Video is a great way of seeing how good or bad you are at any part of the wave.

I never look at vids of myself, I like to think I rip <<jokes

You can Lay your cover on the ground and practise getting up quick. Just lay on it like your board then practice popping up.

Anything that mirrors the movement. So boys, get ready to do some push ups Working your core is another good thing and even the balancing balls because if you think about it, 'popping up' is basically you balancing on a board on an unstable moving surface. Other exercises include lunges (like you are compressed when up on your legs) and even the cable machine at the gym is good because depending on how you pull the cables with your core, it's exercising that twisting motion you do when you go for turns.

You can also try 'push up jumps' - where in a push up position you 'jump' and tuck your legs underneath you or in the position just before you are standing up. Bear in mind, this is just an exercise I have thought up on the spot during lunch break at work

Strength and flexibility. Kino again, doubt she would have any trouble with "the pop"

matt18 said...

sup is good for core strenght

I bet using roller blades is too, but it doesn't make it a good idea [}:)]

Mate I reckon relax. I'm far from the best surfer around, but my opinion is the wave counts for a lot of it. Sometimes on small crap waves I pop so slow and do nothing and I feel like a kook surfer. then at other times, a critical wave comes through with a bit of size and steepness, in close proximity to sharp reef and somehow I subconsciously plant the front foot and drive the front rail and I have no idea where that initiative came from.

What I'm saying mate is just relax. I bet the video was taken on a **** wave. If you're getting turns in down the line, just have a laugh mate - it's fun!

Also one thing I've done is be proud of my style, even if it isn't the best. My mates sometimes give me advice and reading between the lines I realise they want me to surf like taj. Instead, I just wanna have a laugh on a wave. My adivce is don't over think it, surf as much as you possibly can and have fun, don't over-think.