Pro Logger
Lee Ryan is a professional surfer, surf coach, and now a well-respected International judge. He competed on the ASP World Longboard Tour for the past 12 years, and is now residing in New Zealand. He has nine British Longboard Championship titles to his name. Lee is also the author of www.shortcuttolongboarding.com - the best instructional ebook on Longboarding around. 
Paddling speed and timing for a longboard
Think of how a long jumper runs towards the sand pit; big long strides which gradually speed up into faster and more urgent steps as he approaches the jump board. This is essentially how you want to approach paddling for a wave. The more paddling you do in the early stages, the less paddling you [...]
Increasing your paddling speed (when it’s flat)
During those summer flat spells, the following exercise beats going to the gym! Paddle out to sea 10 strokes, spin the board around, push of with a double stroke and repeat. You will soon be doing this in your sleep. I used to pratice this in my swimming pool as a kid. The added benefit [...]
Introducing Lee Ryan
Lee Ryan has got sweet longboard moves, and shows that log can rip when in the right hands. He is a professional surfer and surf coach, with nine British longboard championship titles under his belt. He’s agreed to write a tip of the week for DailyStoke.com, along with commentary from time to time on helping [...]
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