Accurate quiz to evaluate surfing performances

This quiz has been designed to give you feedback on your surfing performance. Answer the questions honestly, either 'yes' or 'no', for an accurate insight into your performance strengths and weaknesses. If your answer is more like 'sometimes', then select 'no' because Martin will make recommendations on how you can improve your performance in that area. Scoring: YES = 1 point NO = 0 points
	Martins comments for each of your answers are displayed in the pop-up windows (as pictured left). At the end of the quiz, your score will be tallied to classify your overall performance rating.

Question	Yes	No
1. Do you catch most waves you paddle for?
2. Is your standing action fast?
3. Do you always take-off on or behind the peak?
4. When you take-off behind the peak, do you usually make the section?
5. Are you able to make the drop in hollow waves?
6. Do you usually perform a committed manoeuvre at the start of the waves you ride?
7. Do you perform manoeuvres at the top of the waves you ride with speed and power?
8. If given the opportunity, do you surf vertically with success?
9. When a wave fattens out, can you successfully perform cutbacks where you rebound off the foam?
10. Do you often link between sections by performing floaters?
11. Do you surf fast in small waves?
12. Are you able to vertically climb foam sections with success?
13. Do you surf Top-to-Bottom on the waves you ride whenever possible?
14. Do you finish waves with a successful final manoeuvre and a controlled flickout?
15. Are you able to surf with success equally as well on your forehand as you can on your backhand?

SCORE 0 – 3 Dreamer:		You have a long enjoyable road ahead to master the skills of surfing. Get out into the water as often as possible to make surfing a part of your life. If you want to be a legend, start by going to our Learn to Surf page

SCORE 4 – 6 Grommet having a go		You are past the raw beginner stage and are starting to push your performance boundaries. Work on the fundamental skills – bottom turns, re-entries, cutbacks – to achieve optimum progression of your surfing skills. If you want to be a legend, start by going to our Learn to Surf page

SCORE 7 – 9 Weekend Warrior:		Welcome to the biggest performance club in surfing. You are a surfer who sometimes pulls off good moves, and sometimes not. If you are having a good day, you rip – but those days don’t happen often enough. Pinpoint the moves you sometimes make and work on them until they become a performance asset in your surfing. If you want to be a legend, start by going to our Perfecting Surf Moves page

SCORE 10 – 12 Local Hottie:		Just a couple of skills are holding you back from reaching your true surfing potential. Consider your answers to pinpoint these weaknesses. Once targeted, they are halfway eliminated. If you want to be a legend, start by going to our Advanced Surf Moves page

SCORE 13 – 15 Legend:		You are obviously ripping [ or you lied on the test]. Think about vertical hits and creativity of performance as your major focal points to improve your already considerable surfing talent. You are a legend! Please sign our guest book.
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