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KookCast: Surf Education

The Surf Continuumthesurfcontinuum.com
The best podcast for beginner surfers! Tune in to The Surf Continuum's Coach Chris, Coach Evan, and their guests talk about learning to surf and how they learned the hard (and usually hilarious) way to be a little less kooky--or in some cases, just embrace it! Head over to thesurfcontinuum.com/signup to become a member of our team and receive even more value and educational surf content.
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Episodes

Bonus Episode: Cole's Happy Place

Unplanned, unofficial, but with tape rolling this quick episode is pulled from the beginning of a recording with a guest that was afterwards cut out. There's a vibe though. That totally natural feel you only get from something that was never intended for release. The way you speak when you think no one will ever hear it...

Oct 19, 20216 minEp. 165

A Kook's Journal with Holly Hinsenkamp

This week on Kookcast, Coach Chris is having a chat with Holly Hinsenkamp aka @akooksjournal to talk about her summer project, which was to surf 100 days in a row and to document and upload a video of each day.

Sep 28, 202157 minEp. 164

Surf Senses: Part 3

The last of a 3 part series on your surf senses, this week Coach Chris and Coach Evan are talking about vibes.

Sep 21, 202122 minEp. 163

Bonus Episode: Hurricane Larry Recap

Coach Chris and Coach Evan sat down for one last in-person recording together (until winter) to recap the Hurricane Larry swell that peaked on the North East coast on Friday September 10th. Photos of the swell can be found at: thesurfcontinuum.com/hurricanelarry

Sep 16, 202135 minEp. 162

Surf Senses: Part 2

Up next on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Evan are working through a series called "Surf Senses". This week we're talking about your voice. Let's talk about how you need to use it.

Sep 14, 202122 minEp. 161

Surf Senses: Part 1

This week on KookCast the boys are starting a series called "Surf Senses". Up first, your eyes. Let's talk about how you need to use them.

Sep 07, 202139 minEp. 160

Predicting Side Currents

A member recently wrote in through the membership site to submit a question about side currents aka sweep. A sweeping current down the beach is the result of one or more conditions that cause them, and in this episode Coach Chris and Coach Evan discuss those conditions and how to manage them when you surf.

Aug 31, 202120 minEp. 159

Board Control: Prone Turn vs. Sitting Turn

This week on the show the boys are talking about the most basic two turns you need to have in your bag of tricks...the kind of turns that happen before you're surfing.

Aug 24, 202120 minEp. 158

How To Get Your Boogie On

The boys talk a lot about how growing up and playing in the shore break with boogie boards was an important foundation for their surfing journey. In this episode they go into further detail on how and why the boogie board can play such a vital role in your surfing.

Aug 19, 202122 minEp. 157

The Best Way to Improve as a Surfer

The best way to improve as a surfer is one of the most overlooked parts of your surfing. Can you guess what it is? Coach Chris and Coach Ev are constantly working on this fundamental skill with all of their students whether beginner or advanced. This is a reminder...don't forget to keep working on this skill and watch the entire picture of your surfing improve.

Aug 10, 202121 minEp. 156

The Worst Condition for Surfing

Can anyone guess it? What does Coach Chris and Coach Evan think the worst condition in surfing is? Onshore wind? High tide? Low tide?? Take a stab and then tune in to see if you're right, you might be surprised what the boys think the worst condition in surfing is (and conversely, what that makes the best condition).

Jul 27, 202113 minEp. 155

The Power of the Press-Up Posture

One thing Coach Chris and Coach Ev will never let you forget is the importance of your fundamental skills. In this episode they're covering the press-up posture, and the two crucial moments in surfing where it must be done well.

Jul 13, 202116 minEp. 154

34 Ways to Avoid Being a Major Kook

We got a great summer list for ya this week rippers! 34 ways to avoid being a major kook is a big list we made of some of the ways we see people kooking it at the beach and in the water. Let's get ready for the season and keep it clean, keep it tight, and stay safe this summer.

Jun 29, 202148 minEp. 153

The Philo-Surfer: Dion Mattison of Conatus Surf Club

This week on the show, Dion Mattison is our guest and he'll have you reconsidering any stereotype you may have of surfers being simple or shallow...this dude is deep, and he has a lot of thought provoking insights for you. He was a big influence on the methods and philosophies of The Surf Continuum when it was being manifested from idea to reality and for that we will always hold Dion in our highest regards and respect.

Jun 22, 20211 hr 33 minEp. 152

Fight to Stay Conscious

This week on KookCast, the boys are talking about keeping your eyes on the prize...with your mind. Fighting to stay conscious speaks to the fact that when you go out surfing, it's pretty easy to get lost in bliss. But if we want to continue improving, we need to find a way to keep our mind focused and working towards the goals we have for ourselves.

Jun 16, 202114 minEp. 151

Lazy Surfer with Nick Peterson

This week, Nick Peterson joins Coach Chris to talk about his app, Lazy Surfer. It's an AI powered surf log that you can use to log all the info from a surf session. You give the session a rating and over time it learns your preferences! Crazy. But even without the AI aspect, this is a great tool just for the sake of collecting info from your sessions and beginning to learn how certain swell and condition characteristics ultimately unfold at your local surf spot. Check it out https://lazysurfer.a...

