Hey guys do you reccomend quads or thrusters for small powerless waves?
A typical day where I surf is usually about knee high and pretty mushy. I ride a 7ā2 funboard as a thruster and ive had a lot of trouble making sections. Should I try switching the board over to a quad or just try to pump quicker to get more speed out of the gate?
Hey guys does anyone have any tips for not bogging the rail on the bottom turn on smaller days?
For reference im surfing a 7ā2 NSP funboard.
I try to drop to the bottom of the wave before starting the bottom turn to get the most speed possible, but anytime I lean into the turn it just sinks my rail and I either lose all my speed or just completely push the board under water.
What am I doing wrong, and are there any drills that I could be doing to work this out?
What is the best training to improve upper body movement?
Looking back at the video I notice that my upper body is not moving at all. Just standing on the board. Anything else I miss? Bending form the hips? Any advise is welcome.
Hi all you OMBE people!
Regarding the shortboard walk-up (off knee instead of toes):
I'm finding I have a lot of difficulty keeping the rear leg's knee between the arms as it moves forward to it's place near the rear of the board. Rather, the knee wants to move to the outside of the arm. Some of this is because my default popup for the past few decades has been the "chicken wing" popup, some of it feels like a restriction in hip flexion, and some of it feels like there's not enough room for the knee- like the knee hits the chest. This is compounded, I think, by my body proportions-- long legs, short torso and arms, relatively speaking. It's particularly difficult if I focus on keeping my head above my hips while looking down the line during the walkup. If I let the knee move the outside of the arm, the shortboard walkup is much easier, but tends to require a bit more focus in avoiding a side-on stance. (Moving to a forward facing stance with a good coffee cup is one of my biggest hurdles.)
I'm not sure how much of a problem this actually is, so I don't know how much effort I put in to correcting the issue. I do know, however, that I really like the way the walkup feels on my longboard, where the extra room afforded by the use of the toes largely eliminates the issues above, and I like how it tends to put me automatically into a more forward stance.
So: I could focus on correcting the knee-outside-of-arms thing, or I could let the knee drift outside the arms and focus instead on a slight pivot of the rear foot to improve my use of the forward facing stance.
What do you guys think?
Random photo by total stranger during #SunsetSurf
I'm heading to Lanzarote on Saturday for a week of surfing. Forecast looking reasonable. We're based near Famara. Any local recommendations appreciated
Now fast popup. And apologies about the heavy breathing. Don't know how to edit the sound out.
Also, my back foot has a lot of pain so I can't get the heel to lay down.
