Free Surf Course: Learn to Surf in 7 Days
Day 3: Paddling well
Day 3: your position on the board and how to paddle efficiently without getting tired.
Day 3: your position on the board and how to paddle efficiently without getting tired.
- Lie in the centre of the board: the nose should be just above the water, neither diving nor pointing up.
- Keep your feet together and your chest slightly lifted, looking forward, not at the board.
- Paddle with long, deep strokes, one arm after the other, with your fingers closed.
- To pass whitewater on a soft-top, push up on your arms and let the foam pass between you and the board.
- Paddling is 90% of surfing. The stronger you paddle, the more waves you catch.
Tomorrow: the pop-up, step by step.
