Also I'm an experienced rider (been surfing for 20+ years, mostly short eggs, fish, and old school 6'8-7'6 (semi)guns for bigger waves), there is an issue that I had always trouble with: taking off in the breaking or just broken whitewash. I mean, my pop up is fast and smooth when taking off as waves jack up; no problem either on late take off, I can handle air drop fairly well. *BUT* trying to take off in the whitewash is ultra challenging for me. Sometimes I see these young SBer popping up in the whitewash and snaking as they catch up the face, seems easy looking at them, but when I try (whitewash pop up, not snaking


So, do you know any tips that help in popping up reliably and recover from a pounding whitewash?
Thanks !