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GoPro feedback

Postby waikikikichan » Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:42 pm

Lots of beginners want to mount a GoPro on their boards to get feedback on their technique and how to correct their stance. But as usually the case, there's not much feedback information to be gained going straight in the whitewater soup. Here is an example of a GoPro being put to good use.



You can even slow down the playback to 0.5 half speed ( but turn off the sound because it gets weird )
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Re: GoPro feedback

Postby waikikikichan » Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:10 am

And yes, he does duck dive his 9'0" longboard at :23 mark.
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Re: GoPro feedback

Postby dtc » Fri Aug 23, 2019 7:15 am

waikikikichan wrote:And yes, he does duck dive his 9'0" longboard at :23 mark.


I have tried that sideways slip and under so many times; I cant even get the top rail underwater no matter how hard I try. Fail!
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Re: GoPro feedback

Postby oldmansurfer » Fri Aug 23, 2019 11:08 pm

It looks like the board must not have very much flotation relative to his weight, because laying down he has the whole deck underwater. However he is also able to get a variety of things done with that board that many/most people can't do.
So what is worse.... dying or regretting it for the rest of my life? Obviously I chose not regretting it.
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Re: GoPro feedback

Postby BaNZ » Sat Aug 24, 2019 1:44 am

Does he have superglue on his feet?
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Re: GoPro feedback

Postby SnakePlissken » Sat Aug 24, 2019 2:06 am

Lots of stuff can be learned from putting a GoPro mount on your board. My board came with one when I bought it used. I learned a very valuable lesson from it.
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Re: GoPro feedback

Postby waikikikichan » Sat Aug 24, 2019 2:34 am

BaNZ wrote:Does he have superglue on his feet?

He has the wave knowledge and technique to place the board on the part of the wave that pushes against him as he pushes back against it. ( at the right moments )
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