Inside the Mind of an Olympic Surf Coach w/ Matt Scorringe
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Matt Scorringe is a NZ surf coach, former sponsored free surfer, coach for NZ’s Olympic surf team, & founder of The Art of Surfing. We get into the single biggest technical mistake he sees in surfers, & why fixing your upper body often cleans up your legwork on its own. Matt shares the story of him & Jordy Smith trying to surf like Bobby Martinez, how Ethan Ewing generates so much speed w/ barely any arm movement, & the simple drill he uses to help surfers feel what their arms & legs are doing. Plus: why paddle strength, technique & mobility are non-negotiables for adult surfers, heat strategy at Raglan, preparing athletes for Teahupo’o, fin setups, sizing a magic board, & the best ways to train out of the water.
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Chapters
01:25 Who is Matt Scorringe
02:30 Coaching Ethan Ewing & Gabriela Bryan at Raglan
06:52 Heat strategy: wave selection vs. maneuver choice
09:47 Board choice in small, tricky Raglan
13:46 Elite mindset: pursuit of excellence & managing the unknown
19:33 Preparing NZ's Olympic team for Teahupo'o
23:17 The biggest problem in junior surfing: broken arm work
25:52 Style vs. arm activation (John John, Parko, Victor & more)
33:39 From filmer to coach: working with Josh Kerr
41:29 Trailing arm low vs. high on carves
45:26 The #1 mistake: the low back arm throw
50:32 Ethan's arm work, pumping & speed generation
58:02 Rapid fire: favourite surfers, fins & magic boards
01:03:24 Ranking surf training methods
01:09:49 What's next for Matt & The Art of Surfing
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