Cause of surfing takeoff failure(14)-Because your stance is narrow and you put your feet in the wrong position.

What is your foot stance?

The cause is that your stance is wrong. You need to correct it to the correct stance.

This time, I will talk about the foot stance at the time of takeoff.

First of all, I will tell you the correct position of the front foot. Place the front foot in the middle of the surfboard.

From my point of view, Oliver has a narrow stance. It is behind the correct front foot position. So put your forefoot in front of you.

First, check and remember where the middle of the surfboard is.
I will teach you how to practice later.

Place the back foot in the middle of the three fins.

The relationship between the position where the back foot is placed and the position of the fins is important.
Placing the back foot in the middle of the three fins makes it easier to load the fins and make them easier to accelerate and turn.

You put a traction pad on the deck surface. If you check where on the traction pad is in the middle of the three fins, you can put the back foot in the correct position.

If you place the back foot around the side fins, it will be easier to accelerate. The turn will be a little harder. If you want to focus on acceleration, put your foot next to the side fins.

If you place the back foot on the center fin, it will be difficult to accelerate, but it will be easier to turn.

I will talk about how to practice putting your feet in the correct stance.
First of all, please practice takeoff on land. Line up your surfboard next to you and actually pop it up. What is the position of your feet? Compare it to the surfboard next to you.

At that position, it becomes quite unstable. You are out of balance and fall into the ocean or have no control over your surfboard.

Practice repeatedly on land. You seem to be stiff. Make your body flexible by stretching or yoga. In particular, allow the hip joint to move flexibly.

At the time of takeoff, you can easily adjust your foot stance by adjusting the position where you place your hand.

The pop-up first puts your hand on the surfboard. If you move your hand closer to the nose, your foot stance will also be closer to the nose. If you place your hand closer to the tail, your foot stance will also be closer to the tail.

That’s right. This is a very good method. Please try it.

At takeoff, you can check the position by touching the traction pad with the toes of the back foot. It may be difficult at the beginning. However, with a lot of practice, you can be sure that your backfoot is in the correct position on the traction pad.

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