How To Late Take Off Like Craig Anderson.

Alot of great points man....taking off behind the lip, is that whats known as backdooring the wave.

I'm sure what they don't show are all the take offs where he ate it.

long story short natural instinct and talent

Really liked that one too, and thanks Anthony for asking the (blunt) questions that we are all asking in our heads when dealing with these kind of waves! Would be great if you could post wave entry for different kind of waves! Thanks again for sharing guys! 🤙

Great critique. That lunge to use the speed of the wave and the glide of the board is important, but can be a bit scary when you are in that position physically. I find it hard to commit, any more suggestions?

this is quality explanation but also very hard goal to reach.. no way showned to reach it

Great. The importance of taking off BEHIND the peak where it is less steep not ON the peak where you usually get pitched over the falls is a big thing to remember.

this matches Brett Barleys Late Takeoff tutorial.
Good content guys!

The video timing was a bit off with the discussion, so it was kinda better to just listen after watching the clip.

Once upon a time this was called a knife edge takeoff.

Probably my English is not that good to understand everything that you said..but I feel like you both look at waves like a religion, and I love it..best breakdown ever..SURFING PHYSIC/PHILOSOPHY! 🤛🤙🏽❤️

Youse a couple jokers.. CA doesn’t think a wave he is the wave.

Clayton, you are great at what you do.

Thanks for your tips.

On that late take off, with the elevator drop, riding the very tail of your stick trying to protect your family jewels is a very scary thing. I like a late drop in, but the timing and pitch of the wave is edgy, unless your pop-up is quick and you can fly through and grab a bottom turn. Anything over 6 feet is a bail.

That Craig Anderson wave is super heavy, gnarly and dangerous. Seems like they don't get that.

Well I was hoping for a little more realistic advice... What Craig did there is almost superhuman. Mid freefall he kicked his legs out. then he recoiled his legs in side the barrel. Most people would not have known how to kick their legs into that crevasse. I didn't even hear you guys cover that part... Love the critique on the second wave. I call this the first 10 feat method. The first 10ft count so much the momentum has to go forward don't remove your front hand until your front foot is putting weight on your board... My problem is just timing.

It’s why they call backdoor, backdoor . Ando’s mental, his style is leagues above and he charges. He gets a lot of hate from “bro’s” cause of his style…It’s funny how dudes get jealous when they can’t surf as good and usually look like hunchbacks or flail down the line

that hand touching the wave is actually more to keep him connected to the wave, so he no go flying off the lip.. if loose the contact with the water its gonna throw him.. is almost like he is holding the wave so he no go flying.. off course feeling as well, the body adjust and follows unconsciously.
man this channel is actually amazing.. only guy that actually explains things well and to the point, functional...great job

Run through the barrel

Brilliant.

Me: loading up my wet suit, towel and board…

wifey: where you’re going?

Me: I’m going on a run babe…

I think a lot of people watch pros paddle into waves and look at it through their own eyes as "chance", since intermediate and beginners see wave catching in such a way. When the pros, like this are positioning themselves in a specific area, ahead of time and make it look easy and it makes sense. Most footage for intermediate or that's simply fun to watch is of the pros wave riding and not the paddle too or in. It's boring to watch people paddling.... it shouldn't be, but it's true and wave selection and paddling around (and in) are 65% of it. Learning to surf, I spent 3-4 years just getting an understanding of that alone, let alone the actual surfing part

The master. Majestic.✨

Looks like he is also pushing board down in that first take off so that way the tail lifts and board can glide down otherwise if tail isn’t lifted then it gets shoved forward by lip. I’ve also gotten tips to push my nose of board down to lift tail before on punchy waves and it sounds non intuitive but now that I watch this clip it makes more sense. Also makes sense what clay said about pressure on front foot.

Good stuff, thanks for sharing!

Breathe ...I've heard you talk about making a fart noise or whistling...In a swim class I had they taught to hum (hummmmmm)...it keeps your mouth closed while breathing out through your nose. same idea...might work better for some people...thanks...appreciate the content

Hey guys ! Thanks for another great video. I would love to watch your analysis of a Backside late take off 🤙

I completely understand you're lunge positioning. But one question pops into my mind. When you're popping up, which part of the back foot touches the board? I understand the sprinter analogy, but you can't leave your heal without contact with the board. Or can you? That's a question that i can't answer after viewing almost all your content. Love you guys.

Can't get enough of you guys :) That's extremely helpful

Awesomeness cool yeeeeeeeeaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!

Impossible to me.

This is so good.

((Can we actually say, he riding the curve in the lip.

would be great if you could do a full surf analisys of craig

Love the fact we have both an "intermediate" and "expert" to comment as a lot of the time I have questions that are completely missed on expert only explanations.

Is fhat possible with a foamie

This way to avoid the steeper part by taking off behind the pocket is called "backdoors take off", right?
But, for us, intermediate surfers, that would be just impossible. How can we get to learn to take off closer to the pocket (steeper)? I know fear can be the main obstacle, so always try to just trust the board and rail engaging, but not always works...

Looks like expert guy spilled the hot coffee on his hand!