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Learn to surf in 10 videos. #8 Angled Take offs 2

This video is really good for those of you who are managing to start surfing down the line of the wave but maybe it is not happening as consistently as you would like it to. The usual reason for this is the Angled Takeoff, which is the basic setup for how often and how successfully you’re going to end up trimming down the line of the wave. As you have probably realised, no two waves are alike, so we have to look at how much and when we angle our take off. Typically, most intermediate surfers will start catching unbroken waves by dropping down into the flats, at which point the broken section will come across and leave them back in the white water. Next, you may start dropping in and then turning your board toward the wave face so that you can get out in front of the broken section of the wave. The main issue with this is that you will burn all of your speed from the initial takeoff during the turn which will leave in you in the “whirlpool of broken dreams”. Generally, as intermediate surfers we want to avoid this type of takeoff (that may change as our abilities and/or the size of the wave increases). What we need to learn is that as we are paddling into the wave we want to start looking, leaning and paddling in the direction we want to go so that we, rather than dropping down the wave, we end up with a progressive line that takes us directly onto the face of the wave. By looking, leaning and paddling, we never actually reach the botton of the wave where we lose our speed and instead, transfer that speed a long the face of the wave which is where we want to be. One thing to look out for when doing the angled takeoff however is not to over do the angle at which we takeoff. If you start off at too great an angle, you will end up dropping off the back of the wave, leaving the wave continue without us! This video will talk about what we need to look for in the wave that can inform us of how much we need to angle our takeoff. In fact, there are 2 factors that we can use: Positioning – Where am I on the wave as I paddle in? Wave shape – What does the wave look like? 1. Position Where am I as I paddle in to the wave? How close am I to the breaking section of the wave? If I am close to the white water, this is known as a Deep Takeoff. If I am far away from the breaking section of the wave, this is known as a Wide Takeoff. The Deep Takeoff As you might have guessed, if you are paddling in to a deep takeoff, you need a greater angle and you need to start angling earlier. From a deep takeoff, if our angle is too shallow we end up in the “no go” zone at the bottom of the wave, which then saps our speed meaning we are unable to get out ahead of the white water. The Wide Takeoff If we are paddling in to the wave further away from the breaking section, our angle should be shallower in order to avoid falling off the back of the wave To reiterate, the closer you are to the breaking section of the wave, the greater the angle of your takeoff needs to be. 2. Wave Shape The face of the wave can vary in it’s shape based on how far the wave face extends before it tappers off. Some wave faces taper off faster than others, depending on the conditions. The breaking section of a wave that tapers off quickly, will move across the wave slower than a wave that has a long, extended wall face. To reiterate – a wave face that tappers off to flatter water quickly will peel slower than one that maintains it’s shape much further down the line. Now that you can tell how fast a wave is going to peel by looking at it’s shape across the beach, you can use this information to tell how much you need to angle you takeoff. A faster wave requires a greater angle on the takeoff. Put in other terms, the less the wave face tappers out to flatter water, the greater the angle needed to successfully start surfing down the line of the wave. The reason for angling less on a slower wave is that you will reach the flatter part of the wave too soon, which will then cause you to lose speed. Angling more on a faster wave allows us to get out in front of the fast moving breaking section of the wave, so as not to be swallowed up by the white water. Conclusion So, to sum up – We need to angle our takeoffs MORE the closer we are to the breaking section of the wave AND when the wave face is long and extended (making for a faster breaking wave). We need to angle our takeoffs LESS the further we are from the breaking section of the wave AND when the wave face tappers off to flatter water in a shorter distance (making for a slower breaking wave). 2 Comments on “