There’s nothing classier than the drop knee turn. For whatever reason — probably it has to do with almost terminal stiffness — I can’t get it right. But that doesn’t stop me from liking to read about how it’s supposed to be done, just in case one day my stiffness should give way and the sunshine of general overall flexibility shine down on me for once in my life. Anyway, here’s the great Wingnut on the turn, coming at you from surfline.com:
The drop knee turn.
Where style and function come together.
The function part, transferring your weight back to the tail to "lever" the tail down, lifting the nose out of the water to start the turn.
But its a matter of placement. The foot, more specifically the ball of the foot and the toes, need to be on the side of the stringer that the turn is headed.
So that when you start to "sink" into the turn, dropping the knee to deck level, begin to crank down and pivot the board into the turn, the arms go up (style and balance) and help direct the flow of the turn.
As the board comes around, the front foot doing the "fine tuning"… Once you have it around the transfer back to a flat foot, where the heel must come down to allow the turn to come back around, down the line.
Good luck…
Wingnut