Pat, this is the best breakdown of the bottom turn my man. You rip and your style is sick, surfing since I was six, now 30 and like yourself perfecting it everyday, the feeling of a really good bottom turn is best feeling in the world. Keep it up and I will do my home work. 🤙🙌🇦🇺
I was trying hard to fix technical issues on my frontside top turns only to realize that I had created some bad habits on my bottom turn that was making it hard for my body to uncoil during my top turns. Now that I have been focusing hard on my bottom turns with these techniques, my top turn feels "unlocked". Thank you.
@DadiusPrime I’m 💯 with you brother. Same here 😅 I kept trying to kill my top turns and on some small waves o even lost speed. Thanks to this video and your comment. Proof is in the pudding. I CANT WAIT TO START PRACTICING THE BOTTOM TURN THAT I TOOK FOR GRANTED ALL MY LIFE 🤦🏻♂️
@@alohavisuals yeah this is the most useful bottom turn tutorial I've ever watched. If you could get Pat to do backside bottom turn that would be incredible.
Hi from Aus! Best frontside bottom turn tutorial I’ve seen. I have much more trouble on frontside than backside strangely. Especially getting back up the wave without bogging the rail. Some coaches say to use back foot pressure while others say focus on twisting and unweighting the board. I’m curious know what you mean by the mini surfboard over the fins which is a nice explanation and definitely how Tom is doing it. When you make the mini surfboard are you saying that the arm should be in line with the fins? So towards the back of the board? Or should you be reaching towards the front of the board with the mini surfboard arm. Love that you used Tom Curren as the template . One of those turns in your clip was unreal. He’s pure class.
Bit late for the reply, but yes he's saying keep it in a way that is centering your weight distribution more towards the fins and the inside rail. While decompressing and twisting is equally important, you don't really want to use that same slow jump-like motion that you do while doing sharp, stally bottom turns or pump up the face, but to keep as much weight on your front foot to engage the rail but to keep the front hand back, down low and planted out towards the wave. This way, you'll have your rail AND fins fully engaged, lots of stability and drive (and style!).
Currently rehabbing an ACL reconstruction, and losing my mind not being able to paddle out. Your advice, attitude, and stoke are helping me to not feel like I'm losing all of my progress. Thanks for always being a positive force in the scene.
@maxreediii STAY POSITIVE MY MAN!!! WHAT SEEMS FOREVER! WILL ONLY BE A BLUR LATER IN LIFE!!! I’ve blew out my ACL & MCL while Performing an Ariel Maneuver. I was depressed and sad in those moments. All my life I’ve been an athlete and for once it was like someone clipped my wings and I couldn’t fly no more. I told myself I would never surf again. Specially because Surfing is what did it. I was wrong man! I came back stronger and quicker than ever. Throwing Airs On Hydro Foils With Top Speed. Take Rehab Seriously. YOULL BE BACK IN NO TIME. ALOHA BROTHER
How’s it going now? I kinda know the feeling. I spend 9 months out of the year working construction in Appalachia NC and then come back to the West coast to do nothing but surf for 3 months for winter. I used to surf at least once a day since I was a kid. But I also find that the more I watch surf videos and come back, I forget some bad habits and practice new techniques like these and after the first couple weeks I’m back to where I was if not better. It’s been 4 years of doing this, 2025 might be the last year because it’s really hard being away from the ocean that long.
I hi mate,I surfed for ripcurl as part of the seach team right through the nineties, always stayed with Frankie ,on the sth coast of Durban ,spent a week surfing with Tom while there,was so inspirational surfing with him,you've nailed everything you said in this vlog,my surfing improved dramatically, just surfing with him,also managed to get one of his 6'10 pipe boards of him ,shaped by Greg Clough..love your work mate..
I took the bottom turn for granted all my life man 🤦🏻♂️ I’m in my 40s still Ripping it up!!! But damn! Some thing that came natural to us! Never ever put thought into it!!! It’s so crazy that you will never stop being a student in life 💯. Shit! I can’t wait to work on bottom turns!!! And I would always jump on a wave a kill the shit out of it and with a long board I would do those long laying cruiser faded take offs. Never would have thought to chill more on my short board. Center my feet positions. Then go for the kill. Damn! I’m so stoked!!! Put me in the game coach!!!! I can’t wait bro. Mad Aloha Cheeeee 🤙🏽 🌎🏄🏽♂️
Hey Pat Happy I have seen this video Thanks for sharing your knowledge This is gold And it makes me happy to watch tutoriel from good surfers I have exactly the same vision It’s kind reassuring 😅
This was incredible. This is the most thoughtful legit "how to" I've seen. So many surfers cant/ dont do solid bottom turns. Did your channel make more of these?
