You're in a side-on stance which is making your back arm swing behind you and stops you looking at the foam.

Check out the Stick Surfing/ Skating drills which will help you concentrate on getting front-on with your hands over the rails.

If I could do half as well as that, I'd be very happy!

It's a bit difficult to see, but I'd suggest you need to go more top to bottom. It looks like you're rushing out onto the shoulder and then your board is rather flat which is stopping you from getting on rail, hence the loss of speed and lack of spray.

Try holding the bottom turn for longer to get right to the lip, then leaning more into the turn to get back to the foam.

Still looks good, though 👍

Terry W As long as you don't put it on your feet 🙃

That looks pretty good to me 👍

I think you just need to work on the compressing and extending so you can use more of the wave and go top to bottom.

That's next week's lesson 😉

Hope you have a great time and do try to post some video 🤙

You probably need to fix your stance first and that starts with your walk up.

Look at the Walk up to Neutral Stance drills and work on getting to your feet with your feet at 45 degrees to the stringer and your hands over the rails.

Once the foundation is solid, the rest becomes better 🙂

You don't want to make a big change in your board's length or volume as you may find it difficult to adjust.

Talk to local shops and see what is available second hand or for rent so you can try them without spending too much money.

Also, when you're in the line up, chat to people who are of the same sort of skill level as you and ask what they are using. They might even offer to swap boards for a few waves 👍

Eng Mine is 58cm, although it's a copy which was a lot cheaper than buying a genuine Bosu

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Eng The Bosu ball lets you practice the stance on its own, without the distractions of having to think about the wave or the surfskate.

When you compress, you need to go forward like you're doing a lunge, to keep your weight on your front foot, instead of sitting back like you're going to sit on a chair.

Remember: compress to go down, extend to go up.

Keep the elbows high, preferably at chest level to remind you that your back needs to be straight.