How to Surf Better Series Paddle Faster Ep 1
Episode 1 on paddling focuses on maximizing forward momentum by using the chin down for weight shift, keeping the head still, and practicing the one-push takeover drill on a surf skate.
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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.
Does Kicking Help You Catch Waves? | Surf Paddling Technique: How Kicking Can Boost Your Speed
Rob Case investigates if kicking helps catch waves, analyzing a study that proved kicking boosts peak paddling speed in flat water, providing a significant advantage in paddle battles.
Top 3 Ways to Paddle Like World Champion Kelly Slater – Surfing Paddling Technique Revealed
Rob Case reveals the top 3 techniques Kelly Slater uses for efficient paddling: keeping the head still, high elbow entry, and slight rail-to-rail rolling to reduce drag and maximize propulsion.
Duck Dive Vs Bailing Board explained How, When and Where
Nathan Florence explains the risks and rewards of duck diving vs. bailing your board, covering techniques for big whitewater, explosive slab sections, and the safety rules to keep your board and body intact.
A Comprehensive Duck Dive Tutorial For Every Surfer
This comprehensive tutorial details the duck dive as the most efficient way to get out past the waves, breaking down the essential steps to generate momentum and push the board forward and under.
How To Duck Dive Like A Pro
How to Rip teaches the five-step process to nailing the duck dive, emphasizing that mastering this skill conserves energy and is essential for getting out past the best waves.
How to Duck Dive | Surfing Tutorial to Pass the Break Efficiently
This comprehensive tutorial details how to duck dive efficiently, covering the 6 steps for sinking the board underwater, leveraging momentum, and using your body weight to resurface quickly.
How to Duck Dive – From Surfing Techniques Volumes 5
This tutorial breaks down the essential techniques for the duck dive, focusing on forward thrust, angular submersion for buoyancy, and proper etiquette in avoiding other surfers.
Anyone Can Duckdive With These Steps
Shannon Ainslie breaks down the duck dive, revealing the most common mistake (not sinking the tail) and detailing the proper technique using foot pressure to go deep and generate forward speed.
Improve Your Duck Dive In 4 Simple Steps
Ombe Surf breaks down the duck dive into 4 simple steps, focusing on generating momentum, using the wave’s intrinsic force to pull you through, and maintaining stability with a straight body line.