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ever see ice skaters at a stand still in the middle of the rink . their feet are at 90 degrees . that so each foot can counter the slide . for nose riding you have to be able to push-pull front to back and side to side . so for practice , front foot at 12 o’clock and back foot at 3 o’clock . butt up the heel of your front foot into the arch of your back foot forming a slight "L" .

in the same alignment , lift up your back foot and place it in front of your front foot’s toes forming a "T" . practice walking that way L T L T L T forward . then walk backwards L T L T L ( walking back is more important than forward ). always touching foot to foot . hard isnt it ? after you can do it tight , later walking more open will be much easier . experiment walking stiff leg , knees super bent , etc. try it , and let me know how it goes . then we can move to the next practice .

that’s a good land practice , just like golfers swinging their arms at the bus stop . in the ocean , try this . near the beach in like knee high water with a sandy bottom , stand on your board and find your balance in a sort of surf stance ( can be more narrow ). before you take a step , lean back with your head or shoulders , then initiate the step . take 1 step forward , then place it back . later 2 steps , 2 steps back . all the while keep your gaze on something far away like a boat or building . practice that little STALL , its the secret to noseriding .

Surfing San Diego Forums: Cross-stepping: tips?

Learning to cross step on a long board can be very tricky and takes a lot of practice until you figure out how your body needs to be positioned. The cross step is an elegant movement that keeps the board trim and steady. If you hope to hang five or even hang ten, you have to know how to cross step.

Position Surfboard on Wave

When you begin to cross step, you will want to position the board so that it is in the upper third of the wave. The board should be aimed at roughly a 45 degree angle away from the wave. You want to start the cross step while the board is still high, before the wave begins to close out.

Maintaining Your Balance

The key to cross stepping is balance. The more you keep your knees bent, the more stable your body becomes on the board. In addition to having your knees bent, you will also need to keep your head and shoulders up, without bending your body forward at the waist which can easily destabilize you.

Know Which Foot to Start With

Always start the cross step with your back foot first.

Move From Your Knees

The movement that you do with the cross step, moving your back foot over your front foot, should always be done with knees bent. The movement, rather than coming from the waist, should actually come from the knees. Most people’s inclination is to rise as they move, but the trick is to keep your knees bent and let the knees do the work. When placing your foot down on the board, you need to really bend the stationary knee until your foot is safely planted on the board. Only when both feet are balanced on the board should you move your other foot.

Practice on the Ground Before Getting in the Water

Much of cross stepping is about how you position your body. By taking away the board and the water, you can concentrate on your body position. The position of your body when you cross step is not a natural position and is one that will need to be learned.

Know When to Cross Step Back

After making your first cross step, you will want to assess the wave again before continuing. If you find that you are going to need to turn the board, or if the board drops close to the wave floor, you will need to promptly step back. Otherwise you’re going to quickly find yourself in the water. However, if the board is steady and the wave is still good to keep going, quickly continue cross stepping until you make it to the nose.

Tips for Cross Stepping on a Long Board | Trails.com

This is a great exercise for stability on the Indo Board’>Indo Board’>Indo Board’>Indo Board’>Indo Board’>Indo Board’>Indo Board’>Indo Board’>Indo Board and  is great for Stand Up Paddle Surfing and Stability on your stand up paddle board. It is great for your balance and core strength and will make you a better stand up paddle boarder.

Blog - YOUR HOME FOR HEALTH AND FITNESS RELATED STAND UP PADDLE INFORMATION

Check out Tom Carroll here driving down the line…  Heels on the rail.    This is where you want your feet for driving your board across any backside section that has any kind of steepness to it or your trying to gain speed or control speed…    

Basic Foot Placements for Performance Surfing by "Feel"

Ikaika again tucked up tight.    All his weight is being distributed from the extreme inside rail…    Like I said, you can steer nicely from here.   Maybe not a big snap turn but a slight forward foot adjustment back to center will allow that when needed…

Basic Foot Placements for Performance Surfing by "Feel"

