Pop Up Series 1 Check Your Head
Ombe Surf breaks down the biggest pop-up mistake: moving your head. Pro surfer analysis shows the head must stay balanced over the front foot to control acceleration and avoid falling over backwards.
Ombe Surf breaks down the biggest pop-up mistake: moving your head. Pro surfer analysis shows the head must stay balanced over the front foot to control acceleration and avoid falling over backwards.
Josh Kerr breaks down the frontside re-entry, focusing on using the bottom turn to set the line, throwing the arms across the body to pivot, and extending to maximize spray and control the landing.
Professional surfer Gui Fonseca provides 5 essential tips for small, weak conditions, focusing on pumping in a higher line, minimizing bottom turns, and maximizing compression/extension for constant speed and flow.
Ombe’s Battle of the Small Waves compares two styles, detailing why one surfer struggled (surfing mid-face and tense) and how the other succeeded (surfing rail-to-rail, top-to-bottom, and relaxing).
Episode 2 on frontside speed in small waves details the aggressive speed pump, the forward weight shift, and exaggerating compression and extension to maximize momentum down the line.
Coach Martin Dunn explains how to create maximum horizontal speed by lifting and unweighting the body using both arms to shoulder level, a technique essential for linking maneuvers.
Noel Salas details how to surf faster backside in small waves by using an angled takeoff, leaning heavily front-footed (60/40), and using the trailing arm to open the hips and project down the line.
Brett Barley dives into riding the smallest barrels, detailing how to contort your body, tuck the shoulder inside the knee for frontside, and use the pig-dog position for backside tubes.
Brett Barley shows how to ride heavy vs. soft barrels, detailing shoulder angles for hugging the wall (soft barrels), and the back foot weight distribution needed to survive square, thick-lipped heavy barrels.
Ulisses Freesurfer gives fast tips on how to get barrels, focusing on commitment, the three main entries (backdoor, stall, drop-in), foot placement for speed, and maintaining vision by looking at the top corner of the tube.