Beginner surfers need to learn the 6 Steps to Riding a Foam Wave. Surfing more technical than anyone expects and one of the major obstacles is people are not good learners and they often cannot coordinate what they hear to their bodies. Surfing is timing and rhythm, Each step follows the next whereas the beginner’s…
Many new and progressing surfers need to know the Basics of Catching Waves or the basics of surfing. Beginners should start with foam waves on soft top boards. On some beaches they can stand in waist deep water and roll over on the board as the wave approaches. Paddling is the essence of catching waves….
The Basic Surfing Short Board Maneuvers are learned after the surfer starts catching and driving real waves. Real waves can be ridden down the face and into the foam as a start. Then the surfer wants to turn into the pocket and ride until the wave dies. The surfer can turn into the pocket in…
Catching Surfing Waves on the Short Board is the end result of a great progression. In the process, the surfer has learned how to catch foam waves, perfected the pop up, become accustomed to the ocean, improved physical conditioning, and built courage. Surfing is a full body sport and an adventurous sport that requires physicality,…
The First Technique in Learning to Surf is a discipline most new people have difficulty executing because they can’t focus in the water. When beginners get in the water, their minds go “gaga”. They don’t really know how to surf so they think their instincts will get them through. Those not taking lessons and renting…
Many intermediate or beginners who are not progressing have to learn How Surfers Correct Bad Habits. 95% of the intermediate surfers that visit me and beginners who are struggling on their own suffer from the same two problems. They have a problem with the pop up and their stance. An incorrect stance on the surfboard…
There are many ways to learn to surf. Surf instructions are a premium method. But new surfers should read, watch video and observe surfers if they live near the ocean. An audio book can outline all the important information about safety, handling surfboards, fitness, and techniques. This audio book is recorded off one of my…
The Difference Between Riding Foam and Real Waves requires a big step in performance that can be learned in small bites. It is about improving techniques and timing. Foam waves can be seen from a distance and you only have to get between them and the beach to catch them. The best technique if standing…
The Ability to Learn is a Key Component of Learning to Surf. Most people taking their first surf lesson comment that is was more difficult and technical than they expected. They say harder than they expected but that encompasses the difficulty of learning. Once students get the fundamental techniques and timing and rhythm, it is…
Seniors and Overweight People Get Fit to surf because it is an activity that mostly sedentary people have to gear up to engage successfully. The two states of begin overweight and being a senior often have a lack of comprehensive physical activity in common. Walking, running and biking riding are excellent fitness routines that improve…