Thanks so much! That was super insightful and helpful. Can't wait to get out in the water and try. You've also changed the way I'll watch surf videos from now on. Yew!
So good! Thanks for this great insight, there countless little nuggets of wisdom here.. You've got great style, I can see loads of Curran in your surfing just smooth and powerful flow with a solid rail game. The best kind of surfing to watch all day for me. Thanks again!
Thanks pat Great tips I find sometimes my bottom turn feels really good and i get insane turns But other times i feel like i use too kuch front foot.. it really comes down to speed Sometimes when i have a good face but not enough speed i tend to try to "skate" instead of use the rail.. No substitute for speed in surfing But ill try this The most important thing i found is really keeping your back foot way back Every inch makes a huge difference in that regard
Awesome content and tips! Please do one on blowtail revs and how/when to get the freakin front foot to move forward. I cannot for the life of me scrape it up and always end up too far back. I always seem to miss that split second of weightlessness to move it in... 😵🔥
“Stand up and take a second to breath and assess….” Hahahaha! The beach break I surf gives you exactly ZERO seconds to “assess” anything. If you are not up and racing down the line like a mad man, you will simply be left with a wall of water crashing down on your head. 🤷♂️
Andy Irons, Rob Machado keep there front arm relaxed down by the knee pretty much all the way through a turn..Style/flow/balance...
Pat, this is the best breakdown of the bottom turn my man. You rip and your style is sick, surfing since I was six, now 30 and like yourself perfecting it everyday, the feeling of a really good bottom turn is best feeling in the world. Keep it up and I will do my home work. 🤙🙌🇦🇺
Rock on!
I fr keep coming back to this video
I was trying hard to fix technical issues on my frontside top turns only to realize that I had created some bad habits on my bottom turn that was making it hard for my body to uncoil during my top turns. Now that I have been focusing hard on my bottom turns with these techniques, my top turn feels "unlocked". Thank you.
@DadiusPrime I’m 💯 with you brother. Same here 😅 I kept trying to kill my top turns and on some small waves o even lost speed. Thanks to this video and your comment. Proof is in the pudding. I CANT WAIT TO START PRACTICING THE BOTTOM TURN THAT I TOOK FOR GRANTED ALL MY LIFE 🤦🏻♂️
This is my favorite UA-cam channel. Keep them coming!!!!! 😍😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Pat is such a good presenter! How about backside? Would be stoke if you guys keep these coming!
Lets breakdown the backside! Would be interesting to have Pat talk with someone else.. maybe Parker? Stay tuned!
Parker rips!
@@alohavisuals yeah this is the most useful bottom turn tutorial I've ever watched. If you could get Pat to do backside bottom turn that would be incredible.
@@alohavisuals can’t wait!!
@@alohavisuals Bobby.. Pat with Bobby Martinez
Hi from Aus!
Best frontside bottom turn tutorial I’ve seen. I have much more trouble on frontside than backside strangely. Especially getting back up the wave without bogging the rail. Some coaches say to use back foot pressure while others say focus on twisting and unweighting the board. I’m curious know what you mean by the mini surfboard over the fins which is a nice explanation and definitely how Tom is doing it.
When you make the mini surfboard are you saying that the arm should be in line with the fins? So towards the back of the board? Or should you be reaching towards the front of the board with the mini surfboard arm.
Love that you used Tom Curren as the template . One of those turns in your clip was unreal. He’s pure class.
Bit late for the reply, but yes he's saying keep it in a way that is centering your weight distribution more towards the fins and the inside rail. While decompressing and twisting is equally important, you don't really want to use that same slow jump-like motion that you do while doing sharp, stally bottom turns or pump up the face, but to keep as much weight on your front foot to engage the rail but to keep the front hand back, down low and planted out towards the wave.
This way, you'll have your rail AND fins fully engaged, lots of stability and drive (and style!).
I will watch it several times and practice. Thanks.
Currently rehabbing an ACL reconstruction, and losing my mind not being able to paddle out. Your advice, attitude, and stoke are helping me to not feel like I'm losing all of my progress. Thanks for always being a positive force in the scene.
