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Supabetz - 5 years ago

LOL!

PR@XIS8 ! - 6 years ago

You are

mdmommy - 5 years ago

ugh ur so cute

Susan Ravenhall - 5 years ago

hello kales Broccoli I am the son of the person in the photo and I struggle with keeping my balance when i am on the wave.

Javier Bustinza - 5 years ago

thank you! why good surfers never paddle perpendicular to the beach?

Jonathan Bernate - 5 years ago

Love your videos mate!!! i am very new at surfing just been in this for about a year, i am now trying to pop up before the wave is broken but when i do it i always go forward and never to the sides. what tips would you give me? thanks guys

How to Rip - 5 years ago

Core strength work! Swiss ball

Zefster - 5 years ago

I seriously am having trouble catching any wave with an 8ft soft board. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I keep nose diving or when I do "catch" a wave I feel like it's crashing on me and it does not allow to even try and pop up. So frustrating.

Zefster - 5 years ago

+How to Rip since then i managed to catch some waves so i got over that hurdle. Thanks

How to Rip - 5 years ago

Go back to white water take offs to build confidence and work on back extension muscles activate them whilst paddling in!

Orgone EMF Protection - 5 years ago

Timing is key. practice catching a wave without paddling. By using the upward momentum of the wave. This will help you create more speed when you do catch it. Sit in the impact zone and take a few on the head to learn this lesson. Then you can create speed from the waves momentum

M - 5 years ago

Hi Kale. I’m Ming, a rookie surfer from Taiwan (hope you know where Taiwan is. )
Firstly, my English is so poor hope you can understand what I like to say.
I love your video so much and I think this video is one of the best surfing videos on YouTube.
Could you please let me put some Chinese subtitle on your video, cus I really hope to share this video with those surfers who can’t speak English.
Maybe the process of translation will take me lots of time. But I will do my best. And I’m appreciated you can grant my request.
Best regards
.

How to Rip - 5 years ago

Sure thing :)

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Michael Barton - 5 years ago

Terrific stuff, lads. I am a recent subscriber so you might have some videos already on this. When on a board, the surfer sees that view, not the view from the beach which tends to make it look easy and also seems to make the waves look smaller. Do you have any lessons from the surfer's view to show how it is on catch and pop up? Glad I found you!

How to Rip - 5 years ago

We’ve got some stuff coming. It’s also very difficult to highlight aspects of the process from POV though

Ken Powell - 5 years ago

Rockin' site - really well done tips; I've subbed, and I think you've a hit on your hands if you can keep it up; Mahalo mates...!

Kevin Wertzberger - 5 years ago

Been surfing for 20 years, randomly discovered your video today; good stuff! I used to watch and re-watch Kelly Slater's pop up on the rogue wave he finds in September Sessions (Mentawai's). Your footage is far more realistic and easier to digest than the best surfer in history popping up over an exposed reef! Just subscribed, keep 'em coming!

Giorgio Perucca - 5 years ago

Please more videos like this..... how to improve slowly....

Giorgio Perucca - 5 years ago

Ejample : relationship of taking the board and waves... are there different way of driving? The “getting up time” it’s allways the same or diffeare?

Tom Mack - 5 years ago

Awesome tutorial! Great detailed technical breakdown of Carrisa Moore's? form and step by step process. As an OS site and snow boarder, I want to learn how to ride the ocean. Thanks for all the beginner videos. Stay stoked!

CaptainSchlockler - 5 years ago

It's amazing how much looking down the line affects whether you catch or don't catch a wave. I always used to look straight ahead while paddling at an angle and often either end up spinning straight off while popping up, or going straight ahead and completely missing the wave. As soon as I started looking down the line, everything fell into place - that natural inclination to push down on the inside rail to turn the board across the wave face came naturally, and because my head was facing in the direction the board was moving, my body ended up in the correct orientation without spinning off because my head was going in one direction and the board the other.
Tips like those in this video save you a huge amount of time by pointing out things you probably wouldn't normally think of, and have a huge impact on whether you're successful or not.

Bruno Souza - 6 years ago

Awsome man !

Alessandro Cordioli - 6 years ago

Hi kales, i have notice that in some cases you put your chest and head down near the surface of the board...do you need to do this in steeper waves??thanks

How to Rip - 6 years ago

This is to propel my weight forward to ensure I catch the wave :) and then I proceed through the normal take off motion :)

Phaidrus - 6 years ago

Hi Kales, thanks for the very informative videos. Sometimes when I catch the wave and I'm still lying on the board, I find it difficult to actually pop up as I feel sort of "locked" there, in that lying position. By the time I overcome this and do pop up, it is pretty much too late to properly position myself on the wave. Any ideas how I may overcome this "hesitation" to pop up? Thanks in advance for your reply.

Phaidrus - 6 years ago

+How to Rip Thanks!

