The Most Important Turn In Surfing | Detailed Lesson

[@KalesBroccoli]

Who feels like they want to go and work on their bottom turn now? Thanks for watching friends!

[@ChrisGenau]

Me so badly. But lucky enough I just today arrived at Swakopmund, Namibia. And will go for a surf tomorrow morning :) anyways awesome video Kale!!

[@williamjoyner3768]

I was able to turn🤪 🤙🏾 thanks for the video once again. Cross stepping will be next ✨🌹

[@timhuggins5408]

Roary’s under maintenance at the moment, so wet reps will have to wait. I’ve recently started skating on a Streetboard, but the smoothstar looks more whippy and tighter for turns progression.

[@najmashahin9427]

Me

[@weebbrock1429]

yes i do

[@najmashahin9427]

One of the most underrated channels on yt

[@bennyblanco2323]

Aaaahh if I had had these videos in the 80s, you don't know how lucky you are young generations

[@Ubernitty]

Hands down the best surfing tutorial I have seen. You do and share what you love, life at its best. Namaste.

[@v.haddad3202]

This is super useful. I am an “advanced” beginner surfer, suppose you could say. I ride an 8ft soft top here in LA and have finally gotten groovy with catching waves and turning into them, rather than riding straight for shore. I’m working on developing reading the peak, guessing the wave break direction and riding the face. My board might be a bit big for a whole lot of maneuvering; but i figure good enough for practicing a decent bottom turn

[@oldsoul141]

I didn't know all of this was even a thing, such a kook, cant wait to try it out

[@damianmcgeown9096]

Kale just love your analysis so much. Your an amazing coach and your presentations are so descriptive and analytical. I keep watching them over and like a great novel I keep uncovering subtle layers. Thankyou so much for producing such amazing content!!

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you!

[@Connor-kv5cm]

really love the garage vid, super simple but incredibly insightful! Also love how you breakdown specific aspects of surfing technique. You explore key facets in detail rather than brushing over large topics and skipping important nuances : )

[@KalesBroccoli]

Merci Connor!!

[@juanchaxx]

hey Kale, first off, thanks so much for these "detailed lesson" series. Many struggling surfers (like myself) live (and work) in parts of the world where out salaries wouldn't in a million years allow or accommodate paying for The Surfer's Roadmap. Now on to the juice, this lesson is amazing! I've been struggling to figure out wth was wrong with my bottom turn (sp. on my forehand). I could feel it was a timing issue, but very cluelessly trying delaying the release vs hurrying it a bit .. Sometimes/in some waves(?) it worked like a charm and over 50% of the time I can actually feel how I'm losing tons of speed, and none of the surf coaches I've interacted with could break it down and offer useful guidance for this particular struggle. The way you break down technique in a way that our brains can understand and can easily send the info to our bodies is downright genius, I keep sending your videos to friends that like me, might be struggling with working on their technique in an organized and well-informed manner. pd. the part that 'clicked' for me was your analysis at 3:41!

[@AlexSwan]

Legend, your backhand bottom turn on the smoothstar looks so good!

[@KalesBroccoli]

👊🏾 thanks buddy

[@Dadaadad268]

It looks like a Smoothstar logo but seems to ride like a standard skateboard. Maybe the trucks have been tightened

[@jonniejlo]

Great video! You can see quite clearly where the students will go on the wave, from the story told by their shoulder alignment/direction. Amazing to see the side by side comparison. A valuable lesson to learn from.

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thanks !

[@pacowright7299]

Great video! 4th time that I watch it and i still learn new things. Greetings from spain!

[@GlydeParkour]

Great side by side visuals! As someone who is definitely guilty of springing up too early, this really points out the difference. About to hit the beach and give it a shot!

[@jvz773]

Absolutely brilliant video! On a backside bottom turn, I knew to rotate the upper body back toward the wave such that the leading arm moves in the horizontal plane toward the wave face, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone address the vertical, low-to-high/high-to-low aspect. Such an epiphany! I’m a big fan of your work & your style. Thanks!!! 🙏🤙💛🏄

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you.

[@felipeybiscegliay4875]

Gracias kale , este video cambio mi surfing , desde argentina un gran saludo y gracias.

[@kaloz1749]

I've done those turns but naturally. But only because I pre imagined so quickly what I want to do in those upcoming folding lip. But those explanations are excellent in reconfirming those practical moments. Thanks Legend.

[@nickmoulton8592]

The low-to-high arm trajectory on the BH is crucial. Thanks for this Kale!

[@bradrick7847]

Thankful broccoli! It's definitely the best weapon in good surfing, bottom turning with coiling exactly like skating transitions.

[@sarahp13]

This video was so helpful that I actually managed a backhand bottom turn on my first time out past the break - and it was all about the “jump”!

[@juancoste]

Thanks for sharing...good explanation...to improve that movements.

[@martinbutler7624]

can you do a video on snaps and cutbacks

[@aaron-dm2bw]

Amazing how video and transmitting audio information advances progression. Great details and now I get to go practice practice practice

[@daisycool8715]

i love the back hand bottom turn explanation. this summer i’ve been looking to enhance my backhand and your in depth analysis really puts into words the problems i face. been watching your videos for a hot min and you even motivated me to get a surf skate board love your videos!