@maxreediii STAY POSITIVE MY MAN!!! WHAT SEEMS FOREVER! WILL ONLY BE A BLUR LATER IN LIFE!!! I’ve blew out my ACL & MCL while Performing an Ariel Maneuver. I was depressed and sad in those moments. All my life I’ve been an athlete and for once it was like someone clipped my wings and I couldn’t fly no more. I told myself I would never surf again. Specially because Surfing is what did it. I was wrong man! I came back stronger and quicker than ever. Throwing Airs On Hydro Foils With Top Speed. Take Rehab Seriously. YOULL BE BACK IN NO TIME. ALOHA BROTHER
How’s it going now? I kinda know the feeling. I spend 9 months out of the year working construction in Appalachia NC and then come back to the West coast to do nothing but surf for 3 months for winter. I used to surf at least once a day since I was a kid. But I also find that the more I watch surf videos and come back, I forget some bad habits and practice new techniques like these and after the first couple weeks I’m back to where I was if not better. It’s been 4 years of doing this, 2025 might be the last year because it’s really hard being away from the ocean that long.
I hi mate,I surfed for ripcurl as part of the seach team right through the nineties, always stayed with Frankie ,on the sth coast of Durban ,spent a week surfing with Tom while there,was so inspirational surfing with him,you've nailed everything you said in this vlog,my surfing improved dramatically, just surfing with him,also managed to get one of his 6'10 pipe boards of him ,shaped by Greg Clough..love your work mate..
Absolute mastery, and delivered in a way that can really help any surfer. Thank you! 🙏
Pure gold! Please do more tutorials
I took the bottom turn for granted all my life man 🤦🏻♂️ I’m in my 40s still Ripping it up!!! But damn! Some thing that came natural to us! Never ever put thought into it!!! It’s so crazy that you will never stop being a student in life 💯. Shit! I can’t wait to work on bottom turns!!! And I would always jump on a wave a kill the shit out of it and with a long board I would do those long laying cruiser faded take offs. Never would have thought to chill more on my short board. Center my feet positions. Then go for the kill. Damn! I’m so stoked!!! Put me in the game coach!!!! I can’t wait bro. Mad Aloha Cheeeee 🤙🏽 🌎🏄🏽♂️
Can't wait to see Pat shredding the tour again..was a favorite of mine to watch
heavy knowledge, appreciate this
Awesome instructions. Gotta love Curren. All time.
That’s a really good video !! Please other videos like that ! backend bottom turns or cutbacks would be amazing
Hey Pat
Happy I have seen this video
Thanks for sharing your knowledge
This is gold
And it makes me happy to watch tutoriel from good surfers
I have exactly the same vision
It’s kind reassuring 😅
This is the best bottom turn explanation i’ve heard and I’ve seen many. Thank you!!!
I surf T street too! too bad the surf in SC is small rn. This will help me on the waves here for sure 🤙🏽
yeah pat! thats some life changing info right there
Pat great coaching bro from the style master yourself to be fair 👏 👌 🤙
I like the homework assignments 😊 and I love watching Tom Curren surf top to bottom on the wave. Such a good tutorial. Thanks! ❤
On of the best tutorials I’ve come across
Thank you, Patrick. This was da best! Positive Vibe Warriors FTW!!!
Good lord this tutorial is good
Oh yeah that's pretty good!!! Hope there is coming more 🙌🏽😎🌊
any maneuver's you wanna learn? let me know and we'll film one!
Front side vertical snaps and round house cutback would be amazing!
hell yea, love the content and pat, keep up the good work!🪤
Paty G great video been surfing LJR and blacks and your right they are the best training grounds for Pro Surfing! Yeeew!!!!!
Best bottom turn tutorial on the internet 🙌
Key to power surfing imo. Started on 5,9 single fin board and helped back in early 90s.
amazing explaination , nobody could have explained it better ... thank you !
This was incredible. This is the most thoughtful legit "how to" I've seen. So many surfers cant/ dont do solid bottom turns.
Did your channel make more of these?
Best/most relevant surf tutorial I’ve come across, bravo 👏 👏
Thank You Pat!
Thanks so much! That was super insightful and helpful. Can't wait to get out in the water and try. You've also changed the way I'll watch surf videos from now on. Yew!
the most important video for progressing, as goofyfooter i would hoped backside tips even i know these tips work also for other side
Great vid
Yessah
Awesome release with the yellow board. Style
So well explained! Thank you Pat!
