popping up help

[crepuscular]

best bet is to keep going, just more weight on front foot, let go of the rails asap and stand up, with bent knees, more weight on front foot depending on steepness of wave, go for it! also just look where you want to go, no good lookig dwn atr board ecause its easyer to lookse balance that if you're looking down the line

only partially agree with you, because I believe it depends on the steepness of the wave; if the wave on break isn't that steep then shift your weight forward, if the break is very steep shift the weight to the back to get the balance right then shift your weight forward to descend the break.

[flex]

I know a lot of groms in my area do a sort of cross over step with their back foot. They slide their back foot up first before planting their front foot. I could never understand that, but what do you guys think?

this is because most groms put their back foot up first, push up then bring their front foot under their chest. bringing the back foot up first enables you to use it to push up and place your front foot under your chest faster...if you get what i mean. thats the way most surfing instructors teach beginners. trust me...i should know! theres either that pop up method or the push-up-then-place-your-feet-on which more experienced surfers use.

[The Fafanator]

When in the water waiting for waves, practise your popups, it you can popup and stay on your board for a few secounds then you'll be fine o a wave, you just have to get used to your new board.

[perusurf]

what i do is paddle as hard as i can, going down sideways, towards the way i want to go, once i feel that the board is going by itself, i do a quick push up, slide my feet onto the board and just ride away, start pumping to get speed and just have fun...

[chopes]

Also on larger days it helps to be paddle at an angle in the direction you want to end up going on the wave instead of paddling straight toward shore. This way when you stand up and lean forward for the drop in you are already going across the face. Especially helpful when the waves are really fast.

CH

hmmm... think that could be the problem why i get nasty nose dives, because i always have my board face the beach... had a very nasty one 3 days ago that pull my hamstring and still hurts right now

well if your a better surfer its better to drop in going towards te beach and making a wide bottom turn.

[Beachbumhippie]

Did you do squat thrusts at school ( pe lessons)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/s ... 120937.stm

[Samm]

Like the others have said practice, and try doing 10-15 pop ups a day

[SDgrom]

angling makes a huge difference...so does looking where ur goin and not down at ur board