Like all sports, practicing skateboarding is not without risks. In fact, falls are not inevitable. However, there are some solutions that can help to reduce the risk of injury when you fall: protective accessories. It is therefore necessary to protect important areas of your body in order to prevent injuries. The most exposed areas are the head, wrists and knees. There is therefore a wide range of protective accessories such as skate helmets, knee pads, wrist guards and reinforced gloves. 

Skate protection cushions the impact but does not prevent injury. However, being well-equipped is essential for beginner or expert skaters.   

Skate helmet: 

The main accessory when you are skateboarding is the skate helmet. In fact, the head is the most exposed part of the body during a fall. Even if you don't fall very far, it can have dramatic consequences on our body. It is therefore essential to acquire a quality skate helmet specially made for this practice. 

Gloves: 

Gloves are another key element in skateboarding. They are even essential because the first unconscious gesture you have during a fall is to put your hands forward to absorb the shock. There is nothing more unpleasant than having scratches, cuts or burns on your hands.  

The Flying Wheels gloves are designed for slide riding, which is the practice of gaining speed on a downhill slope and using your hands as a support for skidding. This is why skateboarders use gloves with removable pads. These accessories wear out and need to be changed regularly depending on the frequency of your sessions. 

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 Knee pads: 

Another very important protection is knee pads. The knees are also a very sensitive part of the body that must be taken care of. Made up of tendons and ligaments, even if they take very big impacts, they are the ones that take the shock waves first. It is therefore necessary to use knee pads. Their aim is to be protected against impacts, to strengthen tendons and avoid elongations during movements. 

Elbow pads:

During your session, when you are falling backwards, elbows take the impact and this can be dramatic in terms of fractures and sprains. It is therefore very important to use elbow pads, especially for children and beginners. We have several models that are easy to put on and take off for ideal comfort and support.

With this list of protective accessories you are now ready to practice skateboard safely!

SURFSKATE TECHNOLOGIES 

Emerged in the 90s in California, surfskate is literally made to surf in the street. The main features is its double jointed front truck which allows it to make the same movements as in surfing. Surfskate allows you to take turns more easily while keeping speed.      

We practice surfskate mainly on flat urban surfaces or light slopes. You can also use it in skateparks bowls. 

Flying Wheels Skateboards offers various surfboard technologies, from the most efficient to the least efficient.    

KINESIS - EXPERT

The Kinesis is a revolution in surfskating. A technology dedicated to experts riders looking for thrills and performance. With it’s new torsion spring technology the new Kinesis baseplate offers an unrivaled turning radius of 90°. 

LOMBARD - IMPROVEMENT TO EXPERT

The all time standard surfskating solution. A spring compression baseplate combined with needle bearings that allows maximum truck’s tilt. This surfbase allows 66° turning radius. 

PENDULUM - IMPROVEMENT & POOLRIDE

Pendulum is the latest surfskating improvement ! A cubic flex torsion bushing that generates a smooth, cushioned, pendulum movement and predictive truck reaction. It allows a 60° turning radius.  

STIR - NOVICE & POOLRIDE

The ultra closed angle geometry of the front truck and superior quality urethane bushings allows extreme turning radius and increases kinetic pumping effect.

CUTBACK - NOVICE

Cutback is an economic way to start surfskating! It has a single axis spring compression truck combined with needle bearings for 40° progressive turning radius.

CAPITOL - NOVICE & CRUISING

Specially made for surf-cruising, the Capitol truck technology offers the most comfortable turning sensations with a single pivot bushing. It's self locking spurs makes wheel bites impossible with wheels up to 73mm.  

Our surfskate selection: 

https://flyingwheelskateboards.com/collections/surfskate 

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