Pop up?

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Pop up?

Postby JoeH » Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:25 pm

Hello,
Im new here, and can i say what a wonderful forum this is. Im quite new to the sport of surfing with only one lesson under my belt (waikiki beach hawaii) and about 10 hours surfing experiance max. Ive always wanted to get into surfing and figutrd now is as good as any :D . ive been trying to work on my dry land pop up, (all the other times i have surfed i got up with my knees) and im struggling as i instinctivly want to get up with my toes, but force myself not to, so i try to get up by sort of snapping with my hips and thights but i cant get my front foot to my hands as it gets stuck under me as it drags and this is with my arms fully out like a push up. anyone had this problem?
im sure youve had this question before but i couldnt find it, sorry for the bad detail its hard to explain.
Thank You
Joe :)
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Re: Pop up?

Postby Rickyroughneck » Sat Aug 06, 2011 2:04 am

It is hard but possible, just keep trying. Arm strength is an important factor, I do 50 press-ups every day before bed but even still it feels like hard work doing it on land. It is a lot easier in the water as you push the board down as well as pushing yourself up.
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