Graham Marsden

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Emily Brooks me too ☹️

16 Nov 03:48

Sebastian Jimenez Regarding the arm, yes, lift the elbow and move it back.

Look at the replays of the Live Chats and you'll see Clay mention it quite a lot.

Also look on YouTube for the Walk up/ pop up series that Clay did, there's loads of good advice there 👍

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15 Nov 21:28

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That looks pretty good 👍

Two things I'd suggest:

1) Shorten your stance a bit by bringing the back foot closer to the front foot.

2) Lift the front arm up and out of the way so you're putting the elbow in your back pocket.

That will help you twist and look back to the foam instead of looking at the nose of the board.

15 Nov 06:53

I'd suggest getting a surf skate and practising in a bowl.

There's a lot going on with the arms, but it's not transferring to the board.

Slow things down and turn the hips and shoulders so you can point the arms and look where you want to go.

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Clayton Nienaber I'm literally just repeating the stuff I've seen you say so many times in the Live Chats and training clips 🤙

04 Nov 07:36

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When you take off, you immediately turn out onto the shoulder instead of dropping down the wave.

Also you're heavy on your back foot, so when you try to go up the wave, it kills your speed.

Try to stand on the front foot with your back straight so you don't bend at the waist, and go more nose to the beach at the start which should help.

04 Nov 00:17

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Try using the icon on the left instead.

Although I think there's a size limit of 100mb, so it may be better to upload the video to YouTube and share the link.

This also makes it easier for others to scroll through the clip etc.

02 Nov 18:20

For the stress paddling, try doing some body surfing to get the feel of where the power is in the wave.

As for the stance, I'd suggest getting a surf skate and practising in a bowl, working on keeping your head up and your hips down.

Those waves look nice 👍

31 Oct 19:43

I think you need to be a bit more front on 👍

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31 Oct 19:42

Nice 👍

Now just get the front arm out of the way so you can pass the coffee back to the foam...

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