The Perfect POP-UP! How to get there + FULL EXAMPLES : Tip Time

I have noticed quite a few expert longboarders pop up by anchoring their back foot first quite far back on the board. Almost like the first part of the rock climber pop up into natural stance without the extra step into goofy. If that makes sense 🙃

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Wait I thought you should never use the toes

I hope no beginner see this video. ALL your pop ups are wrong for a beginner. The back foot should land flat and be FULLY supported on the board, not just the tip of the foot.
Also look forward when popping up, don't look to the nose of the board.
Sorry m8, but i just had to make this comments.

Yessss, of all tutorials, probably best one. Especially difference between pop-up types and board types was very usefull. Managed to do my first dynamic one just now, hyped out of this world. Thanks man!

Hi Ben Greats examples do you have any tips for when we need to have our back foot on the tail to a quick turn?

Doing naything other than the quick pop up (unless there is a physical reason you cant) leads to a lifetime of ingrained poor habits. Take the time to learn to pop quickly in one motion. This is from a 50 year old right now trying to learn to do it after 30 years of using the other crap methods and no matter how much i dry train, in the water, I cant get rid of the old habits. It really sucks.

Brah, Only one way to do it. All at once. And your back foot should land flat (at the exact same time as your front foot). Just sayin’. Stick it! Peace.

Great content Ben 🤙🏻

Dear Ben,
thank you very much for this pop-up breakdown.
I recently switched from shortboards and midlengths to a 9‘4“ longboard, and I love it.
Should have done this transition 10 years ago, hehe…

Anyway, similar to your video, I have the impression, that my pop up is too much „to the front“ of my longboard.
Hence, I always need to make a step back to turn my board propperly…

Could you make an in-depth video on popping up to a kind of „bottom turn“ foot position, please?
That would be super helpful.

Thanks from Blackforest, Germany!

Great examples and explanations of the variations of pop up between longboard and shortboard.

For longboard specific there is also where we pop up and land on the board.. back foot closer to the tail over or just in front of the single fin for fade take offs or stalling pivoting turns, vs the angled pop up feet land in middle of the board allows for quick cross step to the nose on those sections that allow it straight from the take off.

Awesome Video Ben! May I ask you the dimensions of the red surfboard? 9 6? W and Thickness?

Best breakdown of the pop-up I've seen 👍😊

Mint! Your a really good teacher 🙏

great explanations... thanks!

Nice demonstration, trying this now

The toes tip is a game changer! Awesome vid dude!

Thanks Buddy, thorough! 😁