KookCast: Surf Education

Aren't We all a little bit delusional? Coach Chris and Coach Evan explore the many ways surfers attempt to delude themselves and others about their ability...among other things. Tune in then write in to let us know which delusion you frequently resort to, perhaps without even realizing it! 

Coach Chris sits down with Doug Morro to hear about his journey so far with surfing. Just over a year in it feels as though he knows less now than when he started and we explore why that's just great.

"The Messy Middle" is a phrase and book coined by author, Scott Belsky. It's all about helping you navigate your way through the hardest and most important part of any bold endeavor...like surfing. Coach Chris and Coach Evan offer their take on Belsky's concept as it pertains to any student of surfing and discuss a few tips on how to deal with the messy middle of surfing.

Here's the story. Paul parks his RV next to Coach Chris. Coach Chris notices said rig and its driver. They share a surf. Coach Chris introduces himself and invites himself inside to record an episode for KookCast. The rest is recorded. Enjoy.

It's true, we hear it so often from a supporting mom, dad, friend etc to their partner that just finished their first surf lesson... "did you stand up?!" as if that's the most important aspect about surfing. Tune in to Coach Chris and Coach Evan dispelling a major surfing misconception, that surfing is all about standing up.

Coach Chris sits down with Vogue's Negar Mohammadi to listen to her "Sex in the City" influenced take on reading waves. Next time you loose a wave you thought was the one, don't sweat it. There's plenty of waves in the sea.

Coach Chris and Coach Evan talking about a favorite topic. Finishes. Maybe one of the most ignored aspects of surfing by beginners, if you're bailing, jumping, or willingly falling over...you're doing it wrong. Tune in and get a couple tips on completing your ride properly and cultivating a characteristic of a truly great surfer.  

This week I posted up in the shade with my buddy Drew Blauschild to record an episode. Just cruising the beach between sessions and Drew was chilling hard taking photos of the crew surfing. Seemed like a good time to mic us both up. Tune in under the shade and in front of some epic waves as we chat about learning to surf, and be sure to check thesurfcontinuum.com/beachlife to see a few of the pics that came from that session.

What could it be...Coach Chris' pet peeve. Nose dives ? Tardiness ? Getting pushed into waves ? Tune in and find out what really gets under Coach Chris' skin.

Hey rippers, we have Alexis Miller on the show this week and she's the perfect guest to get you feeling all pumped up and ready to surf. She has a great learn to surf journey story that she began by diving in head first. Biggest take away from this weeks episode is, if you want it, you can have it. Yew !

Coach Chris and Coach Evan talking about how they prepare for a new swell on the horizon. Tune in for some tips on prepping before you head out to score some waves on your next day out surfing. Editors note: Don't forget sunblock. Somehow your two coaches kooked it big time not reminding you to bring your sunblock, face stick, lip block, and shade (hat, umbrella, etc.) Get prepared and go surf! yew!

Hey rippers! Peter Spacek joins the KookCast this week and it's nothing but good times. Stories of all kinds come to light in this discussion and we have no fear exploring them all. Make sure you have some time for this episode, because there was no way we could cut anything out, it was all GOLD! Make sure to check out Peter's work at  https://ditchink.com

Surfing got you down recently? For a beginner learning how to surf, life can be rough. Everyone that ever learned to surf has experienced the many emotions that come from being a beginner. The bad news is, no matter how good you get, it can still be really frustrating at times. The good news is Coach Chris and Coach Ev came up with 8 ways to keep the stoke alive, and make surfing a little more fun. Tune in this week as they explore their list.

Join Coach Chris this week as he talks with his guest, Emily Anderson about persevering through a traumatic first experience surfing, and the subsequent list of scary and intimidating sessions that will inspire any beginner to carry on and keep surfing. 

Hey rippers, The tables have turned this week on Kookcast. In this episode you'll hear Coach Chris as the guest on the Swell Season Radio podcast that's recorded live! Different feels for sure! Enjoy this playback and go check out Tyler Breuer and Ben Pomeroy's show at https://soundcloud.com/swellseasonsurfradio yeew