Im 51 and go surfing all the time. Im never gonna be great but who cares? Its just about being out in the water, having fun, and feeling great. Thanks for these videos
Regarding the "am I too old to start surfing?" I must agree with your answer! I went surfing with my 64 year old dad a few weeks ago and he did fine :) I'm sure he'll still be going at 70! Great video as always, Mr Broccoli!
These are great videos Kale! I am 63 and getting back into surfing now that I have retired after not having surfed for 25 years. Everyone is different so I am only speaking from my experience. It is difficult. I do not have the balance and proprioception I had as a youth. I am doing surf specific exercises with the boss ball, stretching and one leg strength movements with core work. I think this helps offset what I have lost. I am trying to get in the water as much as I can but I will have to be patient and persistent. Kale you are an inspiration, I watch all your videos, thanks so much.
I've started at 53 and never saw people surfing before, got addicted now and I think it's the best way to keep your body and mind up, love to surf longboard
I’m 41 and have been surfing since I was a kid. It been the last two years I’m getting really sore and injury prone. Your videos have helped me surf smarter not harder. It amazing all the bad habits that become “style”. 🤙🏽
BB . Great comment I myself started off late not leaving near the water and just played football and cricket and surfed part time after years of focusing on my business and not myself , have finally made a motto to train and surf and back on tools running business ,. Kale really love Kale videos and positive feedback it’s makes you want to surf and keep trying and keep going to the beach and keep learning daily , as tonight’s video was awesome as I have watched the positioning videos and pops ups nearly 20 times and also the new one with picking the colours in the waves of the peak and movement which I didn’t know until this video was created a few weeks ago. Is the northern beaches closed as over here in eastern suburbs Maroubra beaches are closed ,,,, dying for a paddle and keep practising ... anyway at home doing surfing stretches ,practise pops ups and cardio
It's funny to hear that kind of stuff, because I grew up by the ocean and never surfed, but got in the water and boogie boarded and what not as a kid. I guess I never knew how hard it was for people and thought that vid was kind of ridiculous. Since it was natural to me, I knew how the ocean worked and how to catch waves. Very interesting to hear from others and makes me feel pretty lucky in that regard
BB same l started at 16 and generally lived inland...l surfed for 3 to 7 years depending on how you count and l got exhausted so l mostly stopped. But l want to get into it again. Thinking of a fish/hybrid with a few extra inches of width, length, and bit of thickness.
Everything you said is great. I am 64 and a few things I have learned are 1) keep the weight off as best you can a couple of extra kilos makes a big difference. 2) If you ride a long board give lots of waves to the short boarders and keep your legs together when you paddle into a wave.3) 2k swims in the pool can keep you hanging in there. 4) From the age of 30 our testosterone level drops 1% every year which means muscle mass will decrease. Getting older sucks and there are more health problems which is frustrating. When you can't surf stretching, swimming, yoga and light weights help a lot. Tradie type manual labour is probably the best of all for me.
Thank you Kale, made my day,........ I started surfing when I was fifteen enjoying five years in the water,... then life happened,.. career Wife, kids,.... now 65 and just making enquires about a new board,... going for it. Thanks again mate!
I'm 59 surfing since 3 years... First of all the main thing is motivation. Everything comes step by step according to your physical shape. You must be so happy surfing, that you want to do what it needs to prolong the pleasure. It must be completely uplifting for your brain, and make you overcome the difficulties. It's a very demanding and challenging sport... a life is not enough to master it. An important key is go step after step. It's impossible to surf not being able to paddle. This the first thing to work hard. Pop up is learned on land. Anywhere as long as it is safe. If you work them enough, you will save time and progress quickly.
