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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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- Board Control, Buoyancy Pop
The perfect follow up to the corking transition video lesson, the buoyancy pop utilizes the same principles to give you an offensive skill to use while paddling out through small to medium waves. As you get better and better at executing this skill, you’ll be able to use it in bigger waves. Just like most things in surfing, timing is key.
- 2 mins
- Buoyancy Pop, Corking, Sitting Turn
Here’s an in depth look at how a surfer is great aside from how they ride the wave; which of course is also excellent, but without a solid fundamental foundation, the resulting surfing on the wave wouldn’t happen.
- 24 mins
- Buoyancy Pop, Corking
A quick question & answer from Maleeka.
- 2 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
Recommended Focus
- 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