common mistake

[chocolate hostage]

So I'm teaching my 42 year old neighbor how to surf, after 2 years he can get up and turn, however one thing I noticed is his frontside turns are terrible because he tends to look at his feet, I tell him to put his right fist where he wants to go on the wave as an aiming post, and the rest of his body (and board) will follow

[SeaCliff]

So I'm teaching my 42 year old neighbor how to surf, after 2 years he can get up and turn, however one thing I noticed is his frontside turns are terrible because he tends to look at his feet, I tell him to put his right fist where he wants to go on the wave as an aiming post, and the rest of his body (and board) will follow

Excellent point - and something I'm pretty conscious of and constantly try and improve on - you can't anticipate and react if you don't see ahead...

[HydroGlide]

2 years of instruction and his frontside turns suck?  sounds like he needs a funboard or a new instructor (ha) - good advice - tell him to get a longboard skateboard too and learn to lean into those turns with an oustretched back hand buzzing the pavement Tom Curren style


if he can find some clean pavement with a little hill, a competent frontside turn should be easy with a little practice.

[incharge]

good tip

[HBC]

I always tell people, your body follows your head.  Where you're looking is where you're going to go