This one of the topics that you really should get familiar with before getting on a board because what if you start moving fast? So fast that you can no longer control your speed? You need to know where the emergency brakes are and how to pull them.
I’ll jump straight to the point: your butt is your emergency brakes. If you need to make a sudden stop you can just fall back on your tush and your speed will drop to practically zero miles per hour immediately. Word of caution here: be mindful of your surroundings. First of all, make sure that the water is deep enough so you do not hit the bottom when you plunge. Second, actually this could have been the first, see if anyone is following you and if there is another rider too close to you you may want to wait a few seconds and move out of their way downwind, if conditions allow for this, to avoid a collision with them, especially when you are practicing this technique.
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