- Look for somewhere to launch where you don’t need to bash through the shore break. A long paddle for a shortboard is a cruise on a SUP so you can launch up to a km away and cruise into the lineup.
- Wait for a lull in the surf and paddle out. Again, SUP paddling is fast so it’s quite easy to get out in breaks in the action.
- On smaller waves you can stand well back on your board and raise the nose and it will ride up over the broken wave. It’s surprising how big a wave you can do this on. If you’re just starting then kneeling is easier but it doesn’t take too long to be able to do it standing up. Just before the wave hits I like to do a sprint paddle and hit it as fast as possible so the momentum helps carry me over.
- If you are about to be taken out by the white water make sure there’s nobody behind you then dive your body over the wave and hope the dragging from the board is not too extreme. When you’re in the water don’t spread your arms and fight the pull, you’ll only make it worse. Just stay slim and go with it and ride it out. If you’re under water being dragged you can use the paddle to steer your body to the surface. It’s kind of fun in a masochistic sort of way.
- If you’re on the inside and about to be hit by a wave the easiest thing is to point the board towards the beach and lie on the tail with your paddle on the board. The wave will pick you up and take you in. You can leap to your feet and surf the wave in, and angle the board away from the impact zone. You can use the flat of the paddle as a planing surface to lean on and help keep you balance in the white water. Once inside out of danger you can wait for a lull and paddle out in one hit.
- If the waves are not too big you can hug your board with one arm and sink the nose and let the wave wash over you. Some guys hang onto the tail, some use the leash rail saver as a handle and some people are adding handles to the tail. Every time I’ve tried the leash thing it hurts my hand (a lot) so I’m reserving judgement on that.
- You want to avoid getting hit by your board. SUPs are so heavy that having one washed into you (or vice versa) is pretty painful.

Seabreeze Forums! - Stand Up Paddle Beating the shorebreak

Will this Board Suit Me? This is a very interesting question that I get asked all the time so I just wanted to post some thoughts.
1) Any review you see on the web only holds true for the person posting the review. Do not take it as gospel, that’s why I always say I am a kook surfer, weigh 105kg and 6ft tall. If the person reviewing the board is 85kg that will make a huge difference to the way it performs. I find the 11ft PSH a pleasure to ride in OH where Casso would find it boat like.
Example: 2 weekends ago a friend of mine who weighs 125kg ish wanted to try out my 10′6 wide AA and I agreed, I was happy to help. I should point out he is coming off a 12 ft laird.
He tried the 10′6WAA out in almost perfect flat water conditions on the river and it went really well. In his opinion it paddled faster than the Laird for him. We then took the board to Main Beach it was 1ft gutless surf but was a good indication of at least whether he could also stand on the board in rougher conditions.
My friend could easily stand on the board but struggled to catch a wave as I believe the gutless wave would not pick up and drive the board with his weight on it.
Change the wave to a 3ft wave with good push and he may have been in the ball park. He did learn that different boards suit different conditions and that he loves the glide of the longer board.
After he left I jump straight on the 10′6 and caught every wave I paddled for, but II am at least 20kgs lighter.
2) Be aware that the conditions you try to ride the board in will have a huge impact on how the board performs! If you demo the board in flat water

