Mick that’s a beautiful looking wave with a decent bit of size at the peak- I’d be stoked if I just caught that!

Nothing to add beyond other suggestions of slowing the turn and staying closer to the pocket (maybe cutting back a bit more on the first one or taking a more vertical line).

Noticing a nice dropped back knee- looks good

But still, nice ride 👍

My goal is to still be surfing and learning at 68!!

Eng glad you caught that! I had a couple of friends who had that issue recently and none of us knew prior so I’m hoping we can all keep practicing without any major injuries! 😂

You are looking good for a second time though 🙂

But duck stance on a surfboard always looks good? 😂😉

Totally fair and a worthy/helpful thing to concider Graham Marsden!

I just brought it up incase, like me, this was a tall order! 🙂

https://www.ombe.co/guides/the-proper-surf-stance#:~:text=How%20to%20Adopt%20a%20Proper,we'll%20break%20them%20down.

This helped me on foot placement angles- it suggests 45 for the front but as neutral as 90degrees for the back is also ok if like me, 45 feels too uncomfortable!

I had this issue too and am still working on it! Skating really helped me- especially dropping into bowls / ramps (roll ins) where being back foot heavy feels soooo unsafe (as you pointed out!) and the consequence of falling is much higher. I found imagining pushing a shopping cart analogy from Clayton helpful and use this.

I’m way better than before, but very much still working on it, and

discomfort makes bad habits come back, so my take away is changing habits can take time and patience!

I’ll be all the way in Canada, but heard Croyde is great (used to live in Plymouth so surfed Cornwall and south Devon tons, but never Croyde). Enjoy!

Clayton and Graham figured it out- I’d take their advice not mine! 😂

Ocean any day!!! People surf for different reasons- I love the beauty, peace (if I can find it) and spectical of nature. I don’t need to catch a wave to enjoy myself

Wave pools give me social anxiety but are good practice and can be fun- I’d rather be in the ocean any day though!

Hey Eng

Sorry I wasn’t clear- the softness of the bushings can be adjusted for looseness / stiffness, but I’m referring to the bolt at the bottom of the truck- it can come loose and fall off while riding which is dangerous!! Before this happens, the board gets wobbly! But you might just have soft bushings which is safe and no issue!

Nice extension and compression too! and really, on the foot id get input from other people as I have the opposite problem and I’m no expert!

It is fun!! Looking great for a second session!!!

Eng can I ask what trucks those are?

It’s looking a little wobbly and like you might just need some time practicing on the board to get comfy- if it was a smooth star/ yow/ waterborn/C7 these tend to wobble anyway and need more practice, if it’s a CX id check the bolt isn’t loose (this happened to a couple of my friends making the board both wobbly and unsafe!). For any board, it can be tinkered to stiffen it up!

Nice forward stance- I’d actually put my front foot at a slight angle (45degrees say) if it was me for more board control while keeping a forward stance as yours front looks dead straight (more in a pushing than riding position) - but others may have other ideas on this and think it’s fine so maybe take or leave this thought!!!

Props for doing ramps so early though!