Graham Marsden

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Feb 15 at 09:32 PM

Watch what they're doing and look at where the wave is drawing up, they might be finding the right spot (Bus Stop) which is what is actually helping them catch the wave and they may be wasting energy with the stress paddling, but they don't know differently 😀

Feb 15 at 09:28 PM

The two most important things I've found are:1) Stacking on the front footYou should be in a comfortable Neutral Stance position where your bones, rather than your muscles are supporting you, so you feel like you could there stand all day without your legs getting tired.You want your hips forward and your elbows up to keep your back straight, your head up and shoulders back.2) The Coffee CupTo start with, keep it in front of you, then practice putting it down on the front of the ball, then lift it up like you're trying to put it on a high shelf. This will get you used to compressing and extending on your front leg.When you want to turn, imagine pouring the coffee out in the direction you want to go, but twist from the bottom up, ie your ankles, knees and hips rotate in sequence, then the shoulders and arms follow.Slow things down and it will get smoother.

Oct 10 at 09:14 PM

Try dropping your hips when you get your front foot in place which should help you keep your head up and shoulders back.

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Oct 07 at 08:33 PM

Try front crawl, but keep your head up and out of the water.

That forces you to arch your back and paddle more with your lats.

Similarly, doing the Superman position on the floor keeping your legs and feet together off the ground is good too.

Also get a set of bungee arm trainers like Power Strokers or Mavrex and a bar to do pull ups will help 👍

Mar 31 at 07:17 AM

Anthony Laye I agree with the comment that it would be very helpful to show a list of the order people's videos will be presented in at the start of the Live chats.I'd suggest that it would be good to reshow it after eg every 4th video (or some such) for people who might have joined later with those that have already been discussed crossed out so someone can see if they've missed theirs already. it also occurs to me that it would be fairer for those who have only just started uploading videos to be prioritised over those of us who participate regularly because they would benefit most from a longer discussion of their surfing/ skating.

Dec 14 at 11:13 PM

Sorry I missed this one, I was up until 3am sorting out my business accounts and forgot :-( Thanks for the feedback, although after the three backside turns, I also did three frontside ones that you didn't show, however the advice you gave about putting the front arm in the back pocket was helpful as my frontside turns aren't as tight as when I go backside. Thanks also to @Hadyn for mentioning my pump track post on the Community. PS @Ant: apparently the superstition about saying "Rabbit" on ships is because the Devil is able to turn himself into a rabbit, so you don't want to "speak of the Devil"!