Beginner Surfers Learn to Paddle for Foam Waves to set up the pop up. Beginner surfers do not understand the timing and rhythm of surfing. It looks very smooth in the movies. What isn’t noticed is the sequence of steps that lead to the smooth performance.
Surfing is a list of micro steps from recognizing the wave to riding the wave. Beginner surfers are just riding foam waves to the beach. Advanced surfers are riding real waves and performing maneuvers and tricks. The advanced surfer watches and feels what the wave is doing and matches its movement.
The Basics for Beginners to Paddle for Foam Waves
Catching the foam wave and riding it is about timing. The surfer selects the right waves. The best wave is a straight bead of white foam coming to the beach. Surfers often just jump on anything and not all waves are equal or can be ridden well. The wave also needs a lot of push. Heavier surfers above 160 pounds are going to need a bigger foam wave to get sufficient push.
Hopefully surfers are on a soft top board. The board has high volume and floats on the water so foam waves will push them. A hard board is designed to catch the power of a real wave and usually does not perform well in catching a foam wave. Once a surfer catches a real wave on a hard board, they can ride it to the beach if there is still enough power in the wave.
The process for catching a foam wave is to recognized a good wave and roll over on the surfboard about 15 feet before it arrives. Waves do have different speeds. As soon as the surfer rolls over properly he starts to paddle. If you can’t roll over on the board correctly and have to adjust your weight for several seconds, give yourself more time. The best rhythm is to paddle for a few strokes, look back to see the wave, and then paddle hard as it arrives to push the board.
The surfer does not put his hands on the board until he catches the wave. Beginners have a difficult time with this phase. They don’t recognize when the wave is pushing the board and they often put their hands on too soon and push the nose under water. The surfer should feel the board take off. The nose goes from pointing down as the wave lifts the tail to plaining on smooth water when it is in front of the wave.
Once the surfboard is in front of the foam wave, the surfer puts his hands in a man’s push up position and executes a pop up. The major mistake beginners make is putting their hands in front of their shoulders on the board and pushing the nose down or tipping it over. Also, they cannot get their feet under them properly if they are in the yoga down dog position on the surfboard. They must put their hands in a man’s push up position to keep the board level and pressure off the nose.
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