Graham Marsden

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

27 Jun 16:10

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

27 Jun 16:08

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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."

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26 Jun 04:10

I finally got to have another try at the local Pump Track today.

I had hoped to improve my performance as I had been working on my compress and extend when surfing last week.

Unfortunately, even though it was overcast, it was *way* too humid and after about 10 tries and getting less far than I'd gone in the past, I had to quit ☹️

At least I'd just got the air conditioning in the car fixed, so I could cool off on the way home... 🥵

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26 Jun 04:03

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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 👍

23 Jun 07:32

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.

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21 Jun 17:01

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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?

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21 Jun 10:09

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 👍

Hadyn Wood Oops 😳

Yes, it appears I did, I'm going to be there from Tuesday the 17th of June until Friday the 20th!

Apologies for the confusion 😕

15 Jun 22:11

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You're looking better than me 👍

Firstly, as I mentioned in a post to Scott Wagenblast recently where he's practicing on the Bosu ball, don't worry too much about the back foot, it's the front leg that's important.

On the Forehand turn your leading arm is blocking your twist. Lift your elbow and put it in your back pocket and you'll be able to open up more.

Your knees are kissing a bit (eg when you go from left to right across the bowl), if you can lunge forward a bit more and turn your back hip more towards the nose, the back knee can bend more.

Also look online for exercises to improve your ankle dorsiflexion which should help.

15 Jun 22:00

Ouch! ☹️

Hope you're still going to be OK for the coming week?