When surfing, how do you duck under a wave?

Question

ok, i used to flip my board over and let the water go over me, but i dot a new board and i want to start to dont under the wave with my short board? how do i come about this maneuver?

Answer 1

A duck dive. I surf as well and I have a mini-mal. I can't duck dive because my board is extra floaty & I don't weigh enough to push the board down. But heres how you do it:

    *  Place both hands on the rails out in front of you and push downwards, sinking the nose of your board under the water.

    * Keep your arms straight and lean forward to help get more of the board under the water.

    * Just before the wave breaks over you most of your board should be submerged - make sure that you take a deep breath.

    * As the wave starts to go over you you should lay out flat creating as little resistance as possible your knee or back foot (for extra deep dives) should be putting pressure on the back of the surfboard, leveling it out under the water (see the photo below for the under the water look).

    * As the wave passes over, angle your board back up to the surface. If you have duck dived correctly you should be in a position to immediately start paddling again. The quicker that you can resume paddling out, the quicker that you will get out back and the less energy you will be expending.

Good luck  xD

Answer 2

its called duck diving, paddle as fast as you can and before the wave hits grab your rails firmly and tightly and dip the nose down like youre doing a push up, now use your knee to push the tail down

heres a picture

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/bu...