that is only a very very basic indication of whether you will be able to ride it in the surf.
Where I live our predominant wind is onshore and SW about 150 days per year. This causes onshore slop and it is very tricky to paddle in.
I always take this into consideration when I look at a board and if I demo one, I demo it on a day that has these conditions to see how it goes.
If it works in these conditions it is an option to buy it. I then compare the other bords that also work in those conditions and make a decision based on that comparision.
3) Board weight is also being thrown around as a deciding factor. I personally prefer a heavy board as in the SW onshore choppy conditions i find the work better and are less effected by the chop and wind. This is one of the reasons I like the PSH boards, however a heavier board may not suit a significantly lighter person.
If I had nice clean condition all the time I would be more inclined to ride a lighter board like a 9′6 Naish.
4) Skill level is also a totally unknown factor, I have seen people jump onto boards for 5 mins and say they hate the board. I look at then an know they can ride them but they aren’t giving themselves a hope.
I have watched them surf and it is not the board that is at fault at all. I often see people standing too far back on the board on take off and placing the brakes on and complain that the board doesn’t glide.
Or
Or i see people with their feet wide out on the rails thinking that this is a more stable stance when in fact it is the worst thing you can possible do. A narrower stance within reason is far more stable.
Try what I say on a seesaw, stand in the middle feet close together and then push on the plank. You will find it hard to move the board as you have little leverage. Then progressively move your feet out wider and you will move the board back and forward easily. This is exactly what happens on a paddle board in parallel stance in the surf.
The above are just 2 examples, there are so many more
5) You need time to work out how to paddle a new board. When I first bought my 9′6WAA i fell off it all the time, its called learning. I now ride it in 25kn onshore and 30 knot offshore but it takes practice to do it and strength of purpose.
You will never jump straight onto a new board and have it sussed in 1 or 2 surfs unless your Matt Lumley, or Casso etc etc. These guys could take out my garage door and paddle it and make it look great. Watch a kook and see how they go is my suggestion and above all have faith you will get there.
6) Never rule out any brand before you try it. I love my PSH boards but I ride every board I can get my hands on. I swap with friends in the surf every chance I get that how I learn.
The reason I bought my Kialoa Methane paddle was I traded my crowbar with a guy at Roady one afternoon and loved it. Then I bought it.
I am hanging out to try out the new quickblade I may like it more, I dont know yet.
7) Once you buy the board relax, look it over get to know it. Have faith in the decision you have made! Surf it Surf it and Surf it.

Seabreeze Forums! - Stand Up Paddle What Board Suites Me? My thoughts

Here is what I was taught from my father and teach my son. The first thing at any break is to study the break from the beach and watch where it first turns to whitewash and follow the whitewash across the wave. Determine from the beach the takeoff spot where you will get the longest ride. Once you have determined the takeoff spot look behind you for a reference point such as a lone tree, bushes, building, your car, etc. Once you figured out the takeoff spot and have a reference for it from the beach now your ready to paddle out. As you paddle out keep checking your reference point to see if it was correct or not. If it was not correct then you will have to make adjustments from the water such as moving 10 feet from your beach monument, etc. Once you have reached the break watch a couple waves break and see again if the reference point was correct or not. Sometimes adjustments are necessary because of distance of the break, bad eyes like me, shifting peak, etc.
Now that you are lineup and are positioned correctly time to catch your wave. Sit a little further out then normal and when you see your wave time to paddle. On your first wave try going straight a little longer than you normally would then make the bottom turn to head down the line. If you are behind the whitewash go straight and get off the wave. Since you were behind the whitewash on the prior wave try angling the nose a little in the direction you are heading on the next wave and take less of a bottom turn. Still if this does not work keep changing your angle of attack a little more until it gets you to the correct position on the wave. This may take you half a dozen waves or less but if you keep changing the angle of attack and the bottom turn you will eventually get it wired.
Some things to remember is do not get on the tail tooooooo much on takeoff unless it is a steep late take off. Being on the tail too much will slow the board down and thus you may get caught in the whitewash. Move the back foot up a foot or so on the board and see what happens (Adjust the stance forward on the board). The other thing is maybe once you make the takeoff you are coming up the face to high and resulting in a loss of speed. Try staying down or when you are coming up the face cut back down lower than normal.
These are some thoughts on my mind without seeing any vids and pics. Hopefully I did not confuse you. Good luck and thru practice you will ripppppppppppppppp.

Finding that sweet spot?

i have a werner spanker and for something different thought i might try a smaller bladed paddle.  everyone loves the methane, so that’s been my first choice.
but then a former methane owner brought to my attention the fact that, unlike the werners (both spanker and nitro), the methane has no dihedral.
my question is: am i going to miss it?  i’d welcome input, especially from those who have used both styles.
thanks!  and, btw, this paddle will be for surf-use only, if that makes a diff.

dihedral (werner nitro) or no dihedral (kialoa methane)?