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Competencies

Build your repertoire, one tick at a time.

Each competency has 10 fundamentals — small, checkable things to nail. Add the ones you want to work on, tick them off as you get them, send a clip when you want feedback.

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The transition from prone to standing — the move every wave starts with.

  1. 01Watch the wave
  2. 02Neutral paddle position
  3. 03Paddling
  4. 04Last 2× paddles — long
  5. 05Chest + chin
  6. 06"Pause" + glide
  7. 07Hands under chest
  8. 08Small "twist"
  9. 09Head high + hips on board
  10. 10Jump to feet (not 2 stages)
  11. 11Shoulders squared off
  12. 12Back foot gives drive
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Bottom turn

Setting your line off the bottom of the wave on your toes.

  1. 01Look where you want to go, not at the bottom of the wave
  2. 02Lead with the front shoulder rotating up the face
  3. 03Front arm extends toward the next section
  4. 04Compress through the bottom — knees bent, hips low
  5. 05Plant the back foot — pressure through heel-side rail
  6. 06Fade slightly off the bottom to set the rail cleanly
  7. 07Hold the line through the turn — no pumping mid-arc
  8. 08Trailing arm stays tucked, doesn’t fly out behind
  9. 09Drive through the toes for forward speed
  10. 10Exit the turn pointing at the lip, not the shoulder
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Bottom turn

Setting your line on your heels — backhand bottom turn.

  1. 01Look up the face — eyes lead the rotation
  2. 02Trailing shoulder rotates down toward the wave first
  3. 03Lower onto the back leg as you load the rail
  4. 04Front hand reaches across the body for balance
  5. 05Toes apply pressure to the rail — toe-side carve
  6. 06Keep the back arm loose, not braced behind you
  7. 07Compress deeper than forehand — backhand needs more bend
  8. 08Project up off the bottom, don’t slide along it
  9. 09Eyes set the line at the top — pick a target
  10. 10Exit driving up the face, not laterally across
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Cutback

Carving back to the pocket on your toes.

  1. 01Build speed across the flats first — don’t carve from a stall
  2. 02Turn the head to look back over the shoulder toward the pocket
  3. 03Front arm reaches across the body to lead rotation
  4. 04Compress through the back leg as you pivot
  5. 05Heel pressure on the back foot — fan spray off the trough
  6. 06Hips rotate before the board does
  7. 07Stay over the board — don’t lean back into the carve
  8. 08Hit the soup pocket with the rebound, not the shoulder
  9. 09Bring the front foot down to stomp the rebound
  10. 10Re-set the line by extending the front leg
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Cutback

Carving back to the pocket on your heels.

  1. 01Set up wide — backhand cutbacks need more room
  2. 02Rotate the head over the lead shoulder
  3. 03Wrap the front arm low across the body
  4. 04Bend deeper — backhand carves need more compression
  5. 05Heel pressure through both feet on the carve
  6. 06Don’t sit back — keep weight forward of the back foot
  7. 07Drive the back hip down and around
  8. 08Eyes lock onto the foam ball as you rebound
  9. 09Front hand reaches for the rebound contact point
  10. 10Spring out by extending both legs simultaneously
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Snap

A vertical, explosive redirect off the lip on your toes.

  1. 01Hit the lip with speed — no slow snaps
  2. 02Compress under the lip, not on the way up to it
  3. 03Pop up explosively at the moment of impact
  4. 04Throw the back hand toward the beach to drive rotation
  5. 05Eyes lead the rotation back down the face
  6. 06Front foot redirects the board, not the back foot
  7. 07Stay above the board — head over the chest
  8. 08Wrap the chin to the front shoulder for full rotation
  9. 09Land flat, ready to absorb compression
  10. 10Reconnect the rail immediately for the next section
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Snap

A vertical, explosive redirect off the lip on your heels.

  1. 01Approach with speed and a flat trim line
  2. 02Lean into the wave on approach — not away
  3. 03Wrap the trailing arm across the body before impact
  4. 04Hit the lip with the toe-side rail engaged
  5. 05Throw shoulders toward the beach to redirect
  6. 06Compress aggressively at the top of the wave
  7. 07Eyes spot the landing zone before initiating
  8. 08Drive the rotation from the hips, not the arms
  9. 09Re-engage the rail on the way down — don’t slide
  10. 10Land in a low compressed stance ready for the next turn
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Barrel riding

Getting in, staying in, and coming out the front.

  1. 01Set the line wide — give yourself room to drop in
  2. 02Drop in on a hard rail, don’t slide down the face
  3. 03Tuck low immediately — head below the lip
  4. 04Front hand stalls or grabs to slow into the pocket
  5. 05Eyes lock on the exit, not the wall
  6. 06Stay relaxed in the chest — tense shoulders kill flow
  7. 07Foot pressure even — mid-stance through the tube
  8. 08Trim by toe pressure, not body lean
  9. 09Stay deep — closer to the foam means cleaner exit
  10. 10Stand tall on the exit to finish with a turn
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Barrel riding

Pig-dog and stall the backhand tube.

  1. 01Approach with extra speed — backhand barrels need momentum
  2. 02Drop in with the back foot loaded
  3. 03Pig-dog: front hand grabs the rail under the chest
  4. 04Tuck under the lip — chest down, low stance
  5. 05Eyes look out over the front shoulder
  6. 06Stall with the back foot if you’re going too fast
  7. 07Don’t lean into the wave — stay upright on the board
  8. 08Trailing leg drives the line through the tube
  9. 09Watch the lip throw, time the exit
  10. 10Stand up and project out before the section closes
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Double pump

A two-pump line for generating speed across a soft section.

  1. 01First pump compresses through the trough
  2. 02Extend up through the line off the back foot
  3. 03Second compression flows directly into the next pump
  4. 04Both pumps come from leg drive, not torso swing
  5. 05Head stays level, body bobs underneath
  6. 06Front foot stays loose for redirection
  7. 07Use the full top-to-bottom of the wave face
  8. 08Don’t pump on the flat — pump on the slope
  9. 09Each pump should add speed, not just hold it
  10. 10Finish with a committed turn, not a third pump
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