1. Double Hand Drag
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CJ, Chopes. Photo: Kirstin/ASP
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Dane en France. Photo: Timo
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Terry Richardson, just before the arms go up. Pipeline, 1976. Photo: Jeff Divine
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Wiggolly Dantas, about to stamp on the brakes. Photo: Bielmann
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Michel Bourez arm drag, Java. Photo: Alex Laurel.
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Ellis Ericson in Indo. Photo: Tom Hawkins/Surfing World
1. Double Hand Drag
The double hand hand drag is pretty chic these days, oft deployed by surf gods like Dane and One John. The double hand drag of course involves getting your leading as well as following hand in that face. The dangers associated are that your shoulders will kinda point into the wave and up, rather than down, where you ultimately want to be pointed to ride out of that sucker. Done right, it looks like this (the vids are cued to the relevant point):
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