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How To Refresh and Old, Tired Surfboard
Does your old surfboard feel sluggish and tired? Want to get that new surfboard energy back? When a surfboard has been ridden hard and long, it eventually loses its vitality, but this article explains how a surfer can easily infuse an old board with new life.

How To How to Catch a Wave on a Bodyboard
The key to catching your first wave is to pick the right type of wave. When you first paddle out, you can simply turn around and let whitewater hit you from behind and ride to shore, but that excitement won't last you very long.

How To How to Duckdive a Bodyboard
Learn how to properly duckdive your bodyboard. It's a helpful way to get you under breaking waves and out to the lineup more quickly.

How To How to Paddle a Bodyboard
Learn how to paddle out to the lineup on a bodyboard.

How To How to Fix a Surfboard Ding
Regardless of whether you are a beginner or a pro, you're going to ding your surfboard. And with minor dings, you don't want to drop your surfboard off at a surf shop to get it fixed. It could take days and cost you valuable surf time. So learn how to fix a surfboard ding and save money and time in the process.

How To How to Complete a Backside Snap Under the Lip
The Under the Lip Snap is a surf manuever that is done when a a wave is too hollow or powerful for a surfer to do a re-entry or when a surfer wants to stall for the tube with real flair. The Under the Lip Snap is a power surfing manuever and requires full commitment to be effective in stringing together a series of moves on a wave.

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