Master complex maneuvers, high-speed positioning, and executing critical turns in the pocket. For surfers consistently riding steep, fast waves.
Josh Kerr teaches how to master the aerial approach, focusing on the shallow bottom turn, gaining speed, and hitting the lip as it breaks to maximize the board’s kick-back and give the best chance of landing.
How to Rip breaks down the core principles of the aerial (straight air), focusing on projection, maintaining momentum, and landing softly by staying compressed over the moving wave beneath you.
Noel Wallis breaks down the frontside straight air, focusing on generating maximum speed, coiling the body, projecting up and out, and the crucial body mechanics for landing safely.
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.
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.
Ombe’s Ant breaks down his personal struggles with the backhand barrel, revealing the problem of his knees blocking shoulder rotation and the mental hurdle of not trusting his line.
Jamie O’Brien teaches his backside barrel riding technique, emphasizing a low, quick pop-up, grabbing the rail on the drop, using the wave face for balance, and utilizing a low center of gravity for maximum stability.
Shannon Ainslie details five key elements for intermediate surfers to get barreled, covering wave selection, correct line, proper low stance, positioning near the foam ball, and crucial timing (stalling/speeding up).