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		<title>Before you take off &#8211; the frontside punt</title>
		<link>http://www.wave-finder.com/blog/2011/12/before-you-take-off-the-frontside-punt/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=before-you-take-off-the-frontside-punt</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Surf]]></category>
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THE FRONTSIDE PUNT
The Approach
Spying a perfect little launch section, approach with heaps of speed, and as you begin to move up the ramp shift most of your weight to your back foot, using your front foot to simply guide you up to the top of the wave. Maintain eye contact on the section you’re hoping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A barrel of fun &#8211; frontside tube riding distilled</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jim</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Peter Towend]]></category>
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Peter Townend, the 1976 World Champ, likes to tell the story of Gerry Lopez giving him the secret of riding the tube: “I was a grommet at Coolangatta, surfing Kirra, and I could get into the barrel, but I couldn’t get out,” relates PT. “So Lopez showed up on the Gold Coast with Jeff Hakman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scrubs &#8211; five tips to scrubbing a jump with a sam hill</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biking technique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mountain biking]]></category>
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A modified whip and a recent addition to all top riders’ jumping arsenal is the scrub. Following on from the trademark trick of motocross legend James ‘Bubba’ Stewart, the scrub is all about being able to hit jumps flat out without catching much air by absorbing the kick.
Get these nailed and you’ll be able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spot of the Week: Banzai Pipeline, Hawaii</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Surf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banzai Pipeline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Billabong Pipe Masters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ehukai Beach Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hawaii]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surfing]]></category>

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It&#8217;s one of surfing&#8217;s longest running traditions that the final (and often world title-deciding) round of the ASP world tour is held at the awe-inspiring Pipeline. This year the final round of the Triple Crown series, the Billabong Pipe Masters takes place during the waiting period from 8th to 20th December.
In the run up to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hitting the lip &#8211; this is the most essential part by miles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jim</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[mountain biking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mountin biking skills]]></category>

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Getting it right while you’re still on the ground will make the airtime part easy. Although you may be thinking about the jump as the take-off and landing, add the few metres before the transition into your thoughts. You need to be planning and setting up a few bike lengths before the lip so that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backhand across the face &#8211; A successful backside attack begins with your bottom turn</title>
		<link>http://www.wave-finder.com/blog/2011/11/backhand-across-the-face-a-successful-backside-attack-begins-with-your-bottom-turn/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=backhand-across-the-face-a-successful-backside-attack-begins-with-your-bottom-turn</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Surf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Backhand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surf technique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surfing]]></category>
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Your ability on your backhand begins and ends with the proficiency of your bottom turn. And while, in terms of projection and speed, the basic physics behind a backside bottom turn are relatively similar to a frontside bottom turn, it’s the mechanics that are completely different. Frontside bottom turns are considerably less technical for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to handle rocks</title>
		<link>http://www.wave-finder.com/blog/2011/11/how-to-handle-rocks/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=how-to-handle-rocks</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biking technique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mountain biking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mountin biking skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rocks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
			
				
			
		
Whether it’s the barren, wind blasted moraines of the high Alps, the huge glacial formations of Canada or the boulder strewn trails at British trail centres, handling rock sections well is essential for success. From sliding down loose scree slopes with fist sized rocks moving underneath your tyres to traversing off camber granite rocks the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spot of the week: Sunset Beach, Hawaii</title>
		<link>http://www.wave-finder.com/blog/2011/11/spot-of-the-week-sunset-beach-hawaii/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=spot-of-the-week-sunset-beach-hawaii</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Surf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hawaii]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunset Beach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surfing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Van's World Tour]]></category>

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Next week the Van&#8217;s World Cup of Surfing will be taking place at Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii.
Before the event we take a look at one of the longest beaches in Oahu.
Sunset Beach &#38; Backyards
Up the Kam Hwy till you see the parking spaces on the left after Kammies. Sunset; Set of reefs dealing with
swells from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frontside signature  the cutback: putting your own stamp on a timeless maneuver.</title>
		<link>http://www.wave-finder.com/blog/2011/11/frontside-signature-%e2%80%a8the-cutback-putting-your-own-stamp-on-a-timeless-maneuver/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=frontside-signature-%25e2%2580%25a8the-cutback-putting-your-own-stamp-on-a-timeless-maneuver</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Surf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surf technique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surfing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surfing skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The frontside cutback]]></category>

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A fraction of a second captured by Tom Servais on the North Shore during the winter of 1992 set a new standard for commitment in the area of radical rail transitions, which had not been exceeded since the Michael Peterson era of the mid-’70s. For the thousands who held Tom Curren in the highest regard, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Berms- berms are everywhere</title>
		<link>http://www.wave-finder.com/blog/2011/11/berms-berms-are-everywhere/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=berms-berms-are-everywhere</link>
		<comments>http://www.wave-finder.com/blog/2011/11/berms-berms-are-everywhere/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Berms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biking technique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mountain biking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mountin biking skills]]></category>

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From the manicured perfection of the Beijing Olympic BMX track to the upper slopes of the Fort William UCI World Cup course, the abundance of berms now means that nailing them is an essential skill.
Think of a berm as an old friend. Rarely do they cause you grief; in fact their very presence should mellow [...]]]></description>
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