Newbie question - Avoid using the knee when popping up
Posted:
Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:19 amby javisurf
Has anyone started using the knee to pop-up and then learned to pop-up in one movement?
I am too much accustomed to use the knee and now it's a problem.
Re: Newbie question - Avoid using the knee when popping up
Posted:
Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:36 amby Hopupu
javisurf wrote:Has anyone started using the knee to pop-up and then learned to pop-up in one movement?
I am too much accustomed to use the knee and now it's a problem.
Use the "kick" methode:
Before popping, lift your feet together and "kick" them down fast. That way you can initiate the pop easier. Try it on land first.
I hope this helps ...
Posted:
Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:26 pmby libby
Yeh snap and as a consequence it took me months to get to my feet. Still use my knees sometimes by mistake. Just make a conscious effort not to use your knees when you pop up, put absoloutley every drop of energy in your body into popping up, and just keep practicing. It took me a month of solid surfing to even get close to breaking the habit.....