Great advises! But one missing and of extreme importance to me is lifting the shoulders, adopting the « banana shape » body position. Low shoulders won’t allow powerful paddling.
Even with an elevated chest, if you have short, weak, slow strokes, you will be an inefficient paddler. As I said all the key points are mentioned in the full tutorial 😀 >>> ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zBaEyCQ3OUo.html
That you for posting this! I’m excited to say that I HAVE GRADUATED FROM A FOAM BOARD! 😂 I got this rad Randy Lewis 7’ 2” and I’m so excited to try it out this weekend!
@@TheSurfersJourney it’s been hard. Everyday here in portugal there has been a ton of swell for the last half of December and it has been 2-3m every day on heavy steep barrels at my local break(carcavelos) and the struggle is real but I think I’m getting the hang of it
I’ll give this a go… I’d be happy to hear your thoughts on when to stop or pause the paddling as you begin to catch the wave 🌊… at times I catch myself over paddling into the wave , and then I lose out on having the best take off…
Hi K M, as soon as you feel that the wave has picked you up (usually you will feel an acceleration of speed), that is the time to stop paddling and take off. This is one of those skills that you have to learn through practice and feel. Hope that helps
My paddling was at its best when I use to paddle clubbie boards often. No wonder I found my pop ups easier back then. I think I “panic” paddle when I go for waves. I should go a bit faster while maintaining my technique. I do the same with my swimming and kayaking/surf ski. I need to avoid chopping up my technique, thus avoid “panic” paddling. It’s good to be nice and efficient when paddling around and trying to get out the back and get over that wave. Just need to do the same when catching a wave.