Surfing Waves

Hey guys I just have a question about this. I tend to grab both rails as I'm popping up m when the waves get over waist high. I only grab them for 1-2 seconds then proceed to drop in. I know it's bad to do but If I don't do it I nose dive, any help?

to pop up i grab the rails, and i popup fine every time....

I thought it was bad as well so I'm trying to stop but grabbing the rails seem to make popping up so much easier. I'm not sure if its bad or not yet, I'll just monitor this post to see other peoples opinions.

i don think it matters how you pop up just as long as you do...rails, top of the board, w/e i dont think it matters

why would it be bad to do in the first place?

I think the only reasons that it is 'bad' are...

Your hands are slightly lower than if they're on the deck, and your arms are slightly spread - which should make popping up less effificient. But if you're popping up fine then why worry?

If your hands are on the rails and you slip, you land face first on the deck without any chance of recovery. Ouch.

I dont think it matters all that much. Im not even sure where I put my hands most of the time...

Yeah, I always grab the rails.. sometimes my hand slips and I end up scrambling and it's 50-50 if I blow it. But, hey - after 25 years, it still works for me well enough.

I wouldn't worry about it too much unless you're going to try and go pro or compete. Then I'd start to practice the 'right' way.

Well thanks alot I really appreciate it. I heard about the slipping thing but whenever I slip I just bail and jump off. Waves were head high yesterday and it was so scary on the pop up that I had to grab the rails for like 2 seconds but it was so fun .

i dnt really what i do............but what eva way i do it i pop up.

i think that i still grab the rails and one knee first, bt i do it so quick it doesnt matter, aslong as your pop up is quick you will be fine

am i missing something? how can you pop up without grabbing the rails?

GowerCharger wrote:am i missing something? how can you pop up without grabbing the rails?

lol some people prefer popping up with their hands flat down on the deck as they do the push up

I think thats what they are on about anyway

thats odd, i know occy uses one hand flat and one on the rail, and i got a mate who takes off like that, but only cos he smashed his arm up and has a plate and screws in it so it cant take as much weight

do whichever works until you cant tell what you're doing anymore. i dunno which method i use because my pop is so instinctive now. also it should be a quick process so that explains why some people cant tell which.

SS,

I mostly agree... With one difference. I think people focus too much on the popup being quick. I think it should be smooth. Smooth, natural and instinctive... Yes, beautiful. Then the speed of the thing comes on it's own.

-doug

ya I get up 95 percent of the time but I was just thinknig about it because my friend said something I get low i nthe beginning then stand up as I gain speed.

dougirwin13 wrote:SS,
I mostly agree... With one difference. I think people focus too much on the popup being quick. I think it should be smooth. Smooth, natural and instinctive... Yes, beautiful. Then the speed of the thing comes on it's own.

If there's one person on the planet who needs no lessons in how to do a smooth, natural, instinctive and beautiful pop-up.... Its surferdudescarborough

Makes the rest of us old f@rts look like fat creaking dinosaurs inching slowly into position

Makes the rest of us old f@rts look like fat creaking dinosaurs inching slowly into position

Rofl! I'm not sure if I should continue popping up in push up position or grab rails since I used to do that before. I guess I"ll just keep practicing so I'll forget about it.

im gonna start workin on an instructional video for y'all

Will it feature el_timmo naked?



hehehe!

-doug