Press Up Analysis

In this episode, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are discussing Coach Evan's 3 P's: Presence, Purpose, and Positivity. Head to thesurfcontinuum.com/signup  to register yourself for a free membership and watch this episode and many others.

Coach Chris and Coach Ev are flipping through some photos and videos that were taken on their October 2025 surf trip with six students. To watch the video of this episode and see the content they're viewing while discussing, sign up for a free membership to their website: thesurfcontinuum.com/signup Thank you to our sponsors: crookedsurf.com surfears.com freaksofnature.com

This week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are telling kooky stories, sharing inspiring quotes from professional surfer Kolohe Andino, and remembering that if you're not having fun while your surfing then you better take a pause and re-evaluate your path forward. To get the most from this episode visit our website, thesurfcontinuum.com and sign up to become a free member so you can watch the unedited video of this recording and see the clips we are watching together.

Coach Chris and Coach Evan checking in with a kooky story, sharing a short little piece of inspiration for anyone who feels stuck in the doldrums, a discussion about a clip seen on Instagram of one surfer burning another in retaliation for serial back paddling, and a last clip of a group of kids surfing random pieces of wood. Just goes to show what your coaches always preach...it's not the board.

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