Shoulder surfing (surfing)

In surfing, shoulder surfing (also known as shoulder hopping) is getting on a wave where another surfer is already riding. It is seen as poor etiquette.

For other uses, see Shoulder surfing (computer security).

Background

Shoulder hoppers do not take off on the critical part of the wave where there is a need for a high level of skill, but take off further down the line.[1] They are often regarded as annoying by more experienced surfers because shoulder hoppers will sometimes drop in on a surfer already riding the wave – which breaches surfing etiquette of "first on wave (or, closest to the curl) has right of way". Southern California early eighties band the Surf Punks performed a song called Shoulder Hopper for their album My Beach.[2]

References
  1. "10 THINGS WE LEARNED WHILE SURFING LOMBOK". seaheartssurf.com. April 15, 2019.
  2. "Shoulder Hopper". Surf Punks – via YouTube.


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