Surfing short board maneuvers are for riding the pocket of the wave. They include techniques for getting into the pocket and then setting up tricks and maneuvers for fun and style. The first maneuver off the face of the wave might be a bottom turn to get into the pocket. The bottom turn is executed…
Catching surfing waves on a short board bring to a pinnacle many different skills. Surfing on a short board should follow mastery of techniques on a soft top. The techniques of paddling, catching foam and then real waves, popping up, and riding all need to mature slowly as surfers move from an 8′ soft top…
Mastering the surfing short board is a practice that takes surfers from after the time they are beginners until they are through surfing. There is so much to learn, it can be a lifetime event as long as one maintains their physical condition. Techniques Comes First Surfing is a very exacting sport. The short board…
Carving for beginner surfers can begin in foam waves on a soft top board. First a beginner has learned to catch waves, pop up with balance and ride straight to the beach with hips and shoulders squared to the front, not snow board style. Carving on Foam Waves Once the surfer is squared to the…
Catching real surf waves is the next step after mastering foam waves. The fundamentals learned on foam waves are paddling the surfboard in a wave, popping up into the right posture, and riding to the beach easily. The Fundamentals for Foam and Real Waves The same fundamentals are used for riding real waves, but the…
Short board surfing techniques are different from soft top learning boards and long boards. The advantage of the short board is in the lower volume because short board surfers have different objectives. Why Choose Short Board Surfing The advantage of the short board over soft tops and long boards is maneuverability. Short boarders want more…
Beginner surfers catch first real waves after they have mastered fundamental techniques on foam waves. The basic fundamentals serve surfers through advanced surfing. Beginner Surfers Master Techniques on Foam Waves The two main ingredients added are timing and courage. Foam waves break in a long window from the time a real wave breaks until it…
Why surfers fall off surfboard is a puzzle that send many back for more surf lessons. It is usually the same reason surfers say they can’t do this or that. The posture has to be correct to keep the board balanced. Why Surfers Fall Surfers fall because they don’t have their weight equal on both…
Oceanside surf lessons are good for intermediate surfers who are having difficulty riding waves. It seems that at this point they should be able to ride waves, but they usually have one fundamental problem. Learning the Posture in Oceanside Surf Lessons New surf students learn in Oceanside surf lessons to pop up so their posture…
Surfing helps you deal with fear because fear needs to be managed. All professional surfers have talked about their fear in continuing to ride bigger waves. You don’t need to rid yourself of fear, you need to learn management. Fear and Courage in Surfing Fear and courage run together. Courage is the willingness to face…