when you first get on a board, particularly in the morning you don't feel that balanced. this is more evident if your doing ins and outs training.

after a dunking or two you then 'find your feet'. this happens too if your straight into bumps down winding


does anyone have a on land/beach warmup or routine to get your balance 'awake' and ready


any thoughts on the matter


cheers

No real tips Lacey, but I know that if I don't warm up, even if the session itself was pretty loose, I regret it the next day as all the stiffness, aches and little muscle tears make themselves known.

A good trick after your usual warm up exercises is to whack your body starting from lower legs all the way up , behind your kidneys.Or slap if you like.Wakes up your nervous system.

Kinda hard to explain but if you stand looking straight ahead ( so as not to use hand eye coordination) and raise your knees one at a time and as your knee reaches 90 degrees touch it with your opposite hand. It gets both sides of the brain working apparently. I started doing it before playing sport and I think it helps.
Clint

7 minutes does not deserve the label "quicky", surely you have time to do it at least twice in that time.

I like to do some twists - move my walking frame 2" to the left, then 2" to the right. And then I try to touch my knees three times. After that I try to reach my arms above horizontal and I'm ready to go.

pull up at venue and get organised - just before you paddle out - stand on one leg with the sole of your lifted leg placed against your fixed knee, stand for a minute and then change legs - to up the ante you can have the paddle across your shoulderblades and do torso twists as well. This is easier to do if you fix your eyes on a point - like your number plate or a sign - "not on women as you lose concentration and fall over" - hope this helps

Steve