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New way to 'SUP pop up' for the surf...
Wetstuff:
Among other petty annoyances my Pop Up ..or more correctly, 'jump up' is a constant. My Yoga/Tai Chi wife can can fold like a pocket knife in a standing position - 'never in my life. I simply jump up with both feet but typically land somewhere aft of where my hands were (forward of the handle/center point), so I compensate by putting my hands too far forward ..pushing the nose of the board down ..adding to instability precisely when I need it. A recent gift from the gods is L4/5 issues which effect the nerves in my left leg evolving into a slap foot - where you loose the ability to raise your toes off the ground, meaning your ankle would prefer to hang slack as you lift your leg. A the end of a session the tops of my first few toes are rashed. Buggers!
But ..I think I found a solution demonstrated by two different training groups: Erik at PaddleWoo from Nosara, Costa Rica, the other from the Mauka Lodge SUP training folks in Portugal. They both do something that sorta resembles the Aussie Sprinter pop up for proners.
http://progressionpro.wpengine.com/day-1-popping-up-on-a-small-paddle-board/
http://youtu.be/Ah1ISisQn1M
My water is too cold to test this in battle, but it seems to work on a carpet. One major advantage I find with is that I automatically assume a mostly stager-stance.
I'd sure be interested in hearing other methods if you have them.
Jim
SUPcheat:
The method would work great if I lost 70 pounds and had a 27 inche wide board. Traditional pop up is fine and quick for me, it' the "stay up" that's the problem.
PonoBill:
That is exactly what I do on short boards, only 100 times slower. I generally look like I'm climbing onto a walker, but the end result is the same. I do it a lot from a seated position too--it's actually easier than from kneeling. Getting my front foot sufficiently forward is the biggest challenge--sometimes I pause in the middle of the "pop" (which is more like a gentle whoosh than anything explosive) to shove my foot forward with one hand.
Whatever gets you to your feet in time to do something constructive is just fine. Whenever I get shit from a surfer about being on a standup I always say "Yeah, the part everyone gets excited about is popping to your feet. Hey, nice pop. Your surfing sucks, but man, can you pop up."
Bean:
That technique seems to take a cue from the "chicken wing" technique for popping up on a prone-longboard.
Nicely explained.
Night Wing:
I use a variation of this technique simply because I cannot get both of my feet straight underneath me in a crouch. Just by trial and error is how I came to use the technique in the video, but I'm kneeling on the board over my sweet spot instead of sitting on my board with my lower legs in the water. When kneeling, I spread my feet where I've got one in front of me and the other is behind me. Then I pop up. Not real fast, but not real slow either. But I'm definitely doing it slower than the guy in the video.
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