August 2007 Training the "pop up" in
the garden. And one of the first times I was standing on the board. The
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Video of my
surfing style after 3 month, 6 month and 16 month
After 930 surf days Year No 9 I am
doing a proper pop up and catching the wave at the right spot, and
surfing the unbroken wave. Video courtesy www.surfnsoul.com
In my opinion most accidents are caused by
uncontrolled falling during pop up, trying to catch the wave. In
2017 I developed a safer way to pop up. You take a little pause
lying on your knees. I think it works very well. It is mainly for older
surfers, but may be used by beginners as well on days where the waves
are a bit scarey. Once you find you can surf almost any wave nature
throws at you, You get your self-esteem boosted. Very often
you see surfers paddle for a wave, then hesitate because of fear. They
catch very few waves. Once you paddle for a wave you must be 100%
into it. Should the wave turn out to be difficult, you will
be glad to be very low on the board.