How to Rip - 6 years ago

Practice practice practice. Could also be core weakness. An inherant sense the body might have to protect the spine by telling you not to get into that vulnerable position. So, on land core training (Swiss ball is great) and practice practice practice in the water. Also consider a BIG board to make it easy

Manny S - 6 years ago

my bum is too high up -.-

How to Rip - 6 years ago

Me too

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Jeff N - 6 years ago

No words can express what's required..

Kris Macnulty - 6 years ago

Should you angle your take off or remain straight until up on your feet?

How to Rip - 6 years ago

It all depends on the wave...

Emily Newman - 6 years ago

Any tips for longboarders??

Jim Springer - 6 years ago

Any tips on a backside floater? Thanks for posting other tips!

How to Rip - 6 years ago

see our backhand surfing video - nothing floater specific but generally helpful for backhand surfing

Ryan Muller - 6 years ago

so am i just seeing things or when you pop up do you keep your back knee tucked till your front leg gets up? you mentioned it and said it was unstable but it looks like you just do it faster but its still there. just wondering :)

How to Rip - 6 years ago

It’s low and off the board still :) but yes in smaller waves I tend to do that - when it’s big and powerful I don’t.

malibu surf coach - 6 years ago

Mate, i run surf schools in the States, and was watching your entire vid to see how you go about explaining how to generate speed/pumping.. I felt like i never got your take on it for the most part. Just my thoughts. Love what your doing, just thought id chime in as a fellow surf instructor. Let me know if that makes any sense. all good. good on ya

How to Rip - 6 years ago

Take off and generate speed moreso looking at how the two link together hence the emphasis on the ‘look’ and the initial movement up or down the wave accordingly. Generating speed once already up would probably be a video of its own and indeed we’ve covered it a lot in both our major videos.

Phil Duclos - 6 years ago

You guys are awsome teachers. Love your vlogs. I watch regularly. How to rip, Ben Gravy, Beefs official, J.O.B, Gnarley Barley, isurftribe, Ho Stevie!, thats my lineup. Kalani too, but he surfs for Beefs.

Jude Jeffery - 5 years ago

Same

ty h - 6 years ago

As a begginer im always in doubt if i should pop up with my hands on the board or grabbing the rails, when I stoped grabing the rails i realised that i pop up better. But looking to the pros videos I realise that the most of them grab it so... what is you recommendation about that. Cheers! Great channel.

ty h - 6 years ago

Thanks for answering!! Which one is suppose to be grabbing? The clossest one to the wall? And any explanation for that?. I use to grab rail unconscienous when i go left but on the deck when I go right... cheers!!!

How to Rip - 6 years ago

Often it’s only one of their hands which grabs and the other is planted on the deck. I still think the majority of the hand should be on the deck

Peng Tn - 6 years ago

suuuper good video ! thanks alot dude !

How to Rip - 6 years ago

Skateboarding has a good transfer over to surfing generally.

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AllesCrap ! - 6 years ago

Just got a fish because of you :)

anonymous doesntmatter - 6 years ago

Getting my first fish soon ~!

How to Rip - 6 years ago

Yew!

Roger Pye - 6 years ago

Nice breakdown. One thing that I struggle with is taking my eyes off the nose of my board as I'm taking off. Just looking down the line as you pop up sounds so simple, but I find it incredibly hard to do, without that initial peek at the nose of the board. Is it just practise practise practise or do you have any hints to stop this habit ? Cheers.

Mitch - 6 years ago

How to Rip thanks a lot that same issue effecteds me so it’s good to finally have an answer

How to Rip - 6 years ago

hmmmm it may be your chest not coming up enough. Think about crossing the road - look left and right!

Prep Has Fallen - 6 years ago

3:09

Shark spotted??

How to Rip - 6 years ago

Haha just seaweed

Walter Nash - 6 years ago

Thanks!

HexRegulus - 6 years ago

what do you recommend for taking off in waves that break somewhat unpredictably. ie my local beach break. some crash and close, some are mushy, others are just right and the difference in appearance is subtle it's hard to read which is which.

How to Rip - 6 years ago

Time, spend as much time learning how to read the waves as possible, even if it’s body surfing (see our recent HUGE beginner mistakes video)

damian mcgeown - 6 years ago

Great dissecting of the three skills Kale.
Really spot on analysis.
Keep up the fine work.

Jonas Akyildiz - 6 years ago

The board really matters.. I got the channel islands Sampler and man it makes a difference! Good board to review? ;)

How to Rip - 6 years ago

We have reviewed it

Adam Eardley - 6 years ago

I was finally able to pump and gain speed on a wave the other day after years of trying and hours of YouTube. What a feeling!! The wave I surf is a really fast reef break and I found that on a lot of my takeoffs I was just going straight to the bottom of the wave and losing all my speed. I had to angle the takeoff and stay high from the start. Keep at it! The feeling is really worth the effort! Thanks for the great videos.

Oliver Cowan - 6 years ago

Fingers crossed I can get out this weekend and put more of this in to action. You guys produce excellent videos. Production standards are high, the co tent is good and pitched at the rich level (for me!) and the vibe is great. Thanks!

PR@XIS8 ! - 6 years ago

Nice :)

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