Surfing Roundhouse cutback

Surfing technique

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Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

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
  1. Compress at the bottom of the wave as you approach the top
  2. Extend from the top of the wave as you turn
  3. Half-compress as you ascend the wave, moving towards the whitewater
    • Look & point back to the whitewater behind you
  4. Rebound off the whitewater

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