Tips, insights, and ideas about learning to surf.
A surf lesson teaches you the popup and not much else. That's not the school's fault. But it leaves a gap that traps most beginners.
Every beginner gets told to paddle harder. Almost no beginner actually has a paddling problem. Here's what's usually going on instead.
You're in the water, waves are coming, but you keep missing them. The problem isn't your paddling. It's where you're sitting.
You can ride waves. You can stand up. But when you try to turn, nothing happens. Here's what's going on and how to fix it.
You've watched the tutorials. You know the steps. But you keep blowing the takeoff. Here's what's actually going wrong.
Where your eyes go changes everything in surfing. Most beginners look down. Here's why that matters and what to do instead.
Most surfers rush past foam waves to get to the 'real' surfing. But the skills you skip in whitewater follow you onto green waves.
You're putting in sessions but not getting better. Here's why, and what actually drives progression.