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thanks that’s great

[@AArmstrongC]

I like that the pavement looks like a graph for the smooth star test :p Thanks for the video Kale!

[@albertotay3631]

Awesome video man! Thanks for helping everyone to progress on their surfing. Keep it up!

[@ricopapi83]

Essential topic! Cool as always Kale! Greetings from Rome, Italy (struggling with summery flat conditions)!

[@MRdinozzo]

Hi from Switzerland Kale! I just went to the first continental european surf park last weekend (alaya bay) and had intermediate session! I should have watch this video before going, I was the guy on the right side!!!

[@maxisworld]

Another On-Point production mate! 🤙🤙 Have been working on my bottom turns a lot lately. Thank you!;

[@mararena4152]

You’re amazing, I admire you a lot!!

[@UnintentionalMexican]

Your videos have helped me through a lot of being landlocked. Thank you so much for your informative, entertaining and beautiful content!

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you for watching

[@Slickjim91]

Hey Kale, massive thank you for these videos mate. You have helped my surfing progress so much in the past 3 months. Shout out from the Cenny Coast

[@KalesBroccoli]

Awesome brother!

[@chrisostomosprodromou4784]

An excellent video, inspiring.

[@andom1455]

Yep, so well described, I fell like expert on my lounge chair. 👌🤙

[@karanjohnson5562]

I’m stoked to try this out! Love building more awareness of this stuff!!! Thank you brother!

[@OEDS6]

I’m struggling with those mistakes exactly, thanks a lot for the detailed explanation, can’t wait to try !

[@100chickeneggs5]

you're surfing good at the moment. important lesson too

[@KM-co5mx]

This was awesome! ⭐️ Thank You for breaking it down the way you did.👍

[@writtentruthproductions]

So helpful! You just earned a new subscriber!😁

[@Californiansurfer]

I will try it at Waco Texas pool. Thanks..

[@danielyoung327]

so much info in this one man, feeling spoiled. Thanks for the hard work in putting these vids together, hoping to get back in the water soon after this lockdown we're in. yew!

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you!!

[@Alessandromarangoni123]

It is years I am trying to understand how to do better Turner , thank you for your video

[@harischris]

Really needed this, thanks Kale!

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thanks

[@antonindauvin1591]

Awesome video!! Thanks Kale!!

[@thibautmairesse1374]

Great video and tips mate, thanks for sharing!

[@adrienlafond4703]

I don't comment much Kale, but this one is really a good analysis. Keep up the great job, love these in-depth side by side video!

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you!!

[@paigepennebacker2807]

Great tutorial. You pointed out so many subtle things that I miss in just trying to watch and learn on my own. If I can master what you explained, it should really advance my surfing. Thanks

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you!

[@tylergimblin9005]

Dude I love your videos!

[@santifante]

Hi Kale, Great video!

[@RobSymington]

Amazing! Most thorough explanation I’ve ever heard. I’m mostly struggling with getting my rear foot back on the tail pad for carving turns. Questions like: should it just land there from pop up? Can I adjust while riding? When? Thanks 🙏

[@KalesBroccoli]

Both! Depends on the section 😉

[@jessdcisco]

Your videos are my favorite for learning how to progress in surfing. Thank you for taking time to share your talents, Kale!

[@omarbrouzi2010]

The bottom turn is a maneuver It's not not not a transition maneuver There is no transition into the FLOW you are doing a great job 💯 ALOHA

[@martinofinotelli1884]

This is gold

[@mostt80guitar]

Great videos bro! Cheers from Natal, Brazil 🤙🏽

[@djangologix6667]

GREAT ! Love from Germany ; )

[@jokubasvaitkevicius527]

*awesome vid bro*

[@thenoddy7]

Epic, such good detail, thank you!

[@Carlosferreira1983]

You make amazing videos. That one to me is No 1. Going lower on the bottom turns is not intuitive and that matter unfortunately is not commonly addressed in surfing communities. Very well done and keep going Regards from peniche portugal

[@KalesBroccoli]

🙏🏽

[@williamjoyner3768]

Thank you for this ✨✨✨

[@francescoaccattoli8692]

Bravissimo as usual!

[@stephenholloway7825]

Thanks kale Great video Really appreciate it Can you please do one on top turns

[@jetzevans7147]

Such a good video!!!!!!!

[@mauriciotl7528]

Kale, you are taking surfing tutorials to the next level, congratulations!!!, also where is this place located?

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you! It’s the Melbourne wave pool

[@mauriciotl7528]

@@KalesBroccoli Thank you Kale!!

[@RajMehar-j3w]

Good luck ❤❤❤

[@dominicadalton6585]

I’m sure I’ve seen that driveway in a how to rip segment 😀. Excellent comparison really see the difference of the level of the surfers.

[@kronic1oo1]

Thank you for the vid 🤙🏾 Kale

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

Awesomeness alwayyys...

