Surfing Waves

Just had a rubbish surf in good waves. Well, there were good waves out there but not exactly lined up. Looked like a few different swells with the best sets just shy of maxing out the banks. Got me thinking.... some days I go out and everything fits into place. Every turn is in the right spot. Plenty of power, plenty of speed. Take-off spot on even on waves I'm not sure are makeable. I come in thinking about giving up the day job and signing up for the QS for a year or so before hitting the CT and wiping that smug grin off that Slater fella's face.

Other days (like today), I get my footing all wrong on take offs, or trip over my leash, or make a bags of even straight forward turns. Anyone any tips on getting some consistency into my surfing?

Might be back on here tomorrow after a good surf telling pros how they can improve their floaters. In which case, ignore this thread.

Practice makes perfect as they say :\ Possible you were just distracted from something during the day, all have our off days.

Could be distracted all right. Raced home from work to try to grab a few waves before it got too dark. Would like to know if anyone has any tips on getting your head in the right place. Won't worry too much about it as I'm fairly confident a good surf isn't too far away. Practice isn't really an issue for me. I usually go out and let the chips fall where they may, but would like to find a way of turning bad surfs into good ones if you know what I mean.