In this SUPboarder Pro video we look at how you can generation speed by pumping on a wave. Generating speed by pumping is a balance between board rider and wave. Push too hard or at the wrong time and you can stall your speed. But get it it right and you can generate speed even […]
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pchiappetti
5 years ago
Very appreciated tips, thank you for keeping thicker boards into account 🙂 New website looks awesome!!
seanross
5 years ago
thanks!
adamj2281
5 years ago
Website looks great, nice work. I actually took a quick 1 day class in CR with the Paddlewoo guys, and one of the things they mentioned was to stay pumping through the highline of the wave and then load up for a slash. I was having a tendency of going down to the trough of the wave and then back up multiple times on a wave, and losing a lot of speed. Thanks for the videos, keep them coming.
Really good point Adam. On smaller waves it’s harder to notice this, but yes pumping in the higher level of the wave is much more productive. Hope you had a good time out there and scored some good ones.
Ramon
5 years ago
Great video Reuben! And great website, congrats! Which is the white-grey pro shape board you are using in this video? Thx
This is the RRD I Wave 7’6 and RRD Cotan 6’11 Ramon. Theres a full review of these on SUPboarder from last year.
seanross
5 years ago
kind of like bottom/top turns on a small wave? I guess you turning continuously on the steep part of the wave rather than the flat; but the motion is similar.
One reason is so we can keep an eye on all the comments on the different posts. Otherwise we may miss them and not get back to you…which would be BAD :-(.
There’s no doubt turns do vary but basically on most waves when Im going from rail to rail ( bottom turn to top turn ) I will be working the board like this. Top turns are always right at back of the tail. If you let me know what video you mean exactly I will have a look and make sure Im not contradicting myself in anyway. Thanks
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Very appreciated tips, thank you for keeping thicker boards into account 🙂
New website looks awesome!!
thanks!
Website looks great, nice work. I actually took a quick 1 day class in CR with the Paddlewoo guys, and one of the things they mentioned was to stay pumping through the highline of the wave and then load up for a slash. I was having a tendency of going down to the trough of the wave and then back up multiple times on a wave, and losing a lot of speed. Thanks for the videos, keep them coming.
Really good point Adam. On smaller waves it’s harder to notice this, but yes pumping in the higher level of the wave is much more productive. Hope you had a good time out there and scored some good ones.
Great video Reuben! And great website, congrats! Which is the white-grey pro shape board you are using in this video? Thx
This is the RRD I Wave 7’6 and RRD Cotan 6’11 Ramon. Theres a full review of these on SUPboarder from last year.
kind of like bottom/top turns on a small wave? I guess you turning continuously on the steep part of the wave rather than the flat; but the motion is similar.
Reuben, why do you need to moderate if we’re all pro subscribers? Seems like a pretty moderated group already.
Good point I will ask our tech guys 😉
One reason is so we can keep an eye on all the comments on the different posts. Otherwise we may miss them and not get back to you…which would be BAD :-(.
yes just think of them as smaller Bottom and Top turns. You will soon get the feel of them.
and it seems that you don’t switch your foot position.
Sorry Sean, don’t quite follow you with that one?? Please explain more.
I was just observing how your feet don’t seem to shift position like in your latest video about foot placement on full turns.
There’s no doubt turns do vary but basically on most waves when Im going from rail to rail ( bottom turn to top turn ) I will be working the board like this. Top turns are always right at back of the tail.
If you let me know what video you mean exactly I will have a look and make sure Im not contradicting myself in anyway.
Thanks
I don’t see any contradiction. I was just an observation that the pumping doesn’t involve movement of the back foot like in a full on top/bottom turn.