Surf tips: Pop-up technique

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The pop-up can be overwhelming becuase it's happening in conjunction with so many other things - you're trying to paddle hard to catch the wave, assess whether you caught the wave, and then you have to pop up to your feet while dropping down the face. So much is going on!

One of the things I like to think about that helps make the pop up a little less overwhelming is inserting a bit of a pause after creating the space under your chest. You could actually ride the wave down the line in this position and take your time popping up in a lot of situations. You'll see longboarders do this all the time. Obviously, on really steep fast waves you won't have as much time, but for those of you surfing gentler waves, this pause can really help provide a much needed pause that allows you to situate yourself, and then you can do the second part of popping to your feet.

I know a lot of you struggle with creating enough space to get your hips high and your feet through to your chest, so one thing you can do there that helps is trying to extend with your fingers to create a few additional inches of space to clear those legs when driving them forward.

This approach that I'm demonstrating works as evidenced by @kookapinto 's technique surfing 1-2 ft California soft waves and @felipetoledo 's technique surfing heavy backdoor.

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