by wishiwasinthe60s » Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:26 pm
by oldmansurfer » Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:03 pm
by ConcreteVitamin » Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:18 pm
by dtc » Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:50 am
by wishiwasinthe60s » Sun Mar 03, 2019 1:51 am
oldmansurfer wrote:Perhaps you need to lean forward more getting more pressure on your front foot
by wishiwasinthe60s » Sun Mar 03, 2019 1:53 am
ConcreteVitamin wrote:Practice on your 7'6 or 8ft foamie.
See: https://youtu.be/ZS6BbC7Hj4s?t=123 as an example how the surfer is able to generate speed even on a longer board.
by wishiwasinthe60s » Sun Mar 03, 2019 2:04 am
dtc wrote:Where on the face do you surf? Where do you bottom turn?
A really common mistake is to go all the way down the face and then bottom turn, by which time you have lost speed and are outside the power zone of the wave. Or to try to surf in the bottom third of the wave
The ‘power zone’ is the upper half/third of the wave. Try turning as soon as you pop up (esp on smaller waves) and stay high on the wave. Even when you pump or weave, don’t go into the bottom 1/3 of the face.
by BoMan » Sun Mar 03, 2019 3:52 am
ConcreteVitamin wrote:Practice on your 7'6 or 8ft foamie.
by waikikikichan » Sun Mar 03, 2019 4:43 am
wishiwasinthe60s wrote:I have the gopro video's if anyone has the time to check them out ,but I’m hoping someone see’s something obvious I am missing.
by surferbee » Sun Mar 03, 2019 6:34 am
by pmcaero » Sun Mar 03, 2019 3:33 pm
by jaffa1949 » Sun Mar 03, 2019 5:23 pm
by oldmansurfer » Sun Mar 03, 2019 7:28 pm
wishiwasinthe60s wrote:oldmansurfer wrote:Perhaps you need to lean forward more getting more pressure on your front foot
Thanks for your comment.
You're spot on with the bigger waves, they definitely give me the power to get more of a ride, but they are not as common as I'd like. I'll have to try putting more weight on the front of the board. Should I be able to ride a 5'9 groveler (37.65cl) down a small wave without pumping up and down?
by wishiwasinthe60s » Sun Mar 03, 2019 7:57 pm
BoMan wrote:ConcreteVitamin wrote:Practice on your 7'6 or 8ft foamie.
Agree. There's nothing like moving around a big board to get a handle on where your weight should be. You will also catch more waves and have more riding time to figure things out. We could be more helpful if you asked a friend to film your surfing from shore and posted the video.
by oldmansurfer » Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:04 pm
by wishiwasinthe60s » Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:56 pm
surferbee wrote:I have a 5'7 Puddle Jumper (not Lib X) and it goes just fine. BUT, I find it goes ALOT slower as a thruster especially in smaller surf, in case that's how you're riding it. Also, it can handle a really big set of fins (like Controller quads) which add some drive and speed. I'm not saying it's not your fault, but it sounds like you're catching waves just fine so this might help speed things up for you. FYI, the "expanded review" at the bottom of this page talks a little about testing different fin setups for your board specifically - https://www.realwatersports.com/collections/lost-lib-tech-puddle-jumper/fin-system_fcs
One last thing - where'd you put your tail pad? You said your back foot is on it, but if the tail pad is not directly over your fins, you won't be getting as much drive or pivot out of the board. Sometimes people put the pads too far up and it can negatively affect performance.
by wishiwasinthe60s » Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:59 pm
pmcaero wrote:get some footage of your bottom turn. A bad bottom turn sends you in the flats where you lose speed.
Video below is yours truly ,making a very bad bottom turn on my 7'9" Minimal and ending up in the flats:
BTW this was from the Surfline cam, if you have high resolution cameras at your break and pay for membership you might be able to get some footage of your surfing that way.
by wishiwasinthe60s » Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:02 pm
oldmansurfer wrote:Generating speed on a shorter board requires more quickness. You have to take off quickly popup quickly get down the face of the wave quickly get back up the face of the wave quickly. On a longer board it's more about direction and proper positioning on the wave. Positioning on the board and weight distribution is equally important in both. So if you want to learn on a shorter board find bigger waves because it's easier to do everything. As you get better then you can go smaller. Otherwise be prepared to struggle a lot because it will be a steep learning curve.
by wishiwasinthe60s » Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:06 pm
by oldmansurfer » Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:16 pm
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