#Zapatips 08: Step by step to make a good layback snap

An all-time classic that will never go out of style and combines power surfing with innovation.


February 16
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By Carlos Mario Zapata*Cover photo: Gustavo Linares

An all-time classic that will never go out of style and combines power surfing with innovation in one maneuver. The layback is one of my favorite maneuvers and something I recommend everyone to have in their repertoire.

Tip 1: To start it off right, you need to have a section with a wall that will push you forward once the maneuver is done.
Tip 2: We can't run it anywhere on the wave.
Tip 3: Keep your gaze forward, but keep your board facing the pocket.
Tip 4: Here my arm is helping me not to go completely backwards.
Tip 5: Something basic: Keep the board under our center of gravity, where we have control of everything.
Tip 6: Board at center of gravity + front arm pointing forward
Tip 7: And always compress yourself to finish the maneuvers well.

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*Carlos Mario Zapata is Peruvian, he was Peruvian champion, Bolivarian champion, Pan American runner-up, top 6 in the ISA youth world championship, and world champion by open and youth teams (2010 and 2011 respectively). He was also a finalist in the Cabo Blanco and La Herradura tournaments and a QS competitor for several years.

In 2014, he put aside his travels to devote himself to university and work (however, he obtained several of the degrees detailed above after leaving “professionalism”). He is a surfing coach, a sports expert with an eye on both the court and the field; for some time now he has been running the successful #Zapatips on his social networks that can now be read on DUKE. 

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