Hey guys,

I started surfing about 6-8 months ago and have progressed hugely. I can get up every time on my 6'4 Motorboat do a basic bottom turn and am still perfecting generating speed. At the moment i can ride a wave for a good 5-10 second going slowly from top to bottom however im looking to progress to the next level and do better turns and things. Just wondering what i need to do and how i should go about doing it?

Thanks, James

James - you just gotta catch more waves, and push yourself a little - push a bit harder on the downward pump to get more speed, dig your heel in a bit more on your backhand turn, look for that lip after your forehand bottom turn... slowly, slowly it'll all start coming together.

As you get better, get more confidence and start to understand and 'read' the waves you will start getting longer and longer rides and makes some moves that you will be pleased with...

Most importantly, work on getting better at your paddling and take-offs... if you don't get that right your wave count suffers and therefore you do not get the 'ride time' to practice everything else.

Good luck!

PS - watch and learn from those better than you. Look to see what they are doing...

GPA is right, it's about catching waves
Be patient though
Wave count depends on consistency of waves
It also depends on crowds and how hungry they are
Being a beginner also means you are at the bottom of the food chain
Sorry, that's just the way it is

I find that unless I am consciously thinking about it, I stick to what I know on a wave cos I don't want to fall off and not get the full ride. But if you want to try new turns you need to lose that mentality and go for it, fall a bunch of times and learn

It's easy to play is safe and get a bunch of long rides but its actually hard (mentally) to work on a particular move or turn for a session.

Great to hear you are getting the stoke, I agree that the best way is to just keep surfing, try different waves, different boards (borrow friends if need be!)

You will naturally start to try different things, subconcsiously (spelling?) you will be influenced by seeing what you like in Mags, other surfers and your own expectations. Whilst keeping safe you can push your boundaries and this will in turn alter your style.

Thats the best thing about surfing, there are so many variables!

James, right on! Like the others said, keep surfing. It's the best way to improve. Try bigger waves and push yourself like anything else you want to get better at. Charge it!

I'll give you two tips: First, watch videos and see what the pros are doing. Soon you'll be able to visualize yourself doing the same thing. Secondly, bend your knees. You'll notice in those videos how low they get. Bend more than you think you need to. It will give you more control.

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Buster fin said..

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Just get out as much as possible and actually surf. Specificity is key

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Just get out as much as possible and actually surf. Specificity is key

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Try dancing with your pets whilst cooking in the garden and you'll be shredding in no time.

Buy a carving skateboard similar to a streetboardz. Surfing more is definitely helpful but you can really hone your surf skills on a skateboard like that and you can train even when theres no surf. Search streetboardZ and surfcoach on the net, there are plenty of good instructional videos to check out.

Best advice would be to learn on something bigger than a 6'4 motorboat. Why?? When you ride bigger boards you can not wiggle, you must use the rails to turn. They also go faster easier meaning you can start to lean into turns sooner, you also catch more waves sooner etc giving you more time to burn the feelings into your mind.

The beauty is that when you come back onto smaller boards you instinctively surf in a similar way albeit with better flow and giving you a better foundation to be able to ride any board in any kind of waves.

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Buy a carving skateboard similar to a streetboardz. Surfing more is definitely helpful but you can really hone your surf skills on a skateboard like that and you can train even when theres no surf. Search streetboardZ and surfcoach on the net, there are plenty of good instructional videos to check out.

I tried that but got sick of scratching my knuckles trying to paddle..

Surf quality surf aswell

Yeah where I live the surf is only occasionally good and even then hard to practice as the waves last around 5secs max so unless you can find great waves, you can surf anytime on a skatey especially before a surf to get your flow on. smoothstar.com.au/ People on forums hate innovative products so go on haters show us the depth of your insecurity in letting a product being posted that can actually improve a beginners surfing go undisputed. Hahaha

There's nothing wrong with innovative products at all. It just gives me the ****s when pratts like yourself and Mr Garden Dancer above only get on here to push their own agenda.
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As an aside how's the skatey business going? Just about ready to retire are we? I'll let you in on a little secret, if your product was really innovative there WOULD be people talking about it, not just you rabbiting on.....

So if anyone else has a product that is great for everyone would you make this forum open to share it? I still think you destroy the forum in which you love so much. You keep buying things with big advertising budgets and marketing plans. ;) peace out

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boardemp said..

So if anyone else has a product that is great for everyone would you make this forum open to share it? I still think you destroy the forum in which you love so much. You keep buying things with big advertising budgets and marketing plans. ;) peace out

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boardemp said...
Yeah where I live the surf is only occasionally good and even then hard to practice as the waves last around 5secs max so unless you can find great waves, you can surf anytime on a skatey especially before a surf to get your flow on. smoothstar.com.au/ People on forums hate innovative products so go on haters show us the depth of your insecurity in letting a product being posted that can actually improve a beginners surfing go undisputed. Hahaha

After your last effort,I went out and tried one your boards. Yep they were ok,but my deck with original trucks smashed it. Even randalls with soft rubbers was close. Post up price for everyone so they know how deep their pockets should be. Very disappointing,yet I gave it a crack and it is only my opinion. Oh I am being nice since my day is on fire