duck diving tips

[Matt-Grom]

ive been surfing now for a few years and ive been trying to duck dive but i just cant get the hang of it. Ive got an nsp 6'8 and i heard that they are hard to duck dive ,is that true ? and can you give me any tips on how to duck dive

[drowningbitbybit]

Duck Diving

[IDynamite]

Just dig that nose down brah, and put your knee in the middle of that board

[thrisiakaye]

Duck dive is hard hut as long as you're willing to learn, you'll get into it..

[Bub]

basically any long and highly bouyant board is going to be hard to duckdive even with proper technique. Thin shortboards are much easier. A pointed nose is generally much easier as well compared to a rounded nose board. If you're a small grom on a 6'8'' NSP, it might be a little challenging. Just read about the technique and keep practicing.

[teaweed]

If you've read up on the proper form and have been attempting it for a while, then chances are it's not you, but you're board.

I also have a 6'8" NSP, and sometimes I can manage to get past a wave, but most of the time, I just get trashed. Yesterday I used a friend's 6'0" shortboard, and I had no problems duck-diving, I felt like a dolphin. Riding it is another story.