Well you are new surfers and of course there are still a lot of things you need to improve and below are some of Mistakes you need to know and keep practicing to avoid them:
#1. Bad Paddling
You lie on surfboard and paddling like easy right? but if you just want keep moving then very easy but if you catch more waves or more fast then you need to do the right ways.
You need to take long deep strokes and move your arm out of the water before you do the next strokes and keep your arm always close the rail of the board.
#2. Picking wrong timing when start to paddling
If you start paddling too early then you out of the power zone of the waves and if you paddling too late then you get inside when the waves roll and breaking. The both of cases not help you surfing.
Just spend your time to watching the waves and paddling try to catch them then you will learn more from your experiences.
#3. Panic when you stand up
You can not pick the right time for standing up. some time you stand too early and too late. and when you standing you do with the panic like your instinct.
Just feeling, feeling you moving when you lie on board that time for stand up.
#4. Place wrong your body position on Board
Some time you place your body too far forward and some time too far backward.
Just focus on the nose of the board if it raise too much it mean your body too far backward
yes of course your body position also depend the height of the waves.
#5. Thought surfing is easy
Well, there are a lot of peoples thought like this. even they just want hire a board and go surf without any knowledge. This is totally mistake. don’t be like them. if you still suspect then you will know soon 😀
To Phan is Surf and Kite Instructor, Surfboard shaper. Owner this Blog and Founder UWBoards Brand
