STAYING WITH THE POWER SOURCE

Navigating flat sections is one thing, but to maintain speed it's also vital that you know how to stay connected to the power source of the wave too.

WHAT IS THE POWER SOURCE?

The power source of the wave is the area of the wave with the most power, which is found closest to the whitewater. As a surfer you never want to deviate too far away from the power source as what inevitably happens is you run out of speed.

Being aware of where the power source of the wave is, and being able to steer yourself back to it, will help you ride more waves for longer.

STAYING IN THE POWER SOURCE?

To stay in (or close to) the power source more often you must begin to develop spacial awareness when riding the wave.

That means paying attention to where you are on the wave at all times.

If you find yourself too far away from the power source you'll need to alter your trajectory to get yourself back closer to the pocket.

This very slight trajectory adjustment is the first baby step towards doing a full cutback.

WRAPPING IT UP

The more time that you can spend closer to the the power source of the wave the better. And like mentioned above, this is the first steps towards doing cutbacks down the track.

First step is spacial awareness, second step is execution.

STAYING WITH THE POWER SOURCE

YOU MUST BE LOGGED IN TO ACCESS THIS COURSE

LEVEL 1 BEGINNER

GOTTA HAVE POP!

SPEED

TURNING

THE SUBTLE ART OF NEGOTIATING WAVES

PADDLING

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LEVEL 2 PROGRESSOR

IT'S TIME TO PROGRESS...

POP-UP LIKE THE PRO'S

READING WAVES

CATCHING UNBROKEN WAVES

TURN BABY TURN

TRIMMING

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LEVEL 3 IMPROVER

THE QUICKENING

ANGLED TAKE OFF

SPEED

BOTTOM TURNS

CARVING

CUTBACKS

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