Hi all,

I’ve been SUPing for a few months now and having a ball. Never surfed prior to buying the SUP, and things are progressing slowly but surely.

Once on a wave I’m pretty stoked with the improvement. The drama is when I miss time a wave and get caught inside, I nearly always end up walking off the back of the board when the next wave breaks early.

1 - I’ve tried to adopt the normal surfing stance with my weight forward to compensate the force of the wave.
2 - Instead of aiming the board straight in, I’ve tried to angle the board along the wave bit but no luck.
3- Paddled like hell to get more speed before it hits, still out the back I go.

The only way I’ve been able to avoid the walk of shame out the back is adopt the kneeing position until I get the chance to stand up.

What the hell aim I doing wrong??????

BTW, just got my 11’2” stary last weekend. It’s like chalk and cheese compared to my 12’6’.
Very nimble, just like starting all over again.
Ian

Yeah i was thinking the same thing ! what you doing next door ? The problem is you need to commit like hell to making that drop, if your facing the shore, standing and paddling for the wave there is absolutely no reason to be falling off the back, if need be make a concious effort to really plant your front foot and push it down to get down the face. But i really think you should be in the sup forum asking such questions

what is the point in SUP'ing ?? why would you do that when you can just ditch the paddle, challenge yourself and surf stand up. it doesn bother me i just dont get it.

anywho, maybe one day i will understand this.