How to Trim Your Surfboard

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Set up the surfboard on the beach.

   (feet facing across the deck, knees bent, hips forward, arms up and head looking forward) ,, Simply by pushing your hips to the back will transfer your weight to the back leg and the tail should drop and the board now angled in the opposite direction. , It is important to keep your back straight, head looking up and knees bent at all times. ,, This technique will allow you to trim the board and get the maximum ride out of the wave. , If you are slowing down, transfer your weight through the hips and onto the front leg.
   
   You also may need to bend your knees giving you more compression on your front leg and down onto the surfboard.
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   Step 2: Build a sandcastle in the soft/damp sand that is approximately 30 centimeter (11.8 in) high

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   Step 3: it doesn't need to be perfect looking

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   Step 4: but it should be packed down so it is quite solid.

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   Step 5: Place your surfboard on the sandcastle so the surfboard is balanced in the middle.

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   Step 6: Secondly

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   Step 7: carefully step on to the surfboard leading with your back foot and adopt the correct surfing stance and style.

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   Step 8: The idea is to balance the surfboard on the sandcastle.

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   Step 9: While in the correct surfing stance you will find by pushing your hips forward you will place more weight on the front leg and the nose of the surfboard should slightly dip towards the sand.

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    Step 10: Don't lean

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    Step 11: bounce or step all over the surfboard

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    Step 12: simply keep pushing your hips back and forth and transfer your weight from the front leg to the back leg.

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    Step 13: After a few weight transfers you may need to step off

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    Step 14: rebuild your sandcastle and then replace your surfboard and start again.

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    Step 15: Eventually you should be at the stage where you are easily transferring your weight from the front leg to the back

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    Step 16: slightly rocking the surfboard and keeping the nose and tail out of the sand.

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    Step 17: walk out into the surf

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    Step 18: catch a wave and stand up

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    Step 19: now while you are up and surfing start to feel the wave beneath you and where your weight is placed.

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