Archive for the 'Technique and Etiquette' Category

Dropping into a Frontside Tube

Posted in Technique and Etiquette | Wednesday, December 13th, 2006 | No Comments »

This is the second in the series on Technique and Etiquette, and originates from a question originally posed by Kurt in the forums on NYNJSurf.com 

Kurt: I’m beginning to get my Chris Birch quad figured out. It’s faster and shorter (at 6′2″) than anything else I’ve ridden in a long time. I’m stoked.

Anyway, yesterday and today’s waves were giving me an oppurtunity to drop into a section that was pretty walled up with a shoulder a little ways down. As I was dropping in the lip was pitching over.
I tried multiple times to drop into a frontside tube. I was feeling like I was making headway. Here’s some of the things that occurred to me. (more…)

Generating Speed

Posted in Technique and Etiquette | Thursday, September 14th, 2006 | No Comments »

This is the first in a series that taps into the collective knowledge base of the members of the NYNJSurf.com community, and are the result of questions and answers as originally posted in the forums.

Pumping
by Happy (now Jammycast), as published in the NYNJSurf.com forums September 16, 2005

I’m definitely ready to start pumping my board so i can actually make it around sections and i’ve tried it a little but it doesn’t feel right. i’ve been watching other people and i can’t quite figure out what they’re doing. do you weight and unweight your front foot? how? or i’ve also been told its a kind of side to side thing. Help! (more…)