The first question would be "what level of surfer are you?"

As well as the 4 lines content (which may be a bit technically oriented for some) there's the Surf Start and Surf Smart programmes which walk you through everything from having never touched a surf board before to advanced techniques.

Go through those from the start (you can often pick up useful tips even from the earlier stuff) and find the parts that are relevant to your current skill level.

Why do you want to get your foot back? You need your weight forward on your front foot for speed, shifting it back or stomping on the tail will just slow you down more.Do you have any video of your surfing so we can see what is happening?

Steven Segal Check out these videos where Clayton explains the process:

https://train.ombe.co/programs/unlocking-the-backhand?permalink=beg-drill-water-drill-trim-on-backhand-with-point-and-look-backhand-surfing&cid=2839653

Steven Segal It's the water drawing up that helps you go up the wave.

As Scott Wagenblast says, you ride down into the flats and it's not until the wave catches up with you that you start to go up.

As you take off, look at the wave and where it's drawing up so you can figure out the line you want to take, then point your knees and arms there.

Steven Segal  You appear to be pretty relaxed which is good, but although you're looking towards the lip, you're not really doing anything to get there until later in the video when you extend and the water going up the wave's face lifts you there.

Bring your front arm up to make yourself extend on the front foot, and try to put your elbow in your back pocket which will help you twist, then pass the coffee cup to the lip and you'll go there 👍

Steven Segal Personally I upload my videos to YouTube and post the links in here which works fine 👍

Steven Segal As Michiel suggested, use the "photo" button then select your video.

Alternatively, create a new post, then reply to yourself and use the + button in the circle to add the clip.

The first question I'd ask is: Are you looking at the wave? 🙂

If you're not front-on or your leading arm is in the way and stopping your twist, it's much harder to see where the water is drawing up and then lift the coffee cup to the lip.

Do you have any videos?

michael lange As Clay says: Nose to the beach 👍

michael lange I probably didn't explain the "going right" call clearly enough as it's also to tell them which way to go.

When I was surfing last week, a young kid (who was actually pretty good) had caught a wave and was heading towards me. It was my job to get out of their way because they had the wave, but I didn't know which way they were going to go.

Fortunately they went the other way, but without a clear cue, I had to just guess and hope.

As for your wave it's difficult to see from this distance, but it looks like there was still water drawing up that you could have tapped into rather than cutting the bottom turn short.