Good day all, I’ve been practicing the Oreo biscuit method and pushing my legs down to better harness the power of the wave before pop up, it’s working well. While I know I have a lot to work on, and I have some really bad habits built from poor surfing over 30 yrs, I would appreciate some feedback on my walk up (pop up) and ways to get my front leg through more easily. I am working to keep my head up and look down the line but with a herniated disc in my neck and lower back it’s going to take a bit of time. Thoughts? Thanks

Here’s a great example of me missing waves. Not sure what I am doing wrong. I am trying to stay relaxed and not waste energy, I just feel like I am dead weight as the wave passes me by. I am trying to arch my back, but I just can’t pick-up the wave. I see others just glide in with 2 strokes at my same location. My board volume should be on the money 195pds=38 liters - this was a rnf96. Please help. Thank you

So the feedback from the other day was great and I really think you started to uncover what is going on with my current pop-up situation. This video is a better shot of what I seem to be doing (especially on my backhand).

Clayton mentioned “stand-up”, but I could really use some more insight why I keep grabbing the damn rails and popping-up so low and squatted. I do think there is something there with the late take-offs, but feel there is more I am missing. Thanks all for your help!

So I am stuck with this sh$tty take-off and pop-up on small waves. Lifetime surfer that seems to have regressed back to the basics….

So some backstory is that I injured my shoulder surfing about 2 years ago and my paddle strength is not the best. I feel like I struggle catching the wave and end-up on late drops. If I do get to my feet, I usually fall within the first few seconds, as my board speed feels way off.

I know these waves kinda sucked in this video, but seems to carry through on all small waves. For whatever reason, I usually make medium to large waves without this happening?

Thoughts??? Thanks all

Hey guys! So I’m looking more at the wave now which is opening me up more than last time I posted! There’s things I know I need to work on .. 1. getting back foot on tail pad (not in front of it like I’m doing) 2. Relax more 😆3. Try to get faster feet on the pop up and of course try not to hunch and have better posture overall.. for my next session I might just try to focus on one thing though and was wondering what would be the next biggest priority.. I have been prioritising looking at the wave and relaxing as much as possible and dont want to stop doing that want but feel I can maybe squeeze in one more thing now, my instinct is telling me to focus on getting that back foot to land on the track pad, but any suggestions or tips are greatly appreciated 🙏🙏🥰🥰

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Hello, I hope everyone is doing well. What part of the wave should I look at when popping up backside? When I look down the line I tend to outrun the wave. When I look at the bottom of the wave I get hung up. I can’t drop in backside and look at the top of the wave so I’m not sure what to look at. Thanks for any advice.

Have a chance to record my front & back side turn on ramp, how can I make it smoother & the head over bum method... Thanks in advance...

So I turn, hold it longer than usual, come back around and…..no speed. Where did I go wrong?