Surfing Waves

When first learning to surf I was told as soon as the wave starts to pick the board up and tip you forward change from paddling one two, one two, and to dig in hard with both arms at once to stop the nose going under, and raise your chest off the board. This worked really well and stopped the dredded nose dive.

I don't think it works as well on short boards as it does fun boards or longboards, due to the rapid weight transfer of throwing both arms forward at the same time, which tends to push the nose under.

So do you double paddle, and if so what board are you on??

i use both arms occasionally.....

all it does is make u look like u are humping your board HAY PHIL

Can we rename this thread " an ode to Phil"

who voted for "yes on all boards"???? id like to see some clown paddling with 2 hands at once on a shortboard

i put no but i do sometimes when i get tired of one two one two... i surf a shortboard, well try lol

essex sucks wrote:all it does is make u look like u are humping your board HAY PHIL

Libby wrote:Can we rename this thread " an ode to Phil"

i do the double paddle sometimes but only to get into a wave never to paddle out or around

hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf wrote:who voted for "yes on all boards"???? id like to see some clown paddling with 2 hands at once on a shortboard

possibly someone who's never paddled a short board?

yes i suppose so

As a rule, no... BUT, I have been known to go the odd two handed paddle if I'm really really struggling to get down the face of a wave, and avoid missing it completely... It doesn't usually work though.

looks stupid

noble wrote:looks stupid

Going over the nose whilst paddling looks worse though dont ya reckon??

i do sometimes on bigger days, the butterfly swim technique is the fastest so wh y not do it on a surfboard to paddle quicker? makes sense...