The bottom turn is the generator for power surfing. Develop a strong bottom turn, you develop the capacity to perform strong moves off the top, and with that the mechanism for speed and flow throughout
In actual fact, the Kelly Slater of women’s surfing is probably a champion in some other sport.
This post displays a video example of a performance review and training recommendations for a young surfer from Europe.
Another way to think about catching good waves is to understand that some waves just weren’t meant to be ridden. That’s right, the wind or storm that created them, coupled with the bottom contour of the beach where they eventually break, didn’t give them the combined characteristics to make them worth riding.
Successful surfers I have trained rarely fall-off their surfboards. Their attitude is something like “falling is like sinning”. They don’t want to do it and are highly motivated to successfully ride their waves for their full functional length.
Working on all areas of surfing, by focusing on them one at a time, is a proven way to develop the whole performance.
I believe he is, looking at the evidence. With 11x world championships to this date, with him almost snatching his twelfth in the Pipeline Pro in late 2013.
I believe so, by the amount of time and effort surfers put into their training. In many cases, far too much time in my view.
