Surfing Roundhouse cutback
Surfing technique
A roundhouse cutback refers to a surfing technique where the surfer performs a “figure 8” starting at the shoulder of the wave and ending by performing a turn off the whitewater.
A roundhouse cutback can be a good cue for training top turns, since it requires the surfer to look all the way back to the pocket.
Approach
The approach must be less aggressive than a snap since you need to maintain speed in order to achieve the figure 8 path.
Key moment
- Make sure the lead arm is pointed behind the whitewater as you turn towards
- The lead arm shoulder then be turned over the whitewater as you get the boost of speed from the turn off the whitewater. # Steps
- Compress at the bottom of the wave as you approach the top
- Extend from the top of the wave as you turn
- Half-compress as you ascend the wave, moving towards the whitewater
- Look & point back to the whitewater behind you
- Rebound off the whitewater
Citation
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Yomogida N, Kerstein C. Surfing Roundhouse
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