Cardboard Surfer

Start Surfing With Style, Technique And Confidence

By The End Of The Program, You Won’t Even Recognise Your Previous Surfing

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Do You Know the Fundamentals of Fluid Surfing?

Good Surfing Style is Just Good Technique.

If You’re a Beginner Wanting to Progress, OR an Intermediate Surfer that’s Stalled, This Program is Perfect for Ramping Up Your Surf Skill & Progression

  • Improve Your Technique

    This program will improve your technique, in the comfort of your own home with no condescending eyes, you will improve your surfing and actually “feel” what good surfing is.

  • Skill Progression

    This program is the first step in further skill progression. Get this down before you get on a surf skateboard.

  • Get Better in the Water

    Feel the movements, the patterns, how to create drive, how to compress, how to coordinate full-body movement, so that you can then replicate it in the water.

Are You Tired of Your Skill Level Being Stuck and Stagnant?

You’ve got Bad Habits… It’s Time to Break Them.

The Cardboard Surfer is “Surf Fundamentals 101”. This is What You NEED to Know In Order to Progress Your Surfing. Change Your Awareness & Understanding of What Good Surfing Is. Break Your Bad Habits. Train New Patterns of Surf Movement, and Apply it to Your Surfing. You WILL Be a Different Surfer by the End of This Program!

Most Surfers Don’t Even Know Basic Wave Mechanics… And Definitely Don’t Know How to Move Their Body to INTERACT With a Wave.

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COURSE CONTENT

WHAT’S IN THE PROGRAM?

The Cardboard Surfer is a series of 7 Primary Lessons, teaching you the true fundamentals of surfing movement. You will develop an understanding of surfing mechanics. You will understand the How and the Why of Good Surfing. You will practice Surf Movements, You will FEEL the Patterns, and you WILL Replicate it in the Surf.

  • Welcome

    2:39 min
  • Why Cardboard Surf

    0:34 min
  • Cardboard Intro

    2:56 min
  • Fundamental Movements

    Compress Lean Twist

    3:09 min
  • Cutting the Cardboard

    1:58 min
  • Lay Down

    1:00 min
  • Walk Up

    0:40 min
  • Cardboard Walk Up Pop Up

    3:48 min
  • Walk Up More Details

    3:44 min
  • ShortBoard Pop Up

    & Foot Positioning

    18:22 min
  • What Is Good Surf Posture

    5:01 min
  • Neutral Posture

    0:47 min
  • Neutral Stance & Posture

    2:33 min
  • Stacking, Front-On, Lunging

    4:01 min
  • Compress

    0:35 min
  • Pick Up the Coffee Cup

    1:01 min
  • Coffee Cup Driver

    3:24 min
  • Compression, Extension, & Twisting

    4:34 min
  • DRIVE

    0:43 min
  • Jump Forwards

    0:42 min
  • Driving a Surfboard

    2:04 min
  • Drive the Cardboard

    0:46 min
  • Jump and Lift

    2:59 min
  • Front Foot vs. Back Foot Turning

    4:20 min
  • Learn to Turn

    1:45 min
  • Twist To Turn

    4:33 min
  • Eyes Lead the Way

    2:36 min
  • Pinky Up Pinky Down

    0:51 min
  • Hands Lead The Way

    1:44 min
  • Make Your Own Set

    1:12 min
  • Equipment

    6:50 min
  • Speed & Power

    9:41 min
  • Body

    9:12 min
  • Carver Skate

    Training Basics

    7:04 min
  • Stretching & Mobility Sequence

    15:39 min
  • Paddling Theory 101

    23:44 min
  • The Perfect Surf Stance

    18:10 min
  • Common Mistakes

    Coffee Cup

    1:12 min
  • Common Mistakes

    Drive

    1:10 min
  • Common Mistakes

    Posture

    1:39 min
  • Common Mistakes

    Turn

    1:27 min
  • Common Mistakes

    Walk Popup

    1:20 min

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  1. Richard Hassen

    Learn key concepts super fast!

    Richard Hassen

    Cardboard surfer changed my surfing and the way I understand how the body controls the board. Can’t recommend this enough.

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  2. Julian Zanelli

    Hugely Informative

    Julian Zanelli

    Cardboard surfer is an outstanding way to improve posture and performance. So much information, even after 20+ years of surfing I was stunned by how much I learned, all of which flowed straight into the next surf. I am still integrating it, using it in dry land practice and in the water. Really solid piece of surfing education. Oh, if you are really wondering if it is worth it….think about how else you could spend a small amount of money to improve your surfing. Here you’ll get loads of lectures demonstrating proper body position, for almost every relevant move. These include exercises you’ll practice on your own cardboard surfer which translate 100% into the water. You’ll have them forever, so you can just keep working on it. Easily worth it.

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  3. Rod.keher

    Truly surf specific

    Rod.keher

    I’ve been on Chris’ programs since back before the app – shout out the Surf Mastery Podcast!
    I continue to enjoy the artfully put together programs mainly down to the fact that Chris takes methodologies and concepts from lots of different disciplines and distills it all down in to concise and simple yet challenging chunks. I only started surfing a few years ago and was looking from the outset to build good techniques, habits and surf specific physicality all of which Chris (and friends) deliver. Cheers mates!

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  4. Clinton north

    Clinton north

    Love the program kept me moving and surfing as I got older

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  5. florestan lefevre

    Great value

    florestan lefevre

    I am only halfway through the class, and it already positively impacted my surfing.
    The way Cris breaks down the walk-up process has been so helpful, the cardboard pumping is great too.
    Loving it so far!

