Are you just floating in the lineup, or are you actually hunting for the perfect wave?

There’s a huge difference between passively surfing and actively tuning into your environment like a predator. In this episode, we explore how the primal mindset of a hunter—or gatherer—can heighten your awareness, help you read the ocean like a pro, and radically improve your wave selection.

• Discover how hunting and surfing both rely on deep flow states and environmental sensitivity

• Learn a mental trick to spot wave sections you never noticed before

• Get a new perspective that will completely change how you approach each surf session

Press play to learn how a primal shift in mindset can help you find—and catch—better waves with more confidence and precision.

Key Points

• Michael discusses the intense experience of hunting and its similarities to surfing, emphasizing the heightened awareness and flow state it induces.

• Michael suggests that adopting a hunting or gathering mindset can enhance surfing performance by improving focus and detail orientation.

• Michael recommends visiting surfmastery.com for a more in-depth article on applying hunting principles to surfing.

• Michael invites listeners to send specific questions to Mike at surfmastery.com to help continue the podcast.

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