This is one of the few KZread vids where the ‘tips and tricks’ are genuinely amazing and not click bait - so glad I watched this!!

Thank you for this great video. At 70 I have been having trouble popping up and it has become quite embarrassing at times to fall off trying to get to my feet. The staggered hand approach has really helped recently and I hope I can buy a few more years in the water. Also, I think having your hands staggered gives you better forward/backward stability rather than having both hands equally at the sides. Thanks again.

@daarchdukefranzferdinand236

Жыл бұрын

u r da human spirit on full display don't be Embarrassed, you don't realize how many people you give hope just by being out there fr

New to surfing. omg. The stagger is mind blowingly simple but the speed increase is so much better. Thank you.

Simple and efficient. All we need to know in 5 min video. Thanks

Super advice. I have been surfing for many years. But I am near 50, and I have started catching my toes. Especially in boots. I have broken two toes and blown so many waves in the last two years because of it. I went out last week, staggered my hands, consciously rotated my hips a lot more as I took off, and voila, not a single stubbed toe. Not a single blown take off. It was a very happy morning for me. Now I just need to repeat, and make it a habit. The hard bit!

Thank you good sir this video should be in the top 5 best surf videos for anyone but especially for guys 40 plus as myself. It's so weird I rip harder than 90 percent of the people out surfing yet in the last few years after an injury I just had the hardest time getting up to my feet. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO ME, this is the key. Thanks again.

I am super stoked to try this! It makes so much sense

Outstanding. Bless you for this

Awesome video! I gonna try it. Thanks!

Hi, I'm 68yo, tall and have hip flexibility issues, however I have done this same method for years. For me it helps get my leading arm out of the way for my knee to fit under my body and get my front foot forward more and don't get stuck at the back of the board. Also I place my forward hand further ahead than you are. If I am going frontside I have the front hand slightly more toward the stringer allowing me to weight the inside rail a little and assisting the take off angle. If I am going backside I have the front hand closer to the rail and with more weight to that rail assisting the take off angle to the backside. Good video, thanks.

@YankeesRap

Жыл бұрын

and we have to believe it XD

This is terrific advice! I've been practicing this in my daily exercises and it's finally catching on in the water too. It gets my front foot so much further forward I don't have to do my usual adjustment & seems like less effort too. Thanks!

Right on thank you brother

Thanks for this video. I tried it today, paying close attention to hand placement as directed and I noticed that my pop-ups were smoother and as you said a more predictable foot placement and angle of the body. Really great tip!

Thanks, great video! Appreciate it.

Thanks for the video! Greatings from the Basque country!

Thanks for the tips. I have been more of a lone wolf surfer and never really paid attention to my take offs. Now I'm older my take offs are slower and was looking for a little help. Can't wait to get in the water and make the adjustments. Thanks for taking the time to make such a simple video that has so much impact on everyday surfers. Mahalo

Thanks for the tip

I used this today. It worked. Thanks for the tip.

love it. cheers!

Omgsh! I JUST tried these adjustments.. first pop up was instantly faster and easier… THANK YOU!

Look at the beauty of surfboard.

Carl ,thanks a lot!

Always a good watch. Thanks for the tips/ tricks. 🤙🏽

@HydroMind

2 жыл бұрын

Always happy to share! Thanks for the support!

Interesting. I'll try and remember to do this - anything to keep from riding a long board!

Great stuff, cheers mate

That makes a lot of sense thank you for the intel

Thanks. Neat pop up

Thanks bro! I am getting back into my surfing. Thanks for the great tips. 😊

Thanks mate. Matt Archibold used to do this and especially backhand its very useful for getting the board down a steep wave. Its the hip angle rather than the shoulder angle IMO. Hip rotation initiated by the staggered hands makes sure your front foot comes up to between your hands to take the weight. Otherwise the board will stop.

Thanks bro. First tip I knew recently but second was new and I sure will try it ..

You're a pop up genius!!!! It's really helped me in the bath tub, thank you brother!

Thanks. Pop up technique makes huge sense. I will try it next time I am out in the surf. Glenn. In Australia.

Cool Tip..Thanks 👍

Awesomeness thanks 🙏

Very helpful and useful

dude the Staggered hands is a revelation! Thank you so much! Unreal how much it helped my pop up time

It puts you in a better position as well !

Thank you! Honestly made my day this. Hand placement an absolute #gamechanger! Trying to progress and this is on point to help me move forward. Had a very enjoyable afternoon after this tip! 👌🤙

Appreciate the surfing kung fu . Such awesomeness 👌

Read your tips last night and hit the pre-dawn surf in the morning, with hand position scooted more inward during pop ups.. It worked for 6 waves. Excellent tip. I believe it made pop ups easier and faster. Works!

