foot placement on pop up

[happyharryhardon]

hi! its my first time here so be gentle anyway, regarding pop ups, i can always do them smooth and quick but, my back foot almost always gets on the board a split second before my front foot does (hell, sometimes a full second maybe), i was wondering, is that really bad form? i was made to believe your front foot always gets on first but i just cant ssem to get the hang of it..

thanks!!!

[chickentendah]

This might be what you're looking for:

http://www.videojug.com/film/surfing-how-to-stand-up

[happyharryhardon]

thanks so much! but i forgot to mention that i was on a shortboard, since my feet hang off the back, my front foot doesnt seem to have the extra "pop" to get in place first..

[drowningbitbybit]

Does it stall the board? If not, then why worry?

[happyharryhardon]

hehe thanks! so its ok? that's a relief, i've read pretty much everywhere that you have to have your front foot go first.. thought i was screwing my pop up the whole time