How to Surf : Understand the Different Paddling Techniques You Can Use While Surfing
Learn about the different surfboard paddling techniques that you can use to get yourself out to the waves in this free video series.
Expert: Pat Weber
Contact: www.surfsdsa.com
Bio: Pat Weber is the founder, owner, and head instructor of the San Diego Surfing Academy. He has 40 years of surfing experience and has been teaching students how to surf for the
past 11 years.
Filmmaker: John Lafata
Duration : 0:1:45
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yeah i started on a 6′0 fish, and i totally agree although it is harder to paddle out
yeah but you should …
yeah but you should its good that you started on a shortboard but if u cant stand up on it, it can make it not fun and people will quit
Fun Board!
Fun Board!
my dad thought me …
my dad thought me on his board and its about 6 foot 2 at most i ride 6 foot and im 5.6 so u dont always have to start on a longboard or hybrid
Its up to you, …
Its up to you, longboards are easier to ride but if start on the highest difficulty wen u get the hang of it ur already there, ur choice
i have a short …
i have a short board. i just learned on a short board actually. Long boards to me suck. but everyone says there fun. lol
Nooo, after you use …
Nooo, after you use a softtop, you got to buy another one.
If i were you i would look into NSP’s or Minimals. they’re for that transition period, they’re great for learners.
I went straight from softtop to 6′4″ DHD shortboard, i took me AGES to pop up on that, so if your commited, then go straight to shortboard. Commited meaning almost everyday. But NSP’s are great, they’re fun, surf and they surf anything, even the green when you get good enough.
Get a foamie …
Get a foamie softboard like what they rent unless you have a lot of skateboarding and snowboarding experience, then maybe a hybrid, but stay around 8 feet (fo’ realz). Then sell it and get a funboard. Forget about shortboards for now. I just went thru this myself. Good luck!
im guna start …
im guna start surfing andshould i start on a fun board or a short board?
I found this hard …
I found this hard at first too
Shout to to San Diego Surfing Academy!!!
ya i know today i …
ya i know today i have perfected the tecnique under imenet threat of getting owned by a bunch of waves
pretty much anyone …
pretty much anyone can do it on a 6′2
lol
lol
okay thanks. wow …
okay thanks. wow that was quick like 3 minutes
yeah, as long as …
yeah, as long as you get the technique then your good to go. Just keep practicing
what does then? …
what does then? skill?
weight doesnt …
weight doesnt really matter.
i can only stand …
i can only stand after it brakes
yeah or you can try …
yeah or you can try laying back a little more so your nosepops out more.
how heavy do u need …
how heavy do u need to be to duck dive a 6 2 short board (not epoxy)
try poping up as …
try poping up as soon as u catch the wave, or u can do an arch thingy (dont know the name). Its kina like a seal streach but on the board so that it does nto nose dieve.
it seems like there …
it seems like there are only certain places i can stand up at ,sometimes i get a wave and the second i feel the rush of it carrying me i slide off the front of my board turning into a fronflip.but in other places i can catch the waves fine because they arnt tumbling as much…how do i avoid nose diving ,should i just pop up faster to beat the fall of the wave?
heir heir! =p
heir heir! =p
yah but this is to …
yah but this is to show how to do it
i did snowboardin …
i did snowboardin and now i need to try wake boardin and surfin