Super cool this channel!

Wow. This is gonna mess up my golf swing!! Heading to the Maldives in two weeks and I am scrubbing to find why my take-offs are so over the last two months. I've been falling off waves all of a sudden (surfing for 35 plus years) so I've been desperately doing pushups, losing weight, and changing boards.....all in the pursuit of fixing my stand-up. I need to get my head around this before my trip. These two simple things make complete sense. Will give it a crack and will comment if it works.

@richardgordon8267

Жыл бұрын

use a tad more volume. its an age thing

@SabrinaDacosta

Жыл бұрын

lol no!

@just1voice994

Жыл бұрын

Yes volume might help actually it always helps with paddling but not for duck diving and not for ripping. If you got heavier over the years then definitely make sure your board is right for you but this video is dead on correct I have been surfing for over 40 years and recently having issues getting up but I have followed this technique and it is truly what was wrong with me I just couldn't figure it out because it was so obvious. Also have fun in the Maldives and enjoy some of the clearest water in the world with the least amount of people hopefully.

Great video ... we have some one footers hitting SWFL next week so I'm jonesing to try it!

Thanks bro

thank you for that tip... I will give it a try.... let ya know how it goes

Like it. Anything to help rotation, to help get that front foot quick in position! Cheers

Thank you it helped me instantly I got pop up fast enough before and this has improved me instantly

OMG! This video was so helpful! Pop-ups feel a lot simpler now!

@HydroMind

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

Amazing

Cool awesome yeeeeeaaaahhhh thxxxxxxx!!!!!

Curious how do you roll with the hand placement when you pop up for a backhand direction? Nice point with hands.

Great tip with the hands further back but you don't have a floor/stair to push up from in the water.

Ive started to surf again at 16, i surfed a-lot more when i was like 10-12. I will use these tips and come back if i notice improvements

Do you use the same hand postion going backside?

nice!

Thank you for the help > I need to be faster > I will work on this technique >

Would u still recommend the hand stagger if you’re going right? I’m goofy as well but what if I want to go the other way?

Yew! Knowing that you have a good pop up, makes you a lot more confident in the water and catching waves! 🤙🤙

@serfdogg

2 жыл бұрын

And unfortunately the converse is true also!!!!

I just practice the technique 10 X and it’s amazing how much faster The pop-up > thank you 🙏 thank you !

nice bro

Nice

Thanks for posting this. My hands are too far forward, and my shoulder hurts because of it. Hands at the chest is the answer.

Mane dowg 🤟🏽

Great tips. How do you place your hands going backside?

@Soapsurfboards

Жыл бұрын

Same. Staggered. It will help your popup as well as getting your heel side rail engaged quickly.

i like your stairs

Hi! Thanks So much for this great Vidéo! As i am Goofy like you, i see that in the video you are showing how to pop up and turn your shoulder to begin to ride a wave that is a left, in a frontside position. I can't really imagine what do we have to do to pop up and begin à direction when the wave is a right, in a backside position, as we are Goofy. It would be great if you could make the same video but for riding backside ! 😃 Thanks So much ! 😃😙

yay!

best pop up vid that incorporates logical physics, been surfing over 50yrs and my pop is getting worse, hopin this is the cure

@didge110

Жыл бұрын

Me too! Losing flexility and strength

This is great, thanks! Another great tip: kick your back foot heel up to your butt as you pop (rather than keeping it in the back and dragging in under). Made my rear foot get on the pad about 2x as fast.

@xyzct

Жыл бұрын

Clever.

Question would you make the left hand higher for back side ?

Easy explained!

with the goofy stance, which hand do you stagger forward when your going backside on a right?

interesting tutorial

Cool

Thanks for the video As a rubbish surfer but someone who is good with body physics I would like to add some explanation. Having your hands further back is very effective because it mostly takes the weight off your knees. If they are forward, half your weight is still on your knees and so I found I was bumping to a knee first before my feet. If your hands are more below your center of gravity, it is technically possible to lift your whole body and legs, like in that break dancing move. The staggered thing is something I haven't thought of and I think that is effective because it avoids cramping you as you try to bring your right foot and shoulder forward. You can move closer to the final position in the first move with less resistance. You're not trying to squash your front leg past your hand as much.