I'm 39 and started surfing a year ago, learning in Pacifica, CA and now OB, San Francisco. After putting in my time and being patient, I'm progressing quite well. Within a year I'd say, I'll be ripping with most of the other solid surfers up here. Love your channel Kale. Peace everyone
@@JoeMmt347 It's the power of OB you have to respect, but I'm into it! The way I view it - if I love being in the water up here, I can't wait to see what it'll be like in warmer, clearer water, or maybe more predictable reef breaks, etc 🤙
I´m 38 and began surfing last year with a funboard 6.6. Me and my wife started doing surf lessons and after it we decided to change our 2 boards 6.6. Now we have another funboard 7.2 and a long 9.0. It´s better to train the pop up and everything else. I loved your channel with nice tips and fun stuff. Hello from Florianopolis, Brazil.
Really great tips! At 72 Im still gliding (longboard) but after a heart valve replacement about 1 1/2 years ago I finally have enough endurance to use my hybrid - that is until things got shut down. I've struggled with getting outside mostly due to the pre surgery uncertainty of having enough breath but was getting there too. One thing I really struggle with is looking where I want to go. I practice on a carve board & have no trouble there. In the water somehow it's the fear of pearling. Anyway just some thoughts & as you say more time in the water is the answer to most issues. Thanks again for your vids!
I overcame most of my fear by practicing breath holds. The longer I could keep my breath the braver I got. And on top of that I added the mantra of "If they can do it then I can too", followed by a simply "just fckn go". When I surf bigger then I just say that before I paddle into the wave.
A big thank you to you Kale. Early last year I had major spine surgery to correct a couple of diseases and degradation. Complete success I am now pain free and over 2 inches taller. This stretching out of the body robbed me of loads of flexibility and I have worked and still work hard every day to improve strength and flexibility. I have surfed for near 55 years and my pop was gone….so cruel. Your videos have seen me change equipment, how to paddle better, movement and strength exercise….ha like those ones with the body movement guy I have incorporated some into my daily yoga as they are great hip openers and look ken cool. 3 weeks ago I got to me feet again and the next time out got to my feet on every try….ha looked like gumby or someones first time….doesn’t matter can only improve from here Thanks for your efforts, clips and advice Cheers Mark
Hiya Kales; I noticed that board in the background, looks to be a wood and most likely hollow chambered one. Could you please do a short video on that board and its construction and specs (manufacturer etc)? Always love your contributions
You often recommend dropping down to a fish from a long board before finally making it to short boards. Can you do a video on your top 5 Fish or progression boards to take you to the next level of surfing please?
when you said reading the waves is important it made me think about how many times i have failed to mention this crucial part of surfing when trying to help people. side note: minimize/control drag and you will have an easier time catching waves.
@@DavidSilvaManuel keep your glutes engaged and feet up and together. On shorter boards it can be hard to keep your feet out of the water, but flexing your legs up from the glute and pointing your toes, while making sure your feet touch can make a big difference.
@@bennyb.1742 I'll make sure I try that tomorrow. I've been looking for a technique to get me just a little faster on the paddle into catch the waves. Thanks.
@@DavidSilvaManuel i can't find the best way to explain but here is two examples, i would say you are controlling drag when you need to push through lumps on the top of a wave to get into it. or when you stick your arm in a wave on the way down from the lip to slow yourself down (backside). minmizing drag isn't the best for every situation, the main thing is being in the power source, drag is a tool/obstacle to allow/stop you from being in the power source also Ben is on the money with his tip.
Mahalo Kale, much appreciated and very helpful. I am interested in your fish board suggestions as well. Aloha from the big island. Hope you are staying safe and healthy.
It's really funny how much just surfing knowledge, can improve your surfing at whatever level. I've noticed after I started following you over at how to rip, even knowing most of the basic things you teach, you go really in depth with them and expand on them in way that you can really understand the mechanics of surfing. It has sky rocketed me into so many levels and faster than I would have just going about it on my own. Your content is gold for any surfer. P.s. Dane Reynolds is my second favorite surfer, never understood what Kelly has that others don't, but his style was always rigid looking to me lol. And Jordy Smith is the first. He has a natural soul archy style or whatever lol 🤪 and Torren Martyn, the free surfing Lord of the fish. I'm curious to Anyone else who sees this, top 3 surfers in your opinions?
