How to catch more waves using less energy! Catch more waves!

How to catch waves better using less energy! Catch more waves
When you are surfing in Lagos, Portugal you want to be able to catch waves nice and early. This short tutorial will show you how to catch waves more easily. This will save your energy for riding waves and you will be able to stay in the ocean for longer.
By simply putting some weight over your surfboard nose with your head and shoulders you will be catching many more waves.

[Zapgod]

And thats how tutorials should be straight to the point. I dont need a history of surfing before the actual lesson

[boltup]

No need to experiment. Mushy waves will need more chin down on the nose. Steeper, late takeoffs will call for an arched back, head up, legs together and thighs pressed on the tail.

[lucasmayfield]

wow! that simple little tip is why i always miss the wave thanks so much!

[johnnyv.]

You want catch a wave easily, use a 10ft longboard! Problem solved! And, super stable to ride!

[angusrc]

if i do this, i nose dive and wipe out horribly

[r.n]

If you go straight down to the bottom, you will have a hard time surfing toward sideways I thought

[easyg]

So generally, in steeper/faster/more critical waves you put more weight onto the nose? Or less?

[williamhanley]

Everyone goes through this stage. Then it's perling

[fghkufzc]

I am scared of nosedive whenever I lean my shoulder and head down