What is the best way to "pop up" while surfing? Some say use my toes. Seems to nosedive on shortboard though.

Question

What is the best way to "pop up" while surfing? Some say use my toes. Seems to nosedive on shortboard though.

Answer 1

My 2 cents... get a 9' board. The guy who says they're too heavy and slow hasn't ridden one in awhile... these days they're almost as fast and maneuverable as a short board. You don't need an epoxy one either... just a standard, modern longboard, (maybe a tri-fin if you want). Guys in Hawaii even ride longboards at Pipeline now.

As far as pop-ups the other dude is right... practice on land first to get it in one, quick motion.

Most important is that you bring your feet up under your chest. Most people when they start to learn, press up and move back to stand over their feet, which are at the back of the board. This throws off your balance and center of gravity... you wanna keep the weight over the middle of the board.

Here's a decent article that explains it in steps:

http://www.beachtrading.com/learn-how-to...

Good luck!

Answer 2

You Dont Use Ya Toes When Poping Up...

Its One Swift Move, You Place Ya Hands At Ya Chest On The Rails, Then As If Your Going To Do A Push Up, But As You Do It U Pull  Ya Feet Up The Board Into Position, almost sliding on the board but not quite making contact.

Practice In Ya Bedroom, draw outline of ya baord n practice, like the guy b4 said, dont learn surfing on a shortboard, they are more unstaible due to the fact that they are a performance board, not a board to be leanrt on.

But Myself, I Wouldnt Advise A 9'0, too slow, too Heavy, and doesnt really move well. (And For Those Who Say You Can Get Epoxy Longboard, I Doubt Some One Learning to Surf Wants To Pay A Fortune To leanr To Surf, N Only To Dent n Ding it In the Long Run)

Alternate Is to Hire A Mini Mal Around 7-8ft.

Answer 3

hey bra!  these guys are ALL right!

1) you may want to start with a minimum length of an 8-foot board...to learn how to surf...

2)The proper placement of you hands on the rails at chest level is so KEY MAN!....AND  you must make one swift smoothe movement sliding your feet underneath you as you push up!

3) BUT!!!!!...just to help out a bit-      ever do the excercise called a "cherry picker" same basic movement there bra!...and your bro's will tell ya'....even after you learn this technique that the cherry picker move will keep you in the groove on those days that it's flat.....i STILL  incorporate it in my daily routine...( well not recently   lol!) but any ways   just lay back and don't torque yourself over it man.....h**l you probably are beyond this even now!   good luck  and better days to come.....

Answer 4

no no no dont use your toes, be laying on your board, your arm should just barely be able to reach the nose, than when you are paddling and you feal you got into the wave take your hands grab the rail and than push up, plant your heels and the front of your feet firmly the whole time, your toes should go onto the board directly after that, and thats about it, and dont grab the rail to turn, bad idea... I sliced my thigh one time when I did that. oh and let go of the rail, thats kind of a given...

Answer 5

OK, first of all why are you learning on a short board? Shortboards require a certain amout of skill to master, I learned on a 7 footer and it was a challenge, I don't advise it.

go rent a longboard"aka log", something about 9 feet and learn to pop up on that.

now as far as popping up, you should do it in one move. Place your hands on the deck, push up and kick your feet under you. You'll have to throw your but in the air a litttle.

While your learning you can knee up, popping up and putting your knee on the deck while getting to your feet, but don't make it a habit. It's a kook move.