Since the late s, when the first surfskate hit the market, surfers and skateboarders alike have discovered how fun and addicting it is to surfskate. Surfers love surfskates for surf training. But all board enthusiasts love the feel of surfing on land, which can only be fully experienced on a surfskate. If you're new to surfskating scene, you may wonder what the differences are between skateboards, longboards, and surfskates.
The primary purpose of a skateboard is to perform tricks. Skateboards are much shorter and have smaller wheels than either longboards or surfskates. Most importantly, skateboard trucks allow for only one dimension of movement--back and forth on the kingpin access.
This means they have much more limited range of motion than surfskate trucks. Regular skateboards are also designed for cruising because they require constant pushing with your foot to maintain momentum. Compared to skateboards, longboards typically are longer, they have bigger wheels, and their trucks provide a wider range of motion.
Compared to surfskates, most longboards are simply about cruising and speed. Timing is everything in surfing. There are so many variables you have to deal with in surfing that your timing and decision making has to be on point. Skating regularly will keep your timing honed in even when the surf is flat. Both skating and surfing require focus. Skating the bowl requires a very similar focus to surfing. Skating is all about commitment. This translates perfectly to surfing. Approaching a late drop, hitting a steep section, or doing a big floater all require commitment.
Hold back at your peril. Apparently, it takes 10, hours of practice to become a master at anything. You can replicate and repeat the same movements time and time again, making them second nature. Skating just happens to be pretty damn close. Skating is so much fun and opens you up to a whole other crew of likeminded frothers. While my prefered spot is just bliss ok, I've also taken a couple beatings on bad days. But a day with bad surfing is always better than a day with no surf.
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