tips on pigdogging

[happyharryhardon]

anyone got tips on pigdogging? i pretty much suck at it but i love trying to pull in on tiny closeouts hella fun

[scuba steve]

Pig dogging is quite a bad habit to get into but it is fun to pull into small closeout barrels like you said.
Basically I pop half way up with my back knee on the board, grab the rail, get covered up whilst still holding the rail and if I make it out then I stand all the way up (rarely happens).

[Driftingalong]

Pig dogging is quite a bad habit

Why? It was a necessary technique developed to get you into backside tube rides.

[scuba steve]

I got into a habit of not popping up all the way and literally pig- dogging on every back side wave just messin around in close-outs. What I'm sayin is for me, that wrecked my pop up because i was inexperienced at the time and pig-dogging became a habit. Even now my pop up and bottom turn on my back side is struggling.
I am assuming this guy isn't pig-dogging into proper barrels and is not experienced or he would'nt be asking for tips,and he said he sucks at it anyway.
That is just my experience with it becoming a bad habit.

[happyharryhardon]

damn im sorry should have explained more about this.. i am inexperienced but one reason i go on closeouts is to get comfortable getting covered, and i dont go mess around on them solely, i do get some proper barrels but i cant seem to get the hang of it, sometimes pulling in i even go straight out the back of the wave.. i've been squaring my shoulders toward the opening, rolling my front toes forward a bit to set my inside rail better, and leaning forward more to get out but i still dont have much control.. anyone got some more tips? thanks!

[miamisurfer]

Try getting a solid grip on your outside rail and if it's steep use your butt to slow you down. Don't go too high in the barrel or else you will get pitched.

[happyharryhardon]

thanks!!!