Sitting Turns: A Discussion with Four Students

In this episode of KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Evan are joined by their four students who came on the 2025 La Misión surf trip. This recording was completed after three days of focused sitting turn practice and drilling. Time Stamps: (01:58) - Introductions and shoutouts (02:42) - Episode Topic - “Sitting Turns” (04:02) - Stephen’s thoughts (06:10) - Acknowledging Stephen’s reference to The Surf Continuum (06:36) - Andy’s thoughts (08:25) - Coach Ev (09:03) - Billy’s thoughts - The board responds to “Oh shit” (11:43) - Coach Chris: Purpose & Composure (13:10) - Billy on missing waves (14:07) - Kristin’s thoughts - Being a dynamic surfer (15:15) - Including the steps before and after a sitting turn in your practice (16:00) - Sitting turns used in other scenarios (16:50) - Harnessing the power of your board (18:00) - Mental focus on good technique (18:21) - Sitting Turn mistakes (24:45) - Timing the tail release of a sitting turn (26:40) - Tapping a deeper power in the wave (28:54) - The scenarios when you use the sitting turn (31:45) - Catching waves without paddling (36:23) - Using the correct hand (42:10) - The relationship between paddling position and sitting turn position (46:40) - Corking (49:56) - A way to practice corking KookCast is brought to you by Coach Chris and Coach Evan of The Surf Continuum. Find unedited pre and unreleased episodes on through their membership website: thesurfcontinuum.com Sponsored by: www.crookedsurf.com www.surfears.com www.freaksofnature.com