Surfskating
Surfskating is a style of skateboarding / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Surfskating, or surf skateboarding, is a form of skateboarding that replicates the experience of surfing on dry land.[1] A surfskate system is distinguished from a traditional skateboard system by the utilization of two different trucks, front and back, with specific functions and geometries that, together, yield thrust, just like a surfboard.[2]
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Surfskates, or surf skateboards, were invented by surfers who wanted a way to surf on days with no waves.[3] Surfskates are often used by surfers to train for surfing.[4] An increasing number of non-surfers are drawn to surfskating because of the unique abilities and feel enabled by surfskate truck systems.[5] The sport is also gaining popularity with snowboarders.[6]
Surfskating is differentiated from carveboarding, which refers to riding a Carveboard specifically, which are no longer in production. Since Carveboards use the same trucks on front and rear, they do not generate thrust in the same way that surfskates do.