Tagged: technique
7 posts about technique.
How to Read the Lineup: Peaks, Sets & Where to Sit
How to read the lineup surfing: find the peak, tell sets from lulls, use channels, watch other surfers, and position for your level — Aljezur tips included.
How to Paddle Surfing: Technique, Fitness & Sprint Strokes
How to paddle surfing technique: body position on the board, arm stroke, breathing, sprint vs cruise, common mistakes — save energy for catching waves.
How to Improve Your Surf Popup: Technique & Drills
Break down the surf popup into phases and fix what's going wrong. Step-by-step technique, home drills, water tips, and the most common popup mistakes surfers make.
How to Turtle Roll: Get Through Waves on Longboards
How to turtle roll surfing: flip your board, hold the rails, timing for whitewater, common mistakes, and when it fails — essential for soft-tops and rentals.
How to Duck Dive: Technique, Mistakes & Soft-Tops
Learn how to duck dive step by step: push the board under breaking waves, common mistakes, practice drills, and when to turtle roll instead on foam boards.
How to Catch Unbroken Waves: From Whitewater to Green
How to catch unbroken waves: position, timing, paddle speed, popup on a moving face — practice on small clean days at Arrifana and Monte Clérigo, Aljezur.
How to Bottom Turn Surfing: Frontside & Backside
How to bottom turn surfing: weight on the inside rail, where to look, frontside vs backside, common mistakes, drills — the foundation for cutbacks and snaps.