10 Tips to Better Bottom Turns
Ombe Surf breaks down 10 crucial tips for a better bottom turn, focusing on tapping into the wave’s lift, timing the extension, the 70/30 energy rule, and choosing the fastest line for maximum speed.
Shortboard
The home for high-performance surfing. This category contains all techniques and maneuvers focused on speed, vertical attack, and aerial progression. Includes skills relevant to thrusters, quads, twin fins, and mid-lengths.
How To Do A Surfing Floater Frontside
Learn the frontside floater in 9 steps, covering opening the body, weight shifting (front/back), counterbalancing on the lip, and proper head/shoulder rotation for a clean exit.
Surfing Trick Tip – Frontside Floater
This quick trick tip explains the frontside floater’s purpose (clearing sections or finishing a wave) and details the mechanics of opening the body, lightening the weight, and compressing out of the lip.
Surf coaching: Floaters – Regular Footer Version
This guide from coach Martin Dunn breaks down the mechanics of the floater maneuver, emphasizing its use as a linking maneuver to maintain speed, cover more distance, and increase confidence in fast conditions. Key Takeaways & Tips Floater Purpose Floaters are performed to link between one section and another by riding on top of the … Read more
How to Surf Better Series Regular Footer “Frontside Floaters” Ep 1
Episode 1 on frontside floaters for regular footers, focusing on using the trailing arm to shift weight forward, maximizing projection over the lip, and a surf-skate drill to build muscle memory.
Surf Simply Tutorials: Floaters
Surf Simply breaks down the crucial floater maneuver, explaining how going over broken sections—rather than around them—dramatically maintains speed, and detailing the “wheelie” technique for climbing the lip.
WSL Surf 101: The Floater
WSL’s foundational guide to the floater: how to execute the move to negotiate a section, what judges look for in terms of progression, and key examples from pro surfers like Jordy Smith.
How To Do A Floater
This quick tip breaks down the three critical weight shifts for a floater: putting weight back for entry, maintaining a neutral stance on the lip, and landing tail-first for a soft exit.
How to do a Floater with CJ Hobgood
CJ Hobgood breaks down the floater, explaining its purpose (clearing a section, bleeding speed), the two post-floater options, and the crucial head and foot placement for a successful execution.
How to Surf Better Series Regular Footer Backside Floaters Ep 1
An in-depth tutorial on mastering the backside floater for regular footers, focusing on weight distribution, using the trailing arm to open the body, and maximizing speed down the line.