Best video ever on longboards. Most of this I found out trial and error when HPLB first came out. A true noserider looks ancient because of the flat bottom, low rocker, long fin, thick rounded rail at the tail and blocked tail. HPLB's have their place, but a lot of boards from the 60's and 70's are still very relevant on 6 foot slow breaks like San Onofre and small peelers like Malibu when youre talking a dedicated noserider.
Thanks for the video it was very educational. I've been surfing for 50 years, and allot of what you said makes perfect sense. I've always trusted Rich Harbour and Robert August designs and quality, but now I understand it better. I currently ride Robert August design high performance noserider ' Corky Carroll' 9'0" using a single fin, and it is very quick on cutbacks, and noserides, but I've been surfing for a long time. I also have a few traditional longboards from Harbour in Seal Beach, and love their noseriding performance I get from Tim Stance designs(9'4 Rapier and 9'6" Plaintain. I did have a San O(pure noserider) which I miss and will get another. I have shorter boards, but love cross stepping and where I surf at San O it's ideal for longboards. Much aloha
Thanks for the watch! We definitely might update with a more modern board selection involved, but the elements taught here all still hold true. If you have any questions don't hesitate to hit us up at the shop
Excellent information. One of my boards is a Takayama Kahuna. It's a great looking board but it's extremely light.....does not have the "power glide" feel of a heavy glassed nose rider.
I just want a big board on front left there....something like 7’6, nice and wide and thick...carry me on every wave...go fast fast fast....paddle fast too.
Are there any good guidelines out there for longboard length? Seems pretty difficult to find sizing advice. I'm a 5'9," 68kg beginner/intermediate looking for a board with the most versatility (Oregon beach breaks). Any advice would be great!
Im thinking of byuing a sec. hand board. Its a 9'0'' barry bennett, quad fin, pin tail. How would you describe that board, also in case of its riding abilitly. Im new in longboarding but I really liked the board :) thank you
I have the In the pink 9'2 and locally surf here in NJ beach breaks where waves are fast and not the slow peeling waves. Somehow I find it hard to catch waves and is very tricky since it has a VERY flat rocker/nose. Would a performance board be better for conditions here? Looking for more of an all rounder longboard if that even exists. lol. What are your thoughts about the stewart redline 11? or a a performance longboard would be better here? thank you so much. i love you videos! very informative information for us peeps just getting into longboarding.
I live in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico - you mentioned Wilderness, have surfed in Surfer's Beach? on small 3 to 5 ft days, would that be a good nose rider type wave than Wilderness?
excelent video... i am from chile an i often go to pichilemu. i want to buy my first longboard, i have been paddle surfing for one year an i want to try the real thing... waht longboard do you recomend me. i am tall 6.0" and 87 kilos...thanks
Hey Sebastien, thanks for commenting. While there are many great options out there, Robert August and Takayama make some of the worlds best longboards. Check out Robert August here: www.realwatersports.com/surfing/surfboards/robert-august and Takayama here: www.realwatersports.com/surfing/surfboards/takayama
Hi guys, great video, thanks a lot. I've two questions. Is the Takayama ITP Tuflite beginner friendly and which size should I choose at 220 lbs/ 100kg - 9'3 or 9'6? Thanks for your help!
Your two basic types are square and pin tails. Pin tails work better for more powerful surf as they act a second point of control in the waves face. You can hang in steeper sections of the wave and have a lot more control and speed in powerful surf. Pin tails generally are a lot stiffer to turn than your average square tail.
Coming from shortboards, getting older and wanting to go longer, what is the longest board you can still duck dive? Those boards to your left look good.
It depends on how much you weigh, and a little on the nose. I'd say somewhere around 7' to 7'-6" depending on board volume, thickness. You can still kind of sink the nose of a 8'6 minimal. And, if it is real thin, you could duck dive that too, but a lot of tail hanging out if the waves have any size.
Greetings. I have an 8' Torq and I would like to work on my fundamentals and wave count. I'm about 200 lbs. and looking at one of these three boards: 9'6 Torq Soft Deck, 9'6 Torq Epoxy, and a 9'6 Modern Retro which is a bit pricy. I surf Oregon coasts. Given that I have my 8' to progress to, which of these three such I invest my money? I'd like to keep it for a long time. Main goals are wave count, longer ride time in small surf, and work on basics to eventually succeed with my 8'. TIA.
are you trying to do noseriding or like high performance longboarding? For noseriding the modern retro is perfect but for high performence there may be better deals out there than the torq boards
I would buy something better than a torq. I bought a torq just for shits and giggles and I surfed it once and comparing it to a board I spend about $850 on I hated how it surfed took sold it to a surf shop within the week and got a catch surf odysea and I love it. Strives are really nice too I love my strive for long boarding and I only spent like $100 to get a barley used strive over a new torq
my advice is Volume Volume and Volume and let it be heavy to give you speed Mine the BiC Magnum 9.4 W everybody sinks This one still keeps going Big waves even ridicules small ones i it catches them Every time they see me paddle in like a jet they say OMG no a titanic but when I catch the waves they open there eyes Thanks Peter pan !!! super baord
It can be for a lot of reasons. A flat boxy tail gives you a lot of push to get into waves early and more hold in the wave if you want to ride the nose. A pin tail is better for holding the line, and can also create a sharp pivot point if you have the skill to shift your feet back to turn with it. That is a simplified take, and there's a lot more to it/ exceptions, but in general that is it.
Hey there, great vid. What type of longboard would you recommend for a beginner I have been getting conflicting advice.. Some say traditional log style, the bigger the better. Others say more rocker to avoid nose dive and easier to turn. I am 6'3" and 200lbs what is your advice please?
get a 10'-10'2 with a medium amount of rocker. Once you get the basics down and once you feel comfortable with it then consider moving on to a traditional longboard. Don't stress on whether you have a board with too much/too little rocker; the most important thing is the size and volume! Good luck J-bay
I’m thinking of buying my first longboard. Want to get good at noseriding and walking up and down the board. What design and size do you recommend. I’m 6 ft and 180lbs and live in the UK.
Hey Ahamed, We ship internationally every day. Please email us REALpro@REALwatersports.com with your address and desired board so we can get a quote for you. Cheers - Ashlon
Joe surfer I’m not a fan of torq surfboards is what it means obviously lmao I bought one for shits and giggles as a beater board used it once hated how it rode and traded it in within a week for a catch surf odysea
