Bodyboard Bottom Turn Explained

Hey iain, I live in San Diego, and since you’ve been to the west coast, if I wanted to bottom run the different west coast waves, what would I do differently compared to another wave in another area?

This is GOLD 😊
Thank you 🤙✨️🙏

Your tutorials are very in-depth and great examples

nice. i found the best way for me to learn bottom turning was pairing it together with a big spray or fast cutback. this can help give a sense of scale as to how much speed you were able to generate and is especially an important strategy if you're solo and dont have video or advanced feedback available

Hi Iain and greetings from France,

I have been practising some 2-3 Meter barrels in Hossegor South France recently. Had some Problems therefore I have some questions:
1. What do you recommrnd would be the perfect timing to paddle for a big barrel wave. Should it have the form as a more decent "Mountain" or almost a more steep wall? When i Start paddling the steep wall it seems almost to late as it picks me up und pulls me up to the top of the wave to Slam me down steep with the lip.
Maybe you can explain some points about the perfect timing to paddle on a wave.
I prefere paddling a wave as soon as possible because those steep walls rising make me feel that it's going to end up Bad for me, especially the big waves.
Smaller waves are no Problem for me.

2. When you Start paddling for a wave, Do you only use youre feet? As I Was into Surfing, I like using my Arms to paddle for the wave, also I have the impression that I am faster with feet and Arms together. But the Problem it brings with it is, that when the wave gets me startet I have to reposition my Arms correctly on the Board as you once explainend (left turn=left arm 90degree Holding the left upper nose part etc.....)
When I watch your takeoffs you only seem to use your feet to catch the wave and have already positioned your Arms correctly......
The earlyer I want to catch a wave the more speed I need, therefore I also need my Arms to support my feet. Maybe I am too early with my takeoffs or my leg Power is too weak.

2. How do you get out a barrel when it's a closeout wave aspecially often at shorebreaks without injuring yourself? I can not get out those barrels without getting smashed because neither there is a escape possibility on the left nor on the right side........ So it means to me getting in the barrel and then shortly after beeing in the pipe getting slamed.

3.
I am often afraid to get the top of a massive barrel on my back when I get pushed out of it. What can I do to avoid this? Especially at closeout with no escape option.
(technique for beginner)

4. What about typical unjuries in bodyboarding? What is there to Look after or watch out? especially back and neck?

Best regards from France

Yo Ian sick video. Hey I got this problem when I start the bottom turn. I hit my shoulder into the wave and spray goes everywhere. You loose speed and is Super annoying. How can I fix this?

Iain perdona pero si entendi bien haces la bajada antes de entrar en el tubo lenta con el cuerpo para atras y cuando ya haces el botton turn te tiras para adelante para dar velocidad ?

Good instruction clip..

Thst is a monster u are dropping in on. People don’t realize how shallow the break is if u don’t make that wave ur probably really fucked

Great Iain!
Your explanations with slow motion are really explicit 👍
Comments and videos are the best combo to explain 👌
You are on the right way 😉
Thanks for us to take the time to explain all that basics tricks.

I’ll give it a gooo!

Thanks Ian for shearing your knowkedge and all the time you take editing all videos thanks

Thanks man

You should try sharky in maunabo puerto rico

Damn that first clip of the wave though was awesome

So for the wedge style waves it's much more digging in rails and body weight rather than legs? I think that's the takeaway for those waves right?

Thanks for the great insights and breakdown. Appreciate how you include good examples with the verbal cures. One big question I have is about when to transition my hips forward from the kicking position (catching the wave) to projecting forward to gain more speed for a powerful bottom turn. Do you move forward as you begin the drop, during the drop down the face or as you start the turn? I'd love to see a video on this when you get the chance.

Hey man what do you think a reliable brand of boards for tropical water and prone

Really thankful for your tutoring videos my man. They really help me

Thanks so much for all the amazing videos, you’re such a legend! Keep shredding 🌊

Sick video, thanks so much

Hey Ian...I always heard starting your bottom turn when about 2/3 down the wave face...is this correct info?....thanks

Do you boogie board kommetjie beach

Top man, great vid!

hey iain! could you please make a video talking about paddling in during big swells? especially for places with shallow breaks, endless sets, and a ripping current! and maybe for when you lose your board and just rely on your trusty fins. that's a lot to ask for haha but thank you!

that second wave at pipe... perfection

I always slide out still never been in and out of a barrell just swallowed up or sliding out all the time
Will try to put my inside leg down more and see if that helps I was worried that would slow me down too much
Hi from the Sunshine Coast in Australia 👍

Superb video Iain i picked up a few tips from this.Thanks again and stay safe 👍

You should come ride at Hermanus .
Its got a really shallow bank with nice heavy barrels
For the next 3 days in the early morning or late evening the waves are really big .
8-10 ft faces

Whats a good, helpful way to practice these techniques, when i try to bottom turn, I either don't get enough speed to get out of the barrel, or I just get completely pitted. Also I sometimes feel that when I try to take off a really steep and heavy barrel, I end up completely getting launched off the lip of the wave if that kind of makes sense. If you could give me some advice on these I would really appreciate it, thanks. I'm only starting to ride some of my local reef breaks after building some confidence haha.

Not sure this if this was on my request, but thank you for this video!

Your content is in a league of its own. Keep it up!

I love the feeling of a bottom turn on a wave and then straightening out and getting spat out!

Thank you so much for the info. Big hug from Sintra. 🤙

Great topic and way to address this for us Bodyboarders

Bottom turn into a barrel best feeling In the world

how did you manage to try to explain bottom turns without talking about the inside rail and outside hand pulling up on the outside rail.

Sick hoodie!

My buddy recently got his new board and started riding! Any basic beginner tips I can give him while we are out?

finally the vid I've been waiting for

Perfect timing

You need more subscribers

great work buddy! can see the effort you put into these and they turn out great.

Hey Ian,

Is their anyway that you can create a video explaining how to learn tricks on the opposite side ?

By this I mean that Im used to surf to my left side and most tricks like backflip and ARS are easier to practice on that side. But for some reason to my right side Im able to do tricks I cant regularly do to the left. Like the invert or forward spin. But yeah mate a vid of this would help a lot. 🏄🏾‍♂️🍺

Shot really wanting to get better at it... yew 🤙🔥

Bodyboard Power!

Thanks for the tip! Sometimes in bigger waves I end up sliding a little bit through the wave, although I can recover from that, it just doesn’t feel right and I end up losing a lot of speed, now I understand how I need to aproach to a certain type of wave! Gonna put that to practice!

I’m assuming you take the shockwave back through the wave?

How do you duck five back into the wave in a close out like you do in some clips