Pros Popping Up

[Havoc]

Oldy but goodie

 

[silentbutdeadly]

You like watching surfers "pop up" huh?

 

[grg]

Goodie?

 

[LifeOnMars]

If you’re trying to perfect the “pop up” you’ve already lost. Should be automatic, burned into the brain after many years of repetition. This is the ultimate VAL tutorial

 

[Havoc]

oops sorry forgot everyone here is already a pro level surfer

 

[teeroi]

Brah, I watched that video a few weeks back and tried to pop up like a pro. I f*cking ate sh*t like a pro on two waves in a row. Good thing no one was out yet. It was making me think about something I automatically have done without any major issues for over 40 years. After the second faceplant I just popped up like I normally do and I was fine.

Get out of my head Havoc.

 

[surfysurfy1476]

I grab rails when I pop and its too late to change that

 

[ghostshaper]

dumbest shvt I've ever seen. Fast forwarded to the end to see if he had a punchline, but no. Kicking to get the board on plane?!

That being said, I fell on 2/7 takeoffs today (mods, move to foil forum).

 

[Havoc]

dumbest shvt I've ever seen. Fast forwarded to the end to see if he had a punchline, but no. Kicking to get the board on plane?!

That being said, I fell on 2/7 takeoffs today (mods, move to foil forum).

supposed to be 5/7 brah

 

[Duffy LaCoronilla]

Brah, I watched that video a few weeks back and tried to pop up like a pro. I f*cking ate sh*t like a pro on two waves in a row. Good thing no one was out yet. It was making me think about something I automatically have done without any major issues for over 40 years. After the second faceplant I just popped up like I normally do and I was fine.

Get out of my head Havoc.

analysis paralysis.

 

[ghostshaper]

supposed to be 5/7 brah

I stood up on 5/7

 

[Duffy LaCoronilla]

I grab rails when I pop and its too late to change that

I grab her hips.

 

[20W-50 and blood]

ah man...i always knew there was somethign wrong with my front foot hitting before my backfoot...but whatever....born akook, lived a kooks life...die akook...sotked regardless!

 

[Retropete]

I grab rails when I pop and its too late to change that

You are not alone brother.

 

[VonMeister]

This is way different than they taught at soft top school.

 

[LifeOnMars]

better off fixing your paddling and actual surfing technique than worrying about the pop up, mental masturbation at the finest. need an instructional of how to tie your shoes too?

 

[oneworlded]

I mess up regularly popping up frontside on a shortboard wearing booties. Especially if the board has a traction pad. Front toe gets hung up. Sometimes even tweaks my front big toe. Drives me nuts. I need to quit surfing.

 

[everysurfer]

I mess up regularly popping up frontside on a shortboard wearing booties. Especially if the board has a traction pad. Front toe gets hung up. Sometimes even tweaks my front big toe. Drives me nuts. I need to quit surfing.

I know exactly what you are talking about. I thought it was my arms getting weak. After tons of push ups didn't help, I thought it was my lower back getting tight. Tons of toe touching didnt help.

Then I realized the trouble was in my hips. A therapist showed me where they were tight, and some hip flexing exercises. That made the difference.

 

[ElOgro]

I mess up regularly popping up frontside on a shortboard wearing booties. Especially if the board has a traction pad. Front toe gets hung up. Sometimes even tweaks my front big toe. Drives me nuts. I need to quit surfing.

Get a SUP. No “popping up” required! Kneeboarding?

You’re prone. You stand up. The end.

 

[Uberkuque]

I know exactly what you are talking about. I thought it was my arms getting weak. After tons of push ups didn't help, I thought it was my lower back getting tight. Tons of toe touching didnt help.

Then I realized the trouble was in my hips. A therapist showed me where they were tight, and some hip flexing exercises. That made the difference.

Can you link anywhere to what those hip flexing exercises were?