Do you need Surfing skills to balance on a skateboard, or to ride a skateboard?

Answer 1

It helps. I grew up in San Diego and learned to surf when I was 5, but didnt start skating until I was 10. I think if you learn to surf, balancing on a skateboard will become a peace of cake. You can learn to shift you weight better, which will make learning to do a lot of tricks a lot easier. So, I would say that surfing skills do help a lot in skateboarding, but they arent necessary.

Answer 2

Out of a ripstick, longboard or skateboard the closest thing to surfing and snowboarding is the ripstick. it feels a lot like snowboarding (i havnt tried surfing so idk). they both use torsional flex to turn. the only thing is it takes a while to get used to riding it if u havnt done skateboarding or anything. And i sugest getting skateboard shoes 2 if u dont already have some cuz u need some help griping the board. Hope this helped

Answer 3

It couldn't hurt since skateboarding was developed by surfers who wanted to practice when the waves were flat. Skateboarding was originally called sidewalk surfing

Answer 4

no, but if going from surfing to skateboarding it does help a lot with balance and it's an easy transition

Answer 5

no. surfing and skateboarding are alot alike but skateboarding you have 4 wheels and it pretty-much just stays balenced. also surfing is WAY harder than skateboarding because you are on un-solid ground not cement

Answer 6

no,however,roller skates,water sking,roller blades,ice skates,and surfboards all require different forward and reverse balance skills to achieve,

Answer 7

no not at all its hareder to surf

Answer 8

It helps, but it's not necessary.

Answer 9

no