Whether you’re a highly competitive pro surfer, or simply a passionate recreational surfer, you’ve got to master the art of the cutback. It’s the ultimate surf maneuver for speedy A-frame waves with flat spots. The cutback defines modern surfing. Back in the day, when surfboards didn’t have fins, all you could do was catch the wave and ride it straight to the beach. The fin revolution opened a new chapter in wave riding, and a whole new world of opportunities popped out. Fins allow surfboards to carve. As a result, if a surfer is going too fast, he needs to return to the power source, by burying rail and getting back to the curl. A cutback is an S-shaped line drawn as wide as possible on the face of the ripple.

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How to do a cutback

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