Surfing Waves

Does anybody know a good article or have any advice on how to turtle roll for beginners?

There's a guide here - https://surfing-waves.com/turtle_roll.htm
However, there are a couple of different opinions on the advice given in the article. Search some of the posts on the forum for further info.

I don't wrap my arms around the board like this woman does in the video. I flip upside down and try to hold the board down as the wave rolls over it. As soon as the wave rolls past, I kick up and roll the board over to start paddling again.

JDawg wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QZyhNP-jdU

WRONG
Don't do it like that as soon as you let go to change your grip the board will be gone. Develop a vice like grip to hang on to your rails and let your body drape down as a sea anchor and go to the posts on how to get outside and how to turtle roll in the beginner section.

jaffa1949 wrote:WRONG

Good grief!
I've never turtle-rolled a board in my life (well, not intentionally... sometimes when the duckdive gets a little bit disturbed a roll becomes necessary) and even I can see how badly wrong that would go!

drowningbitbybit wrote:

jaffa1949 wrote:WRONG

Good grief!
I've never turtle-rolled a board in my life (well, not intentionally... sometimes when the duckdive gets a little bit disturbed a roll becomes necessary) and even I can see how badly wrong that would go!

A little wax on the rails where you hold them makes it a lot easier if you haven't yet developed a kung-fu grip.