Exercises and tips using balance boards, single-leg stance, and functional movements to improve core strength and stability.
Kale Brock breaks down the pro takeoff, focusing on the three pillars (paddling, positioning, movements) and detailing arm placement, the coiled spring position, and the importance of looking down the line.
Josh Kerr details the fundamentals of the surfing takeoff, focusing on the eyes leading the body down the line, performing the pop-up in one motion, and avoiding common mistakes like looking down at the feet.
Kale Brock provides five effective pop-up exercises you can do at home, focusing on correcting hip mobility, instilling a low stance, and creating space to swing the leading leg through the pop-up.
Kale Brock breaks down the most common pop-up mistakes, focusing on why landing the front leg first corrects hip alignment, prevents tilting, and ensures you land in a strong, coiled-spring position.
Ombe Surf argues the traditional pop-up is a “lock-up” that hinders progression. This tutorial uses Kelly Slater’s walk-up to show how to stand up with 3 points of contact, keep the head centered, and maintain balance for instant control.
Pro Surfer Brett Barley teaches how to take off late for barrels, focusing on positioning behind the peak, the difference in technique for heavy vs. weaker waves, and using the air-drop to survive steep drops.
Ombe Surf discusses the physics of the bottom turn, focusing on how fluid dynamics and the Coandă effect provide hold on the rail, lift the board, and minimize drag for speed.
Patrick Gudauskas breaks down the bottom turn, focusing on the entry pause, the back hand’s “baby surfboard” motion, keeping the front arm calm, and generating the coil for power.
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.
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.