I've been surfing for a year and a half and no one has explained to me about orienting my body to move forward and be mobile. It makes so much sense, I can't believe I've been surfing this long without knowing that 😂

@moanacox

Жыл бұрын

Yep! Me too lol

I’m an intermediate surfer, been surfing for a few years and this is a great explanation. I surf in Florida where it’s hard to get speed and maneuver on small waves unless you are really efficient and smart at the beginning of the wave. I’m sure this will help! I’ve also done mixed martial arts in college and that stance is literally what they tell you to have lol

Love the way you "dumb it down". My 11yr old wont listen to me when i regurgitate your vids but froths when you deliver.

@SurfStrengthCoach

2 жыл бұрын

Stoked to hear that even your kid froths on my videos. Funny where people are willing or wanting to accept info.

always helpful Doc 🤙🏼 thnx for the excellent chat and chuckle. LoL @ "pooh-man" 😂

I watch this vid once in a while when my stance and posture gets a little confused. Super helpful!

@SurfStrengthCoach

22 күн бұрын

Great to hear!

Thanks. This made me a much better snowboarder! I am slashing the slopes like a feeding frenzy.

outstanding way of delivery! Thanks man

I've been doing the pooman. Its only my fifth lesson, so I can easily improve my stance. Thanks!

Loved the explanation! Keep up the good work!

Thank you very much, you are helping a 41 yo beggining surfer in Brasil

Thank you so detail lesson!❤❤❤ from s.korea

Just discovered your You tube. Love it, thank you. Relating surfing to sprinting, golfing, running really connected with me 😊😊

Amazing! So helpful

Thanks Cris.... I started surfing during the start of pandemic. Watched a lot of your vids. Finally purchased a course. And finally started to listen. Improvements are solid. Thanks ....your the truth.

@SurfStrengthCoach

2 жыл бұрын

that's an amazing comment, thank you. I sincerely hope my work continues to help. we're all on surfing journey!

Great vid Chris, well articulated👍

@SurfStrengthCoach

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 𝑩𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒚, I appreciate it.

You’re a real hero bro. So cool!

Thank you for that! It was really informative and equally hilarious 🤣

Great video man!! Nice and clear!

@SurfStrengthCoach

2 жыл бұрын

thank you, I hoped it came across as clear and straight forward as possible.

rewatched this ... great reminders of unlocking hip joints and back foot / ankle leg Its an oldie but a goodie ... Thanks Gary

This changed my surfing completely. Honestly everything I do my wife was laughing her ass off as I just sat here amazed.

@SurfStrengthCoach

Жыл бұрын

hahah. one of the most epic comments I've gotten in quite some time.

Great information man! Keep it up! Cheers from Italy

@SurfStrengthCoach

2 жыл бұрын

thank you arrigo, I appreciate it.

I Saw lots of vídeos before and this is the greatest

This is amazing. Thank you 🙂

This is so good. There are a lot of videos out there for the beginner surfer... but not too much content out there for the beginner to intermediate surfer. Love to see it!

@SurfStrengthCoach

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan, I appreciate hearing that. I've been struggling to determine where I fit into this whole surf media / coaching realm, as I have a foot in rehab and training, and a foot in coaching, but I'm not an uber high performance surfer, nor an uber high performance coach. I think I fit into that realm of 30-50 yr olds who simply want to surf better and feel better.

@dantheredman

Жыл бұрын

@@SurfStrengthCoach I think you may have found your niche then! I did not start surfing until I was 34... and the biggest obstacle that I am in the process of overcoming is body pains/aches of not surfing correctly, which is how I landed on your KZread page. I want to make sure that as I develop my surfing techniques, that I do so the right way... to prevent future injury, pains, & aches while simultaneously improving my surfing.

Great video bruvaa

Amazing breakdown. I will repeat this video time and time again until i correct and improve my position. Greetings from Spain 👌

Really good information - thanks buddy

@SurfStrengthCoach

2 жыл бұрын

you're welcome, and thanks for watching

This is really good!

Love your videos, they help me a lot! 🙏🌊❤️

@SurfStrengthCoach

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear that, thank you.

Cool bro! Appreciate your info. Cheers!

@SurfStrengthCoach

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome pedro, I hope it helps.

Very good video, congrats

Great explanation man! I’m now in my snowboard focus time of year, learned that including my hips in the “stack” improved my turns, stability and manoeuvres soo much, and l look less like a twat. That’s one of the lessons for both sports i reckon; stop doing the poo man! Can’t wait to hit the ocean and apply that wisdom there aswell, thanks!

@robarnoldbik8014

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah (trying to) do carves like Ryan Knapton on a snowboard has definitely improved my cutbacks 100%

@SurfStrengthCoach

2 жыл бұрын

I imagine it carries over quite well to snowboarding. I haven’t done it much, but imagine much of the rotational aspects are somewhat similar.

This guy Cris is legit. I’ve purchased a number of his video programs. Seriously, check them out. Amazing, very helpful. Mahalo nui, brother,

15:15 lmao Really good vid, it has got me thinking about my foot position, admittedly for the first time.. Also, your choice of example clips and pics are always spot on.

I just watched your video! I’m a new surfer and enjoyed the teaching! I’m looking forward to viewing more! Thank you

@SurfStrengthCoach

2 жыл бұрын

thank you Veronica. currently editing a "how to read waves" video that should be up soon. thanks for watching my stuff!

Awesome thanks

Amazing 🤩 explanation

Well done& Done well

Haha I love your rants bloody awesome stuff Cris. I feel sorry for the poo man , just got his arse whipped. Poo harder 😂so funny

@SurfStrengthCoach

2 жыл бұрын

Once the poo man is realized, it can’t be unseen. Haha. It’s a visual plague.

