What do you do?

[grom]

when riding a shortboard, do you use your rails to hold onto so you can pop up? Or do you place your hands under your chest to perform your pop up.

[HJ236]

hmm, I've been using the rails...
But I've watched a video on youtube saying that it slows you down, or something like that.

They advised placing your arms under your chest.

[heychief]

put your hands on the board its faster. lean on your arms til your front foot is placed then push up off your hands once both your feet are placed

[esonscar]

I rest my palms on the top of the rails - like going to grip the rails for a duck dive, but not doing the gripping bit !

You know what I mean !

[ Doing this makes it mega fast to grab the board to back out the top of a closeout or to stop going for the wave for whatever reason ]