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How to Mentally Prepare to Charge Huge Surf

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"If you think about it, you have to believe that you can charge, or you're setting yourself up to get pounded," says Timmy Reyes, O'Neill Surf Team Rider... more »

How to Properly Fall While Surfing a Reef Break

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Nobody wants to fall while surfing, but we all do! That said, learning how to properly fall is critical to learning from your mistakes rather than suffering from them. It's especially important when surfing a reef break, where shallow water and ... more »

How to Surf Big Waves

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Big wave surfing is the extreme frontier of a fairly extreme sport. Big waves, or waves over 20 feet in height, add a whole new element to surfing that requires special boards, skills and methods of dropping into the wave. The rewards of surfing ... more »

How to Surf the Severn Bore

By Safreena Rajan, eHow UK

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The Severn Bore is an unusual location; it is the longest running river in Britain and is generally fed by tidal waters from the Bristol Channel which makes it ideal for surfing... more »

How to Train for Contest Surfing

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"While I'm free surfing, I'll occasionally pretend I'm in a heat and need to impress the judges. That's a good time to finish waves out and mix it up with new maneuvers," says Timmy Reyes, O'Neill Surf Team rider... more »

How to Train for Shortboard Surfing

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"If you can't surf every day, then you need to do something else to increase upper body paddling strength, like swimming or water polo. But the best training is to do the real thing as often as possible," says Timmy Reyes, O'Neill Surf Team rider... more »

How to Tube Ride a Wave

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Surfing inside the barrel of a breaking wave is one of the best surfing experiences possible. Your first quality tube ride will make all the effort you spent learning to surf worthwhile... more »

How to Turn on a Surfboard

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The first thing you have to do once you catch a wave and stand up is turn toward the unbroken shoulder of the wave... more »

How to Wax a Surfboard

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Surf wax is the stuff that makes your feet stick to the top of your surfboard. It's a good thing... more »

How to Attract the Hotties on the Beach if You're a Man

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"There's this guy who hangs out by Lifeguard Tower 2 in Huntington Beach," says Timmy Reyes, O'Neill surf team rider. "He brings girls flowers on the beach and always gets a lot of laughs.".. more »

How to Choose a Swimsuit for Surfing

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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You've just scored a trip to one of the world's warm-water surf spots, but what the heck do you wear? If neoprene has been your second skin, it's time to get acquainted with polyester, nylon and spandex. These key components offer fit and ... more »

How to Choose Your First Surfboard

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Although you'll probably develop a sentimental attachment to your first board, that doesn't mean it should be expensive - odds are you're going to trash it... more »

How to Cross-Step on a Longboard

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Cross-stepping is a much cooler way to walk up to the nose of your board... more »

How to Duck Dive When Surfing

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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When you're paddling out, you'll need to learn how to duck dive, turtle roll or bail when you come to breaking waves. See related eHow: "Paddle Out when Surfing.".. more »

How to Fix a Ding on a Surfboard

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Use a fiberglass repair kit on a properly prepped surface to fix a ding on a surfboard. It'll look just like new... more »

How to Get Waves

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It's a perfect summer day. The sun's beating down on you, and you're dying to get out there in the surf to try out your new board. But before you head to the beach, learn some steps to help you get the waves!.. more »

How to Make Board-Short Plumber's Crack Look Sexy

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"You can always go to a tanning salon and tan naked. A 'fake and bake' butt tan would add that touch of class a plumber's crack needs," says Timmy Reyes, O'Neill Surf Team rider... more »

How to Paddle Out When Surfing

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Before you can really test out that surfboard, you've got to get out beyond the breaking waves, also known as "the soup" in surfer lingo... more »

How to Pick a Surfboard

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Picking a surfboard requires more than choosing a board with cool graphics or a unique color. Height, weight, wave size, fins, tail shape and board material all factor into picking a surfboard. Follow the advice below for help in choosing a board ... more »

How to Repel the Hotties on the Beach - For Him

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"When you get a wetsuit rash on your neck, you're bound to have someone accuse you of having a hickey. It's pretty embarrassing and totally unattractive." - Timmy Reyes, O'Neill Surf Team rider.. more »

How to Ride Coffin on a Longboard

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Lie down on your back and cross your arms across your chest to ride your longboard like a coffin... more »

How to Choose a Shortboard

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"Pick a board that you like to look at and touch. If it's your only board, you'll have to look at it and ride it all the time." - Timmy Reyes, O'Neill Surf Team.. more »

How to Do an Aerial on a Shortboard

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"It's hard not to freak out while you're in midair. You just have to stay committed and not jump off your board," says Timmy Reyes, O'Neill Surf Team rider... more »

How to Nose Ride on a Longboard

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Keep your weight back and walk out to the nose of the longboard for a stylish nose ride... more »

How to Remove Old Surfboard Wax

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There are few contradictions in surfing like driving to the beach in a shiny, new SUV only to pull out a surfboard with a filthy coat of wax. But not only does old, dingy wax look unpleasing to the eye, functionally it’s problematic as ... more »

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