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Barefoot Surf

How to Turn on a Longboard – Beginner’s guide to Carving

November 4, 2025 by admin
How to Turn on a Longboard Beginner's guide to Carving by Barefoot Surf

Learn longboard carving in three steps: pressing the back heel/toes, rotating the chest toward the target, and re-accelerating to regain lost speed.

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How to Pass the Break on a Longboard

November 4, 2025November 3, 2025 by admin
How to Pass the Break on a Longboard tutorial by Barefoot Surf

Longboards are heavily impacted by waves; learn the three main techniques—Push Through, Turtle Roll, and Dive Under—to pass the break, save energy, and master wave timing.

Categories Longboard, Passing Through Waves Tags balance-training, Barefoot Surf, Beginner, Timing Leave a comment

How to Generate Speed The Pumping Technique – Learn How Advanced Surfers Accelerate.

November 1, 2025 by admin
How to Generate Speed The Pumping Technique Learn How Advanced Surfers Accelerate tutorial by Barefoot Surf

This tutorial breaks down the physics of the pumping technique, detailing how compression/decompression and angular momentum are used to accelerate up the wave face like a vert skater.

Categories Shortboard, Speed Generation Tags Advanced, Barefoot Surf, Compression, Extension, Flow, Power Leave a comment

How to Paddle on a Surfboard – Top 2 concepts to optimize your paddling technique

November 1, 2025 by admin
How to Paddle on a Surfboard Top 2 concepts to optimize your paddling technique tutorial by Barefoot Surf

Barefoot Surf details the two core paddling concepts: reducing drag (finding the sweet spot) and maximizing propulsion (EVF/high elbow), which leads to an increased wave count.

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How to Duck Dive | Surfing Tutorial to Pass the Break Efficiently

November 1, 2025 by admin
How to Duck Dive Surfing Tutorial to Pass the Break Efficiently by Barefoot Surf

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.

Categories Duck Diving, Shortboard Tags Balance Training, Barefoot Surf, Beginner, Compression, Extension Leave a comment

Barefoot Surf

  • How to Turn on a Longboard – Beginner’s guide to Carving
  • How to Pass the Break on a Longboard
  • How to Generate Speed The Pumping Technique – Learn How Advanced Surfers Accelerate.
  • How to Paddle on a Surfboard – Top 2 concepts to optimize your paddling technique
  • How to Duck Dive | Surfing Tutorial to Pass the Break Efficiently
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