The Beginning from Kolohe Andino on Vimeo.

ESPN Surfing caught up with Neff Surf Team Rider Kolohe Andino last week to probe his mind and see where his head's at. Come to find, he's more ready than you expect -- eye of the tiger type stuff.

How are you preparing for 2012?

Basically I've been surfing a lot, spinning classes, and yoga. My dad and Snips are working on getting my boards ready. I've been trying out a lot of new fins because I usually travel with glass-ons and it's a nightmare, so trying to get some FCS setups to mix in there.

How many boards are you going to be traveling with when you leave for Australia?

Not sure exactly, but the first leg is five events with a trip at the end, so I'm going to have a lot of boards. I'm just going to ship a bunch over there, I think. Probably around 20 to 30, something like that.

What about Snips, are you guys already talking world domination strategies?

Mostly we've been talking scheduling. Trying to go through all the events, trying to figure out which ones I want to do. And the trips, figuring out where I want to go, if there's time to film with Kai Neville, where I can go to improve my surfing, all that stuff.