Love the Brian Shaw reference. 100% true as I am routinely beat by people 20 years older with great technique or someone 50 pounds lighter and better technique.
I have been practicing this on my single footwell surfski a v10Sport but for my big water race this Sunday I will use my double footwell Futura II because I still feel I may fall out of the V10S. With the Futura II I have been frustrated that I can’t get as good of a leg drive because the single legs wells are tight and the bucket is padded and harder to rotate on. After this race I will refocus with the V10S.