WHEN YOUR LEARNING HOW TO SURF, GETTING CAUGHT INSIDE BY A BIG SET OF WAVES IS A REALITY! IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN, SO BEST TO PREPARE FOR IT: Here’s a common scenario: You’re paddling out on your longboard, look up and suddenly there’s a set coming that your not going to make it out past. It’s clear that at least one wave is going to break in front of you – your gonna get worked! You need to do something. So what do you do?  Well, if it’s not too big maybe you can stay right side up and punch through the wave? Or if you’re on a shortboard you could maybe duckdive through ( if you know how). But if you’re on a longboard and the wave is big and powerful you really only have two options. The first is to Bail and try to swim down deep enough to get under the thump of the wave?  Honestly sometimes this is all you can do, but it will lead to a loose board situation where your board could hit someone. So this should be a last resort. Ideally, and whenever possible, try to stay in control of your board. This can often be accomplished with a skilled  “Turtle Roll”. This is a staple survival move that all seasoned longboarders can do at the drop of a hat. Below is a helpful video tutorial that touches on the fine points so you can go out and practice on your own. It will take some dedication, but keep at it and in time you will be doing it like a Pro!