Essential skills for navigating the barrel. Focuses on proper stall, speed control, and maintaining a high, tight line in the pocket.
Kale Brock details advanced tube riding techniques from his coaching trips, focusing on positioning awareness (the “backdoor” approach) and building the confidence to commit to deep, quick-barreling sections.
Chris Bond breaks down barrel riding into three parts (entry, ride, exit), detailing the different ways to get into the tube, how to stall speed inside, and the critical stance for maximizing tube time.
Ombe Surf provides 20 quick tips for improving your barrel riding, focusing on commitment, posture, finding the deepest lift, controlling acceleration, and using the “shopping cart” technique to set your line.
Dean Morrison breaks down frontside tube riding, detailing optimal shallow conditions, bottom turn efficiency, stalling with the arm, and positioning behind the peak to catch the perfect wave.