Jun 08, 202131 minEp. 150

What is "Trim"?

Coach Chris and Coach Ev are talking all about trim, and it's one of those topics thats tough to discuss because its so subtly pervasive in surfing, but mostly only discussed as it pertains to how you ride a wave. Well your favorite coaches are here to let you know that trim is an ever present concept and the more aware of it you are, the more sensitive of a surfer you can train yourself to be.

Jun 01, 202124 minEp. 149

Creating Space

This week on KookCast, the boys are talking about a few strategies (and reasons) for creating space in the line-up.

May 25, 202121 minEp. 148

The Things We Do for Surfing with Kalani Robb

Whoa...Kalani Robb on KookCast?! YES! The grom of the momentum generation joins Coach Chris on the show and Coach Chris doesn't turn into a star struck kooky mess at all, no not one bit. Can you tell that's a lie? Also, get ready for some new content on the membership site. Coming very soon, your favorite surf coaches will be releasing the Zoom video recordings of their Kookcast sessions on the member site! Make sure you're all joined and your membership is in good standing so you can check out ...

May 18, 20211 hr 3 minEp. 147

Captain Kook & The Kid: EPIC Session Recap

This week on KookCast we got Coach Ev and Uncle Freestyle recapping an epic session they scored at the peak of the biggest South swell of the season. Tune in to hear how these two scored some epic waves and some heavy beat downs! Support for KookCast: https://thesurfcontinuum.com/signup/

May 12, 202115 minEp. 146

Picking Your First Surfboard

This week on KookCast Coach Chris and Coach Evan are discussing some of their thoughts on choosing your first surfboard. Obviously everyone would prefer a straightforward, "this is the best surfboard" kind of answer, unfortunately it's not that simple and CC and CE aren't going to shield you from that truth.

May 04, 202124 minEp. 145

Be Willing to Fall

Coach Chris and Coach Evan have a quick one for you this week, discussing an important concept that is imperative to your growth as a surfer. If you feel like you've been on plateau with your progression, then you need this episode.

Apr 28, 202112 minEp. 144

Nose Dives: Causes & Solutions

This week on the show, Coach Chris and Coach Evan are discussing one of the bigger beginner obstacles, pearling aka nose diving. There's a number of things that can cause a nose dive to occur, and in this episode you'll learn about those causes, but more importantly you'll learn how to resolve them.

Apr 20, 202133 minEp. 143

Bonus Episode: Post Recording with Peter Townend

No matter how you try to capture the best stuff, it always seems the best content happens when the recorder is off. This week we have some bonus content from when we thought the recorder was off, but Coach Evan had secretly turned it back on Support us: https://thesurfcontinuum.com/signup/

Apr 13, 20217 minEp. 142

Fear! with Uncle Freestyle

Hey rippers, catch up with Coach Evan and Uncle Freestyle down in La Misión for a chat and story time discussing fear. Support us: https://thesurfcontinuum.com/signup/

Apr 08, 202137 minEp. 141

Bonus Episode: Coach Chris Back in the Cold Water

More bonus content. The boys are trying something new and releasing some of "pre-episode" banter they have before recording the official episode they planned for. Podcast worthy? Probably not. Support us: https://thesurfcontinuum.com/signup/

Apr 01, 20219 minEp. 140

Keeping Your Form

It's one thing to have good technique. It's a whole other thing to ALWAYS have good technique. Keep the fervor for good technique, form, and execution the entire time you're in the water if you really want to be that next level surfer and master fundamentalist. Support us: https://thesurfcontinuum.com/signup/

Mar 30, 202113 minEp. 139

Bonus Episode: Coach Ev Earns His Bell

A special mid-week bonus episode, Coach Ev is talking about a recent session paddling out into some serious water in La Misión. Support us: https://thesurfcontinuum.com/signup/

Mar 25, 20218 minEp. 138

Moving Back to Go Forwards: Unlocking the Tail

One of the most common misunderstandings beginners have in surfing is in regards to trim and when it's the correct time to move forward on the surfboard. In this episode, Coach Chris and Coach Evan are discussing this misunderstanding regarding trim, and even offer some counterintuitive advice for progressing your journey in getting to the nose when the right time. Support us: https://thesurfcontinuum.com/signup/

Mar 23, 202117 minEp. 137

Coach Chris is the Guest This Week with Rob Case

This week we're featuring episode 22 of "Dropping In" a podcast hosted by Rob Case because Coach Chris is his guest! Rob is the founder of surfingpaddling.com, an online resource that focuses on your paddling technique. Definitely go check it out, he's been doing great work for years, and you already know that we recommend anything that helps you improve your paddling technique. Yeeew ! To watch a video recording of the show, use the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqexR4Qlzyk&t=...

Mar 19, 202151 minEp. 136
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