How To Paddle Into A Wave Video

Paddling into a wave is one of the first things you learn when you start surfing. Get expert advice on surfing techniques in this video.

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Maintain center of gravity
Paddle at the same speed as wave
Consider what part of wave to take

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Mike Jones has been surfing since he was only six years old. He was lucky enough to surf the pro tour for a few years before starting his own surf shop and clothing brand, As-hi-as-I-aM International. The brand now has shops in Tahiti, Hawaii, California, Florida, and Washington. Through his love of surfing, Mike has been able to travel all over the world.

MIKE JONES: All right, I am Mike Jones and today we are going to talk about how to paddle into a wave. Okay. Now that you have got your center of gravity on the board and you feel comfortable, the waves coming at you at a certain speed. You are stationary in the water. You have to start paddling to try to catch up to that speed of the wave. So the main thing is when you see that wave coming, try to anticipate get in paddling and get into about the same speed that wave is travelling. So once you see the wave, you are going to be looking over your shoulder, kind of watching it, monitoring the speed. Time in your paddling with the wave and hopefully by the time it gets to you, you have enough speed to where its momentum and your momentum are going to keep you going and get you up to speed so that you can stand up. When you see the wave coming, you have to be thinking in your mind which part of the wave are you going to want to take. Are you going to want to go to the left? Because most waves do peel left or to the right or if you just want to go straight. If you are just beginning you might want to just start off heading straight in towards the beach because that would be the best opportunity for you to actually get to stand up. But if you are looking back and you are paddling for the wave and you see like the wave peel in a certain way that looks good to you, you want to try to get to that section of the wave and paddle as hard as you can into that section.

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