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    How To Protect Your Head When Surfing

    December 4, 2015 by Tyson Greenaway Leave a Comment

    Protect your head when surfing

    If you've ever come along for a surf lesson with us you'll know we are pretty anal when it comes to safety. We see a lot of people glaze over when we start talking about safety but it's a necessary evil. But you must protect your head when you are surfing. On your first lesson with us you will hear us talk about how to protect your head when you wipeout several times. In fact we mention it … [Read more...]

    Filed Under: Surfing Tips Tagged With: advanced surf training, Gwithian Academy of Surfing, surf coaching, surf tips, surfing tips

    How to improve your surfing – the easiest way (probably)!

    October 28, 2015 by Tyson Greenaway Leave a Comment

    How to improve your surfing

    Well, I say 'easiest way'. It kind of is. It just requires hours of time, patience, petrol and cash. Y'see I could give you thousands of tips on how to stand on your surfboard, catch waves and improve your technique and they would all help to a greater or lesser degree. But what's the best way to improve your surfing? In a word - travel. And I write this from the balcony of a rental … [Read more...]

    Filed Under: News, Surfing Tips Tagged With: advanced surf training, Gwithian Academy of Surfing, improve your surfing, surf coaching, surf tips, surfing tips

    How to Catch a Wave – the double paddle finish

    September 23, 2015 by Tyson Greenaway Leave a Comment

    How to catch a wave

    When it comes to catching waves and explaining the technique clearly then we have to tip our hats to Rob Case. Here he provides an excellent tutorial using Nat Young in a World Surfing League heat as an example. This is well worth 10 minutes of your time. He breaks the technique down clearly as well as providing some excellent pointers on how to improve your paddling technique, speed and … [Read more...]

    Filed Under: Surfing Tips Tagged With: advanced surf training, cacthing green waves, Gwithian Academy of Surfing, surf academy, surf coaching, surf tips, surfing

    Surf Clinic

    January 24, 2014 by Tyson Greenaway

    Surfing Lessons with Video Analysis in Cornwall

    At the surf academy we often get asked for surf coaching for intermediate surfers - the type of surfer who has progressed from the whitewater and wants to add some style or power to their turns, get more waves and just get more out of their surfing in general. … [Read more...]

    Filed Under: News, Surf Coaching Tagged With: advanced surf training, surf coaching, surfing compettions, surfing tips

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