You, a goofy footer, should have your left hand on the rail by your left pectorial. The opposite for regular footers. Kelly made a video on it. The hand position stays the same going left or right. The stagger also help to keep the board from rocking back and forth during step drops🤙

@gabrielmatsuoka1605

Жыл бұрын

can you share the video?

@kingcharlessapproval8778

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure the name of the KZread video

@shockmarkets7384

Жыл бұрын

This link, kzread.info/dash/bejne/oZmkpdapgquahLQ.html ,shows Kelly Slater and Carissa Moore, both natural footers, with their left hands forward. It's quite clear. And just as was stated in this video, a goofy footer will have their right hand forward.

Would the hand stagger strategy change when you’re taking off goofy on a right hander? I’m goofy and here in Santa Cruz most everything is right point break. I struggle to pop up and be pointed down the line

@Jezamondi

Жыл бұрын

Exaggerate it more for your backhand. It's all about shoulder line which then twists the hips which in turn talks to the hips.

#Subtle Nice!

Can I practice this at home if I don’t have a seaside to practice on?

What if you surf backhand? Do you stagger your hands the same way as fronthand or invert them?

Same stagger for backside? Seems like it’s make looking down the line more difficult. I could be wrong.

Nice techniques pushing off your toes… gotta bring some stairs with me in the water…

What board are you using in the video?

Staggerig your hands allows you to apply pressure on rail to go down the line also

With the staggering of the hands - wouldn't it be the opposite if you were riding backhand? Meaning that you actually want your hips more square vs rotating them towards the beach.

@HydroMind

2 жыл бұрын

If you're gonna grab rail and kneel yes. If you want your feet planted for a bottom turn no. Make sense?

@cliffh7902

2 жыл бұрын

It does! Same would apply if you're taking a high line?

@rosska99

2 жыл бұрын

@@HydroMind Its not clear...If I'm goofy and going right do I place my hands in a reverse stagger or square?

podrías considerar agregar subtítulos en español por favor

When staggering backside do you switch h the hands?

@radiokaput

Жыл бұрын

I'm not an instructor or anythong and I talk from my own experiencie. I have noticed that if I keep the stagered normal position ehen backhand then my body is too rotated the oppostite way and my back arm tends to go to the rear. Then if i stager the other way because I am not very flexible it feels hard for me. So in my case when I do a backhand pop up I try to put my hands more or less at the same level

@radiokaput

Жыл бұрын

And remember trying to push your back hand forward as soon as your up. Thinking about that final position you want to achirve will give your brain the instinct to do the movement more fluid

Very helpful. Do you keep the same hand stagger position whether you are going left or right down the line?

@stevenmartinez5396

Жыл бұрын

Adjust accordingly.

@LordPhoenix140

Жыл бұрын

Yes, you keep the same stagger regardless of direction.

@KM-co5mx

Жыл бұрын

Exactly my question 🙋‍♂️ 🏄‍♂️ seems to me you should stagger to the side that you are heading towards… 🤔

@relaxingsounds5469

Жыл бұрын

Not sure why anyone would change the stagger, the idea is to make it easier to swing your leading leg through in addition to setting up the twist which shouldn’t change regardless of direction… unless you’re not surfing front on and instead poo stancing it

@mgeich5

8 ай бұрын

@@relaxingsounds5469 you need to look left when going left bro. Not the same shoulder movement

What about backhand?

You should show going backside pop up!

Really think you're onto something 🤔 here & will definitely consistently apply it 👍- if u don't mind will report back...

@serfdogg

Жыл бұрын

Yes totally works. Right hand back can never be too far. Armed guard btw that is where your pistol is. But 4 me knock kneed ! Stretch to turn out hips (MMA question mark kick) also big fix ...finally mental to look at wave last piece. Totally reliable now. Took awhile.

What type of surfboard is in the video?

@nicontrack2697

Жыл бұрын

Firewire seaside

This is my only problem at this point 😃

As soon as I clicked, I popped up. You should change the title to be 200X Faster. That'll really bait us!

You have some very clean carpeting. Do you shampoo?

🤙🏼

The varied hand position is good, but you're pushing off the stairs with your feet. And in the earlier demonstration, you pushed off the carpet with your feet.

@gigantes2008

Жыл бұрын

Q ridículo

Do you reverse the hand stagger for going backside?

@rafaeltoledo1830

Жыл бұрын

no

Is it a problem if I'm stepping up to fast to a short board even though I'm not that good of a surfer

@mulletsmayhem492

Жыл бұрын

It might take you a little longer to learn on a shorty but its not impossible. It has been 3 months, hows your progression?

The fire wire guy story, I mean, cmon! Let the people see a couple clips of you surfing