This is so good. Thanks Pat! Keen to see any more
These are top shelf, can't wait to try🤙
Thank you!!!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing Pat🙏
Thanks so much! This is a great video. Now I'm really wanting some backside bottom turn wisdom from you guys.
Going to mexico with tanner and dane, maybe I can ask them to give a break down!
@@alohavisuals Mucho mahalo!
So good! Thanks for this great insight, there countless little nuggets of wisdom here.. You've got great style, I can see loads of Curran in your surfing just smooth and powerful flow with a solid rail game. The best kind of surfing to watch all day for me. Thanks again!
Patrick is the best
He’s an amazing person!
Thanks so much for this lesson. Would you ever do one on back side bottom turns?
Excellent video Pat!
This is so helpful. Super sick. Thanks for the Tom C examples!
This is brilliant, helped tons, thanks!
Great job guys! Sick vibe and sick tuto!!!
Thanks a million✊ power to the people
Sick content Pat !
Fantastic tutorial, thank you!
gonna try this this wknd. stoked.
Top!!!
We need then just for the backside BT 🙂🤙
love your vids pat!
Yo Pat great to check you a while back hitting the bturn at Super's.... Maybe talk about your Rodeo flip in that Maldives comp
Brilliant!
Once you get one of those right … it’s dope
I want to do it on every wave 🌊 God love surfing 🏄♂️
Epic epic video Pat, thanks heaps for sharing your knowledge and wisdom - keep shredding legend! 🤙🏼
Hello from Taiwan!
thanks for these good tips. gotta try that out.
Thanks joe!
This was sweet! Lots of stuff I’d never heard before. Loved the homework too. Would love to see more of these!
Stoked ya liked it, editing another one!
That's awesome!
Super 🙏 Merci beaucoup. Continuez ainsi
Thanks Pat, this is a epic lesson! I’m gonna put these tips in mind!
Thanks pat
Great tips
I find sometimes my bottom turn feels really good and i get insane turns
But other times i feel like i use too kuch front foot.. it really comes down to speed
Sometimes when i have a good face but not enough speed i tend to try to "skate" instead of use the rail..
No substitute for speed in surfing
But ill try this
The most important thing i found is really keeping your back foot way back
Every inch makes a huge difference in that regard
Would be rad to see a backside bottom turn break down of Occy...!
Man these are great tips thank you
Awesome content and tips! Please do one on blowtail revs and how/when to get the freakin front foot to move forward. I cannot for the life of me scrape it up and always end up too far back. I always seem to miss that split second of weightlessness to move it in... 😵🔥
I'll work on that edit in the new year!
Great content ! 💪
This is so sick
Great!
This is Sick! can we get a backhand one!? Please debunk :)
thank you so so so much for this perfect explanation! you are a legend :)
You're very welcome!
Thank you 🙏
Could you please help me to find a goofy foot explanation as good as your in regular
more videos please
Can we get one for backside bottom turns! This one is too good
There is nothing better than making a good bottom turn.
Do you have any recommendation for the older generation goofy surfers
How can anyone not love the feeling of acceleration from a good bottom turn.
It’s a damn good feeling
Hats off. Thank you!!
👍👍
Mini surf board + pet the cat!
Epic
Why don’t pro surfers today do the wrap around figure 8 cutbacks like AI
He did them the best on both front and backside. Very stylish surfing. Flow
Me watching this: Sick, definitely going to apply next session.
Next session: 200 people out
what about backside
Gonna try to do a backside one in the next few months!
The fate of your ride depends on your first turn and in some cases the best part of your ride.
This is ridiculous. World record best How To or something
Shitty waves, check. That's my signature. Let's see how this goes.
100% mahalo
“Stand up and take a second to breath and assess….”
Hahahaha! The beach break I surf gives you exactly ZERO seconds to “assess” anything. If you are not up and racing down the line like a mad man, you will simply be left with a wall of water crashing down on your head. 🤷♂️
That is a cool bike. Transmission 100% the future. Deralleurs s suck.
Your 0:42 + board looks too wide. Ride a Rusty Blade.
Keep the country, country????
It’s Hawaii thing
If anyone knows anywhere I can buy searching for tom curren streaming?
Great video Pat!
Thank you 👍
What about backside