Medina!!!! My dad and I like Medina Tho my mom likes Dane and my sister likes Jordy ( ps I'm South African ) and the rest of my siblings just like Medina cos they like what I like lol and yes!! His vids are soooo helpful . I've been binge watching him during lockdown since I can't surf😂😂
Great vid. My biggest problem is consistency and making time for practice. I was actually better 4-5 years ago as opposed to now. Took big periods off due to injuries, work, life. That set me back in a big way. I am just happy to stand up have a simple ride. I rarely get opportunities to surf clean small waves. Most times it’s messy or just dumpy or just too crowded. Anyway I still grateful just to be in the water even if I’m hopeless and embarrassed by it. Always polite and let experienced guys take waves first.
Kale my hermano! Thank you for answering the questions! I was on a funboard around 54 L volume and now I am on a 37 L volume 5 7 board, It is a bit challenging now but hell yeah it is fast and I can feel that my turn is waaaayyyy easier. Super excited with the new feeling for the board due to a lot of flexibility going in and out! Yeeeeew!!! Stay healthy and safe Legend!
i'm moving to a surf heavy zone in california next month to get out of the city. what do i have to look forward to as far as sea life and interactions? i was told to shuffle feet for stingrays....im really looking forward to being in the water alot and learning to surf
When is it time to upgrade from a soft board? And any advice on the new softboard options out there? (i.e. they seam to be a lot more refined and developed than they used to.)
At 0:23 your title says “don’t do this” showing a guy walking with a leash on his foot. I’m new to all this, what’s wrong with using a leash? Or is it about walking on the beach with a leash?
Regarding starting on a new board. I am in search of my first board actually, and want to start on a 7'6'' fish (26 / 5'-7'' / 155lbs). Is this to bold of a start? I know what I want to achieve and I do feel like a huge 8+ straight log will inhibit my ability to attempt turning with my board when I am ready to do so. I'd rather not have to do the whole buying/selling process over again and stay in the water as long as possible with the same board where I can grow into that comfortable progression on the same board. Does this make sense? Great Q&A.
The popping up part was interesting and I agree with what kale is saying about filling the void as the board goes down the wave. My biggest problem is fat surf when the waves are very much flat on the take off. I feel burpy style pop ups may very well help in this case because if the legs are too weak for that awkward low push up I end up compensating by climbing up from my knees (usually drop knee). Any one else struggle more with fat take offs rather than steep / vertical??
Thanks for your views/insights. I love surfing... but have to admit I’m struggling with it. Last session copped a bad wipeout which included a nasty fin injury. Sometimes I think I’m progressing ok, other times feel I’m going nowhere. Just not consistent. Might (will) need to make an appointment with you for some coaching... when this crazy virus 🦠 situation blows over... 🌪🏄🏻♂️
Finally back from the mines and into the land of internet service and get to watch this. Another great advice vid mate. I started surfing two years ago at 41 and it’s been a challenge learning to get my body limber and paddle fit but slowly getting there. The feeling you get on a wave is so worth the pain of getting fit. I have just bought a Swiss ball too so looking forward to starting those back exercises and improving my posture on the waves. My goal as a surfer is to catch a barrel so hopefully I can fulfil that dream in the next year or so and keep building from there. Keep up the great work and content mate. I know a few learners you have inspired to keep going when they feel like they’re not gonna get there hey🤙
Hi! Great vid thank you! Can you do a vid please about surfing different sizes of boards? Like how limited with turns and manovers am I when I'm surfing with a bigger board? (I surf 7ft). My question is also what are the benefits and drawbacks of bigger boards and short boards. Thank you! Also wider boards and thickness how it all effects surfing in the water... Thanks!
Love the vids! So my question. When the surf is small and gutless, I place my front foot far forwards to generate speed. However when I want to do a turn its sluggish. If I place my front foot further back - where I'd want it to be to turn - then I can't generate any speed... Everyone talks about adjusting the back foot, but do you move the front foot also to generate speed and then back to do a turn?
