Once you have the right stance and you start catching some waves, you are all set to adjust your weight distribution on the board and start making turns. The way you distribute your weight on your surfboard has a tremendous effect on the surfboard’s direction and speed over the water.
You can shift weight on your surfboard by either moving your feet when standing up (for example when a longboarder walks all the way to his board’s nose) or simply by shifting weight in between your feet, by moving your whole body (knees, hips, chest, etc.).
Because this is a beginner article, we should focus on the easiest and most popular way to turn your surfboard: by putting weight on different areas of the surfboard without moving your feet.
Key take-aways:
Paddle in
Turn your upper body
look down the line/see where you need to go
Stay nice and low
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