[delasmarianas]

Oh, that’s amazing that you’ve started your surfskating journey! Here are some tips that really helped me:

• Start on small ramps – I actually think it’s easier than learning on flat.
• Compress (bend your knees, lead forward with your chest) as you go down the ramp and extend (lifting up your weight of the board) as you go up.
• Repeat this over and over until the movement feels natural and your timing is right.
• Pumping on flat is also great practice because it teaches you to generate speed without gravity—just using your body.
• Focus on opening and closing your hips and using your front foot to drive the movement.
• Engage your ankles so you feel stable and connected to the board.
• Make sure your back foot is all the way on the tail 😉.

Hope this helps. 🙏