If every wave coming ashore was perfect, the sport of surfing as we know it would be much different. Contest judges would have to rethink scoring, and amateurs and beginners’ skill levels would have a linear growth. But as we all know this isn’t the case. A good surfer must know which wave to catch […]
In a time when everything seems to have been done, you really have got to be creative to invent new surfing maneuvers. Backflips are not new, but there are many tweaks that surfers do to make them original, personal, and innovative. Gabriel Medina, Yago Dora, Jordy Smith, Matt Meola, and John John Florence have landed […]
S-Wings is an innovative new fin technology designed and developed in Guéthary, the southwest of France. The brand offers unusual surf fins with different sizes and multiple flex ratios. Are you looking for extra speed on your turns? Need more drive down the line? The French brand is developing fins with very long tips and […]
Generating speed in surfing is making sure you’ll be pulling the highest airs, the most powerful carves and snaps. Trimming is a technique, and mastering the art of speed will allow you to explore a wave to the fullest. Speed lines are imaginary routes drawn on the face of the wave. They’re always changing as […]