I need to learn how to do aerials for a surf contest?

Question

I'm entering a surf contest soon and I want to have a little bit of an upper hand on my competition, I'm looking to learn how to do an aerial as fast as I can. I'm on vacation until july 7and I need to learn how to do the aerial by july 12, I brought my indo board so if that would do anything for me that'd be great. Also, the waves where I live are about 1-2ft. so I need to know how I can do it on waves that size. Is this a pretty good amount of tricks also? (I'm in an age group from 14-17) I can do a cutback, floater, get barrelled, top turn and a bottom turn. I'd also be happy in learning how to do a tailslide reverse 360, whichever one would be more impressive. I just need to score some big points, any videos/instructions that I could get would be very appreciated. Thanks so much yall! Great help!

Answer 1

speed and practice

Answer 2

First and most important thing for taking it to the air is speed, lots of it. After the initial bottom turn look to pump a few times and get a lot of velocity. In the meantime, pick a spot that you want to take off from. Aerials take a lot more planning than say, an off the lip or cutback for instance. As you hit the target launch area, 'lighten' your body weight on your board (similar to performing an ollie on a skateboard). If done right and with enough speed, you'll get launched pretty effortlessly.

A good spot to launch is usually a closeout section, or a lip that is about vertical and ready to throw. On a crumbling wave, one that has just started to crumble. Choppy days are fun to practice airs, you can practice ollies or 180's off a decent sized chop in the water.

It's going to feel weird at first, and you may have that reflex to ditch your board, since taking off in the air initially gives you that same feeling in your stomach as getting thrown over the falls. Just experience with that feeling will get you over it. Practice, practice, practice. Just remember speed is the key!

Answer 3

There are reasons you shouldn't do aerials in a contest unless the wave explicitly calls for it. Airs are risky maneuvers. In pro surfing, you don't get a score for a barrel if you don't make it out and you don't get a score for an air if you don't land it.

But, sounds like you really want to so here's a tip: Pump down the wave to get a lot of speed while looking for a ramp created by white water spilling over the wave. When you decide to take to the air, don't bottom turn, but instead take off from the middle of the wave because bottom turning will burn your speed.

Half of surfing is reading the wave. The other half is doing what it calls for.

Answer 4

okayy its might be a little tough with 1-2 foot sections cuz to do an air like that you usually need some speed

listen to the guy that wrote 8493201 paragraphs he explained it perfectlyyy

but yahh ur division sounds like juniors right?

if its just a local contest, prob. most the juniors have even reached that level

tailside reverse 360 I think ur gunna do good.

those are hard.

do you know how to do the trick blow tail?

judges eat that **** uppp

good luck!

hope it helped

-sierraaaa:)

Answer 5

find the lip and take of. try a sushy roll or kerrupt flip haha