How to Surf : Understand the Different Paddling Techniques You Can Use While Surfing

[pmegyerdi]

these vids suck, type in surfline trick tips in the youtube search bar.

[holagurrl98]

The rollover... now that's just gonna look sexy if you can't get back up.

[asss09azzz09]

I wanna learn !!! ... but it looks really dificould!

[XXWISHOWNXX]

can a beginer use the rollover too? got caught by two (for me) big waves and it was awful...

[BillShadowVRFC]

i missed it, what was it we wer trying to create????

[RubenDePaepe]

why cant I download this fucking video?

[SurfTrainingSecrets]

It the waves are big do not 'push up' when paddling out, always go for the duck dive (or rollover on a long board) to keep momentum and save your energy.

[123thatoneguy]

Ha cool I live here

[garydudeharvey]

isit just me or does he seim a littel fat to be a surfer

[nrhbmw]

I'm a BIG fan of SDSA

[xbl1ndsurf3rx]

those don't deserve to be called waves...

[evildude7474]

lol prolly shoulda made the background noise a little more quiet cause you really couldn't hear that well, plus it looked like that first bit where that guy was pushing up to get through the wave, looked like hew as wearing a hoody wetsuit

[jessebrade]

another technigue is the walk

[GabDyl]

get to were the fun is

[longhairbor]

whatever happened to center of gravity. or sitting. that is the begginning of learning. not how 2 get a wave

[tubenoobster]

looks like he is carrying a spare block of wax in his pants

[supahvillain893]

no thats his penis, u shud get one

[tubenoobster]

mines a 2 blocker

[Stratocaster05]

Longboards paddle faster and it's generally easier to get out. However, in larger waves, it takes alot more strategy to get out on a longboard than a shortboard because you cannot duck-dive. That said, I've seen people duck-dive on 9'6 longboards through 8 feet of white water and barely get pushed back. Everything takes practice.

[volcomskater969]

my dad thought me on his board and its about 6 foot 2 at most i ride 6 foot and im 5.6 so u dont always have to start on a longboard or hybrid

[extremedude71]

yeah but you should its good that you started on a shortboard but if u cant stand up on it, it can make it not fun and people will quit

[samisaberle]

@volcomskater969

yeah i started on a 6'0 fish, and i totally agree although it is harder to paddle out

[HotRussianBlonde]

I found this hard at first too :)

Shout to to San Diego Surfing Academy!!! :)

[pkoch05]

how heavy do u need to be to duck dive a 6 2 short board (not epoxy)

[meehan101]

weight doesnt really matter.

[pkoch05]

what does then? skill?

[meehan101]

yeah, as long as you get the technique then your good to go. Just keep practicing :)

[Teamkilling4ever]

okay thanks. wow that was quick like 3 minutes

[meehan101]

lol

[fabeybaby3]

im guna start surfing andshould i start on a fun board or a short board?

[Bionicpix]

Get a foamie softboard like what they rent unless you have a lot of skateboarding and snowboarding experience, then maybe a hybrid, but stay around 8 feet (fo' realz). Then sell it and get a funboard. Forget about shortboards for now. I just went thru this myself. Good luck!

[Beoceanminded1]

i have a short board. i just learned on a short board actually. Long boards to me suck. but everyone says there fun. lol

[meehan101]

Nooo, after you use a softtop, you got to buy another one.

If i were you i would look into NSP's or Minimals. they're for that transition period, they're great for learners.

I went straight from softtop to 6'4" DHD shortboard, i took me AGES to pop up on that, so if your commited, then go straight to shortboard. Commited meaning almost everyday. But NSP's are great, they're fun, surf and they surf anything, even the green when you get good enough. :)

[Maybelater1018]

Its up to you, longboards are easier to ride but if start on the highest difficulty wen u get the hang of it ur already there, ur choice

[Fishsk8te72]

Fun Board!

[superspazz61]

pretty much anyone can do it on a 6'2

[Teamkilling4ever]

ya i know today i have perfected the tecnique under imenet threat of getting owned by a bunch of waves

[obxwavesurfer]

it seems like there are only certain places i can stand up at ,sometimes i get a wave and the second i feel the rush of it carrying me i slide off the front of my board turning into a fronflip.but in other places i can catch the waves fine because they arnt tumbling as much...how do i avoid nose diving ,should i just pop up faster to beat the fall of the wave?

[pkoch05]

try poping up as soon as u catch the wave, or u can do an arch thingy (dont know the name). Its kina like a seal streach but on the board so that it does nto nose dieve.

[randommfilms]

yeah or you can try laying back a little more so your nosepops out more.

[obxwavesurfer]

i can only stand after it brakes

[sum33]

yah but this is to show how to do it

[Runningidiot]

duck diving's where its at

[robstar313]

duck dives all the way

[RyanSC12]

I wouldn't recommend the last one, if your not careful you can hit your head

[3flipnick14]

Ive turtle dived on head high days and im 6.0ft tall, it works but you have to pull the board under the wave as much as you can for the least resistance.

[niggerdaumos]

these are okay techniques. but like mentioned earlier, only in small waves.

go somewhere with big waves and you shouldn't be watching this vid in the first place bc the best way is to start small.

in big white water, the first technique will have u in thigh deep water again in no time, when u push your board under, your flat body is getting hit broadside and actually crating more resisitance than if u were to just paddle through it.

[jabilicu]

all bullshit, those techniques can perhaps work just fine on little waves like the ones on the video. but from a meter and a half and so on? only by duck diving

[Streetskatin1000]

wat are you talking about? of course they work on bigger waves

[RonaldStNickolas]

The best most honest advice is to take on skateboarding if you more action than grandpa could muster. You think I'm BSn? Look up 10 year old skater at the skatepark. Young ones are not just faster learning, it's the new designed skatepark transitions that make it safe yet radically ten times that of surfing. THEY really don't want surf shops to go out of biz like many other businessz in this sorry a phony economy. Nothing but a dog-eat-dog to make sales.

[jerseyRJ]

well im confused behind the actual point of ur comment and where ur going with that other than u like skating better, but untill u surf u wouldnt understand. ive skateboarded, blade, bike, wakeboard snowboard, and nothing is better than surfing and snowboarding. ive paddled out on 30 degree days with snow falling in clean 6ft waves, tubed an all and boarded off ramps floating over20 ft gaps and no skateboarder would really understand unless theyve been there and wouldnt be dissin them on here

[sum33]

i did snowboardin and now i need to try wake boardin and surfin

[judojok]

heir heir! =p

[satchrach]

How rude is that, hes in good shape

[hernanex]

thank you very much for all your advices. I watched `em all. ....by the way.....Mybe you should do a little jogging.

[obxwavesurfer]

oooooo hahaha

[98nfsmw98]

Hes a pro surfer, hes in good shape already.