Great fun if you surf a point where the design can aid the drive off the bottom and turn off the top. Not great if the board is made for lefts for example and you need to go right

What G said is true. You run from power instead of useing it. Think off the top turn as another take off. Take off at the peak as opposed to midface on the shoulder.

Straight up your body. When you walk up stairs you shift hips to front foot and straighten giving your lightness and space. Currently your do the opposite.

We have trips to Nicaragua for 2026 , Mentawais and Maldives in the pipeline

You are rushing the turn. Look where you want to go and hold the turn. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast

You did the right thing. It’s more of an awareness issue. It was also slightly onshore which makes it harder. You did well to get around that section

I simply let the board roll on its own and see how high it goes. Then that is the hight of the first line. Then if you add compression and extension you should easily pass that hight.

There is nothing official. Here in Australia we’re it’s busy if we rock up with 10 people there would be some unhappy people in the water. Small groups under the radar work better

Pools are fantastic fun so practice and play ie you get the same waves as the best surfer in the session. The ocean is a different story. You need to work on patterns to identify good vs bad and the skills to earn them.

What G said. You are over doing the compression and extension and it will make the board feel wobbly. You are also not really going any higher. Draw a chalk line and match your energy and technique to the line you need/want to take