@@TheSurfersJourney no worries bud I’m really using so many of your uploads to help me get going in my newfound hobby and passion…..surfing community seems a great bunch of humans
Heyyyo! Do you think you can make a video on how to pop up on a shortboard really quickly? I really need to work on my pop up and how to do it quick 🌊 maybe like a step by step?
I started learning to surf about 15 yrs ago in my early 20s before moving away from any surf. I'm now living near surf and I've now got a 9 yr old daughter that's joined the surf life saving club and now have the opportunity to get back into surfing. I'm trying to practice the pop up at home and am really struggling with it. I'm pretty fit for a 39 yr old but it seems to really kill my knees trying to use them in the initial pop up without using the tops of my feet or toes. Any advice? I would say I was roughly at the level of this video before, but now trying to stand again.
Hey Matthew, great to hear that you are finally getting back in to surfing. When you push your chest up and are getting ready to pop up, rather than going to your knees, see if you can perform a 'burpee' from that position, and go straight to your feet. If you are practicing at home, you can practice the same thing. If you have a bosu ball you could practice landing on that. Does this help?
Honestly this is one of the best all time surf tutorials. I personally have been trying to get back out in the water and grow. Seeing this video really nails the issues I have to work on.
kool stuff man..I tend to put some wax along the rails..being a Cold water surfer I always wear gloves and the rails are slippy to hold when duckdiving and general board handling..Ive often seen youtube gurus say never wax the rails and was wondering how much detriment it is to surfing..I feel its probably not as detrimental to a surf session as a surfboard rail to the nuggs..)
Good point, I agree it would probably have little effect, but certainly there would be some added drag. Probably only an issue for intermediates and beyond
Very helpful!!! Been looking for this because I’ve been panicking that I’m going to nose dive because I’ve been paddling straight and not at an angle. Why does it have to be windy, I just want to get on the water now 😭
Hey Stuart, when I lift my chest up my weight shifts onto the front of my legs, from that position I perform a 'burpee' type of move, so I don't really put any weight on my toes or knees, but rather perform an explosive pop up...Does this help?
@@TheSurfersJourney big help thank you am about the same size as you am using a 8 foot board does my front foot all ways land in the middle of the board in the centre
