Improve Your Round house Cut back

Improve Your Round house Cut back

Improve Your Roundhouse Cut back

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The roundhouse cut back is one of the most stylish and functional manoeuvres in a surfers arsenal. The roundhouse cutback is a move that is used by surfers of all skill levels. It allows great rail control whilst being functional by bringing you back to the source of the power of the wave where you can generate more speed for your next manoeuvre. The idea of the move is that a surfer will turn their board in the opposite direction of the wave’s breaking motion.  The cut back its self is completed on the wave’s open face by applying pressure on the inside rail and maintaining weight on the tail and fins to create a 180 degree direction change. After changing direction (or cutting back), the surfer will attempt to bounce off the whitewater or angle into the wave’s trough with the intent of returning to the original direction.

 

4 key principles to keep in mind when doing any turn in surfing

4 key points

Eyes: Your eyes, and more specifically “sighting” to help project where you are headed on a wave. A great surfing technique to improve your surfing performance is using your eyes to help initiate, and make solid and stylish turns. All have to be able to visualize and see where they want to go using your eyes to lead the movement will be the initiation of any good turn. Look where you want to go, and your hips, then your board will follow.

Shoulders: Naturally wherever your head goes your shoulders will follow and with them your arms directing your movement. They are used to gain momentum in the turn as well as acting as a pivot point in which your body can move around.

Hips: Your upper body is starting to turn but now the momentum created

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your shoulders and arms need to be transferred to your hips to start making the turn. Your hips will start to indicate the pressure in your feet when to start to turn the board.

Board: The board is the last and final stage of the turning sequence your hips will transfer pressure to your feet which in turn will put pressure on the board and guide it the desired direction; if the 3 previous stages have been performed correctly your board should have an adequate drive and grip on the wave to make a smooth and balanced cutback.

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Visual Cue: The wave in front is not walling up but instead has a flatter section

Tips: As you paddle for the wave and make the drop, immediately look down the line to see how the wave is breaking. Once this quick assessment is made, look five to six feet ahead and look for a good section for a bottom turn. Speed is the key in the beginning part of this move; generate as much speed possible, using a high angle on the wave close to the lip/crest whilst pumping will create lots of power and speed for your next move.

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Visual Cue: As you go into your bottom turn you are already looking to the next section the mid-face or even top of the wave. This is the critical part of the turn and looking where you want your body and board to go, will help you get there. Pick your point on the wave

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you will initiate the turn.

Tips: Always keep your eyes on where you want to execute the change of direction. You don’t want to make your turn too early when the wave is too vertical, but you also don’t want to

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too far out beyond the shoulder where the wave is too flat as you won’t retain enough speed to get back into the

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Visual Cue: keep your eyes fixed on the turning point until you want to indicate the turn

Tips: coming from your bottom turn, keep your board flat on the wave and maintain weight slightly forward to retain full speed, when reaching your turning point unweight your foot and lean slightly back. Whilst still maintaining most of your weight and body over the midpoint of the surfboard.

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Visual Cue: You will start to lose speed your eyes should be focused on the bottom of the wave progressing back to the whitewater

Tips: As you approach the top of your turn start to think and look towards the bottom of the wave, the next place you want to go You will feel the friction of the water grabbing the board and speed will be decreased depending on how aggressive you want your turn will

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how hard you push down on your heels and let the balls of your feet lift up, your inside rail will now be submerging hold this position until you have performed a full 180 direction change. Through this movement try to keep most of your weight and body over the midpoint of your surfboard to maintain your speed.

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Visual Cue: Halfway through the

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your leading arm should be touching the wave face. This keeps you low to your board as well as providing a point for you to pivot around

Tips: As your board changes direction, so must your body and mind. Another golden rule of wave riding: Where your eyes look, your board will follow. This means that you must turn your head and upper body back toward the whitewater as your board turns. Halfway through the

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your leading arm should be touching the wave face. This keeps you low to your board as well as providing a point for you to pivot around. Lean on your rail as hard as you can during this part of the turn to create a tight powerful arc. Be sure to watch the tip of your board as you turn because you want it to fit into the transition of the wave perfectly in order to maximize speed. As your board turns back towards the

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you want to finish the turn. Stay low and focused on the front rail of your board, and how it fits into the transition of the wave.

