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		a. Six cloned TBs show each motion of the frontside air reverse. Note the weight on the front foot to keep the fins out of the water.     Sequence: Respondek				Wanna get more play? I’m no expert in romance but I know this, once you approach a girl (or a member of the opposite sex) and are stuck for idle chit-chat, don’t talk about yourself. Please. Ask questions, show interest and listen to the answers. If you ask vital questions twice, you’re out. And don’t wait till you’re necked to make your move. The kid who did it sober is the one who gets the prize.
				At the start of 2002, I did a trip to Tahiti with Surfing magazine. It was like their Supertrip or something. It was all us younger giblets frothing around for 10 days. Y’know, CJ Hobgood, Joel Parkinson, Mick Fanning, Andy Irons and Cory Lopez. There’s two reasons I’m talking ’bout this and I’m not trying to oops it up. The first is going from scarier waves to fun little rippable things and the push you get from surfing with guys who push you. So we’d been surfing Chopes and there’d been a few evil things out there and and we went to this really rippable little right. I was frothing to flare up and I probably wouldn’t have done any good airs if I was just surfing by myself. Having all those guys out there made everyone get psyched up. It’s kinda weird because we all thought we weren’t surfing that good because we all had such high expectations of ourselves. Everyone wants to surf their very best in front of their friends. Whenever I did something minor, I was like, “God, I’m stinking it up. I’m having a shocker.” Then we went back and watched the footage, and we were all saying, “Oh, there were a few keepers.” When everyone’s there you just want to surf really good. It’s hard to explain. The funny thing is that it wasn’t that good a session. Everyone was over it. It wasn’t the most memorable session or anything. advertisement advertisement Back it up... You need speed. And you need to find a good section. Initially, closeouts are the go because they give you broken water to land on. As you know, closeouts aren’t always easy to punt on, so you need to work out what suits you. For me, the best section is a soft wash with a throwing lip at the top. Hit the lip too early and you’ll go off the back. Hit it too late and you’ll be back-slammed and wear a lip to the head. Widen your stance as you bottom turn because it’s way easier to stay in control. Put your front foot a little further forward than normal and your back foot right on the tail. Don’t put too much power into the bottom turn otherwise you won’t have enough speed to punt. Also, try to stay relaxed. If you try to go huge, you’ll probably just flick your board out. As you bottom turn and look at the lip, think about going beyond it. You’re trying to ollie/jump off the lip. Before you leave the lip, you’ve probably brought your board up at a 45-degree angle. You need to follow your tail through at that same angle. I find air reverses easier. When I hit I like to push with my back foot and the board spins easily. Once in the air, I like to grab my rails. Some people find this tough but if you’ve got a low center of gravity, it’s where your hands will naturally go. Wind is crucial. Making airs in an offshore wind is almost impossible. If the wind is onshore it’s perfect for airs, same if the wind is blowing the opposite way to where you’re headed. Landing. Be committed. Know where to land and know you’re going to make it – half of it’s in your mind. Try to land on the wash and not in the trough or out on the flats. Always look where you’re going to land. Keep your weight on your front foot. If it’s on your tail, you’ll dig in and bog. It’s hard to explain how to do these things on paper but getting up there is the key. Once you get off the wave, you’ll be able to realize what I’m talking about. You might try 100 of these and make none. The day you stick one, it’ll all be worth it.
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