Intermediate Archives - Barefoot Surf Tutorials

Take Off Techniques

Improve your take offs

A proper paddling technique is one of the most crucial elements of your surf progression.

Learn how to read waves and anticipate how they will break.

Learn the basics of the surf stance and surf better, with more style!

A number of unwritten rules made to keep surfers safe.

Understand how to pick surfboards according to your weight, your surfing level and the surfing conditions you will surf in.

Discover a few reasons why other surfers might consistently be catching better waves than you.

Learning how to carve with a longboard is the key to many manoeuvers in surfing.

Learning the motion of crossing one leg over the other will allow you to gracefully control your speed along the wave.

Learn how intermediate and advanced surfers use specific parts of the wave to create their own acceleration.