Maneuvers performed with your chest facing the wave.
Pat Gudauskas breaks down the frontside straight air, focusing on generating maximum speed, the ollie-like jump, sucking the knees up to the chest, and the crucial technique for a shock-absorbent 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.
Episode 2 on frontside speed in small waves details the aggressive speed pump, the forward weight shift, and exaggerating compression and extension to maximize momentum down the line.
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.
Coach Martin Dunn breaks down the forehand re-entry, emphasizing the need for a quality bottom turn, rotating away from the lip before impact, and compressing low to maintain speed.
Chip Encruder breaks down the specific technique needed for riding inside a barrel, focusing on foot and knee positioning to maintain a perfect line and ensure small, consistent adjustments.