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[gatesurfer]

I think one thing that people need to realize is that the board glides, and stays level while it is gliding. When a board is standing still, it’s very tippy. If you lean one way, or the other, it will fall over. But when you’re surfing, and you’ve caught a wave, the board glides. Think of it like a bicycle, and the difference between moving and not moving on a bicycle. So once your board is moving at a reasonable speed, it’s pretty stable. Your footwork does not have to be perfect. You can place that back foot a little up to help leverage yourself up to the full standing position, if you need to. If leaping up all the way works better for you, you will still have a moment to adjust your balance, move your feet into the right position and settle in for your ride. There’s no reason to rush. But if you have bad habits, like what they say here, looking down, being stiff, then everything feels rushed, unbalanced, and unstable. And you’ll fall over. So it’s like with many sports. Make your moves with conviction, but there’s no need to rush. When you’re going to pop up, decide and go. If you hesitate, then you are lost.

[richardfarrow]

Your videos on the ‘chicken wing’ have totally changed my experience of surfing! Thank you!!!

[blowietube]

That's an awesome presentation - so much work in it. Thankyou.

[jondavis]

Not seen anything as detailed at this before. Great

[Captivateitmedia]

I’m loving these vids, thanks for creating clear and intuitive learning vids. :)

[serfdogg]

Yes back foot 1st and Cobra is the hidden step looking down face of wave magically angling the board!!!!

[surferbois]

I did like 3 beginner courses and all of them basically said to "jump" up, which makes it incredibly hard and seems not to be the way to do it anyway, lol. thanks!

[davidbopi]

Awesome shot at 2:33 showing pop-up from behind! So often it's difficult to see the pelvis and legs. Tks!

[AngelYZ]

GREAT VIDEO!
If i had a job, I'd totally sign up for your online classes lol

[eqcpliv]

動画だけでも凄い参考になります。ありがとうございます！
日本語字幕をつけて頂いたらもっと参考になります。

[gav]

Thanks for this. Is there an important step that you don't mention in the video? It is clearly shown at 0:29 where the woman keeps her hips low and moves them backward toward the tail of the board. This brings the the shoulders over the knee and keeps the centre of gravity low until properly on the wave. For a long time, I couldn't work out how to get the front foot forward enough but now realise the body moves backward to be positioned over the front foot. Is that right?

[pantone]

I use this trick to standup on my 6' fish. Not so elegant but it works.

[ryze.bt]

Hi I’m kind of chubby and I started to practice to surf 2 days ago so I use my knees is it normal then get used to it?

[anguscameron]

Hello everyone, I am learning to surf. I live an hour from the ocean so have to practise at home a lot. I have a lot of problems popping up. I have set up my surfboard at home on a winch so it moves forward when I am popping up. My question is the best technique I have found for myself is to move my left foot first (Im a regular stance) then my right foot. I can get up ok with this at home but not in the surf yet. Will this technique eventually work or do I need to learn the chicken wing first? Thanks in advance.

[gregensey]

Please clarify something for me. I have heard before and as you state on this video that the front foot should land “between” the hands. However, all of the animations and the live demonstration on this video appear to show the front foot landing significantly behind the hands ? .. correction, with the exception of the video of the guy in the pool. He gets his feet between his hands.. but the others don’t seem to.

[bardo]

this is basically what I did trying not to throw myself over the line at bowling tonight 🙄✌