Foot placement might not be the sexiest topic when it comes to surfing, but unless you’ve mastered the art of levitation, you’re going to need to put your feet on the board. Despite carrying us through the world and bearing the weight of our existence, at the end of the day, our poor feet are lucky if they get washed. We chat to surf coaches to discover why our feet deserve more attention and how vital they are to getting the most out of our equipment. From the graceful style kings and queens with their narrow stances and rubbery knees to the wide-stance high-performance masters who exude power and aerial finesse, there’s much more to foot movement than you might think.
Nicholas “Nic” Squiers, owner of Illawarra Surf Academy, knows that finding the “sweet spot” is guaranteed to propel your surfing into the next realm. “If you put your tail pad on correctly, you can get your back foot in the sweet spot right over the back fin, and your board will turn on a dime. But, if you put your back foot too far
