Surfing Waves

So I went for a surf at the 'bra this morning, and did something that was, let's just say, "new" to me

The tide was quite full, the waves were 2-3ft, and I caught one a little late with a crumbling peak. Just as I finished paddling and was about to pop up, I noticed a lump of backwash about to meet my wave. So I paused a moment and intentionally let the board slide down the face and gain some speed, and then just as my board hit the backwash, I popped up.

The push of the backwash lump meeting my wave as I popped threw me and the board a not insignificant distance into the air - entirely independently - but, here's the thing, I landed it

Now I know it'll never be a cool trick - how can it be cool when you start off prone? - but, hey, Ive never seen anyone else do it

PS Jimi saw me attempt something similar at Cronulla last week, but all it did that time was almost break my knees....

As the Airforce says, "any landing you can walk away from is a good one".
Try "Popping out of your Bra"
That's a reference to Maroubra beach for our overseas posters. Can't figure a smilie for that

jaffa1949 wrote:Try "Popping out of your Bra"

Genius!

Next up, the Pop Flip? 360 Pop?
Looking forward to seeing it on the cover of ASP

Nice to see that you pulled it off at Maroubra! I always knew that backwash could serve some useful purpose, and now I know to wait and enjoy the launching.

Well this has just made me make a few changes to my Fantasy Surfer team for the pending Snapper comp!