Coach Ev's Bachelor Party!

This week on KookCast the bulk of this episode entails Coach Chris and Coach Ev enjoying the memories that came from Coach Evan's bachelor party weekend with all his closest friends. Additionally we take a look at a recent clip that hit the gram featuring one of the oceans most graceful, yet fiercest creatures...the great white. And it was filmed in none other than one of our home bases, Montauk, NY. 

In this episode of KookCast we're sharing a personal story about getting burned and how that sucks even for the best of us. We also share some clips and a discussion about how fear, even hesitation is the worst ingredient for catching a waves.

In this episode of KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Evan are taking a look at a wave where both Coach Chris and a student are taking off. Check out the video on our membership site at: https://thesurfcontinuum.com/podcast-videos/press-ups-and-rail-sets/ Thanks to our sponsors:  Crooked Surf SurfEars Freaks of Nature

In this episode of KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Evan are joined by their four students who came on the 2025 La Misión surf trip. This recording was completed after three days of focused sitting turn practice and drilling. Time Stamps: (01:58) - Introductions and shoutouts (02:42) - Episode Topic - “Sitting Turns” (04:02) - Stephen’s thoughts (06:10) - Acknowledging Stephen’s reference to The Surf Continuum (06:36) - Andy’s thoughts (08:25) - Coach Ev (09:03) - Billy’s thoughts - The board responds to “Oh shit” (11:43) - Coach Chris: Purpose & Composure (13:10) - Billy on missing waves (14:07) - Kristin’s thoughts - Being a dynamic surfer (15:15) - Including the steps before and after a sitting turn in your practice (16:00) - Sitting turns used in other scenarios (16:50) - Harnessing the power of your board (18:00) - Mental focus on good technique (18:21) - Sitting Turn mistakes (24:45) - Timing the tail release of a sitting turn (26:40) - Tapping a deeper power in the wave (28:54) - The scenarios when you use the sitting turn (31:45) - Catching waves without paddling (36:23) - Using the correct hand (42:10) - The relationship between paddling position and sitting turn position (46:40) - Corking (49:56) - A way to practice corking KookCast is brought to you by Coach Chris and Coach Evan of The Surf Continuum. Find unedited pre and unreleased episodes on through their membership website: thesurfcontinuum.com Sponsored by: www.crookedsurf.com www.surfears.com www.freaksofnature.com

250 episodes later and we're still here! In this episode, Coach Chris and Coach Ev sit down to reflect on their recent trip to La Misión with four of their students, share with you some of the highlights, and remind ourselves what this trip is all about.

In this episode, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are discussing one of the more common impairments surfers face...blindness! Time Stamps: (03:14) - Observing before you hit the water (04:12) - How far away are the walls of your vision? (05:28) - Physical requirements (09:07) - Are you obsessed with your nose ? (11:15) - What you say with your eye-line (12:48) - See better while you set up waves (19:12) - Why you keep getting pitched (21:08) - How to overcome getting pitched (22:40) - Simplify the take-off (26:33) - Looking without seeing (28:57) - Look for details KookCast is brought to you by Coach Chris and Coach Evan of The Surf Continuum. Find unedited pre and unreleased episodes on through their membership website: thesurfcontinuum.com Sponsored by: www.crookedsurf.com www.surfears.com www.freaksofnature.com

For the first episode of 2025, Coach Chris and Coach Evan reunited over Zoom with four other friends to record one of the greatest adventures of their life attempting to score a pumping Mexican point break only accessible by boat.  This one will not disappoint, and for an even better experience head over to www.thesurfcontinuum.com/undergunned to watch the video version of this episode along with the photos and videos we share from this day none of us will ever forget.  Special thanks to Cole Olson, Corey Senese, Gavin Krug, and Chance Whalen for making time to record this episode with us during the holidays. KookCast is brought to you by Coach Chris and Coach Evan of The Surf Continuum. Find unedited pre and unreleased episodes on through their membership website: thesurfcontinuum.com Sponsored by: www.crookedsurf.com www.surfears.com www.freaksofnature.com  

In this episode, Coach Chris and Coach Evan are joined by a few members of the Crooked Surf Team to talk about some of the tricks they have up their wetsuit sleeve for keeping warm in the coldest of sessions.  Timestamps: (04:48) - Guest introductions (28:27) - Ken’s wetsuit history (33:00) - How Cate shoots with gloves on (36:21) - Tricks and tips for staying warm KookCast is brought to you by Coach Chris and Coach Evan of The Surf Continuum. Find unedited pre and unreleased episodes on their membership website: thesurfcontinuum.com Sponsored by: www.crookedsurf.com https://surfears.com/ https://freaksofnature.com/  

This week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are chatting about respect and how to earn it from other surfers, especially the old heads and long time locals.  Timestamps: (02:33) - How you show up to the beach (05:29) - How you get in and out of the water (07:42) - Check your pace (10:12) - How you show up to the line-up (11:38) - Surfing inside and wide (13:41) - Smile ! (16:30) - Coach Ev’s story about following the rules (18:37) - Coach Chris’ story about a friend who did not follow the rules KookCast is brought to you by Coach Chris and Coach Evan of The Surf Continuum. Find unedited pre and unreleased episodes on their membership website: thesurfcontinuum.com Sponsored by: www.crookedsurf.com

This week on KookCast, Catherina Duval de Navarre jumps on a Zoom call with Coach Chris to share screens and talk us through a clip she shared of herself getting absolutely burned during a session of a lifetime. If you're a member of thesurfcontinuum.com, be sure to login and watch it over there so you can see the clips we're discussing.  Time Stamps: (03:10) - How Cat started surfing (08:05) - The Crime (21:30) - What could Cat have done? (27:26) - Cat's Kooky story (32:26) - Cat's wetsuit brand - Naluka KookCast is brought to you by Coach Chris and Coach Evan of The Surf Continuum. Find unedited pre and unreleased episodes on through their membership website: thesurfcontinuum.com Sponsored by: www.crookedsurf.com