Secrets to Progressive Surfing

Secrets to Progressive Surfing
Author: Didier Piter
Publisher: Low Pressure Publishing
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2012
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781908520999

Secrets to Progressive Surfing is not your average learn to surf book aimed at getting beginners up and riding. This is a detailed analysis of what it takes to master just about every maneuver in the book, from the humble take-off to the modern aerial and everything in between. The text is clear and understandable, broken down into logical step by step progressions, shedding light on the techniques used by the pros. And what better pro to demonstrate the required skills in beautifully photographed sequences than Kelly Slater, 11 times World Champ, who plays a starring role in this incredible book that has something for every surfer on the planet.

Art of Surfing

Art of Surfing
Author: Raul Guisado
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2011-11-08
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0762775726

Surfing has evolved from a relatively obscure pastime to one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Today, there are millions of surfers across the globe. The Art of Surfing was the first book of its kind to avail participants, both beginner and advanced, with the same training and coaching principles of the more established and traditional sports. It has empowered both recreational and competitive surfers to prepare for and catch the best waves. This thoroughly revised and updated new edition—with 160 color photos—covers boards and equipment, the anatomy of waves, body position and stance, and techniques for everything from paddling to walking the nose. Special chapters on competition and training, biomechanics, and the psychology of surfing round out this first-of-its-kind textbook for the developing surfer. Inside you'll find information on: · The basics of boards and other gear, the anatomy of waves, and a review of basic maneuvers · Advanced techniques for everything, from paddling to turning to walking the nose · Basic and advanced exercises for improving flexibility, balance, and stability · Strength-training and power-building routines · Cardiovascular endurance workouts, as well as cross-training options · Tips on performance nutrition, and the latest advances in sports psychology A chapter on surf contests rounds out this coaching and training manual. Let The Art of Surfing help you develop a game plan to boost your physical, technical, and mental performance--and prepare to catch the next wave.

Surf Tribe

Surf Tribe
Author: Stephan Vanfleteren
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Black-and-white photography
ISBN: 9789492677365

- An incomparable new photo book about the international surf culture by Stephan Vanfleteren- Showcases captivating portraits of some of the world's surf iconsWith Surf Tribe, photographer Stephan Vanfleteren shows that there is far more to surf culture than just sport and competition. Surfing is also about a deep admiration and respect for the ocean, as well as the feeling of insignificance when confronted with the forces of nature. Surfers use the waves for fun, but also to forget and to battle, both with others and with themselves. Vanfleteren looks beyond the traditional borders of the United States and Australia and searches the globe for people who live in places where sea and land meet. He documents a fluid community, with nature as its sole leader. He has sought out young talent, living icons, and old legends, both competitive and free surfers. The photographs here are serene black and white portraits in Vanfleteren's well-known, haunting style; as always, he reaches below the surface and goes to the core of his subjects. Included, amongst many others, are Kelly Slater, Gerry Lopez, John Florence, Mickey Munoz, Filipe Toledo and Stephanie Gilmore. Surfer, journalist, and actor Gerry Lopez has contributed the Foreword. Surf Tribe has been exhibited in Knokke-Heist (Belgium), Kunsthal Rotterdam (Netherlands), Gallery Kahmann Amsterdam (Netherlands). The next exhibition will be in June 2019 in France. If you are interested in the stories behind the book, go to: www.surftribe.be

Secrets of Power Surfing

Secrets of Power Surfing
Author: Dave Rearwin
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2011-01-31
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781456493288

The ultimate book for surfers, would-be surfers, and anyone who wants to get in shape and stay there. A detailed surf manual that includes surfing exercises, tips on how to surf better, photos, surf stories and more. This book and Surf Better have the only simple, effective, zero-impact, surf-specific workout available. Secrets of Power Surfing is a unique surf book including: * Stretching exercises: for surfing, for other sports, and for daily life. * Surf exercises: specific exercises for surfing fitness in all phases of surfing, including paddling, popping up, board control and general flexibility and agility. * How to surf: from observation to dermination to common sense, a collection of tips and advice on how to surf better and have better surf sessions. * Surf stories: a variety of surf scenes witnessed and surfing situations experienced, to illustrate the points made in the book. * Surfing photos: each photo illustrates a point made in the book. NOTE : Surfers looking for a more technical presentation of surf and surfing may prefer Surf Better by the same author.

Sustainable Surfing

Sustainable Surfing
Author: Gregory Borne
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2017-03-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 131739657X

Whilst being an ambiguous and contested concept, sustainability has become one of the twenty-first century’s most pervasive ideas, as humanity’s increasing impact on the environment, as well as increasing social and economic inequalities, have local and global consequences. Surfing is a globally recognised cultural phenomenon whose unique connection with nature and rapid expansion into a multibillion pound industry offers exciting synergies for exploring various dimensions of sustainability. This book is the first to bring together the world’s foremost experts on the themes of sustainability and surfing. Drawing upon cutting edge theory and research, this book offers multidisciplinary perspectives and methodological approaches on the social, environmental and economic components of sustainable surfing. Contributions provide unique discussions that bridge the gap between theory and practice, exploring topics such as sustainable surf tourism, surf-econometrics, surf activism, surfing governance, the surfing industry, and technological advancements. Each chapter produces in-depth insights to provide foundational insights of the relationship between sustainability and surfing. This book will appeal to multiple audiences in different disciplines and sectors. Practitioners will benefit from the insights presented in this volume, while both undergraduate and postgraduate students will find this volume an invaluable companion, including those working in geography, environmental studies, sport sciences, and leisure and tourism studies.