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Visual Cue: The nose of your board will be pointed toward the oncoming whitewater Finish the turn with your back leg straight and your weight over a bent front leg.

 

Tips: Once you have completed your turn the nose of your board will be pointed toward the oncoming whitewater, here you can be creative in your choice depending on the size and power of the wave, you can either aim high for the crest of the white water and essentially end your cutback with a lip re-entry or aim for the mid-section. Doing this will result in a very quick burst of speed from the waves power. (This does require great body & board stabilization). Or you can aim low and attempt to avoid the wave’s power and avoid being knocked down by the swirling foam. This may the safest route in bigger surf, but it does offer the best chance of losing the face of the wave and being left in the whitewater. Now that the turn is finished turn your board back towards the open face of the wave by pressing on your back foot. Watch the transition of the wave as you pivot so you don’t nosedive, and go straight into your next bottom turn.

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How To Pop Up On A Surfboard

Beginners guide to pop up How to pop up

 

Learning the pop up is one of the most basic and vital movement that you will perform every time you go surfing making sure that you technique is good is critical to the start of every wave but also your progression. Below are a few key points for learning the pop up

You can practice the pop up pretty much anywhere it’s a good idea to practice on the floor as a beginner to help your body remember the techniques as well as condition your muscles by building up some arm strength.

 

Beginners guide to pop up How to pop up

Before you start you will need to know a few of the basic parts of the surfboard

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Stance

Before you start to stand on the board you will need to figure out what stance you prefer. The best way to stand on a board is sideward you will need to play around with what stance feel more comfortable. If your “Regular” stance you will have your right foot at the back closer to the tail, and the left at the front closer to the centre of the board and if you’re “Goofy” it will be the opposite. Both these stance are the same it’s just down to your preference.

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Positioning and Balance

The first thing to think about when laying on your board is positioning, making sure that your balance on the board or in the “sweet spot” is critical to a well-performed pop up

Tips for positioning

  • More weight on the front will increase planning speed and momentum when catching waves but also increase the chance of nose diving

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  • More weight on the back will give you more control and stability to manoeuvre a turn and also slow the board down. But too much weight on the tail may make it more difficult to catch waves and keep the board planning

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  • Balanced in the middle “sweet spot” this is the best of both worlds being able to paddle efficiently and maintain speed without sacrificing speed or manoeuvrability

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Pop up techniques

The surfing pop-up is essentially an explosive push up. This is how you get to your feet on a surfboard! To make the pop-up easier, practice several pop-ups on dry land every day. This will build up your arm strength and give you some muscle memory. When it comes time to do it on a surfboard you’ll have a much easier time.

Everyone’s surfing pop-up is slightly different, but for all intents and purposes, the pop-up technique is basically the same for everyone. The pop-up should be a single fluid motion. Don’t worry if you don’t get it exactly right the first few times. It will come with practice. You’ll also need to build up some muscles.

The key points of the pop up are.

  • Lie on your chest head facing the nose and feet just on the tail with your body straight
  • Place your hands flat on the board at the bottom of your ribcage (as if you were doing a press-up), board width apart Hands by your side, thumbs in line with lower ribskneeeees copy
  • Arch back; Push your chest off the board with your pelvis and upper thighs still in contact with the board.
  • Shortboard pop-ups – don’t spring from the toes! You need to use your upper body strength to launch forwards. It’s a lot harder, but a necessity if you’re a short border or wants to increase your core upper body strength.

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  • Without relying on your knees, bring your front foot forward under your body to approximately where your hands are. Your lower torso will twist. Both feet leave the board at the same time and both feet land back down at the same time.
  • Once you begin to land in the middle of the surfboard, it will remain flat so you can release your hands from the rails and rise. Your back foot will naturally follow—your feet should be parallel to your board’s stringer.

