Learn to Catch Any Wave - an Analysis of Nat Young Paddling into a Wave

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Here is an analysis of Nat Young paddling into a wave in Round 5 of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach contest that led him to his first World Tour finals appearance.


Learn to surf step number 1: Paddling correctly. How do you catch a wave? Paddle first. Surfing Paddling Technique expert explains how to paddle with less effort, how to paddle faster, and how to prevent injury from occurring due to paddling with poor technique. Also includes how surfers can make good paddling technique automatic and unconscious, so that they can go out and surf, have fun, and not have to think about how they are paddling.

Catch more waves, have more fun.

See you in the water..


The wave happened in the dying minutes of the heat against Josh Kerr. Kerr had priority and didn't paddle for this wave that came through -- grant it, it didn't look like much and he knew Nat needed a pretty big score. Nat paddled like crazy to get the wave, scored an 8.5 and won the heat. He took that momentum on through the next heats and made it to the finals.

Let's take a look at 3 key techniques that Nat uses to catch that wave, take a look at how they relate to swimming, and how you can use them to improve your paddling.