| As a former World Cup competitor Chris Ball | | | | which we picked up during our sport and exercise |
| knows all about the cutting edge of surfing. As | | | | degree - which is involved in cross country, and is |
| well as coaching the London national team, Chris | | | | starting to come into downhill. |
| runs his own Surf Travel Guide School. He has | | | | These are techniques which are already being |
| drawn on his knowledge of the sport and | | | | used in rugbv and most major sports. Really |
| contacts with leading surfers to author a new | | | | simple things like psychology, nutrition, making |
| surfing skills and technique guide.With the coaching | | | | sure you eat the right amount of the right food. |
| of surf travel guide you get a different thing out | | | | The basic surfers don't have to be measuring |
| of it. People get enjoyment from seeing the guys | | | | amounts of food and drink like the top surfers |
| they work with do well, so it's different. They are | | | | and it's not meant to be an academic text book, |
| not competing, but they don't feel the need to | | | | but Surf Travel Guide tried to write the book to |
| compete anymore. They are still heavily involved | | | | get the message across that the basic surfers |
| in the sport. | | | | who's just out and about can get a really good |
| A lot of normal surfers could learn a lot of really | | | | overview of the things they should be doing |
| basic things to make their surfing more enjoyable. | | | | health wise to increase the level of their surfing. |
| There's a lot of knowledge out there - some of | | | | |