after the basics

[paulminors]

Hey

I've been surfing since the beginning of the year and have grasped the basics of surfing pretty quickly and am now intermediate level. I can steer and move along waves a bit but only after they've broken. How do I surf along waves? Should I just go for it and get onto some big waves?

Thanks

[drowningbitbybit]

am now intermediate level.... only after they've broken

Um, you aint anywhere near intermediate...

But anyway, next step is to get onto unbroken waves - size doesnt matter, so they tell me, its all about getting onto the wave before it breaks.
So paddle earlier, harder, better. Catch an unbroken wave, stand up, and then surf down the line.

[The Fafanator]

You want to get to the wave as it is peaking (just before it breaks, when it is at it's steepest.) Paddle hard, and catch it. You know you've caught it when you start sliding down the wave, don't pop up to early, but pop up fast. When you catch it and start to get to the bottom of the wave, lean towards the wave face of the wave to do a bottom turn, level it out, and enjoy...
Once you've mastered catching it unbroken and doing the bottom turn, you should try some sort of top turn, I learned a snap first, but I don't know weather it is the right one to learn first. Just start out by extending the bottom tun up the face and then leaning back down the face, afterwards just continue with another bottom turn and another top turn.

This guy has quite a few good trick tips, really detailed, more information than you will ever remember while on a wave: http://www.surfingvancouverisland.com/surf/tricktips/index.htm
I chose to do a snap first since it seemed the most appropriate.

[O_Danny_Boy]

im pretty sure you havent performed anything near a snap faf

[The Fafanator]

Whell what else to you call it when you do a bottom turn, go towards the lip, and turn back down very quickly while kicking out your back foot? Remember, although I don't have allot of experiance in the water I do have board skills. (I skated for a year before I started surfing.) Although this didn't help me with the basics, onc3e I got the basics down it didn't take much to do a few turns.

[kitesurfer]

Whell what else to you call it when you do a bottom turn, go towards the lip, and turn back down very quickly while kicking out your back foot? Remember, although I don't have allot of experiance in the water I do have board skills. (I skated for a year before I started surfing.) Although this didn't help me with the basics, onc3e I got the basics down it didn't take much to do a few turns.

Its called bragging faf! I should know as im an expert at it, especially when it comes to going on about my snowboarding holidays.

KS

[uglystick]

Whell what else to you call it ...

also know as a 'rio'