Once you come out of the barrel it’s a totally different sensation than riding in the barrel. The wave opens up and you can do whatever you want to do. Once your riding on the face of the wave, the open area of the wave where there is no whitewater, your creativity can take over and you can start stringing together big turns cutbacks or numerous other difficult maneuvers. Learning these maneuvers takes years of practice and I have only mastered a select few of the cutbacks and carving maneuvers. Surfers who are extremely skilled can pull airs or boosts as they are called in surfing. Only a very small percentage of surfers are capable of doing airs but those who can do a wide variety of tricks one of the most popular is a simple spin without grabbing the board as seen in the video posted at the bottom of the post. All of the things described in this post happen over a time span of only a few seconds and over a distance of as long as a few hundred yards but mostly rides last for maybe 5 or 6 seconds and only go for about 100 feet max.
http://www.surfline.com/surflinetv/punt-of-the-month/josh-kerr-full-rotation-alley-oops_53588
I have a little bit of experience in surfing, I went to surf camp for a couple of years. Pretty much all i can do is catch a wave and stand up haha. But, I've always wanted to be able cutback and do other skills. I don't really know how you would go about learning how to do that. Do you get someone to teach you, or do you just practice? I love watching people who are really good surf, it looks so cool. Anyway, it sounds really fun, maybe I will be able to someday!
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