Graham Marsden

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

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30 Jul 11:10

IMPORTANT!

Anyone around the North Pacific, there is a Tsunami Warning in effect:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tsunami-watch-warning-alaska-hawaii-earthquake-b2798494.html

Stay safe 🤞

29 Jul 06:24

You will have to twist more than engage the rail if your board has a lot of volume and you may have to do back foot pivot turns, but I have an 8'2 Torq V+ for small waves and I can do a lot of the regular OMBE techniques on a long board, eg the Oreo Biscuit take off, walk up etc.

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29 Jul 06:15

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Look under Browse/ Surf Start programme.

28 Jul 18:36

Get a wax crayon and write "Look up!" on the nose of your board!

Seriously, it reminds you of what you need to do in a stressful situation and then you can start to break the habit 👍

26 Jul 06:18

A smaller board with less volume will make your take off positioning more critical, so you may miss more waves.

However it will be more manoeuvrable which would help with turning.

Of course it will also probably be more twitchy and less stable, so you'd need to have your stance right too...

Try chatting with other people in the line up who are of similar or slightly better skill level than you and ask about their boards and maybe try swapping for a few waves if they're amenable and see how you get on.

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Darren DeMatas It's a bit dependent on the size of the wave, the bigger and slower the wave, the more time you have to catch it, glide and set the rail as you look down the line before you walk up.

On a small or steep wave, you're probably going to have to be quicker before the board nose dives.

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21 Jul 17:56

Clayton Nienaber Just wondering, are there going to be any more video clip reviews or Live chats any time soon?

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I wish that was possible ☹️

At least conditions are looking nice in the next few hours here... 🤞

18 Jul 18:19

Giulio Bamonte Glad to see you're getting the take off nailed 👍

I was just thinking that you needed to lift the elbow, but I see you know that 🙂 (also, of course, it would help you twist at the end instead of leaning which made you fall 😉)

It's all just a matter of practice and getting the muscle memory...