Advanced
How to STAY FAST in SLOW WAVES : The Sunday Glide #96
Coach's take: The fix for the classic 'pumping off the tail' mistake alone makes this worth watching for anyone on a longboard.
3.9
Riding down the line
Surfing / Popular
Angle the take-off and ride across the face.
What coaches agree on
- Angle your takeoff by paddling toward the direction you want to go, so the board is already pointed down the line before you even stand up.
- Stay tucked close to the breaking part of the wave, the pocket, rather than drifting onto the flatter shoulder or dropping too low into the whitewater.
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- Generate speed by shifting your weight forward onto your front foot to engage the inside rail, which redirects water and drives the board forward.
Common mistakes
- Pressing harder on the rail to try to turn more sharply, instead of shifting weight back, just catches the rail and tips the board over.
- Taking the straightest, flattest path down the wave instead of following its natural curve fights the water and ends up slower, even though it feels like the shorter way.
Intermediate
How to Surf Better "Generate Speed Down the Line" Plus Carver Surf Skate Tutorial Ep. 1
Coach's take: The 'stay high, don't just generate speed from the middle of the wave' insight alone reframes how to think about a wave.
3.8
Beginner
Thrive Snowboarding: Back 2 Basics - Ep 5 - Surfing Costa Rica - Trimming Turn
Coach's take: Best one of the bunch - clear coaching on body position and how to actually hold a trim line.
3.8
Beginner
How to Trim on a Surfboard — Ride Down the Line With Speed & Flow (ISA Coach Guide)
Coach's take: Clear, correctly leveled, and gets the mental model right - small adjustments, not force.
3.7
Advanced
How To Take Off Backside and Turn Down In Front of a Closeout Section
Coach's take: The 'look down the line through the pop-up, not back at the wave' cue is the kind of detail that actually changes how you ride.
3.5
Intermediate
Surf Basics: Surf Down The Line Faster Using TORQUE!
Coach's take: Sharp, physics-grounded cue that actually explains why it works.
3.5
Beginner
Do you often get stuck in the whitewater instead of gliding down the line?
Coach's take: Solid, practical breakdown of trim stance and speed control - good teaching value.
3.5
Advanced
HOW TO GENERATE SPEED ON A SURFBOARD: ONLINE SURF COACHING
Coach's take: Detailed, footage-grounded coaching on exactly this skill - one of the best in the batch.
3.5
Beginner
How to Turn a surfboard and Go Down the Line - Learn Surfing
Coach's take: Good teaching method, builds skill progressively from scratch.
3.5
Beginner
How to Surf Down the Line
Coach's take: Clear, well-sequenced, genuinely teaches the concept from first principles.
3.5
Intermediate
Surf Simply's Quick Tips: Trimming vs Carving a Surfboard
Coach's take: Clear, no-fluff coaching - the kind of explanation that actually changes how you watch your own footage.
3.4
Intermediate
How to get into trim or the Highline. Mastering the art of longboarding.
Coach's take: Clean, correct explanation of a genuinely tricky concept.
3.3
Beginner
Learn to Surf in 10 Videos . #5 Trimming down the Line
Coach's take: Well-sequenced as part of a structured learning path.
3.3
Intermediate
Is Your Surfboard Slowing You Down?
Coach's take: Good technical nugget on board design for trim, just dont expect body-position coaching here.
3.2
Advanced
How Elite Surfers Surf with Speed & Style- Ethan Ewing & Mikey February Jeffreys Bay Breakdown
Coach's take: Clear mental model (sink the rail for speed) taught through real footage - strong coaching.
3.1
Beginner
Surf Simply Tutorials: Trimming and Carving
Coach's take: Clarifies a concept that trips up surfers for years — genuinely useful.
3.1
Beginner
Pop Up Series 4 The Correct Line
Coach's take: Clear, well-illustrated breakdown of why the curved line beats the straight drop - solid lesson.
2.7
Intermediate
The Best SUP Surf Footwork for Turning and Riding Down the Line
Coach's take: Detailed and correct foot mechanics, just remember some of this assumes a paddle in your hands.
2.6
Beginner
Surfing How To -Trimming
Coach's take: Solid basics but it's thin - blink and you'll miss the whole lesson.
2.4
Intermediate
Surfing analysis - Pop-up and go down the line
Coach's take: Useful if you already grasp the concept and want to see it critiqued in practice.
1.9
Advanced
Surfing Rail to Rail - Change Your Line
Coach's take: Smart, well-explained surf theory - useful but tangential to trim specifically.
1.7
Advanced
HOW TO DO MORE RADICAL TURNS ON A SHORTBOARD: ONLINE COACHING
Coach's take: Concrete, footage-based feedback on stance while riding down the line - solid.
1.6
Advanced
What Surfing Really Looks Like: Ep 5 Finding the Lip Line
Coach's take: Good insight if you're already advanced, not really a teaching structure.
1.4