Beginner surfers can progress from Mastering a Beginner Surfer Pop Up to the Advanced Surfer Pop Up. The beginner pop up is easier because it utilizes muscles already developed and the advanced pop up requires some training. The beginner and advanced pop up work best with a count spoken out loud during the process. They…
Most new surfers don’t realize the Wrong Surf Board Stance Ends the Ride. The stance for beginners riding real waves and the advanced surfers on real waves in the pocket look different. The surfer in the pocket has his butt over one rail as he tries to hold the rail into the face of the…
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…
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 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…
Beginner Surfers Can’t Focus because the ocean and the excitement of the new sport over whelm their minds. They then rely on their instincts. The problem is one in a thousand has correct instincts for surfing. Most beginner’s brains have them doing everything wrong. Surfing is timing and rhythm. Surfing is following a sequence. The…
Surfing is on a lot of bucket lists but the question should often be Can Sedentary People Surf? Surfing is often a vacation entertainment, especially when people come to Oceanside, CA, or it maybe an effort to find something that is more enjoyable than working out. When it comes to working out, sedentary people have…
Beginner Surfers Have to Get Past Instincts to make progress. Instincts are one of the causes for beginners trying on their own are rarely successful. The techniques of surfing would be mysterious to anyone not taught the correct process. Every beginner says surfing is more technical than they expected and more difficult than they anticipated….