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Faizan
You've got the beginner surfing longboard basics down: you learned to paddle, stand, ride a wave straight in to shore... aha--"straight!" So, you can't quite turn and surfing down the line, huh? Well, bump your surfing up to the next level--learn to turn--and feel the rush of riding ahead of the wave!
Paddle out beyond the white water--time to leave that beginner fluff in the dust. As you approach a crashing wave, prepare to turtle roll: lie flat on your board, hug it nice and tight, and just before the wave crashes down on you, roll over until you're upside-down.
Allow the wave to pass over you, and then flip back over, right-side up. Climb back atop your trusty board and paddle straight towards the next crashing wave. Repeat this delightful process until you learn to clear the breakers--or get so worked up you have to head back to shore!
Relax and catch your breath alongside the other surfers in the lineup. Stretch your tired arms; breathe deep. As a beginner to the "outside"--beyond the breakers--take time to sit and learn from other surfers, while keeping an eye on the horizon for incoming waves.
Paddle for a smaller wave to begin, one that you can catch with your longboard before it breaks. As the wave nears, slightly angle your board in the direction the wave will peel--not too much: you'll either miss the wave or it will roll you sideways. You'll learn the right angle after a few bails!
Stand as soon as the wave starts to take you, drop in and walk forward as needed to gather speed. You should already be slightly angled to surf with the wave down the line.
Walk your feet towards the back of the board as you get out ahead of the wave. Shift your weight slightly to your back foot and pivot the surfboard back toward the white water. The trick is being far enough back to easily turn the board, but not so far that you lose your balance.
Pivot on your back foot once you're close to the approaching whitewater, and turn the surfboard back around so you're surfing in the same direction the wave is peeling--with the wave. Walk forward as needed to gather speed.
Continue to surf down the line by alternately dropping down low, then turning back up the wave face--surfing in the direction the wave is headed, and occasionally turning back towards the whitewater as you move too far ahead of the peeling whitewater. Play with your feet--up and down the board--to learn how to properly speed up, slow down and pivot.
Paddle out beyond the white water--time to leave that beginner fluff in the dust. As you approach a crashing wave, prepare to turtle roll: lie flat on your board, hug it nice and tight, and just before the wave crashes down on you, roll over until you're upside-down.
Allow the wave to pass over you, and then flip back over, right-side up. Climb back atop your trusty board and paddle straight towards the next crashing wave. Repeat this delightful process until you learn to clear the breakers--or get so worked up you have to head back to shore!
Relax and catch your breath alongside the other surfers in the lineup. Stretch your tired arms; breathe deep. As a beginner to the "outside"--beyond the breakers--take time to sit and learn from other surfers, while keeping an eye on the horizon for incoming waves.
Paddle for a smaller wave to begin, one that you can catch with your longboard before it breaks. As the wave nears, slightly angle your board in the direction the wave will peel--not too much: you'll either miss the wave or it will roll you sideways. You'll learn the right angle after a few bails!
Stand as soon as the wave starts to take you, drop in and walk forward as needed to gather speed. You should already be slightly angled to surf with the wave down the line.
Walk your feet towards the back of the board as you get out ahead of the wave. Shift your weight slightly to your back foot and pivot the surfboard back toward the white water. The trick is being far enough back to easily turn the board, but not so far that you lose your balance.
Pivot on your back foot once you're close to the approaching whitewater, and turn the surfboard back around so you're surfing in the same direction the wave is peeling--with the wave. Walk forward as needed to gather speed.
Continue to surf down the line by alternately dropping down low, then turning back up the wave face--surfing in the direction the wave is headed, and occasionally turning back towards the whitewater as you move too far ahead of the peeling whitewater. Play with your feet--up and down the board--to learn how to properly speed up, slow down and pivot.
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