Duckdive

Die duckdive, die moet nog wel beter. Ik word nog te vaak meters naar achteren gespoeld en voel me niet stabiel als ik op 1 knie zit om me onder de golf te duwen. Ik denk trouwens dat ik sowieso niet diep genoeg ga. Hier is een complete beschrijving van de techniek, met dank aan Surfing San Diego: Duck-diving is the process of going underneath the breaking wave with your board as you are paddling out so you are not pushed back. A few things most helpful in duck-diving: Try to have some forward momentum before you give up paddling to begin pressing your board down. This provides some counter to the force of the wave in the direction of shore. Even if it is just a couple of strokes before the angry whiteness consumes you, you will come out further than a couple of strokes ahead of where you would have it you had not gotten going forward. Push your board as deeply under as possible. The more of your body that you get above water quickly will result in getting the board deeper under. Somet...