Dernière mise à jour le 24 December 2023
Definition: The take-off is the transition from the lying to the standing position on the board. It's a strategic moment that determines whether or not you succeed on the wave, your speed and the resulting maneuvers.
Key milestones :
- To begin with, you need to read the wave well, to understand where to place yourself, neither too deep in the wave (risk of wipeout) nor too over shoulder(risk of not leaving).
- You'll then need to row with your arms in depth to benefit from sufficient and complementary impetus to feel yourself go.
- Once the tail starts to rise, you can position both hands on the sides of the board, at nipple level. Tip: your thumbs should be able to touch your nipples ;).
- You then position your back leg on the tail and straighten your arms to make room for your front leg to move forward, bending it and moving it to the front. The front leg doesn't have to touch the board during this movement, it just passes from back to front. It's like doing a pump, with the leg moving forward and the 2 feet positioned perpendicular to the board.
- That's it, both feet are now on the board! Don't hesitate to spread them out and bend to maximize your balance!
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