This is my best tips when you want to take your surfing to the next level!
👉 Get someone to film you surf. To watch yourself surf is extremely helpful as you can identify patterns and actually see what and where you can improve. This will help you tremendously in taking you to your next level of surfing. If you’re not sure how to analyse your own movement and technique there are surf coaches that can help you identify and give pointers so that you can work on your technique.
👉 Surf with friends that also want to improve their surfing or friends that have master the next level. Ask them all the questions, observe them and start to get curious on how they are surfing. You can also ask them to give you a few tips on what to do differently to improve.
👉 Work with a surf coach either 1:1 or group setting. This is an amazing opportunity to improve your surfing not only are you getting direct feedback you can also ask all the questions to improve your surfing.
👉 Watch surf videos, competitions, YouTube ect to gain more knowledge and understanding. Observing and analysing other surfers and especially those who master the techniques and skills you want to learn will help you improve your own surfing.
👉 Retreats, events, workshops are amazing when it comes to working on your skills and deepen the understanding of surf techniques and ocean knowledge. This is a boost of inspiration and an inspiring way to learning new things. Often there is a combination of coaching in the water, on land and video analysis which is all the best ways to improve your surfing!
👉 Join surf clubs, boardriders or get together with a group of local surfers. Being active within the surf community will definitely help you with your confidence and have you surfing more which naturally leads to improvement.
👉 Play! Have fun and play. This one is so important for learning new skills to have fun and play. Maybe make it into a game or a challenge when you’re learning how to cross step or try switch stance and have a play with it.
Learning new skills and improving your surfing is a constant evolution and will bring you creativity and inspiration to your surfing experience.
Sending you waves of inspiration, Sofie