Oceanside Surf Lesson Teaches Fundamentals
An Oceanside Surf Lesson Teaches Fundamentals to get started on the life time surfing adventure. Beginners should know that surfing can be forever and takes patience to advance.
Beginners learn surfing is about timing and rhythm. Most have to calm their racing minds to focus on steps. I give students a sequence count to override their tendencies to rely on their instincts. Beginner’s instincts are wrong.
There is a Sequence to Learn
Surfers learn the steps of spotting a good wave to ride, getting in front of the wave before putting hands on the board, executing a smooth pop up and then getting into the right stance. Beginners have to control their urge to pop up too soon on the wave and go through the pop up sequence too fast, eliminating steps.
The beginner pop up starts with paddling hard after the wave hits the board to get in front of foam on their soft top board. Then they put hands flat near their waist. The lower grip helps get the midsection off the board. Then they push and place a foot on the board under their butt. They stand on the foot raising their hands as they move the other foot to the front of the board.
Getting in the Right Stance is Crucial
In the correct stance for beginners, they place the front foot on the middle stringer at a 45 degree angle facing forward. The rear foot is at the back of the board in the middle. Their hips and shoulders are square to the front with both hands in front. Its like pushing a tall box.
When the surfer can execute all the steps and ride to the beach, they are ready to paddle out for bigger foam waves and then small real waves.
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