4 signs you're still a beginner surfer 

Thank you so much mate for this kind comment! And the ongoing support hope to see you in the water sometime

​@@KalesBroccoliExtremely well deserved comment Kale.

Great to hear!

Wow, thank you!

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I was told the opposite of #1 at Witch's Rock Surf Camp. Maybe being on a longboard is the difference.

When I doubt , paddle out. When your tired, don’t want to go surfing , paddle out. When it looks crappy from the beach, paddle out. By doing this you will learn your mind is your enemy in doubting possibility. And through this process you will always want to keep learning and honing your craft. It worked for me .

I mean when the waves look crappy, they usually are

My pleasure!

Of course, that is the most obvious one ha ha! I try not to recycle too much

That's a massive drop in length. You may be tempted as a result to keep too much of your board's nose above the water when you paddle? That will make it harder for you to catch waves. You may also lack some speed as shorter boards are slower. My fave board was a 5' 10", for normal paddling I would position myself so the tip of the nose was only just out of the water while I was in a relaxed position. Like, literally level with the water, or at most half an inch out. (Although in choppy water, 1" or even 1.5" above the water so it would lift rather than dig in when hitting through chop.) But when paddling for less powerful waves I'd shift forward so the tip of the nose was an inch or two UNDER the water while I was in a relaxed position, but I would arch my back up to lift the nose out of the water. Then as the wave started to drop beneath me, I would drop my chest and head down to the nose of the board to gain that extra tilt which aligns your board at a better angle with the slope of the wave, giving you less resistance from the tail digging in and thus more speed to complete the catch. Hope this helps you. Can't guarantee it's good practice, it was just what I learned to do by myself. 😋 Hope you love your 5' 11" as much as I loved mine!

#1 kook move is riding boards too small for you. Don't do it. Learn the basics like stance, bottom turns, top turns on a bigger board.

@@boltup5566 I have to disagree with you here. After you've learned how to stand up and ride, if you're prepared to handle the sensitivity of a shorter board, to put up with the extra wipeouts caused by overbalancing at first, that same sensitivity will train you a lot faster than a big old log where you fall over trying to turn it. You just need to understand the choices you're making. Ultimately the shorter the board the more it will go where you want it to, as long as it can carry your weight properly, and as long as it can handle the speed produced by bigger waves without overreacting to the chop. And Rhett, keep the soft top board for tiny wave days where the short one can't get enough out of the wave to ride.

@@boltup5566 Also, stance comes naturally. Yes it's good to think about your stance especially if you're not getting the results you want out of your surfing, but at the end of the day someone who just goes out there and surfs for 8 hours trying to do a manoevre is going to develop the stance he needs by sheer learning the hard way. This can be more fun than spending hours staring at yourself thinking about where your arms are. Again it's up to the individual.

@@greatbriton8425 riding a board too small for you is a good thing?? Lol. Also who said anything about a log? Just because you stand up doesn't mean you're ready for a shortboard.

Thank you!!! That’s great

@@KalesBroccoli by the way I have just bought myself a smoothstar surf skate, the Filipe toledo #77 which arrived last Saturday. I have been watching your surf skate tutorials to help me progress my surf skating. I’ve only had two skates as I’ve been surfing over the weekend. I can really feel already from a couple rides on it on Saturday that my compression and extension is a lot better. I pit this into my surf on Sunday and ….WOW! My bottom turns are really giving me more speed to allow me to put more power in to my top turns.. ie, cutbacks, re-entries. I’m mind blown. Thanks Kale

Thank you! Old footage actually - I have something better coming :)

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I have something better coming!

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Cool! What did you get? 😆

​@@greatbriton8425a little pat on the butt from his mommy. 😂

@@boltup5566 Dude, I wasn't being critical, just funny. It's nice to be first.

@@greatbriton8425 he got better skills to surf lol

A feeling of satisfaction lol@@greatbriton8425

Bugger - I often just let RU-vid place them automatically. Will try to ensure not too many but remember you can also go premium / know that the ads support your free access to this content

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@@KalesBroccoli pfff

It is 1000% something that can be taught and accelerated but yes definitely requires commitment :)

My friend coaching me through my learning process definitely accelerated my progression but 100% more days in the water will equate to faster learning

Only half of that is true mate, having a game plan helps you progress faster just like with literally anything else in life. Yes you still need to go through trial and error, but with coaching, errors can be more quickly identified, understood and fixed making progress so much faster.

me who lives away from the sea :

Welcome!