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Explore surf lessons, coaching answers, live-session replays, and conversations designed to help you understand what to practice next.
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- Podcast
Coach Evan tells his story about a collision with a paddle boarder and the Coaches discuss the value of giving a wave away, even if you aren’t catching many. They also watch a clip of a full yard sale in the lineup, and analyze what went wrong!
- 23 mins
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Tori moved out to the West coast and is dealing with some real deal Pacific energy! That’s a tricky situation to be in as a beginner. In this video, I give Tori my best insights into finding ways of dealing with it, and in the process, building confidence to get over fears that crept in from a rough experience.
- 7 mins
- Stand Up Technique
The Coaches discuss how pop-ups can feel more difficult for taller surfers, and how to overcome this challenge with a few extra tips and tricks. They also emphasize rail engagement as the top priority for any pop-up and analyze the pop-up technique for all surfers, short or tall.
- 14 mins
- Kick Out
Mariana wrote in to ask us to dive into some details on one of the most important characteristics of a great surfer…their kickout. We’re always happy to talk about that topic, because controlling your board and the end of your ride is paramount to good surfing.
- 13 mins
- Backhand, Board Control
In this video, Coach Evan and myself are analyzing a clip of Coach Ev snagging a quick inside left hander (at a right point break no less). A few of our takeaways are his use of fundamental skills, how they lend themselves to the greater surf continuum, and the fluency of his foot placement to achieve different tasks while surfing.
- 23 mins
- Press Up, Stand Up Technique
Coach Chris and Coach Evan take a look at the surfing of a student and discuss a few topics.
- 19 mins
- Nose Dive, Rail Set
Leonora is asking about nose dives. Why do they happen? How can she stop it from happening. Here’s our multi-layered answer.
- 18 mins
- Surfboards
Alexei wrote in to ask a question about moving onwards and upwards from his 9′ INT soft top. Here’s what Coach Ev and I have to say to Alexei about choosing his next surfboard.
- 5 mins
- Podcast
An episode we’ve had in draft mode for a few weeks is finally recorded. 10 instincts that surfers should have, and if you don’t you should start cultivating.
- 54 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