Surfing Tips and Tricks 2nd Edition

Surfing Tips and Tricks 2nd Edition
Author: Ben Bryant
Publisher: Ben Bryant
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2014-03-29
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

Surfing Tips and Tricks is your guide to the realities of learning to surf for both beginner and intermediate surfers. Written from personal experience, this book lets you in on the secrets to becoming a better surfer. Learn how to perform various manoeuvres with descriptions detailing the techniques that will help you progress to the next stages of your surfing. This is a non ‘text-book’ lesson in REAL SURFING, helping you discover the tricks and tips only time in the water can reveal. This revised 2nd edition includes more manouvres! This book now covers: Equipment Fitness Paddling and Duck Diving Paddling for a Wave Pop Ups Bottom Turns Top Turns Pumping for Speed Cutbacks Floaters Carving 360s Aerials Surf Etiquette Surfing Terminology Each section is accompanied by full colour pictures showing the techniques and manoeuvres in question along with detailed instruction on how to perform them. Unlock your surfing potential!

Conscious Golf

Conscious Golf
Author: Gay Henricks
Publisher: Rodale Books
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2003-06-23
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781579546939

What does your golf swing have to do with your success in business and life? Everything-- if you know the three powerful secrets of Conscious Golf. While working with more than 1,000 executives over the past 30 years, best-selling author and noted executive coach Gay Hendricks discovered that the secrets of success in golf, business and life are one and the same. Conscious Golf reveals those practical secrets to you clearly and simply so that you can play better golf, be more successful in your work and enjoy a daily life free of stress. Conscious Golf shows you, step-by-step, how to put these life-changing secrets to work on the golf course and in the business world. Through vivid examples drawn from his consulting practice, Hendricks guides you through the process of applying this practical wisdom to the real-world challenges that confront you in the game of golf and the business of your life. Conscious Golf gives you three radically innovative insights into how golf and business actually work. When you understand the impact of those insights-- and see how they affect every moment of your day-- your golf game and your work life will skyrocket out of the ordinary and into a new zone of clarity, fulfillment and self-renewing forward momentum.

The Complete Guide to Surfing Your Best

The Complete Guide to Surfing Your Best
Author: Nick Carroll
Publisher:
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2007
Genre: Surfing
ISBN: 9780957733534

The Complete Guide to Surfing Your Best volume two unlocks the core secrets of surfing skills and knowledge previously held only by the sport's elite. This book is designed to help surfers of all abilities develop their own technique and style, to be the best they can be, and enjoy every wave to the utmost. Written and edited by the world's most-respected surf journalist Nick Carroll, this book carries no less than 500 instructional images.

Secrets of Winning Coaches Revealed

Secrets of Winning Coaches Revealed
Author: David Becker
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2012-05-30
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1622121090

Discover the winning secrets to peak performance in the National Bestselling and 2nd Edition book, Secrets of Winning Coaches Revealed. The first in a series of books, it imparts the collective wisdom of Australia?s finest coaches using their personal stories and insights.The book is aimed at athletes, sports parents, teachers, coaches and business leaders and focuses specifically on key personal and developmental insights which aim to fast track a young athlete to individual excellence not only in their sport but in life. Some of the coaches featured include: Wayne Bennett (rugby league), Norma Plummer (netball), Lindsay Gaze (basketball), Frank Farina (soccer) Ric Charlesworth (hockey), Rod Macqueen (rugby union), Ron Barassi (AFL), Laurie Lawrence (swimming) and many more.Whether you want to create a winning environment in sport or business, you can learn from the ?master? coaches who have nurtured success attributes in athletes and managed to foster environments of success and have taken athletes to the limits of their ability.

The Kook's Guide to Surfing

The Kook's Guide to Surfing
Author: Jason Borte
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2013-06-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1626364567

Move over, dude! The Kook’s Guide to Surfing shows what it means to be a real surfer. This clever, often hilarious guide shares with kooks (those guys on surfboards who just don’t get it yet) the truths and know-how of a lifelong wave-lover. The secret: surfing responsibly and sharing the waves. You don’t have to be “too cool for school” to be cool in the water. But surfing like a pro isn’t just about courtesy, and neither is The Kook’s Guide to Surfing. The ultimate guide to great surfing, it’s got tips on choosing the right board for the right wave, stances and paddling, avoiding injuries and staying safe, and—once all that has been mastered—how and where to show off your skills in the big competitions. Other topics include: First lessons and helpful tips Physical fitness Types of waves Surf etiquette Buying surfboards An index of the best surf locations Filled with witty illustrations, a glossary of surfing terminology, and fun “Hey, Kook!” trivia, The Kook’s Guide to Surfing will turn even the greenest beginners into knockout surfing pros.