Surf Flow
You know how to surf. You’ve got down the basics of paddling out into a lineup, finding your spot, waiting, choosing and riding your waves. Now it’s time to elevate your skills. Focus on advanced maneuvers like cross-stepping, hang fives, and cutbacks to control your ride. Dive into deeper bottom turns for improved speed and precision, and start hitting the lip for those exhilarating, high-impact moments. This is where your surfing journey truly gets exciting as you refine your skills and add flair to your rides. Get ready to push your limits and surf with even more confidence and creativity!
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Do Your First Cutback
If you've progressed to riding down the line on an open face, the first turn to learn how to do is the cutback. This video breaks down the beginning steps to perform your first cutback or trouble shoot how to improve your cutback. If you are still working on riding whitewater waves, you can start...
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How to Generate Speed On Any Board
Learn how to generate your own speed, so you aren’t at the mercy of the wave’s quality. Learn how to find that speed, even in soft, mushy waves! This sets you up for starting bigger, better turns. Holly shows you how to pump your surfboard – whether shortboard, mid-length, or longboard. Let’s go!
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How to Cheater 5
The cheater 5 can be a stylish maneuver for advanced longboarders, a silly move for shortboards and mid-lengths, or a transition to learning how to hang 5 for progressing longboarders. No matter the category, learn it today to elevate your skills.
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How to Fade the Takeoff
On a shortboard, you need to sit at the peak, but on a longboard, you can get away with taking off further on the shoulder. That said, you might want to position closer to the breaking part of the wave to boost your speed and maneuvers. Shelly explains how to use the "faded takeoff" for this kind...
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What Do I Do With My Arms? Shortboard Edition
Holly reveals essential techniques for optimizing your arm movements while shortboarding. Discover techniques for backside turns, frontside turns, getting barreled, and avoiding common mistakes.
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What is a Mid-Length?
Not quite longboard, not quite shortboard—discover the mid-length! Holly and Christy explore what mid-lengths are, how they perform, fin setups, and help you choose the right one.
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More About Mid-Lengths
Anne shares her passion for mid-lengths! Discover why she loves them, when is the right opportunity to ride them, and get tips on navigating sections, executing cutbacks, and paddling out.