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  • Get front foot between hands), back foot should land about a shoulder width from the front foot
  • Twist your body from the hips moving up to a low bent knees position with your arms out helping balance and eyes looking forward. As you come up into the stance, continue looking where you’re going at your surfboard as you may need to start shifting your weight right away.

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  • Lean on your back foot for control or to initiate a turn.
  • Lean on your front foot to go faster!

Variations of the pop

One Knee First –

If you are having a little trouble getting to your feet with the pop-up, then there is a short-term solution to helping you get to the standing position. Instead of going straight up on to your feet, you can place the back foot first with is slightly less explosive.

  • Starting in the original pop up position push up with your arms

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  • Slide the foot you want at the back of the board forward so your kneeling on one knee

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  • In one motion bring you other knee forward and place it as close as you can in-between your hands

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  • Now push up with your hand and twist allowing your feet to become parallel with the board

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  • Slide the front foot up under you into the correct position making sure to keep your back foot and lower leg resting at the rear of the board.

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This technique may be slightly easier for beginners and has easier stages to follow but should only be used as a short-term solution to standing up

  • Push up into the prone position and bring your back foot forward about 14-18 inches this will open up the hips.

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  • Bring your other foot (front foot) forward underneath your chest as close to your hands as possible in the centre of the board

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  • Keep looking forward and push off the deck with your hands whilst twisting your hips to become parallel with the rails

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Stance

Stance is key to the longevity of your ride and also the control a bad stance will mean your ride is over quickly whereas a good stance will be able to maximize the time spend on a wave

Tips for stance

  • As you come up into the stance, continue looking where you’re going at your surfboard as you may need to start shifting your weight right away.

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  • Stand sideways on the surfboard. With either the right feet near the back, which is called “regular foot”, or with the left foot towards the back, which is called “goofy foot”.
  • Upper body centred. It is critical to keep your hips centred over your feet
  • Legs shoulder width apart. Then you can use weight shifts by applying more weight to one foot or the other to keep the board flat. The flatter the board stays the farther you will go on the wave.
  • Arms out: helping you to balance and also used as a guide to help direct your board were to go

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  • Looking forward: looking forward not only helps with balance and stability but it will be the key to turning and
  • Feet parallel in the centre of the board. The wider apart you can spread them the more balanced you will be and more control and stability of the board you will have.
  • Lean on your back foot to slow down or for control or initiate a turn. Lean on your front foot to go faster!

Practice this technique in the shallows in the whitewater until you can come up and surf at least half of the time. Then you will be ready to paddle out into some bigger waves.

Good luck

 

 

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The Top 10 Waves To Surf Before You Die

Barra De La Cruz
When: April—October
Where: “Barra” as it’s called, is located 30 minutes from Huatulco in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Why: Unveiled to the surfing world during the epic Rip Curl Search event years ago, with ideal wind, swell direction, tide, and sandbars, Barra De La Cruz is one of the best right-handers in the world with both barrel and turn sections galore.
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Lower Trestles
When: April—October
Where: On the border of Orange and San Diego County in SoCal.
Why: A long right and quick, rampy left, Lowers is commonly known as one of the most rippable waves in the world.
Local Knowledge: Beat the crowd by surfing on a Sunday afternoon.

Jeffrey’s Bay
When: April—September
Where: 45 miles from Port Elizabeth on the southern tip of South Africa.
Why: In a world filled with perfect rights, J-Bay stands at the top of the list.
Local Knowledge: Don’t drop in on the guys wearing white jerseys over their wetsuits and time your entry or else you’ll be smashed into the rocks.

Macaronis
When: April—October
Where: In the southern part of the Mentawai Island chain off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.
Why: With a barrel off the takeoff followed by a long, smashable wall, it is hands down the most rippable wave in the world.
Local Knowledge: Get photo and video of yourself here—you’ll never surf better than out at Maccas.

Malibu
When: Year-round but best in the summer months.
Where: The quaint little slice of heaven known as Los Angeles.
Why: Yeah it’s crowded as all hell and you’ll probably get run over by Matthew McConaughey’s SUP but where else can you surf in the shadow of Miki Dora and California’s pioneers?
Local Knowledge: You can drop in on anyone except Allen Sarlo. Movie stars especially are fair game. Malibu.

