haha pretty well explained unlike some others telling people how to pop up haha love it that idea about angle its so true and the thing at the end "slide your feet under yourself dont just jump on the board" haha sweet no better way to explain it Love it right pop up right angle right speed all U need haha sweet
Thanks from France, with two tips,'' eye line To High line '' and '' you look where you want to go'' my shortboard surfing took off in two session! Thanks !
I learned to surf doing a tripod stance.. I'd kneel on my rear knee and plant my front foot. I eventually broke the habit, but then broke my foot and kept surfing but laying down. Then I reverted back to the awkward tripod stance. Which I never noticed was an issue until hydrofoiling. Always cool to hear your commentary and use it to fix my technique. Just a fun tip: practice your pop-up when waiting for waves. You can get your feet planted and stand on the board. Bonus points if you can sink the board and stay on for a long time. You can REALLY focus on the pop up and not wave placement/position, paddling, balance, looking ahead, etc. Keep it up Kale!
Thank-you Kale so much for these videos. I really appreciate the repeated slo-mo clips that permit me to see the little details in your body and wave positioning, as well as your timing. These client/student technique review/evaluation videos (especially with split screen) are great for me because I usually see elements of my own mistakes, and can immediately see what needs to be done to correct them. I'm in the unenviable position of returning to surfing (far too slowly mind you, since I don't live on the ocean) after a lengthy hiatus. I'm committed (bought a 2nd home on the ocean) to getting back to a point where surfing feels natural again, but being older and not in shape, I seem to have developed odd habits that take focused effort to correct. In this video your take-off appears to be three-point (hands and right foot; I'm assuming your right knee is not touching the board), is this correct? And may I assume that this is because you're riding a larger fun-board? On a shorter performance board do you execute a four point (hands & knees) pop-up, or do you still slide that right foot up to the tail? Finally, a HUGE thank-you for including the flexibility and general fitness sections to your videos. These have been immensely helpful, not only for the gains in flexibility and general fitness, but because they give me a focused means to stay engaged and work on essentials while away from the ocean. Best regards, Karl
Hey Kale. I just started surfing recently and was searching for some tips. Love your channel and the way you are explaining everything ♥️ with your little hints I already noticed an improvement 💪. I have a question though. I want to practice also on skateboard but for some reason I am using a different front leg on it. Do you know if it's common? Is this something I should change. I did asked some surfers but they said it's wereid 🙃
Thoughts.... I am surfing cocoa beach waves and am catching everything from 2 to 6ft waves on a 9'2 longboard. The first time I tried surfing was on a 7'2 ISLE thruster surfboard and had trouble all around. Now that I have masterd catching and turning on my longboard where should I turn to for more fun and maneuverability in terms of a prigressive surfboard?? Still want to be able to catch tons of waves but would like to be able to start doing more maneuvers with more speed. Any thoughts as to my next board to ride?
If can, try a quad longboard. Livens it up a bit. Buttttt, I'd reccomend a step-up board. Like 6'6"-7'2" ish.... with plenty of volume. It'll be maneuverable like a shortboard but have the foam to catch like a longboard.
@@chrispewkreme I hear ya. I've been to my local surf shop and felt out this board I am leaning towards. It a 7'8 quiet flight stingfish. Just haven't committed fully because it's a pretty penny to spend and don't want to be expecting something I can't get out of it. Look up the model if you can and tell me what you think...
Kale..do you have a drop knee popup?...It seems that I have developed a habit of popping up drop knee, then I have to do a small hop to get onto my back foot whereas you seem to transition smoothly from the drop knee position to feet flat on the board....It takes me a fair effort to pop right onto my feet... do you think I should try to smooth the transition from drop knee like you seem to do or work at popping direct to my feet?
I do the same thing. Easy to fix. Frog leg your back foot into place, swing your front foot under your chest. Keep your hands on the board and PUSH. You will naturally come to your feet standing and rely less on the drop knee/tripod stance. I had a bad issue when hydrofoiling using the dropknee technique. That little hop would force me to dive the foil under deep and lose the wave. I recommend practicing your pop-up when waiting for waves.
@@chrispewkreme Ah..you know what I mean by the little hop..I have been known to work on my popup waiting for waves and a friend said its like a shark attack because they suddenly hear a splash and i,m off my board in the water...) ive been avoiding using the frog leg /chicken wing style/ step up because It,s slow for steeper waves and Jamie O Brian does reccomend tripod stance as you say ) for his tubes.........I used to pop right to my feet and dont know when this started but it seems that those who did start out useing the frog technique did develop a good popup eventually...Kale seems to have a low back knee, almost drop knee on his popup but has a nice smooth transition to surfing stance..
