Kids learn to surf and enjoy it just as much as adults. Their size and strength are major considerations in how much risk they can take and how fast they advance. Basics for Kids Kids love surfing but have to be given special consideration for their size, strength, and courage. I often start kids on…
There are three physical surfing requirements that make learning and progressing in surfing easier. You can get in shape before lessons or while learning. 3 Physical Surfing Requirements Each of these three requirements are challenges for people who are not active in full body sports or who lead sedentary lives, like sitting behind desks or…
Surfers usually begin by dreaming of carving up the waves and want to surf bigger waves. Three things are essential. The Three Basics of Surfing Bigger Waves Learning to surf bigger waves requires: Mastering the basics Practice Courage Learning to master the basics often requires making the right first steps. In my surf lessons, I…
There are certainly 5 essential parts of the surfing pop up. It looks simple, but new students find that each step has to be included in the right order to be successful. 5 Essentials of the Surfing Pop UP I will list them and then explain each: Flexibility Upper Body Strength Coordination Timing Posture Flexibility- People…
Beginner surfers enter a world like they have never experienced. Surfing is more complex than it appears, but the beginner masters 3 fundamentals. The Basics for a Beginner Surfer The dry land lesson explains what a beginner has to accomplish to ride a surf board in the shore break foam waves. Then the student has…
Surfers cross train to enjoy more time in the water and support each technique. The most tiring part of surfing is the paddling. When you can’t paddle any longer, the session is finished. Surfer Cross Training Exercises There are three physical demands for excellent surfing: Flexibility, Stamina, and Strength. Flexibility is important for two reasons….
Beginners learn to surf real waves after mastering foam wave riding. The essentials of riding foam waves are a first step for the more intricate timing of real waves. The timing for riding foam and real waves first involves positioning. On a foam wave, you get in front of the wave and start paddling easy….
There are 5 beginner surfer fundamentals that launch a new surfer and allow them to practice on their own. My goal in surf lessons is to teach beginners how they can go anywhere and practice without an instructor. Water safety is important. Beginners are vulnerable to getting hurt because they are not aware of what…
Adults learn to surf almost as easily as teens. Adults seem to have one advantage is they understand and translates instructions to their bodies better than young adults, but have the disadvantage of flexibility. Learning Body Movements Learning to surf has great parallels with how you are able to learn any new body movements, for…
The timing for surfing waves is a skill surfers need from beginning through catching the biggest waves on the planet. It is learned through practice. The beginner catches foam waves which is good practice for real (green) waves. The idea for both is to anticipate when the wave will arrive to push the board, get…