Top 7 Beginner Surfing Mistakes & How To Fix Them | Surfing Lesson

How to surf; the top 7 beginner surfing mistakes that I see are most easily fixed with a few technique adjustments. These small adjustments will lead to you catching more waves, progressing faster &, most importantly, having more fun in the surf!

I pull from different lessons I've been coaching over the past two weeks up here in Sydney to give you an insight into the surfing mistakes you might be making!

An intermediate-focused video can be expected next week!

[KalesBroccoli]

Thanks for tuning in team! More advanced video coming next week... or I could do a workout follow along for those stuck indoors ... thoughts?

[alexdornelli]

'when u think u should popup, then paddle a little more'...best advice that improved my surfin

[cswalker]

Man I wish they had You Tube in 1979 when I was 11 and my cousins were "teaching" me to surf. They would just laugh at me and call me a kook when I made all these mistakes.

[orangemonkeey]

I started surfing a week ago and practiced by myself without lessons. I watched this video before going to ocean and many times during the week. Definitely helped me a lot! Baby steps were passed shortly. Thank you Kale 🏄

[kenvme]

Can't wait to put these to some actual surfing after the lockdown.

[shj]

I recently took my first surf lesson and I am, of course, making all of these mistakes. Thank you so much for breaking everything down and making it easy to understand. I'm excited to start working on these corrections!!! :D

[jprmoore]

Just wanted to share something I learned yesterday in the surf. Looking where you are going has had a surprising effect. I’ve been positioning well close to the peak but bottling it when in the right spot, either by stopping paddling or pulling off because the drop looked too steep or the wave too critical as I look back to the peak. But by looking in the direction of the breaking wave and not forward or up to the peak, it looks way less steep and more makeable and I have the confidence to go for it. Having broken my neck on a MTB and having my confidence broken, this was a game changer. My banana is also very very active now.

[domhuckle]

Love this - binging your vids, can't wait to get out and put it all into practice

[Youtubetangent]

Just rediscovered my love of surfing after years off. Loving the videos, awesome content, although I feel like I could definitely be "the guy doing it wrong here" in most of these videos 😬😂 Cheers! 👍

[JMBBrasil]

Oh uau. Yes. I see my mistakes clearly. I’m bad at reading the waves and I don’t paddle enough. I’m scared without real need..

[theoverstoker]

Man I love watching these vids! Even though I’m not a beginner it’s awesome to see other people’s break downs of the basics and learn from the ground up how to have a solid foundation

[ethanalbertyn]

thank u so much for making these vids! They really help. Once im up on the board im great but for me its just the transiton from my belly to my feet and then picking which waves are best cause i seem to go for every wave good or bad.

[sofiapadron]

Awesome tips! Your videos are SO helpful. Thank you :)

[tobybrazier]

Thanks for another great video! So informative & fun to watch.

[meganwannenburgh]

Thank you Kale, your tutorials really help.

[danieldantas]

Thank you, Kales Broccoli. This tutorial helped me a lot.

[trinaquejado]

So helpful! This helped me improve my surfing significantly! Thanks!

[pb]

Love this channel - very informative in a practical way. Popping up more slowly and controlled has helped me tremendously. Before I was catching about 25% of the waves, now I am starting to catch about 75% and this gives me more opportunity to work on improving other parts. Awesome job, Kale!

[DavidPerez-nkgc]

Thanks for taking the time to explain all that, super helpful!

[thejrowdster]

Great video KB. I wanted to make one comment though in relation to the “pop up”. I don’t think you should use this term as it’s not a “pop up” but rather a transition to your feet. In slow motion there is four stages. 1. Push up through the arms, raising to chest above the board. 2. Plant the back foot by slightly bending the knee and rolling the same side hip upwards forming a tripod platform. 3. Slide the front foot up and place it in the middle of the board behind the hands. 4. Slowly rise and transition to your feet, pointing with your leading hand to where you want to go.
If you watch yourself or Kelly (in your vid), in slow motion, you will clearly see each phase. I’m not a coach but I had a lesson 20yrs ago when I was learning and this was what I was taught. I have taught my boys and friends kids this method and they all pick it up straight away. Cheers. Rowdy. 👍😃