With regards to reading swells, how do you best determine when it's going to be most efficient/ the flattest water in order to get out-back? Surfing the Northern Oregon Coast in America is different water for sure, but I'm curious if you have any tips and pointers beyond duck-diving and paddling like hell. Cheers!
I agree I agree I agree with everything you're saying and everything you say helps me and when I'm in the water I'm thinking about the things you said in your videos and it helps me and I enjoy your content so so much and thank you for what you do and please keep bringing the content. I agree with going down in boards slowly and I've been doing that and it's so much easier the progress when you come down slowly and the length of your bored the compensate for Less volume and finding it easier to turn to move the board after coming down from a bigger board but learning that I would like all the board sizes because they're all fun in their own way.
Hi Kale, great video bro! Would you consider making a video about surf reports? How to read them, which aspects/data do you focus on while reading, app/websites recommendations, how reliable are they, etc... cheers man!
Hey Kale! My girlfriend actually has tachycardia as well. She doesn't surf, and I think she probably has it figured out for herself, but do you have any tips that you've found worked to help keep it under control when it does happen/minimize it happening to begin with? Love your videos, I'm sad I missed you while you were in SoCal!
Hey Kale. Loving your videos keep them coming!! I'm from portugal and learning how to surf. I can pop up and generat speed every time. But when I try to do a cutback I do a super slow turn and doesnt even look like a cutback. Do you have any videos that can help me in my surfing stage?
Hi! Love your videos. I’ve always had a problem with putting too much weight on my front foot. In realizing this I’ve transformed my surfing by putting my back foot further back and weighting it more, in turn increasing my turning and control ability. Now question, you turn your board with ease, what do you think is the percent you spend your time weighting your trailing foot vs your front foot?
Simple question; I have swum in Gulf Ripp Tide after dark during a storm with better than great results with no PPE: I am now studying surfing due to personal liking that; I wish to know how much flotation would be achieved by wet-suit selected for flotation and use of abbreviated swim finn; Could they be purchased so that they would not slip off in aggressive swimming due to encounter with unexpected set ▬ location is Carolina Coasts or Augusta GA ~ expect to select moderate beach shelf and waves where I would use Ripp Tide to get past shore-breaks
For the "sunscreen" issue select common topical zinc oxide not specialized for surfing or use surfboard wax and some common iodine sold as povidone iodine ▬ When diluted to less than 1% povidone-iodine is widely accepted as a effective final pressure flush for high-risk wounds or wound packing but myself I use ice which flushes the wound
I thought Florida didn't have good surfable waves? My step-brother acts like the only thing we CAN do in California is surf because 'we won't get to surf when we're in Florida.'
Video Idea in Case you need one. Explain everything but surfing. Like different types of beaches/waves, different Surfboards and fins. What Kind of wetsuits and leashes there are etc
Hey Kales, such a rad video. For further questions, what advice or path would you recommend for a landlocked surfer wanting to try to learn to surf? best places to go for someone who has gone surfing 50x over the last 5 yrs? Or is any experience, good experience? cheers.
I am a latecomer surfing but absolutely love it! Any tips on setting up to ride a wave parallel to the wavefront? As opposed to riding directly towards the beach. Thanks for the great content by the way!
^^^ one big this is looking the way you want to go for sure. So look down the wave instead of down or towards the beach, once you do it and understand the concept, it will come naturally with time
OK! So I ride a Walden's megamax 7'6" with a single fin.(I weigh 175#) I've finally started getting to where I feel like I'm catching most of what I am going for and I'm able to do some simple turns. I've been toying with getting a new board because A I can not duck dive this board. (I've tried a slimmer board and could duck dive with that)I want to have a bit more control over what I am doing. I suppose I could stick with the7'6" but I would still have the issue with getting out in the bigger surf. I've been told by some folks to go longer instead of shorter. Either way, a new board is a huge investment for me but I would like to hear from someone not trying to sell me something, which way I should go.
that was great...have you surfed the great lakes? The waves in Toronto are pretty wicked...wicked cold but it makes the beer afterwards taste better :) hit me up if youre considering it...