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  6. Alexis Mignet

    The best surf program ever

    Alexis Mignet

    I have been using this program for more than a year now and really felt a massive improvement in my surfing! Sometimes it’s just common sense but having someone who breakdown so well each movement is perfect ! Thanks to you I have been level up my surfing ! I highly recommend this app if you are willing to improve your style and surfing ! 5 stars for sure

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  7. Jason Barber

    Could not recommend more highly. Legit awesome

    Jason Barber

    45. Wanted to learn to surf with my son. Could not more highly recommend. This guy is awesome. I have purchased a number of his videos and they are all great.

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  8. Mariano Ponce

    This program is genius!

    Mariano Ponce

    Loved the program! Got to really understand how to improve my technique!

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  9. Tomas Arancibia Noguera

    awesome

    Tomas Arancibia Noguera

    I improve drastically my surf skills

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  10. Malcolm Druce

    Best value!

    Malcolm Druce

    Cardboard surfer app is the best money I have every spent on surfing!!

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  11. Emma Sanders

    So stoked!

    Emma Sanders

    I am so glad I purchased this program during the quarantine. Like most people, I thought my popup was pretty solid. After working through this program, the walk-up technique taught here has changed my surfing. I’m much quicker getting up on the wave, fluid, and efficient. My friends have noticed how much I’ve improved and asked me how I’ve gotten so smooth. I don’t hesitate to tell them it’s because of this program! The simple biomechanical principles that Chris and Clayton use in this program are no brainers; it makes total sense when they show you more efficient ways to move your body when surfing. If you’re looking to improve your surfing by starting at the foundation, this is it!

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  12. Luke Petterson

    If your new to surfing this program is a must

    Luke Petterson

    I only recently started surfing at the ripe old age of 42!!!. At first I did all the usual searches on the internet and YouTube firstly on how to pop-up etc and then how to generate speed and turn etc. I watched all the videos over and over only to be left confused. Once I found the Cardboard Surfer program all that confusion was replaced with a well thought out plan that just made sense due to the way the body naturally moves. My surfing has improved so much over the last couple of months as I took the time to understand the movements and more importantly practiced them on a continual basis. This is a fantastic program that will improve your surfing no doubt.

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What You Need to Know About This Program.

  • You Don’t Even Know What Your Bad Habits Are

    Most Intermediate Surfers are “stuck” because their bad movement habits are halting their progression. You need a new lens and understanding of what GOOD surfing actually is. This program will give you a true awareness of surfing biomechanics. You can’t change anything if you don’t know what is Wrong, and what is Right.

  • It’s Your Body, Not the Board

    You need to STOP spending 1000’s of dollars on new surfboards. The board isn’t the problem, the way you move your body is the problem! This course will teach you the Fundamentals of surf movement so you can Actually Progress your surfing! Take the brakes of your surfing with GOOD technique.

  • Practice at Home Then Surf in the Water

    Do you think you’re actually going to correct your technique on the 4 waves you get, on your 1 weekend surf, for a total of 30seconds of actually standing on a surfboard? NOPE! You need a way to build repetition, to build motor memory, to FEEL the new patterns. This program is to your surfing like a driving range is to golf. Practice your surfing at home, build the pattern, become efficient, and then you can replicate it in the surf.

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What You Need for This Program

All you need is a willingness to improve your surfing, and a piece of cardboard about the size of a skateboard.

MEET THE GUY WHO’S TRYING TO
HELP YOUR SURFING…

Cris Surfing In Mentawais 2019

Cris Mills

On a daily basis I help people (predominantly surfers) improve performance, ranging from nutrition, to rehab, and sport specific training.

I know what a surfer needs to work on in order to maintain their interaction with the ocean (surfing). Not only from a personal standpoint, of being a freakish surf-addict who has an intention to keep charging, while also dealing with my own laundry list of injuries, but also having worked with countless surfers from rehab to skill development.

The intention is to keep surfing. In order to do that an individual’s perspective must shift to a focus on health and longevity. Your body is the vehicle through which you interact with the ocean. Keep yourself capable, and invest in your body, it’s movement capacity, it’s joint health, and it’s durability.

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The Most Comprehensive Surfing Training Programs Ever Created

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As soon as you get the programs you’ll realise how tremendous of a resource this truly is, and how you won’t need any other surf training programs. You can, and will, refer back to these programs for years to come. As long as you’re surfing you will be using these programs, I guarantee it.

This will change how you train and how you move your body. Ultimately it will help you with your surfing. 

These are the tools that guide your workouts, track your progress, and remove the guesswork from your workouts. Have confidence knowing you are doing the best possible workout..

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Our programs are proven to deliver results, but your effort, dedication, and consistency are key. We fully back our programs, app, and products with customer success stories and time-tested methods. Our Surf Athlete Academy offers a 7-Day Refund Guarantee—cancel or refund anytime (minus a small fee). The potential of your fitness and surfing is in your hands! What can your fitness and surfing become!?

Frequently Asked Questions

Absolutely, there are alternative and progressive movements for each level.

This is a digital program you will access via the Surf Athlete App, which can be downloaded in any app store. It is intended to be used via the app on your mobile device, our web-app which you can access on your desktop or laptop, or accessed on your iPad. You’ll register for the Surf Athlete App, given login information, and you can access your program whenever you want, wherever you want.

Here’s The Deal.

This program is amazing, and I know you’ll think it’s amazing, but just to make sure you’re confident in your purchase, I’m offering a 7 Day Guarantee.

If you use the program, and really USE it, and aren’t happy with the absolutely incredible and impactful content, then get in touch and we’ll arrange a refund.

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