[@Carlosferreira1983]

Very good

[@simoneokelly2179]

Nice vid

[@tyluhrich9960]

thanks bro

[@brunopena7093]

I love this kinda info

[@MrFreezook]

Cool Nice video, Thx for the tip

[@jasminehodges5907]

I struggle with back turns on the wave, but find them quite easy on land. I am thinking its a lot to do with my waight and arm position. But will practice on land and try and get that fixed :)

[@surehusky]

Great video

[@KalesBroccoli]

Thank you

[@waniausman1757]

Superb

[@7676MMM]

Thanks Kale !!!! love ya work , this is another key to unlock my throwing of buckets !!! not to make it happen :)

[@KalesBroccoli]

The buckets are there man just gotta let em out!!

[@jeanbh96]

Excelente explanation!! 👏👏🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@Lotus-Son]

I don't think you emphasized how important the forehand positioning is, though. At 4:18 you can clearly see a huge difference in how much more you follow through with your forehand to pivot around and drive back up to the top of the wave, than the other surfer who successfully plants his forehand down, but doesn't do much else with it to help him drive back up to the top of the wave. I feel that with a strong forehand follow-through and drive it actually helps to position your whole body in the correct coiled and compressed position you keep talking about, and helps to distribute and place more weight to the backfoot too. When you watch pros do it, the forehand follow-through extends much farther than most decent surfers you see in the lineup. And they get to compress far more for much more explosive and powerful turns and maneuvers (that and natural-born talent helps them too).

[@darrengemmell6463]

Once again awesome video kale, just wondering would it be possible to do a similar vid on top turns?? Especially forehand top turns.

[@KalesBroccoli]

Eventually - but this must be understood and applied first for a successful top turn!

[@EternalJourneys]

Hi kale, I’m struggling with the cold weather. Can you fix it plz

[@KalesBroccoli]

😂

[@danielholder3089]

Are u on the northern beaches kale?

[@KalesBroccoli]

No I am traveling in my van

[@brettfadner3476]

I’m a 13 yo intermediate surfer. Should I go with a 6’ (42 liter)rounder board or a 5’2 (42 liter)- 5’6 (31 liter)sharper small wave performance board

[@yukimuramatsu806]

Easy to understand. Nice comparison. I'm japanese surfer in Yakushima. Can you lesson to me your with my movie and email? But how do i pay..

[@KalesBroccoli]

Hey man! At the bottom of this page kalebrock.com.au/surf to online analysis orders 🤙🏽

[@bradrussell3891]

Hey mate love your videos, I’ve kinda noticed though, it almost seems forced like the flow is off in the turns the resistance on the Board angle and the connection between turns is jerky. Is that the video or is it a limitation of the wave you have to work with. Have you won any competitions, or surfed the circuit?

[@isaacfeest]

good good

[@ryanallen6443]

Hi Kale, do you know what setting was the pool on? And would you recommend a normal shortboard or more of a groveler for the pool?

[@KalesBroccoli]

Intermediate and yeah depends on the surfer :)

[@joemartin8551]

Just helping the algorithm

[@braxtonvillagran2664]

My coach told me that having your arms as relaxed as you can get it makes you come of the bottom faster because of extension

[@KalesBroccoli]

Another way of saying focus on the lower body

[@AdrianIrizarry]

Yooooo kale ✌️. You know that fin sets come with a recommended weight for the surfer. Theres Medium fins and Large fins. Right now im riding Large and i am 140 pounds, which is under the weight range for the fins im using (Large). Do you think that the large fins would be affecting my progression in maneuvers or nahhh? Or should I consider changing to the Medium fins? 🤙🤙🤙

[@KalesBroccoli]

It might have a small impact having things that are too large. Give the medium ones and try and see how you go

[@AdrianIrizarry]

Thanks man

[@scoopsahoy1892]

You are my new youtuber. I am fifteen years old and a female and I am trying really hard to surf. Your videos are helping me understand surfing a lot. I own an 8 foot Odysea foam board and I live near the beach but it is really hard for me. I'm trying to get out there as much as possible this summer to get as good as I can. Do you think its possible that if I keep consistency I will be able to surf on a shorter board in a year or so? It is my dream and I am trying really hard but I am finding this difficult even though I am really passionate about it.

[@KalesBroccoli]

Yes for sure 🤙🏽

[@GoncaloSalads]

I wish I could get this sort of training even if just for a week straight Been surfing since the beginning of last summer (mostly alone) and I can only get 3 or 4 green waves per session on a good day, and I can't even do decent turns ;-;

[@amir4r803]

We need Kale in California

[@Monkiri712]

As you said one of the conditions might not be helping you, try to surf with people, specially higher level than you to try to learn from them, seeing really helps improve.

[@GoncaloSalads]

@@Monkiri712 I've went surfing with frinds multiple times, but all of them do bodyboarding and not surfing So they only give me tips / help with wave positioning and stuff like that, can't really help me on the technique part

[@IamthePMofAustralia]

Wheres the van?

[@KalesBroccoli]

In the driveway

[@droneworld108]

Stay physced!

[@amir4r803]

Kale: are you still living in a travel van ?

[@KalesBroccoli]

Yeah !

[@michaeltmatoi2956]

Making the drop. After that is downhill.