Look at the Browse/ OMBE Insiders/ Feedback on your surfing replays of the old Live Chats.

Often Clay talks about the "strike zone", ie the part of the wave that you're going to be engaging with next.

When you take off, you want to look down the line to see what the wave is going to do, but not looking so far that you're not aware of the immediate surroundings.

Lovely wave!

I would suggest that maybe you need to go further down the face before you start your bottom turn.

Get more Nose to the Beach to pick up speed, then pass the coffee to the lip.

Don't forget to look back to the foam after the top turn.

John Kuras Thanks for that.

I can get the stance right when I'm on dry land, but I don't seem to be able get it right on the board ☹️

Thanks for the comments, but my issue at the moment is just to get the stance right.

Once I've got that fixed I can worry about everything else 😕

I'm hoping to get down to Devon soon with better waves, but I always remember what you say about being able to surf poor waves well...

I know I need to get more on the front foot and hips forward, but it's just not happening on the wave ☹️

There's a very short trailer on YouTube, but it's literally just him looking at a whole bunch of virtually identical boards and saying they're different, which isn't exactly guaranteed to hook in viewers.

Glad you got the video sorted.

First thing I'd suggest is to get more front on, as, at the moment, you look like you're sitting in a chair which is restricting your movement and stopping you from looking at the lip, so, instead you're looking way down the line.

Square up your hips and shoulders and bring your coffee cup arm (back arm) forward so your hands are over the rails. Check out the Bosu ball and Neutral Stance drills for more information.

Once you've got that sorted, you should find everything else much easier 🙂

Welcome to the community 🙂

You don't say what type of wave you're riding, as that could make a difference.

For instance is it a reef or point break that has a particular take off point, or a beach break?

On a beach break, unless it's peaky, ie goes from almost nothing to suddenly pitching up steeply, it might be better to sit further outside and try to catch it earlier.

Obviously reef or point breaks don't really give you that option as the Bus Stop is going to be more or less in the same place every time, but if you angle your take off, you can take a less steep line diagonally across the face which will give you a longer glide and more time to get to your feet.

If you have any videos, do post them as that would help people give you more advice.

Not bad for 20 years out of practise 🙂

It's good to work on the compressing and extending, but remember that you don't need to overdo it on the flats.

Also, push the coffee cup through and get the front arm up and out of the way 👍

I'd suggest taking a look at the Neutral Stance and Bosu Ball drills.

Slow things down, relax and just concentrate on getting a good posture on the board. Once you've got that, everything else should be easier.