John Kuras That's really looking like you're making progress 👍

One thing I would comment on is the second turn. I appreciate it's tricky because of the design of the bowl, but you're hunching over and leaving your coffee cup arm behind you.

If you could lift the cup to the rim that could be helpful.

I think you're in the UK, aren't you?

If so, here's a list of skate parks. Ideally somewhere with a decent bowl is good, but any reasonable banking should help.

At the moment I'd say your stance is too long, so try some Bosu ball practice to help you get the feeling of stacking on the front foot.

https://www.skateparks.co.uk/park-finder/

Sorry to hear that ☹️

I've got a Sony HDR-CX405 camcorder which I bought second hand for just under £100.

It's got a 9.2MP sensor and an incredible 30x optical zoom which will be plenty enough 👍

You can copy the footage into another device for analysis.

Check eBay etc and you should find some.

Even the sun came out to celebrate 👍

John Kuras Tell me about it, I can't scratch my back with my right arm any more after I (somehow, I don't actually know how) damaged my right shoulder.Personally I find the "roll the thumb" technique actually limits my movement, but if you can't lift the arm maybe just keep it in eg by having the elbow down and touching your shoulder with your hand?

John Kuras You're getting a good angle on the banking, but I think your arms and shoulders are restricting your twist which is stopping you from turning as quickly as you might.

Try lifting the inside hand and, as Clay says, put your elbow in your back pocket.

That should make it easier to look towards the other side and give you more time to prepare for it 👍

That looks pretty good, I wouldn't worry about the back foot as getting stacked over the front foot is more important.

One thing I would suggest is to raise your elbows as you stand up which should help you keep your back straight.

Matt I'm no expert, but I'd say it was a great idea👍

You're going to be spending a lot of time paddling out, so something that let's you work out your back and shoulders is going to help.

Just remember to maintain the Superman posture with your head up, back arched and legs straight.

Get the elbows high so you paddle like you're trying to reach over a barrel and pull with the lats, not just the shoulder muscles.

PS 45? Youngster! 😉

And a Happy Xmas to you and yours 🤙

Scott Wagenblast As Clay says, think of it as a take off.

At the moment the nose of the board is up in the air, so you're coming down on the tail.