Thank you for sharing this info. Makes a big difference. Good karma heading your way with all the beginner-mid surfers improving, having more fun

@SurfStrengthCoach

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the positivity 🙏🤘

Thanks!!

@SurfStrengthCoach

2 жыл бұрын

you're welcome, thanks for watching

I ve been working on it, some days I dominate the wave and have all the speed I want, always ahead of it. Some other days I struggle to keep up and I feel just the orientation of the front or back foot a bit change it all. Thanks for breaking it down

Great video, thanks ... is that Norfolk?

Cracker video mate. You explained it so clearly and made me realise how much this beginner poo man's! Will attempt to improve my stance :) thanks again

Thanks

@SurfStrengthCoach

2 жыл бұрын

you're welcome.

Where was this filmed? Beautiful location. And thanks for the tips!

@hamish2665

Жыл бұрын

I think it's Norfolk Island, possibly Anson Bay ... hopefully Cris will fess up one day soon!

I love you so great Love's It!!!!

Really helpful videos! I've been trying to fix my pop up which looks on the water like I'm doing a downward dog on the board which is terrible. I've been watching so many, I'm unable to pull the legs through like the last exercice. I've checked the videos, I seem to have the mobility to achieve it (i.e. squats etc) but then I don't know what I'm missing and need to work on to eventually achieve being able to pull my legs under as a one go. Any further tips? I wonder whether being a woman, there are some anatomy elements to this as I know other ladies having the same issue on the pop up. Would arm length change it? Would love your take on it! 😊

@gatesurfer

5 күн бұрын

My arms so short I can't carry my board under my arm, I have to carry it on my head. It sounds like you are looking down, which is totally wrong. Your body will follow your eyes. If you're looking down at your board, your head will drop. What's more, you'll then find it very difficult to look up from the downward dog pose. Your neck just can't stretch like that. So first, I would suggest keeping your eyes up throughout your takeoff from the moment you start paddling for a wave. (this is true for every aspect of surfing -- look where you want to go, and your board will follow.) Some surf tutorials say you need to arch your back and keep your head up high -- the so-called "banana" position -- but sometimes it's necessary to drop your head a bit to get some extra speed. If you just keep your eyes up, your chin will stay up. Then your body will follow. The other thing I recommend is just to COMMIT to it. Visualize this stance that he's teaching here. You want to get from lying prone on the board to this stance as quickly as possible. It doesn't have to be perfect--you often have to adjust your feet a bit after standing up, which helps control your direction and speed. But you have to get to a good balanced stance in the first place, otherwise those adjustments won't be as effective. BTW, I'm 66 and didn't take up surfing until I was 50. I can handle 4-6 feet waves OK, and that's where this question of commitment really begins to matter. If you hesitate, you lose.

Who needs a greenscreen when you have that view! 🤙🏼

@SurfStrengthCoach

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, pretty epic back drop huh!

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Those downhill long boarders have the right idea eh ?

5:49 all the moves

2 questions... 1. where are you? epic area cliff and ocean 2. So it is ok to point the back foot forward? I noticed that my surf skate performance went way up when I started pointing the back foot forward. Puts less pressure on the knee and you can get into low positions. Here is me surf skating doing a roundhouse cutback with back foot forward.. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eJec18iOaaTAk5s.html

I don't understand why +10 minutes talking about the beginners poo stance to intermediate or shortboarders...I'd guess that if we're on a shortboard we are obviously way past that poo stance...

@SurfStrengthCoach

Жыл бұрын

Have you ever spent any time in a surf lineup? Well over half the people on shortboards still have a terrible stance. I’ve seen this across the world, California, Nicaragua, australia, Indonesia…. So apparently it’s not quite common knowledge as you seem to imply. This also comes from running coaching camps for 8 years now mostly with intermediates. A large majority of them have “stance” issues or limitations that need to be corrected.

@ivydune4185

Жыл бұрын

​@@SurfStrengthCoach No need to drop your resume and measure sizes with me. I know shortboarders can improve, that's why I watched this video. Thinking you would be talking about fine tuning for speed and maneuvers, since you said it was for intermediate level and shortboarders. But this was a +10 minute video talking about one single wrong (and very rookie) stance. I can get that same advice in any other surfing video for absolute beginners... Keep doing your thing. I don't need to point the negatives, just the positives. Amazing video, great advice, I'm just not interested because I don't even know what a lineup is.

@SurfStrengthCoach

Жыл бұрын

@@ivydune4185 a bizarre interaction no doubt, but that seems to be the norm for social media nowadays. speed generation is simply 1) having the right board for the wave and surfing the board where it's shape is intended to be surfed (big rocker boards need to be in the pocket). 2) learn to compress and extend appropriately and time it with the wave - you can watch good bowl skaters do this perfectly 3) the stance I apparently do a terrible job of elucidating allows you to use the front leg as a spring or a coil, compress and extend off that front leg and time it with unweighting. watch some videos of torren martyn or mikey February, they're flawless with wave reading and interaction. lastly, I didn't realize nor see where I declared it only for intermediates. It's intended for beginners and intermediates that are transitioning to shortboards.

@ivydune4185

Жыл бұрын

@@SurfStrengthCoach From 3:45 to 3:50 Thank you for the reply.

@SurfStrengthCoach

Жыл бұрын

@@ivydune4185 well damn, you're right... I'll delete the video then. probably best to get this trash info off the internet and quit misleading people and wasting their time :). I'm sure nobody that has watched this has gained any insight whatsoever. I'll delete it later today :)