I'm really struggling with my timing on takeoff/pop-up. I feel like I'm catching the wave too late? Like I'm getting caught by the lip and sent over the falls forwards. I was trying to pop up too early and now seem to be waiting too long and getting pitched? Is the problem in the timing of my pop-op or is it earlier, catching the wave too late?
Hey kale I was having trouble with my frontside cutbacks like coming out of the pocket and losing the speed, what goes through your mind when you drop in like are u looking to hit the lip or do a cutback or go straight to the bottom or stay near the foam?
Hey guys! I’m surfing on the WaveStorm foamie right now, and I notice sometimes I nosedive which is no fun of course. Do you think that is because I’m not paddling hard enough and because I’m hesitating ( I hesitate because of the steepness of the wave)? Any ideas?
i used to have this problem a lot on my wavestorm. all you do to fix it is leave lots of space between you and the nose of the board so the nose will point slightly upward. let me know if this helps!
@@laurenthaxton yea I do that also! It’s just the the waves here in CA are a steep, so I’m exited to progress to a short board, because I feel the WaveStorm is very large and heavy. So a smaller board would be better for me :)
You're not sitting far enough out towards the horizon. Catch the wave earlier. A wavestorm will let you catch waves much earlier because of its buoyancy. The wave should look about 45 degrees in the face when its coming towards you. Look for a slight cup at the bottom of the wave. If you see lots of curve in the wave face, then its too late. It's better to sit further out, paddle earlier and lay further up on your surfboard so the nose is barely out of the water. This is worse - sitting inside, trying to take off late, laying really far back on the board and the nose sticking up in the air. I disagree with riding a shorter board with a lot of rocker. Stick to forgiving, mushy longboard breaks. Rockered out shortboards are for hollow fast, powerful waves.
It’s probably better to stay on the softy and dial it in. A shorter board won’t fix your issue, learn to read waves better and take off in the right location on the wave.
I have a question. I know that in a video a couple years back when you said that as a beginner we should use fish surfboards. Do you recommend a soft top fish or a fiberglass for a beginner
Soft tops are sweet because you can't damage them. And they don't hurt to land on. But you should be able to use either. It's really preference. Glassed fish would be fine to learn on and would last longer and stick with you in the future.
i have a question, i thunk im riding a board that is a little to little volume for me but i can't really change my board what should i do to become more used to it or like good enough to use it because i can get into waves and go stuff just not as well as i feel i should be able too
@@boltup5566 no i'm not a beginner im intermediate i surfed a wavestorm for 4 months then surfed a 36 liter foam board and did very well on that so that's what kinda made my choice of getting a lower volume board
@@masoncondello303 "no i'm not a beginner im intermediate i surfed a wavestorm for 4 months" lol i said that too 15 years ago. trust me man, wavestorm for 4 months and then 36 liter board is too fast. dont make the mistakes the guys in the video are making. I made them too! you can go to any beach and find 10-15 year surfers on shortboards that still look like kooks. get a 9 foot longboard and learn to bottom turn, top turn and cutback on mushy, forgiving waves.
can we get the hip routine in a follow along video? I thought I had decent hip flexibility a I am female and do yoga, but that guy puts anyone to shame
Managed to sort of ride my first wave today, only 2nd time I’ve been surfing, great feeling
haha pretty well explained unlike some others telling people how to pop up haha love it that idea about angle its so true and the thing at the end "slide your feet under yourself dont just jump on the board" haha sweet no better way to explain it Love it right pop up right angle right speed all U need haha sweet
Thanks from France, with two tips,'' eye line To High line '' and '' you look where you want to go'' my shortboard surfing took off in two session! Thanks !
Such an important topic Kale. Thanks for sharing and please keep on posting on wave entry and positioning! 🙏🏻
I learned to surf doing a tripod stance.. I'd kneel on my rear knee and plant my front foot. I eventually broke the habit, but then broke my foot and kept surfing but laying down.
Then I reverted back to the awkward tripod stance. Which I never noticed was an issue until hydrofoiling.
Always cool to hear your commentary and use it to fix my technique.
