Pop Up and feet positioning! Game changer for all levels!

Pop up is one of the most common mistakes, but most of the surfers don't want to pay attention to that even more if you have been surfing for a long time, people think that's for beginners, the truth is that pop up and feet positioning is one of the most important foundations and that could be the reason why you are not improving. Here is a test to find out if you are doing the right pop up or not and some drills to improve.

[powyoung]

I've been surfing for 30 years and have never had anybody explain feet positioning on the pop-up as well. Thanks for the tips!

[Namdor]

Background music gets in the way, ...Just friendly advice tone it down or have none, people want instructions and advice which you give well, music is ok for surf footage and elevators....

[theAussie]

Thankyou.
Been an aussie surfer since 6, now 51.
Broke my C3/C4 in my neck surfing after doing it for decades. Was paralyzed in the water, have a titanium plate and 4 X 14mm screws in my spine.Learnt to walk again and after 2.5yrs made it back....love surfing again.
Your videos are very professional and I am learning from you as you seem to be a good teacher 😃.The breathing you mentioned is very important. Subscribed.
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[rhubarbrhino]

Very underrated lesson. It’s taken me literally 20 years to realise my back foot wasn’t far enough back. I grew up in fat weak waves so back foot was always up to get speed and flow.

Back foot gotta be on the heal grip to do hi-Po moves.

[GibbiSaltyFeet]

Thanks brother!!!! The best pop up and feet position VDO so far!!!! Can’t wait for the next tutorial!!!!

[siddude]

Awesome thank you. Focusing on fundamentals is so important. I was making rookie mistakes and making bad habits and then I realized I need to go back to fundamentals. It's a big difference.

[alejandrodemosteyrinmunoz]

The knees position to back foot landing position reference is something I have never heard before. Thanks for sharing that! The hands too far forward is another key element of the pop up that very few online coaches teach, and it is crucial to land your front foot in the center of the string. If you have no room for you leg, your front foot lands on the heel side most of the times.
Very very good techniques taught in this video, I will definitely share it around.

But please, fix the sound. Music is too loud and I can barely hear you.

Nice job man! You got a new subscriber!

[marcosrwr]

Your tip about the back foot is the game change for me. I was trying to turn longboard, bending it exactly like you showed til I lose my balance and fall out the board. I'll try to put my back foot more closer to the tail to improve the board turns. Thank you very much, Marcelo!

[SuperMetALeuz]

Really nice tips. Nobody thinks to talk about these tips and so important ! I understand many thing thanks to you! Take you !!!

[nicolasmorel]

Best pop up video on YouTube well done

[roddonoso]

This was excellent, after 30 years of surfing this has been a game changer / you presented this very well / especially with the board template on the mat.

[johnkowalski]

Great explanation on technique, and foot positioning. Very helpful. Thanks

[antonnordstrom]

Very good lesson. I've had huge issues with pearling after stepping down to a smaller board. I am finally getting the hang of it after realizing my body position and weight is too far forward and consciously pop-up a lot further back. Having snowboarded my whole life the natural stance I pop-up into is to have the center of gravity in the middle of the board, with my feet position almost the same distance between the nose and the front foot, as the tail and the back foot.

When I first started surfing I mostly used 65-80l boards and got into a bad habit to pop-up into forward heavy position but being so stable it worked anyways. Going down to a 50l board has been a harsh but good lesson.

[moledog]

By far the best explanation of the pop up, great job

[leannewalker]

This is just the best ever video I have watched on posiioning of the feet. This has helped me progressso much. Wish you would make some more like this. Thanks, Lea from Australia😊

[MichaelMiller-tdwm]

Great explanation of foot positioning! Thank you

[karlasosa]

Great video Marcelo thanks. Where did you get the mat from?

[jackfrostcm]

Great fundamentals 😄 thank you so much 😄

[activeandrei]

Thanks for the tips, subscribed! My only suggestion is to turn the music volume down – it was a bit difficult to hear your instructions with the music being at about the same volume as your voice.

[darirue]

Will be surfing tomorrow. I usually watch how to videos before going to get at least a bit of confidence 😂 I'll definitely apply this tomorrow! One of the great videos I've seen so far!