Pillar #2 - How to Have Better Wave Positioning

Pillar two: positioning. If you've been working pillar one and your wave count is up, the next question is usually how do I position myself better on these waves. Maybe you're taking off late and coming around the whitewater. Maybe you're paddling for waves and missing them, or the wave is breaking on your back and you don't know why. In this video I get into the things I see most at El Porto and in my own surfing. Starting your paddle sooner so the board lifts and gives you speed, glide and momentum. Why that speed is what lets you make a conscious decision instead of a last-second reaction. Matching curve to curve, and why taking off at an angle and staying on rail will fix most of your pearling. And how starting your paddle earlier lets you take off in the top third of the wave, hit the good section out the back, and end the wave with more speed than you started with. Your last turn starts with how you begin your paddle. www.paganusa.com