Just a fun tip: practice your pop-up when waiting for waves. You can get your feet planted and stand on the board. Bonus points if you can sink the board and stay on for a long time. You can REALLY focus on the pop up and not wave placement/position, paddling, balance, looking ahead, etc.
Keep it up Kale!
This information is invaluable for me to improve my skills. Thanks for posting this!
Can’t wait to get out and use these tips😆😆
Theas videos help a lot
This was good watching others get
Great tips looking forward to joining a surf trip when I move back home soon ;)
For a second I was scared , the background looks like a coffin!!! I was worried bro ! Love the videos
How can you get someone to film you so you can see what you’re doing? What about installing giant mirrors on the beach?
Lmao
I vote mirrors
Sea turtles be lackin. Cmon bro, Help me out. Be my camera-turtle. I'll feed you.
Back hand should leave the board last. Three points of contact will save loss of balance.
Drop the hip and twist. It's a Twisted burpee!
Thank-you Kale so much for these videos. I really appreciate the repeated slo-mo clips that permit me to see the little details in your body and wave positioning, as well as your timing. These client/student technique review/evaluation videos (especially with split screen) are great for me because I usually see elements of my own mistakes, and can immediately see what needs to be done to correct them.
I'm in the unenviable position of returning to surfing (far too slowly mind you, since I don't live on the ocean) after a lengthy hiatus. I'm committed (bought a 2nd home on the ocean) to getting back to a point where surfing feels natural again, but being older and not in shape, I seem to have developed odd habits that take focused effort to correct. In this video your take-off appears to be three-point (hands and right foot; I'm assuming your right knee is not touching the board), is this correct? And may I assume that this is because you're riding a larger fun-board? On a shorter performance board do you execute a four point (hands & knees) pop-up, or do you still slide that right foot up to the tail?
Finally, a HUGE thank-you for including the flexibility and general fitness sections to your videos. These have been immensely helpful, not only for the gains in flexibility and general fitness, but because they give me a focused means to stay engaged and work on essentials while away from the ocean. Best regards, Karl
omg that lunge with pushup, far out, and I here thought that my flexibility was good already.
Hey Kale.
I just started surfing recently and was searching for some tips. Love your channel and the way you are explaining everything ♥️ with your little hints I already noticed an improvement 💪. I have a question though. I want to practice also on skateboard but for some reason I am using a different front leg on it. Do you know if it's common? Is this something I should change. I did asked some surfers but they said it's wereid 🙃
This was good
Thoughts.... I am surfing cocoa beach waves and am catching everything from 2 to 6ft waves on a 9'2 longboard. The first time I tried surfing was on a 7'2 ISLE thruster surfboard and had trouble all around. Now that I have masterd catching and turning on my longboard where should I turn to for more fun and maneuverability in terms of a prigressive surfboard?? Still want to be able to catch tons of waves but would like to be able to start doing more maneuvers with more speed. Any thoughts as to my next board to ride?
I think the fire wire greedy beaver could be could it still has the size for easy paddling yet Very maneuverable
If can, try a quad longboard. Livens it up a bit. Buttttt, I'd reccomend a step-up board. Like 6'6"-7'2" ish.... with plenty of volume. It'll be maneuverable like a shortboard but have the foam to catch like a longboard.
@@chrispewkreme I hear ya. I've been to my local surf shop and felt out this board I am leaning towards. It a 7'8 quiet flight stingfish. Just haven't committed fully because it's a pretty penny to spend and don't want to be expecting something I can't get out of it. Look up the model if you can and tell me what you think...
Kale..do you have a drop knee popup?...It seems that I have developed a habit of popping up drop knee, then I have to do a small hop to get onto my back foot whereas you seem to transition smoothly from the drop knee position to feet flat on the board....It takes me a fair effort to pop right onto my feet... do you think I should try to smooth the transition from drop knee like you seem to do or work at popping direct to my feet?
I do the same thing. Easy to fix. Frog leg your back foot into place, swing your front foot under your chest. Keep your hands on the board and PUSH. You will naturally come to your feet standing and rely less on the drop knee/tripod stance.
I had a bad issue when hydrofoiling using the dropknee technique. That little hop would force me to dive the foil under deep and lose the wave. I recommend practicing your pop-up when waiting for waves.