Restaurants
When: Can break anytime but most consistent April—October.
Where: Tavarua, Fiji.
Why: One of the most perfect left tubes on the planet. On the right wave, you literally sit in the barrel the entire length of the wave.
Local Knowledge: Don’t fall! The bottom at Restaurants is sharp, shallow, and littered with watches, jewelry, fins, skin, and probably a few GoPro cameras.

Snapper Rocks
When: February—July
Where: Coolangatta on the Gold Coast of Australia.
Why: Yeah it’s insanely crowded but it’s also one of the longest, most shred-friendly rights on the planet.
Local Knowledge: Don’t go during the Quiksilver Pro in late February/early March. Sit by the rocks, be aggressive, and you’ll get one eventually.

Pipeline
When: October—April
Where: Smack dab in the middle of the “Seven Mile Miracle” on the North Shore of Oahu.
Why: With the intensely regulated lineup and fiery locals you won’t get the best waves, but just paddling out at Pipe is a rush in and of itself.
Local Knowledge: Surf before the sun comes up for your best shot at a good one out there.

Rincon
When: October—March
Where: Central California near the little town of Carpentaria.
Why: Because it’s “The Queen Of The Coast” and the best right in California.
Local Knowledge: Don’t let the crowd dissuade you, start at the top of the point and find your sweet spot in that mass of humanity.

Teahupo‘o
When: April—September
Where: The end of the road on the island of Tahiti.
Why: To get the barrel of your life.
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10 Health Benefits of Stand Up Paddleboarding …

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10 Health Benefits of Stand Up Paddleboarding

 

As we know to stand up paddle boarding is a pretty great sport from racing to wave riding it allows young and old to experience the ocean in a variety of forms. Not only is paddle boarding good for our stoke but it had quite a few health and physical benefits as well Stand up paddle boarding has become super popular over the last 5-10 years with each year taking off with more and more people taking it up to help increase your water time on those flatter days as well as making surfing or paddling a social event  and competitive as a great way to stay in shape when the conditions not adequate for surfing. Through paddle, boarding paddler is able to get a Great work out and huge enjoyment simultaneously. So check out 10 Health Benefits of Stand Up Paddleboarding below.

 

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(1) It’s A Great Workout

Stand Up Paddleboarding can give you a great work out not just an upper body strength but through paddling and twisting your body is moving through functional movement patterns allowing it to work a greater number of muscles at once.  Plus the fact that your legs are constantly balancing,  you can be  guaranteed that the whole body will be feeling it the next day

(2) Your Get Abs Of Steel

Yes that’s kind of right Paddleboarding will provide you with a great core workout ensuring that almost every muscle in the body is used, specifically the twisting and turning of paddling will engage the core as well as balance as through every stroke you core, back and abdominal will be constantly working to maintain your balance..

(3) Low Impact

Stand Up  Paddleboarding is a great way to get exercise with a low impact, because of the position of paddling and the movement required to pull you through the water it is unlikely that you will do damage to the tendons and ligaments of your joints or have any breakages or spinal issues. Because of the minimal movement required sport, it is possible to use up a lot of calories without damaging your joints. whereas in other more explosive sports like tennis or running there would be a higher risk of experiencing shin splints or possible knee and hip pain.

(4) Cross Training

If you stand up paddle board you will know that it probably helps you with a lot of other aspects in your day to day life,  SUP is a great way to improve general fitness as well as cardiovascular endurance as well as upper body strength endurance. It simultaneously works your aerobic system as well as  training strength

(5) Keeps You Healthy

Yep Next time you trying to explain to your partner why you need to go paddleboarding say “its for my health” the number of benefits are on told but to name a few stand up paddle boarding can improve your cardio fitness whilst lowering your chance of cardiovascular diseases, Heart attack, Stroke, Diabetes & joint problems Not only lowering your chance of illness the number of calories burnt while paddle boarding can be really high helping meaning long-term stand up paddling can contribute to reduction in body fat and weight loss as well as improved muscle mass resulting in a much healthier body.

