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i've always had troubles popping up on my board in one step. i can get up quickly but i tend to drag my knee on the board & oftentimes, i even lose the face of the wave & get caught up in the white wash. also, when i try to take off late, i only end up taking the drop on my knees and there, i look like a fool! do you know of the best ways to improve my technique and...how could i practice at home perhaps?
tahnks for helping!
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i practice popping up on my board on the beach few minutes before each session.. & it really helps me out.. you can get into a bit of a groove before going directly to the waters & hopefully, a good performance will come out naturally! 
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it's all right! practice on your living room floor if you want! that will do!
and maybe your hands are too far forward! because if they are, the result would be you tend to drag urself forward along the board rather than poppinp up! and ur knee just lands on the board!
so before you pop up, move your hands back.. as far as they're about to reach the bottom of your rib cage..
go for a clean wave.. because if you do it in whitewater, it is difficult to do it in one move because for sure, the board will bounce around all over the place..
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practice, practice, and then.. more practice!! dragging your back knee is the most common thing to do but you'll end up with a pretty compression ding on ur deck! i suggest u get out of that habit soOn!
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surfboi
Wave Rider
Posts 24
Points 24
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maybe what cud help is measuring your floor at home & then popping up so your feet will just be in front of the area above your fins.. i still do it now if i go in the water..
and if it's not your hands being too far forward, you can also practice with ur board on ur bed.. i do it everyday.. really, it helps so much in seeing what it is you're doing wrongg....
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Wow, thanks for all the tips! I've been able to surf the face of the wave for a while now & can perform simple floaters & carves & can comfortable paddle on unbroken waves. Only that my take off has been letting me down, then i loose speed & the wave seems to always be one step ahead of me, so i always get behind!
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maneuver
Quiver Baiter
Posts 14
Points 14
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I also suggest that you get a cardboard & cut out the shape of your board. use that for practice versus your actual board. There's no need to pound it on dry land.
I've also learned that u must trust the downward pressure or a flat palm. And all u have to do is to get ur feet in a forward position.
And i'd also like to share, i was surfing with someone who's just a beginner. Then i noticed he was holding the rails of his board whenever he pops up! what happens then is that all his weight goes forward rather than upward.
is that the proper thing to do?
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the worst thing about grasping the rails is that once u hit a spot with little or no wax then your hands slipped off, pretty much u can get wounded on your chin. and that would ruin a seemingly good session! the next best thing? always plant ur palms down on the deck to launch.
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Thanks to all! Maybe i should try putting my palms down a little bit next time! i've been suffering from dragging-my-back-leg syndrome. i've been more successful practising on dry land with surfing boards, but on the water...?? i just cant seem to stop doing it. probably i have more fear when i'm actually doing it. and i've also been gripping the rails! i always thought that was the right thing to do! aaaaaw, i feel so embarrassed!   at least i know better now.
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Put more attention on the foot that's not making it up, since u are already sure that your front foot is gonna make it. So u must only concentrate on planting that foot. Now u can use that as a mental focus training when practising. Visualize as realistically as you can in ur mind that you are doing big wave surfing.
Focus as much as you can on planting your other foot. So that even during surfing wipeouts, your foot is still trained to get where it need to be!
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Once you've taken off on a particular surfing wave, then you're already committed to that wave.. So why waste time & why risk ruining the wave by dragging ur knee? Just go for it. Good luck! Maintain balance on your surfboard, then crouch down & focus ur weight on the mid part of the board so u can maintain a low center of gravity.
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Otter
Weekender
Posts 44
Points 51
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Agreed with Switchfoot, once you've committed, why jack around by dragging a knee? If you are uncomfortable with doing a "pop up," try "walking" your board to an upright position. Takes a moment or two longer, but works. Simply plant one set of tootsies in front of the other in small steps, pretty soon you'll be upright.
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