
by isaluteyou » Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:18 pm
by drowningbitbybit » Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:46 pm
isaluteyou wrote: a learning adventure
by LOLRuss » Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:35 pm
by isaluteyou » Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:58 pm
drowningbitbybit wrote:isaluteyou wrote: a learning adventure
I must remember that next time Im being sucked backwards and I know Im just about to be pulled over the falls.... 'Dont worry - This is a learning adventure'![]()
by drowningbitbybit » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:26 am
LOLRuss wrote:I couldn't get out again today, and the period was longer - 8-10 seconds or so. The waves were a bit bigger though, and I noticed some teenagers on shortboards having the same problem so I didn't feel so bad.
by drowningbitbybit » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:34 am
isaluteyou wrote:Im always super stoked if i catch a decent ride in slop
by LOLRuss » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:10 am
by smallwavegrovellerchick » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:28 am
drowningbitbybit wrote:isaluteyou wrote:Im always super stoked if i catch a decent ride in slop
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Since coming to Oz and playing with much better waves and much more talented surfers, ive noticed that I can surf on onshore slop or fat lazy waves a lot better than some of the people here who are spoilt by the conditions
by JupiterSurfer » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:04 pm
by isaluteyou » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:13 pm
I either pearl or the wave goes by me
by LOLRuss » Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:15 pm
JupiterSurfer wrote:LOLRuss - I am having the same difficulties as you including the elbow pain - YOU ARE NOT ALONE! I seem ok catching whitewater waves and getting up (most of the time) but trying to catch an open face wave has proved difficult. I either pearl or the wave goes by me. I am also having trouble determining the best time to pop-up. I surf a few hours south of you so I surf in similar conditions - choppy, windswell, fast and steep breaking waves with no channels to paddle out in. I ride (attempt) a 10'6 and sometimes I try to use pure strength to turn the board or go through shorbreak. I usually just end up exhausted. An experienced surfer told me it's not about strength so much as 'technique' and he told me to 'relax' more. It's helped a ton. I still have many frutrating days too but we must soldier on and one day we will be actual surfers instead of 'flounderers' - HA!
by drowningbitbybit » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:20 am
LOLRuss wrote:I've been going out at or around low tide. I think I am gonna go out near the high and see if its easier.
by surferdude_scarborough » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:47 am
drowningbitbybit wrote:LOLRuss wrote:I've been going out at or around low tide. I think I am gonna go out near the high and see if its easier.
It's utterly break-dependent, but is often true that the paddle out at high tide is easier than at low tide, as the waves break fatter due to there being more water beneath them.
So give it a go. After a lot of pain killers and menthol goop of course
by LOLRuss » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:57 am
by smallwavegrovellerchick » Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:10 am
by LOLRuss » Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:55 am
by JupiterSurfer » Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:29 pm
smallwavegrovellerchick wrote:I'm still stumped on the elbow thing. I've had all sorts of aches and pains associated with surfing, but not to the elbows. I'm just curious about what the motion is that's causing this pain.
by JupiterSurfer » Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:34 pm
isaluteyou wrote:I either pearl or the wave goes by me
That sounds like a position on board issue. Too far back on the board and you will not have the forward momentum to get into the wave. Too far forward and you will have too much weight up on the nose thus perling. Thus proving gravity is alive and well
by LOLRuss » Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:56 pm
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