Bottom Turn

[Ratfinksurfer]

So I'm finally getting proficient enough to catch waves consistently at my local beach break. But more often than not, once I've made the drop I have no idea what to do next. When I ride my longboard at the point break I just cruise and trim. I did an alright bottom turn this morning because I think for once I was actually planning on it. Is that the secret? Plan the bottom turn? I can't wait to start hitting the lip and doing blow tails! And tips are welcome! Oh and I'm riding a 5'11" foamie.

[Tudeo]

Interesting question: what should I do on the wave? Basically everything that makes it fun, I would say. For more challenging waves just making the drop gets me stoked, but on a more easy ride I can get the same stoke from doing hard carving turns.

Planning a maneuver can help cos u can think about how to do it, and then match that with ur experiences on the wave to piece it together, until it gets ingrained in muscle memory and u can do it without thinking.

But, it's the wave that gives the clues for what can be done. For me often I think afterwards, hey that was thé opportunity to do this or that. And then maybe next time a wave offers that, I try executing the maneuver or if I'm just not yet ready for it, I think afterwards: hey!

Once you've mastered a maneuver you can keep working on it to make it more radikal, the learning never stops

[oldmansurfer]

Bottom turn is THE single most important maneuver to learn. It sets up everything else. I always plan on doing a bottom turn but sometimes have to do something else because the wave doesn’t allow it. So bottom turn is the default maneuver. However I don’t ever think about doing one. It’s just default mode. So yeah you should plan on it with every wave until it becomes default

[SnakePlissken]

Wait I'm confused, you're catching waves and you're bored while on them?