Surfers get enthused with surfing and there is always the lingering question about How to Surf Bigger Waves. It is the question that we find in many sports. If you like climbing mountains, there might be the question of how high you can climb. If you like distance bike riding there is always the question…
As beginners advance, they want to learn Short Board Surfing Techniques. The short board is the advance of the soft top board and totally different than the long board. On the soft top surf board, the surfer has learned to time foam waves and then learns to catch real waves. The surfer learns the pop…
Catching Surfing Real Waves is the the most dominant aspect of surfing. Advanced surfers spend their lives improving their ability to catch waves. Waves are the one changing dynamic in surfing. Surfline, the “go-to” guide for what is happening with waves at beaches around the world often says such and such a spot is lighting…
There are at least 3 Ways Short Board Surfers Catch Waves. Once you become an advanced surfer your enjoyment and focus becomes about catching waves and improving your maneuvers. You think about waves and you think about catching the best waves of your life. Most competitors say the most crucial part is catching and dropping…
The beginner wants to learn how to Move from Surfing Foam Waves to Real Waves. It is a a three step process of advancement. Sometimes my students do it all in one lesson. The first step begins in the dry land lesson. Students learn the sequence for a beginner pop up. I give students a…
Surfers for both foam and real haves have to understand The Timing Paddling for Surf Waves. The whole motion for catching waves is timing and rhythm. The fundamentals become muscle memory and catching waves becomes a dance in which the surfer doesn’t have to think. The surfer observes and feels the wave. He knows how…
Beginners Learn to Surf Real Waves after they have mastered the fundamentals on foam waves. This is a process most advantageous on sand bar beaches. Not all reefs will result in a foam wave riding to the beach. The beginner learns to time foam waves as he rolls over onto his surfboard in waist deep…
Intermediate surfers are catching real waves and soon want to move to short boards. They have to learn to Overcome the Difficulties of Surfing the Short Board. The short board is the goal of many aspiring new surfers. New surfers have to progress through learning the fundamentals on an easier board like the soft top…
Surfers get excited and passionate about surfing and when they finally start riding short boards they are eager to start Riding Bigger Waves on Short Boards. It is a gradual process of going from learning on foam waves to riding short boards on real waves. The fundamentals have to be sound or it is difficult…
After learning to catch real waves, short board surfers master maneuvers. The short board maneuvers occur in the pocket of the wave and hopefully surfers have begun practicing them while still on high volume boards. The first maneuver or carve is the bottom turn into the pocket. This is achieved by turning the eyes and…