How to use your hips for a perfect pop up

The pop-up is a critical moment in surfing, one that will often determine if you’ll be making the drop, or not. A reasonable pop-up will probably do the job in forgiving conditions, that is - in small A-frame waves, but the real test of your pop-up is in heavy waves or tricky drops. So you’re probably already familiar with the common tips, but there’s this one element that is rarely mentioned, and based on our experience – it actually solves a great deal of pop-up issues. Motion of the HIPS. Follow us on Facebook - And on Instagram - Video footage by Orel Betsalel, Noam Eshel and Or Whartman