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Why Many Beginner Surfers Get Frustrated
A little more than a year ago, I was a beginner for the second time in surfing. I learned in high school and then followed a life of skiing and snow boarding. My return to live on the beach made...
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Going Forward When Fear is Palpable
The New Zealand storm waves have been pounding the Southern California coastline. I have ventured in and have had a few memorable poundings. I gave it a rest for two days when waves were coming in 7...
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Psychological Barriers to Surfing Progress
Surfing is a great sport. You get to venture into the ocean and enjoy the wet and the sunshine. When you add the board to the equation, you are employing a man made device to mingle with Mother Nature....
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The Psychological Factors of Surfing
Fear is part of the experience. At the beginning there is a lot of it. We fear getting trounced once we realize how powerful the ocean can be. We fear pearling where our surfboard dives in nose first...
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Surfers Have to Surrender to the Outcome
One of the consistent comments I hear from beginner surfers and experience as an advanced surfer is that you always know you can get hurt. When beginners enter the ocean and try to manage the...
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Winning the Mental Game in Surfing
We all love the big drops we see on surfing videos. There are very few things we do in a day where we expose ourselves to take a beating. Driving a car can have fatal results, but there seem to be...
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How Surfing is Like Career Moves or Big Sales Calls
Surfing is one of the more difficult sports you can learn as most people who learn are happy to say. Going into the water, you know that if you are going to make progress, or not, you are going to get...
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Why Surf Lessons and Coaching Are Worthwhile
I give lessons to new students for surfing in Oceanside. I really enjoy and the part that makes it the most fun is when new students realize they can do something that is difficult. Unlike classroom...
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The Psychological Barriers Beginners Find in Surfing
I have read at least 10 books on surfing and surf instruction and I rarely see comments about the mental obstacles to improvement that we face to learn. Fear is an integral part of surfing and every...
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Fear is A Big Factor in Surfing Fun
Fear is part of the experience. At the beginning there is a lot of it. We fear getting trounced once we realize how powerful the ocean can be. We fear pearling where our surfboard dives in nose first...
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Surfing from Small Waves to Bigger Waves
Moving from foam to small waves to bigger waves seems to be the point of learning to surf. It seems every endeavor has a target and bigger seems to be the surfing target. Progress is not easy because...
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Fear is the 800 Pound Gorilla in Learning to Surf
The unspoken word in learning to surf is fear, but it is one of the major obstacles. I teach Marines who are some of the bravest humans on earth when it comes to risking their lives, but they still...
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Surfing is Always Managing Fear
When I am teaching Surf Lessons in Oceanside, three of my goals is to ensure people’s safety, teach students how to manage their board in the water and how to have fun. If you learn to manage yourself...
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All Surfers Have to Manage Fear
When I am teaching Surf Lessons in Oceanside, three of my goals is to ensure people’s safety, teach students how to manage their board in the water and how to have fun. If you learn to manage yourself...
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