Scott Wagenblast Yeah, I've tried various ways of going through the bends, eg coming in on the inside then heading up to the "lip" before dropping down again or staying high on the entry etc, but I've not yet found one that reliably works for me or that I can get the timing right on ☹️

I believe Clay recommends CX trucks, but if you already have C7s I doubt it will be a big issue.

To find your stance length, put a tape measure on the floor and stand on it with your feet together at 45 degrees and the zero mark on the outside of your front foot.

Pivot your back foot 90 degrees on the heel, then 90 degrees on the toe and stack on your front foot, then compress and extend a couple of times and let your back foot move to a comfortable position and record the measurement on the outside of your back foot.

You might like to do this a couple more times just to check.

The "Wheelbase" of a skateboard is the distance between the rear bolts of the front truck and the foremost bolts of the back truck and that should be approximately the same as the length of your stance.

The board should be wide enough that, with your feet at 45 degrees, your toes and heels aren't hanging over the edges and, if you prefer, should have a slight "dish" shape between the edges which helps the feet stay in place.

A nose kicker isn't necessary, but they pretty much all come with a kick tail.

Personally I'd recommend the Carver Triton range which are reasonably priced and have the CX trucks and 89a wheels (fairly soft, good for streets and rougher surfaces), although I swapped mine for 95a Park Wheels which are harder, so a bit faster, but more suited to concrete skate park bowls etc.

Yes, it says they're reopening, but I have to wonder if there will be more disruption ahead with all the legal hassles... 🤔

Some more details...

https://youtu.be/sdfFH7evqFA?feature=shared

I hope they get the situation resolved soon because I was thinking of going there next month ☹️

Here's the link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vrzgp5d58o

The Wave CEO Hazel Geary said: "This decision has not been driven by operational failure or lack of customer demand - but for a financial technicality completely unrelated to commercial matters."

Nice wave, but it looks like you're waiting too long to do your bottom turn so you end up in the flats and then try to force a top turn halfway up the face.

I think if you looked and got onto the rail earlier, you'd be able to get up to the lip and do a much better turn 👍

I can't really comment on the board choice, but The Wave does have a selection of boards that you can hire for your sessions.

Yay, that worked 👍

On your walk up, your back knee starts by sticking out to the side, but then it stays there instead of pointing the way you want to go.

Can you bring it straight forward which should stop you having to push your hip over the rail?

As Coryn says, the first video is set to private.

Angling the take off so the board fits into the curve of the wave and doesn't nose dive is exactly the right technique as is pausing on the glide phase to look at the wave and decide on your line.

You shouldn't need to put your butt over the rail, your hips should come up square and your head should be over the rail.

When you walk up, try to bring your knee straight through instead of having it sticking out to the side.

I agree your weight seems to be on the back foot, try squeezing your butt to get your hips forward, also your top and bottom halves appear to be disconnected, your arms are doing a lot, but it's not affecting the board very much.

You do seem to be looking at the wave as you're riding, which is good 👍