Your feet are the best place to start if you’re looking to improve your surfing skills. You can ride with your feet providing shock absorption, balance and force as well as power, agility, flexibility, strength, speed, and control.
What’s the best way to get started? The majority of surfers walk barefoot on smooth rock or sand. But coral is a different story.
You can perform all the exercises in your bare feet.
Sitting:
Place a tennis ball underneath your foot. This will help awaken your soft connective tissues (fascia). You should not place your entire weight on the foot that is being rolled. Increase the pressure by using a lacrosse or golf ball. Use a bit more pressure to roll the ball under your heels, feet, and outside edge. You can also use less pressure on the arch and toes. Each foot should be occupied for at least one minute.
Use your toes to pick up small rocks and sand. Once you are done, use your toes to toss the object.
Your favorite spot for surfing is yours to write. As if your feet were a pen, your ankle a watch and your toes a pen.
Keep your toes apart and your heels still. Push/drag your toes and the ball of your feet out from the center. Once they have pushed their feet as far as possible (duck-footed), lift your front foot off the ground and return them to neutral. 10-15 times.
Keep your feet together and your heels still. Lift your toes and your balls up, and then move outwards. After they’ve travelled as far as you can, lower your feet and bring them back in neutral. 10-15 times.
Keep your toes together and press your small toes against the ground. It is difficult to do. You can hold your four small toes down with your hand when you are first trying it. It can help if your arch is slightly pushed or tapped. 10-15 times.
You can press your big toe and raise the 4 small toes. You can also spread your toes out as wide as possible. You can repeat this 5-10 times, for between 3-5 seconds.
From heels to toes, rock your feet. 15 – 20 times.
Standing
Start by walking on your heels, then move on to the ball of your feet.
Feel your arch rise by lifting your big toe. Keep your arch up for several seconds by lowering your toes.
Standing on one foot, with your toes on the ground and your heels dangling over the edge of the step, take a step. To slowly lift your heels up, use the entire front of your foot. 10 -20 times.
If it hurts do not do it! If you have pain in your knees while working your feet, this includes when you’re able to feel your ankles. Consult a foot specialist if you have pain in your feet, surfer’s toe or fungal problems.