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![A shirtless man in black and white swim trunks is surfing on a wave outdoors with a forested area in the background, while performing a back arm throw maneuver.]()
Understanding the back arm throw?
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![A man surfing on a wave, performing a back arm throw maneuver, wearing a red and black wetsuit, with the water splashing around him.]()
Beginner version of the back arm throw
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![A surfer riding a wave with a splash of water in the air, wearing a black wetsuit and riding a white and blue surfboard.]()
How to do a layback snap?
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![A person surfing on a wave in the ocean with the text "WIND UP BOTTOM TURN PART 2" overlaid.]()
How to perform the wind up bottom turn?
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![A person surfing on a wave in the ocean with text overlay reading "Wind Up Bottom Turn Part 1".]()
Understanding the wind up bottom turn?
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![A person surfing on a large wave at the beach during daytime, with the text 'Back Door Takeoff Part 2' in the upper right corner.]()
What are the key in-between moments to backdoor the tube?
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![A person surfing inside a large ocean wave with text overlay reading 'BACK DOOR TAKEOFF PART 1'.]()
How to take off behind the peak to backdoor the barrel?
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![People in swimsuits in the water during a seminar on the beach.]()
The key steps of progression in surfing
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![A male surfer in a red shirt and black shorts riding a wave on a white surfboard with black markings, with water splashing around him.]()
How to perform a forehand carve?
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![A person with long blonde hair riding a surfboard on a wave in the ocean]()
What is a functional stance?
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![A male surfer wearing a yellow shirt riding a wave in the ocean with text overlay reading "Filipe speed generation."]()
How to generate speed off the mark?
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![A surfer riding inside the wave's barrel on a surfboard, with large ocean wave behind and text overlay reading 'DANE bh bottom turn'.]()
How to create a compressed backhand bottom turn?
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![A surfer riding inside a large ocean wave with a beach and palm trees in the background; text overlay says 'Julian FH Bottom Turn'.]()
How to perform a major bottom turn?
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![A surfer riding a wave in the ocean, wearing a black wetsuit, with text overlay that reads 'LIP LINER FINISHING TURN'.]()
How to do a lip liner finishing turn?
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![A person surfing on a large wave with the words "BACKHAND REO" in the top left corner.]()
How to perform a vertical backhand reo?
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![Three women are at the beach, one is taking a photo, another is lying on a surfboard, and the third is sitting on the surfboard, all in the water with cloudy skies above.]()
The Importance Of The In Between Moments
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![A woman lying on a surfboard in the ocean, paddling with her arms, with a distant shoreline and mountains in the background.]()
How To Angle Your Take Off
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![A person surfing on a wave at the beach with a clear blue sky in the background.]()
How To Pop Up Correctly
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![A person surfing on a wave in the ocean.]()
How To Create A Functional Stance
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![A man surfing on a wave in the ocean with the text 'Natural Speed Off the Mark' on the left side of the image.]()
How To Generate Speed Off The Mark
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![A person in a red wetsuit surfing on a wave in the ocean, with the text "Natural Surfing in the Train Tracks" on a white background.]()
Surfing In The Train Tracks
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![A surfer riding a wave with text overlay that reads 'Natural Bottom Turn Markers'.]()
How To Hit Your Bottom Turn Markers
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![A person surfing on a wave with a blue sky in the background, wearing a black wetsuit and holding a white surfboard, with text overlay that says 'GooFY Handlebar Technique'.]()
Handelbars Technique
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![A person riding a surfboard inside a large ocean wave.]()
How to unlock your backhand surfing
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![A man performing a plank exercise on a paddleboard in a backyard with a wooden fence, trees, and plants.]()
How to train your back foot pop up?
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![A man practicing yoga or stretching on a blue mat, kneeling with one arm extended forward and the other bent, in a white room. The right side of the image contains dark background with pink and white text that reads 'On Land,' 'Pop Up Variations,' and 'Part 1'.]()
What are the main pop up options?
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![A man in black shorts and a black T-shirt standing on a surfboard on a white background, demonstrating a functional stance for surfboarding.]()
What is a functional stance? Part 1
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![A man is demonstrating a functional stance exercise on a white yoga mat, standing with one foot on a balance pad, in front of a split background with white and black sections. The black section displays the text "ON LAND" and "FUNCTIONAL STANCE PART 2".]()
What is a functional stance? Part 2
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![A man skateboarding in an empty parking lot with a row of cones for slalom practice, trees, and a modern building in the background.]()
Surf Skate Drill - BH Speed Generation Flats
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![A skateboarder is bending down at a skate park, placing a bottom turn marker cone on the ground near a curved ramp, with trees and a park in the background.]()
Surfskate Drill - Bottom Turn Markers
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![A man skateboarding on a concrete ramp outdoors with trees and a clear blue sky in the background, wearing a black T-shirt and shorts. The image has overlay text describing skateboarding techniques in the top right corner.]()
Surfskate Drill - Forehand Reo
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![A person skateboarding on a ramp at a skate park, with text overlay reading 'Surf Skate Backhand Reo Ramp'.]()
Surfskate Drill - Backhand Reo
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