steveylang wrote:Blackvans1234 wrote:Anyone else experience this? (I know its usually that beginners cannot/ do not paddle enough and miss the wave - I feel as though I paddle from further out IE- paddling extra)
Mahalo!
I literally went through the same exact progression a couple of months ago and posted about it here-
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=33952
I'll still miss waves of course, but usually I know afterwards it's because I've misjudged them, vs. that beginner stage of constantly missing waves and not knowing why you catch some but miss many...
The big key I have learned recently is to look down the line as you are paddling for the wave. Not only is it obviously good to see where you're actually going to go after you pop up, but on steeper take offs looking at the open face is the only way I can reliably judge whether I've paddled enough to match the speed of the wave. When the waves are not too big, it's fun to try taking off on waves that are literally about to break on you. It feels great to make a really angled entry and pull it off.
I enjoy the occasional late takeoff. Its usually only on like 2-4 foot wave faces though (bigger is too much punishment)
