#tiptimetuesday Holding the noseride 👃
When all the pieces come together, hang 10’s offer an opportunity to feel like flying on a wave!
Once we get to the nose, how do we hold it for an extended noseride as demonstrated here?
Hang 10’s are a major core exercise. As soon as the backfoot moves into the hang 10 position, it becomes the utilization of the whole body posture to hold the pose, with a key component being an engaged core.
Think of it like a string pulling up from your head, keeping your center of gravity throughout your core muscles. If our core isn’t engaged, it becomes very difficult to maintain the balance needed to move with the board when you’re on the nose. Akin to some yoga practices, pulling our navel towards our spine will help engage the core muscles.
The other key factor to holding a long noseride is the wave itself. Some waves offer longer sections for the noseride than others. Noserides, especially hang 10’s, require the wave to have a steep face, with the board in the pocket. When we are in the pocket, the breaking wave behind you pushes down on the tail of the board, which helps balance the see-saw feeling of the board.
@theseakin made a beautiful short film called “the Physics of Noseriding” which goes into great detail about the hydrodynamic elements of what makes noserides possible. Check it out!!
Surfer: @eva.levy
Video: @brydiewatson_
Words by: @leahloves