(6) Improves your mood

Obviously paddling is a great relaxer, as we live an ever more frantic and busy world, taking the time just to quiet the mind and enjoy the ocean has never been more important and can be a great destresser. Reducing stress by getting back to nature and doing something you love can help relax the mind whilst also releasing serotonin and endorphins in the brain giving you the feeling of happiness. this feeling combined with the psychological benefit and social aspects can help hugely help decrease the feelings of depression and greatly improve your mood.

(7) Improve Your Balance

It’s a no-brainer that from the first time you stand on a board to the years later it defiantly helps to improve balance otherwise, you might still be swimming more than you want to.Balance is also a great attribute to have in almost every other sport as well as everyday life activity’s. if you train at a high level in sports such as football or basketball, rugby stand Up Paddleboarding can be great for improving your balance as well as strengthen the ankle and joint through stability training as well as limit possible injury’s and help strengthen weaker areas…

(8) A Surfing Alternative

And a damn good one, if you’re one with the ocean and can get enough of it then you probably do more than just surf a shortboard… you probably longboard, kitesurf, windsurf, and sup. supping is especially good for those flatter days and for people just starting out who need a lot more stability and volume to their board, it’s a great alternative for people who have difficulty or fear of surfing. The great thinking about stand up is you can almost get anyone from any age trying it from age 8-80 if you struggle going out on the water in surfing or other water sports supping allows you to get out there and catch the waves and enjoy the surf with your friends.

(9) Yoga

Yoga and paddle boarding are a perfect combo as yoga can be very spiritual and using the paddleboard surroundings as a catalyst for a more enjoyable and relaxing experience is a great idea. Using the paddleboarding adds an extra dimension of balance to the activity. This can be a lot of fun as well as very challenging for someone who is already an experienced practitioner of yoga. In addition, the ambience that is associated with paddle boarding is far more pleasant and relaxing than being in a cramped gym or fitness studio. The sun and water will enhance the experience greatly.

(10) Bigger Muscles Less Injury’s

Useful for rehabilitation injuries: Because of its low impact nature, paddle boarding can be a useful tool for people in rehab to gently increase strength without doing any harm. It is very gentle on your muscles and joints. After spending a day out on a paddleboard, it’s natural to feel a little sore all over your body. But soreness is a good thing because that means you are building up your overall body strength improving your muscles power strength and stamina and over a long time this exercise will allow hypertrophy of the heart and you to become fitter.

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We got in touch with Sup Mag UK Again after they last tested our Widowmaker 8'3 surf SUP a few months earlier. They wanted to give our biggest Widow Maker (9'1) ago and compare what they found to the 8'3. we happily obliged and sent over a brand new  9'1 widowmaker to...

How To Wax A Surfboard

How To Wax A Surfboard

How To Wax A SurfboardWax has been used for years to help surfers gain traction and grip to their surfboards in water. Traditionally a surfboard is quit slippery in the water and without wax or traction pads I would be difficult to paddle and ride. Most surfboards...

Never Wax Your Surfboard Again

Never Wax Your Surfboard Again

Never wax your surfboard again Waxing a surfboard can be a tricky task if you don't know what you were doing,  tropical warm cool and cold water wax as well as base coat there is quite a few different waxes you'll need depending on the conditions if you want to know...

10 Reasons Smoothies Are Perfect For Surfers

10 Reasons Smoothies Are Perfect For Surfers

Do you like smoothies now I know what your thinking smoothies aren't just for the hipsters, they are actually an incredibly powerful way of eating that can have incredible effects o your surfing. Pro surfers like Kelly Slater, and Stephanie Gilmore have talked about...

SUP MAG REVIEW – Navigator

SUP MAG REVIEW – Navigator

The SUP Mag Review  Our Navigator has been our best selling sup for the last 3 years and for good reason, its one of our most versatile all round Stand Up Paddleboards we offer. Ideal for beginners just starting out looking for s stable platform that's easy to paddle...

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