Hey guys, haven't been surfing too much lately, but went out yesterday morning. On the first wave coming off the bottom, backhand, for some reason i dropped my inside arm, and raised my outside arm, kind of like a balance thing. I dont normally do it, but shit, it made a big difference to the control of the turn, and seemed to help with keeping the momentum going. I ended up linking a smooth cutback doing the same thing. Felt like i could twist my body around further, because i felt more stable.
I tried to conscioulsy do it on the next wave and kooked out big time ( was pretty funny ! ).
Do any of you use your arms for more balance/control??
P.S I was on a midlength if it matters.