Lesson Library
Explore surf lessons, coaching answers, live-session replays, and conversations designed to help you understand what to practice next.
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- Press Up, Prone Turn
Coach Evan tells the story of a surf adventure with his cousin going wrong in every way possible! The coaches also discuss the importance of the prone turn and setting the rail while looking over footage of Coach Evan surfing himself. Ajit also guest stars in the episode and asks the coaches about proper takeoffs and angling.
- 45 mins
- Board Control, Maneuvers
The compliment to a cutback, is a re-entry. It’s the second part of a proper round house cutback. A well executed cutback should yield the following characteristics: speed, power, and flow. Fair warning, as you get better and better you’ll discover how this turn can be done better and better and so the surfing journey never ends.
- 2 mins
- Podcast
Coach Chris and Coach Evan discuss how NOT to wax your board, and the proper way to apply and maintain board wax. They also talk about their approach to surfing and teaching, and review a clip of how a good surfer handles being dropped in on multiple times!
- 24 mins
- Question
Clinton is a surfer from Rockaway Beach and he’s asking about wetsuits to get him through the end of the year on Long Island. Here’s my answer. Apologies for the low video quality, had an issue with file upload.
- 5 mins
- Stories
Coach Chris recounts his trip to Block Island chasing big swell and the perfect day of surfing in this impromptu recording.
- 24 mins
- Rail Set
Taking-off on small waves is surprisingly tricky. While small waves may be less intimidating, the precision and accuracy required in your skills is much greater. In this video I examine a student’s small wave take-off and discuss how it can be improved in order to get the most joy out of a little wave.
- 1 mins
- Boogie Wonderland
Karen took a surf lesson in California and accidentally discovered a new passion. Now she’s wondering if getting a boogie board is the right first step for her to continue on her own.
- 11 mins
- Buoyancy Pop, Press Up, Question
In this video, I’m talking about when to use the press up posture to punch through white water vs when to use a buoyancy pop. You can watch the Press Up video here (https://thesurfcontinuum.com/video-lessons/press-up-dynamic-position/), and the Buoyancy Pop video here (https://thesurfcontinuum.com/video-lessons/inside-strategies-popping-through/) if you haven’t already seen them or need a refresher.
- 4 mins
- Question, Riding Waves
Jean submitted a question about surfing closeouts. Since her local beach offers mostly closeouts, she wanted to know how to make the most of what’s on offer. Thanks for your question, Jean, and keep up the “surf in anything” attitude. It will pay off.
- 8 mins
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- Live Studio
Coach Ev and Naomi hop into the Live Studio to review some of the clips they acquired together after a recent session.
- 63 mins
