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- Paddling Technique
The weight stored in the keel of a ship is called “ballast” and it’s what keeps her seaworthy and stable. In surfing, proper position and good form is your ballast while paddling and is what keeps you seaworthy and stable while paddling over waves.
- 2 mins
- Free, Paddling Technique
There’s a lot of elements that must work together in order to catch waves with that effortless glide you’ve seen other great surfers display. In this week’s video, I want to talk about just one of those elements…your position on your board as it is compared between myself, and my student.
- 2 mins
- Paddling Technique
Matt’s checking in after a recent run of good swell had him gassed from the paddle out. Should he have been out there? How can he improve his paddling fitness?
- 11 mins
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- Live Studio, Podcast
Coach Chris and Coach Evan are joined my Mind the Surf creator, Andrew Hapke to discuss The Art of Missing Waves in their second live session ever. Check your emails from us to learn more about upcoming live calls.
- 43 mins
