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Backside Re-entry

The backside re-entry is a fairly basic move, but it requires excellent timing and body positioning to be completed effectively.

Start your bottom turn with a good amount of speed toward the steepest part of the wave where the lip is just about to break. Once you've started the bottom turn, fully commit to it, and drive through it to gain momentum and to get completely vertical.

Your eyes should be focused on the lip you are about to hit, and you should have your shoulders rotated so your upper body is facing the lip. Rotating your shoulders will allow you to get as vertical as possible. Your knees should be bent with most of the pressure on your back foot. Proceed straight up the wave until your board hits the breaking lip. Now you need to change directions so your momentum does not carry you off the top of the wave.

When about one third of your board is above the lip turn your leading shoulder down back towards the beach. This will cause your lower body and your board to follow your upper body and rotate toward the beach. You should be leaning over your front foot with a low center of gravity while extending your back leg. The back leg extension will push your tail out the back of the wave, adding spray and style to the move, and it may cause your tail to slide so be ready. At this point you will be facing back down toward your landing place, and you may get stuck in the falling lip while you're re-entering the wave. Stay low and centered over your front foot until the wave pulls you back in. Once you feel your momentum going down the wave switch your weight from your front foot to your back foot in order to stop yourself from nose diving. Absorb the landing with your knees and continue to ride down the line.

To make this maneuver more challenging you can extend your board further above the lip, and you can try to go over vertical on the way up. The backside re-entry is a move that is great for steep point breaks because they are easy to do over and over again plus they never get boring.

The Layback Snap

Laybacks are one of my favourite moves because they are so unpredictable.

You never know what will happen. You could kick your tail out the back and fall right away; or you could hang on with one foot and pull the best move of your life. There are a few keys, but you just have to go with the flow, and trust yourself and the wave on your recovery.

Approach the section on your forehand with speed. You can either do laybacks on steep sections or on closeouts that aren’t bowling too much.

You want about as much speed as you would for a little frontside air. Start your bottom turn earlier than you would if you were going to hit the lip to get to the lip before it breaks. A 50 to 70 degree angle is what you want.

Stay low, focus on the section, and get ready to push your back leg out.

You want to start laybacks early so you don’t kick your fins out the back, and loose control. Half way up the wave is a good place to initiate the turn. Initialize the layback by leaning back, sticking your back arm in the water and pushing as hard as you can on your back leg. You want this to be a smooth motion. Your arm will serve as a pivot point and give you stability through the turn. Don’t just kick you tail out of the water with all the power you can because you will loose control. Push hard through the turn with your back foot to throw buckets out the back while still in control. You won’t be able to see to much once your tail has kicked out and you’re laying back in the wash so you just have to go on feeling. Hold on!

Don’t give up at this point because sometimes miracles can happen. Even if you’re hanging on with one toe try to make it. Once your board has turned as far as possible try to pull it back towards you and under your body. If you choose the right section to do a layback on the wave will help you get back up, but having a strong core and stomach muscles will help. The longer you wait to get up the harder it will be. Getting your board close to you by pulling with your feet and bending your knees combined with using the wave against your back will get you to your feet. Ride out of the wash with style and look for the next section.

Layback snaps are a tricky move. A lot of trial and error goes into learning them, but when you finally get lucky and land one it will all be worth it. Slater and AI are the best in the game at laybacks, so watch them for inspiration. Do your sit-ups too.

The Frontside Roundhouse

I love doing frontside roundhouses. They are a great move because they are useful in all conditions, and they force you to work on both your frontside and backside surfing all on the same wave. The main objective of the frontside roundhouse is to get your board back to the power source of the wave so you will be able to gain speed for your next move.

Start by catching a frontside wave. Cruise down the line, do a floater, and hit the lip. Look for a section that is fairly flat or that is not going to break at all. Start your bottom turn far enough in front of the foam ball so you will be able to turn all the way around and hit the lip on your backhand before it passes you, but not to far because you will loose all your speed. Bottom turn at a 40 to 50 degree angle and drive up the wave using your back leg.

When you reach the middle of the wave initiate your roundhouse by changing your weight to your heel side edge. Try to set your rail right the first time so you will be able to flow through the turn smoothly. Look over your leading shoulder back towards the foam ball, and reach towards the water with your leading hand. Use your back foot to drive through the turn while your front foot guides you. Once you have completed the first part of the turn you will be headed back towards the foam ball.

Keep your eyes focused on the part of the foam ball you want to hit. It is best to hit the section where the lip is just beginning to break at the edge of the foam ball. Bend your knees and keep driving through what is now a backside bottom turn.

Try to go as vertical as you can on your backside snap. As the tip of your board goes over the top of the lip turn your leading shoulder down and back towards the beach. This will cause your board to snap off the lip. Push your back foot through the turn while staying low and centered over your front foot. Look down the line when you have finished the turn, and use the speed you’ve gained for your next bottom turn.

This can be a difficult move to learn because timing is so important, but keep trying because it is useful once you get it down. Check out Taylor Knox, Kelly, and Parko for this one.

Frontside off the Lip

The frontside off the lip is a great move because it gives the same weightless feeling you get from an air. It involves hitting the lip and kicking your tail out the back of the wave to release your fins. Timing and balance are critical throughout the entire move because when your fins release out the back you have no control. So Get ready to hold on and go with the flow.

Catch a frontside wave with some power and a nice lip. A crumbly mushburger won't do it for this trick. Look for some speed! You need just a little bit less than you would for an air. Start your bottom turn out on the flats. You want to accelerate through the bottom turn, and use your body like a spring to crack the lip and kick your tail out. Get low and put your trailing arm in the water for balance and leverage. Really lean into it.

You should always be looking at the section you want to hit, even before you do your bottom turn. Bottom turn at a 75 degree angle to start and as you get more and more comfortable go as straight up as you can. As you turn up the wave your body will want to extend. Don't stand straight up and get all stiff, just try to do what feels natural. Open your shoulders into the turn as top half of your board comes over the lip.

The difference between a normal reo(re-entry) and a fins out reo is in how long you wait before you change direction and kick your fins out. Opening your shoulders will initiate the reo, and pushing out your back leg will turn it into a fins out reo. Keep watching the lip ahead and below you as you pivot over the middle of your board on the lip. Timing and balance are very important at this stage; If your weight is too far back you'll fall backwards off of the lip onto the flats and your board will land on top of you, and if you're weight is too far forward or you turn to late you'll be left out the back of the wave. You want to end up with the lip in between your feet with your back leg extended, and pushing through the turn. Your front leg should be bent in a straight line over your body, from your leading shoulder to your knee, over your front foot. Stay low and go with the flow as your board pivots.

Try to look at the transition of the wave so you can get ready for your decent. As the lip starts to fall you will hopefully be going with it. If it's a heavy section step on your tail in preparation for an air drop; if not cruise back into the wave and hit the lip again.

Taj Burrow calls these the frontside waft in Globes new, "TB's Book of Hot Surfing," and if you're serious about your surfing you should pick this book up. It has everything from waxing your board to 360 airs. Mick Fanning and Parko are a few others who do these well.