Its fine to creep your feet forwards and backwards on a board after popping up. I sometimes walk on my 6'10 up and down to the middle like its a longboard.
Anyway so you can catch waves and want to know how to start turning?
Its better to try turning as soon as possible once you have stood up, without speed you wont turn as well.
Turning a surfboard is all about weight placement, and most of your weight is placed on your back foot. When you want to turn use your leading arm to point in the direction you want to go, also this is important, always look where you want to be going - never look down at your feet!
Once you point your front arm and look in the direction (left or right) you want to go your feet + hips will adjust slightly automatically (they will twist) and enable you to turn.
Think thats the simplest way to start turning, its just like on a skateboard - you have to lean into the turn
Paddling in the direction you want to go will definitely help.
You need to have you're back foot over the fin to do any sort of significant turns.
So, it depends on were you are when you pop-up. You may just need to put more pressure on your back foot. You may need to step back with your back foot, while not moving your front foot (this is what I do). Or, if you're pretty far up the board; you may need to cross-step back to the tail. Press down hard and put more pressure on your heel or toe side depending on which way you want to go (and look and point in the desired direction). You may over do it and fall, but at least you'll know what you need to do next time.
Cross-step forward when you are already going in the direction you want to go in order to gain speed.
Longboarding is all about walking the board.
Easy tip is wherever your head goes your body will follow. Lokk to where you want to be. To turn a log you have to be right on the tail. When you think you are the take another step back. Pivot baby
to turn a longboard quickly , your back foot needs to be on the tail , over the fins. when your going in the right direction , you'll need to trim the board by moving forward over the sweet spot unless its a big wave and theres all the push you need
watch guys surfing big pipe
even on shortboards , once they've set a line the back foot comes forward , off the tail pad , to shift weight forward and gain speed
if you stay on the tail on a longboard in small waves, it'll stall , the wave will overtake you
surfings all about trim
your position rarely changes paddling. the nose should just clear the surface of the water. to prevent pearling (nose goes under and board shoots out between your open legs as you dive for the bottom) watch which way the wave will break and paddle towards 10.30 or 1.30 ish respectively (beach at 12.00 obviously) otherwise the rocker (bottom curve) of the longboard won't fit the wave. you can almost take off sideways on a longboard
hope that helps
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