Capitalising on waves is the hard part for me. I catch nearly all the waves I go for but can be liable to 'forget' to perform turns etc. on the wave because I'm so stoked to be going fast. Just comes down to time in the water and getting more waves to remember to take advantage of the waves and make turns.
Thanks a lot for your videos. Could you please include in your surf skate course how to start it for someone like me that never have skate before? I just bought one, but terrified to fall.... and surfing... I am just beginner. But want to improve . I drop up till 1 meter wave, but still do not do turns.... thanks again ! By the way, I have bought you course of surfboards and based on that I have order my on board. A 6'6 with 43L and hybrid shape. It took me 4 weeks to have it under control. I loved it and a lot of surfers too! Including Theo Fresia, Brasilien Champion. Thanks agains for your beautiful work! ROMINA
how do you know how big a wave is if you're standing on the beach, yet you measure the back of the wave? you surf the face/front of the wave too, so how do you know how big the wave you're on is? you can't see the back of the wave from the front of it can you xD never made any sense to me. Perhaps someone can clarify? we go by the face height in ft, or waist high, shoulder high, head, head n a half, double over head etc
Hi Kale. Got a question as a pre-beginner! What advice would you give to someone like me who doesn't have access to the waves or lessons but who wants to develop some technique until I do (which could be a long time away). Would you suggest going to buy a SmoothStar after I've outmanoeuvred the longboard? Currently doing pretty well learning some carving on my pintail but thinking of the next step now. Any particular recommendations of which board?
I seem to have always gotten a board too small....sales dude said you best get a board a bit thicker, for more buoyancy and speed...l said nah....l want it thin. I’m an idiot. Bigger board is always easier to paddle, catch waves, go fast...
is it viable to start on a fish/shortboard? I get it would take longer but if I've already surfed a longboard a few times and I snowboard/skateboard and am an athletic teen Im wondering if I could do it? Just curios?
@@KalesBroccoli just started at the age of 38 now, but it's great! No better place than to be out in the ocean! There is always a free bed for you here in case you pass by. Moved over from Germany 5 years ago. I'm a few miles away from Mullaghmore were Conor McGuire had his historic ride a few days ago 😀
Hey mate, keep up with the great videos definitely helping my surfing! Just a quick question, as the winter swells start rolling in and the waves are getting bigger is now a good time to try out a shorter board? I currently a 9ft performance longboard and have been finding that it’s really limiting as to what waves I can go out in as the faces seem somewhat steep for my long board! I am thinking a 6,4’ Rocket Wide Channel Islands would potentially suit?
Hey Finn ... if it helps ... we get a wide variety of waves here so I use either a 9’3, a 7’6, or a 6’3 Rocket Wide. I love the Rocket but it may be too floaty for a better surfer than me. I’m also older so try to avoid paddling too hard.
If the wave is steep the best way I've found to ride a longboard in those conditions is, taking off basically diagonal and popping up way earlier than usual I guess. I used to eat so much shit on my longboard in waves that were steeper (usually closeout waves) which we have pretty much everywhere here in florida 😂
This is a good video Kale. One must remember this is your opinion, but I reckon you are pretty much on the money with your views on the various topics. I very much agree with your comments regarding popup practice on land vs popup on the water. A slide up is the best description which is what you mentioned. I think the deceiving thing when watching the pros is that they are using the vertical drop of wave ( board angled down) which makes it look like a fluid, physical popup. If you slow down their popup they do actually slide their body into the hole under your chest, always maintaining their body under control (eg Gabriel Medina and Andy Irons are classic examples - search RU-vid its there). I guess the only true value of on-land training is the conditioning you get by practice and the generation of muscle memory. The one thing all the good surfers have in common that no one sees is the hundreds and hundreds of hours they spend in the water experimenting over a lifetime. There are no short cuts. As far as i am concerned the key to all success revolves around the three P's = Persistence, Practice and Patience
Ever since as teen i got into the beach boys music but i hadnt hadn't realised one can surf in the uk hence the late developer so i took up trying to be a rock guitarist(at 66 im still struggling)