@@chrispewkreme Ah..you know what I mean by the little hop..I have been known to work on my popup waiting for waves and a friend said its like a shark attack because they suddenly hear a splash and i,m off my board in the water...) ive been avoiding using the frog leg /chicken wing style/ step up because It,s slow for steeper waves and Jamie O Brian does reccomend tripod stance as you say ) for his tubes.........I used to pop right to my feet and dont know when this started but it seems that those who did start out useing the frog technique did develop a good popup eventually...Kale seems to have a low back knee, almost drop knee on his popup but has a nice smooth transition to surfing stance..
I'm really struggling with my timing on takeoff/pop-up.
I feel like I'm catching the wave too late? Like I'm getting caught by the lip and sent over the falls forwards.
I was trying to pop up too early and now seem to be waiting too long and getting pitched?
Is the problem in the timing of my pop-op or is it earlier, catching the wave too late?
Nice
Hey kale I was having trouble with my frontside cutbacks like coming out of the pocket and losing the speed, what goes through your mind when you drop in like are u looking to hit the lip or do a cutback or go straight to the bottom or stay near the foam?
Hey guys! I’m surfing on the WaveStorm foamie right now, and I notice sometimes I nosedive which is no fun of course. Do you think that is because I’m not paddling hard enough and because I’m hesitating ( I hesitate because of the steepness of the wave)? Any ideas?
i used to have this problem a lot on my wavestorm. all you do to fix it is leave lots of space between you and the nose of the board so the nose will point slightly upward. let me know if this helps!
@@laurenthaxton yea I do that also! It’s just the the waves here in CA are a steep, so I’m exited to progress to a short board, because I feel the WaveStorm is very large and heavy. So a smaller board would be better for me :)
try and possession your body to the side of the wave when it’s breaking
You're not sitting far enough out towards the horizon. Catch the wave earlier. A wavestorm will let you catch waves much earlier because of its buoyancy. The wave should look about 45 degrees in the face when its coming towards you. Look for a slight cup at the bottom of the wave. If you see lots of curve in the wave face, then its too late.
It's better to sit further out, paddle earlier and lay further up on your surfboard so the nose is barely out of the water. This is worse - sitting inside, trying to take off late, laying really far back on the board and the nose sticking up in the air.
I disagree with riding a shorter board with a lot of rocker. Stick to forgiving, mushy longboard breaks. Rockered out shortboards are for hollow fast, powerful waves.
It’s probably better to stay on the softy and dial it in. A shorter board won’t fix your issue, learn to read waves better and take off in the right location on the wave.
I have a question. I know that in a video a couple years back when you said that as a beginner we should use fish surfboards. Do you recommend a soft top fish or a fiberglass for a beginner
Soft tops are sweet because you can't damage them. And they don't hurt to land on. But you should be able to use either. It's really preference. Glassed fish would be fine to learn on and would last longer and stick with you in the future.
Question for the crew in these vids: who’re you getting to record you? No way would my gf spend 1+ hours filming me every weekend surfing.
I vote that you get a different girlfriend
@@dirtyjerzsurffiles9738 What if she's surfing too? :P
Hopefully she can use a gopro. Take turns. One of you sit inside to film. The other catches a wave. Trade camera. Paddle out. Other waits inside.
i have a question, i thunk im riding a board that is a little to little volume for me but i can't really change my board what should i do to become more used to it or like good enough to use it because i can get into waves and go stuff just not as well as i feel i should be able too
What board are you riding right now?
@@death_knell 5'10long 19 inches wide and 2 1/2 inches thick 30 liters and im 6'1 and 150 lbs
@@masoncondello303 Are you a beginner? It sounds way too small for you. Get a longboard and learn the basics.
@@boltup5566 no i'm not a beginner im intermediate i surfed a wavestorm for 4 months then surfed a 36 liter foam board and did very well on that so that's what kinda made my choice of getting a lower volume board
@@masoncondello303 "no i'm not a beginner im intermediate i surfed a wavestorm for 4 months" lol i said that too 15 years ago. trust me man, wavestorm for 4 months and then 36 liter board is too fast. dont make the mistakes the guys in the video are making. I made them too! you can go to any beach and find 10-15 year surfers on shortboards that still look like kooks.
get a 9 foot longboard and learn to bottom turn, top turn and cutback on mushy, forgiving waves.
3:12 I have the same problem. My front knee going outside instead of inside. Do not know how to fixed it
can we get the hip routine in a follow along video? I thought I had decent hip flexibility a I am female and do yoga, but that guy puts anyone to shame
Check out surf insight on RUclips if you like these vids.. similar channel..