Catching waves early on a SUP / How to video 

This is the video I’ve been waiting for! Thank you! 🤙🏽

Brillant "How-To" video and great technique!!

Thanks for this very helpful video. I was struggling with catching waves. Today I applied your methods and I was able to catch a couple of waves. Kudos to you brother 🤙

For catching waves early or just catching waves in general the pointers here are most welcome for any beginner. Many thanks for this.

Thank you very useful tips. Now would be great an how to for a shorter board (8ft)

Good tips, will be trying this down at Gwithian this weekend

Good stuff!!! Tnx!

And on an iSUP too!

잘 보고 가유~^^ 땡큐~

Thanks for the excellent video. Many other videos emphasize trimming vs front loading to start catching a wave. I wonder how a slightly longer board fairs here? I use the Starboard Generation 12.6' x 28''. So far it was hard to completely catch small waves and they were eventually passing under me. Maybe it is my paddling...

I want to catch some waves tomorrow so I'll do this tonight.

Tried to catch my first waves standing on my knees - keeping nose diving, even when staying farther back from the middle. Shoul use this video next time and exercise surf stance padeling on still water

I have a question.. I've been surfing for over 25 years and have recently jumped down from a 9'5 160L Sup to a 7'4 106 Hypernut Sup. It's obviously a lot different and I've got used to the lack of glide and the way the board tracks. However, one thing is really frustrating. I'm a goofy footer so when I'm paddling toe side into waves I've got it worked out. However, where I surf there is often a strong rip to the North which means a lot of the time I find myself padding toe side parallel to the beach which means that a set comes in I often have to switch the paddle to the other side so the nose of the board is directed towards the beach (otherwise if I keep paddling on toe side I'll end up heading out to sea). Even when paddling with a J stroke (or whatever it's called :) where I can paddle the same side without turning it still does not solve my issue as even going in a straight line I cant direct the nose of the board to the beach which is what I need to enter into the waves. When I switch sides it obviously messes up the timing and momentum meaning I'm missing lots of waves I would have not on my bigger sup. I'm just wondering if there is a technique that I can use to help with this...

I just purchased a 8’2 surf SUP and it’s very wobbly…I think I need to buy a longer board

How far forward is too far to plant your foot when paddling in on the wave? On all 3 of my boards, 11'2, 10'6, and 9'2 if i am more than 6 inches forward of the handle I pearl...if i am just a couple inches behind the handle the wave passes underneath...there seems to be a very small sweet spot where i can get on the face and not either nose dive or miss the wave and yet i see guys paddling way far forward catch em all the time...is this possibly a weight shifting issue or lack of forward speed ie not paddling hard enough?

I'm curious if more experienced paddle surfers fall off their boards a couple times every session? Like when you're you're waiting for waves? I'm trying to transition from surfing to SUP surfing but my ego takes a wallop every time I randomly fall off. I watched a professional SUP surf contest in Hawaii and saw a few of them fall off, but they were on tiny boards and pretty rough seas.. The more experienced SUP surfers I've surfed with never seem to have balance issues in our usual 1-2 foot waves.

Just don't be greedy, surfers soon get fed up.

Hi tube reply late see your fb open... Okay Surf boad how old