US 10,413,796 B2 · System and method for displaying surf training instructional information

Abstract

A system and method for displaying surf training instructional information is used to improve a user's pop-up, as it relates to popping up on a surfboard, and improving one's surf fitness. The visual illustrations indicates the position of a surfer's hands, their body when lying on their surfboard and/or where their feet should land when they pop-up into their surfing stance on a surfboard, which can engraved, drawn or painted onto a surface of any type. The system and method also has visual instructional guidelines for performing exercises and stretches that can be done to improve a user's surf strength, balance, flexibility and endurance. By using this system and method a user will improve their pop-up (jump) and overall surf fitness in order to become a better surfer.

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Dependent claims

A system for surf training or surf fitness instructional information, comprising:

a board or surface having a plurality of identifying marks, wherein the plurality of identifying marks include:
a chest line area indicating where a user's chest is located when the user is laying on the board or surface;
an eye line indicating where the user's eyes are aligned when the user is laying on the board or surface;
a hand placement area indicating where the user's hands are located when the user is laying on the board or surface;
a front foot target area indicating where the user's front foot is located when the user is standing on the board or surface;
a back foot target area or height line area indicating where the user's back foot is located according to their height when the user is standing on the board or surface;
and
a plurality of measurement lines for tracking a distance between the users' front foot and the user's back foot when the user is standing on the board or surface.

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A method for surf training or surf fitness instructional information comprising a board or surfaces the method comprising:

a user pushing upwards with their arms, arching their back, and throwing their legs under their body so that their front foot lands in a front foot target area and their back foot lands in a back foot target area according to their height;
and standing up in a surfer's stance with the users' knees bent, head feeing forwards, and arms and elbows bent, wherein the board or surface having a plurality of identifying marks, wherein the plurality of identifying marks include:
a chest line area indicating where a user's chest is located when the user is laying on the board or surface;
an eye line indicating where the user eyes are aligned when the user is laying on the board or surface;
a hand placement area indicating where the users' hands are located when the user is laying on the board or surface;
a front foot target area indicating where the user's front foot is located when the user is standing on the board or surface;
a back foot target area or height line area indicating where the user's back foot is located according to their height when the user is standing on the board or surface;
and a plurality of measurement lines for tracking a distance between the user's front foot and the user's back foot when the user is standing on the board or surface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for displaying surf training instructional information

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System and method for displaying surf training instructional information

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Abstract

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