How To Surf Small Waves | And Why You Should Do It More!
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How to surf small waves really well. It's a difficult area of surfing because many people don't want to do it, however I think that it's imperative for your surfing progression. If we look at surfers such as Kelly Slater, Filipe Toledo & Julian Wilson, we find that they all grew up in small waves and yet are some of the best surfers on the plant (even in big waves!). Of course, there are surfers who come from Hawaii or Portugal where solid waves are the norm rather than the exception, but this small-wave originating surfer phenomenon is impossible to ignore. In this video I chat about some important factors which will help you to surf better in small waves and also recognise how great surfers apply these techniques. Join me on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/kalesbroccoli/ Ryan and Kale surf a JR Surfboards Wraptor in Tri Flex technology, see more at; JRSURFBOARDS.COM.AU Mention HOW TO RIP for 25% OFF all accessories when you purchase a Surfboard! Ryan and Kale practice their surfing technique on a SmoothStar, get yours at; SmoothStar.com.au Mention HOW TO RIP for a FREE GIFT with your next SmoothStar purchase!
very momentary swimmers-due to it being winter here...anyway...the waves were that ideal 'smallness' for a beginner, yet with jutst enough power-about 2-3 footand my God, it gives me a real buzz just to think of it now; I caught EVERY SINGLE WAVE that I went for! Every single one! It did take my news hips fully 'rehabbed,' Ok, OK! It did also however, take enough 'wave reading experience'...I did 'turn down' several approaches and take off's to several waves..earlier in my surfing carer, maybe I would have tried and 'failed'...yet if you think realistically, it isn't really 'failure' rather, it is learning, until the day everything, your body-mind-heart-spirit click with conditions and experiences-understanding and you finally get that 'Eureka Moment' with an art, such as I enjoyed just the other day...the real 'icing on the cake' of which was that I had a minute, initially maybe non-existent it seemed window of opportunity to execute it; I was on this day due on school pick-up for kids and only if I got to the beach extra-quick and everything went just better than you could expect normally, really I was pushing it just to get in the and straight out if that did happen!...and it was unexpectedly Fantastic! Fantastic! But why say this? Because if it had been six foot I very much doubt I would have caught half as many, who knows maybe on for two or three or even NO waves, especially since I have a significant rotator cuff injury now, dagnabbit, but not enough to stop me performing on small waves...on this day on every single beautiful one!Thanks of the ACE surf vids Kale! Really enjoy them! Happy surfing everyone and remember save Nature, look after our Home Planet! Example; Pay your carbon off-sets of surf trips! Happy days!
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SpyGuyyes doing that on this channel here shortly30. comment for How To Surf Small Waves | And Why You Should Do It More!
What you need to do is get out there and surf. And then you need to get out there and surf. And then you need to get out there and....................surf.
What he is telling you is something that you will quite likely pick up as you go, if you mainly surf small waves, BUT there is no point in trying to put it into action while you are struggling to stand up and stay upright. Just get used to riding the board, have FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN.
Next, have FUN.
Eventually you may reach a point where you can shred in big waves but not in small waves, that is the point when this video may be of use to you.
In closing I'd like to say that surfing is in my opinion the greatest thing you can do for fun, every wave and day are different and I wish you the same amount of stoke that I have had over the years doing it!.
Would love to see a video on catching more waves and not getting caught in the lip. I just learned from a friend that it helps to push the front of the board down into the wave as you catch it by pressing your chin to the board.
Cheers from a poor old fella cursed with age
Thanks guys
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Getting her take off at the angle right is important as she can trim immediately. The best angle varies from steep waves to flat waves (check the angles of better surfers who are out there with you)... and also varies with the tail rocker of the board.
Then I've got her to use the smoothstar in the bottom 1-2' of a skateboard bowl. The smoothstar has been awesome for all of us too.