Graham Marsden

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

13 Apr 06:02

Some video of your surfing would help, but here's some ideas.

The Oreo technique is tricky, you need to be able to spot where the wave is starting to draw up and recognise that the wave is going to peel with a good shoulder, rather than just closing out.

This needs a lot of practice (trust me, I know!)

Possibly trying a longer board with more volume might help, is there anywhere local to rent them?

Alternatively, chat with people in the line up and see what they are riding, so maybe you could swap with them for a few waves?

13 Apr 04:46

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I'd suggest lifting your inside elbow and trying to put it in your back pocket.That will let you turn your body more and look back towards the camera instead of looking down at the ground so you can push the coffee cup arm through.

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12 Apr 20:02

Have a look at the Understanding your equipment video in the Intermediate Path which gives advice on how the different board types work.

10 Apr 18:03

Jeremy Dean Is usually the person to contact about issues like this, but I'm not sure if he's active at the moment as several posts to him recently have not been addressed 😕

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08 Apr 20:54

1) Stop wiggling! 🙂 Push with your foot to get speed, rather than developing a habit that won't help you on the wave2) You need to get your weight stacked on the front foot more. At the moment you're sitting back which slows you down.Look at the Bosu Ball Neutral Stance Drills and get used to having your head up and your hips forward.Also check out this video from Clay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpmrg6laAx4

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08 Apr 01:57

There's an app called Lazy Surfer which lets you give the surf a rating every time you go out.

The more ratings you add, the better it learns your preferences and can alert you when the conditions are good.

03 Apr 19:32

Looks fabulous.

Wish I could afford to get there 😪

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Benjamin Golding-Webb When you come down the slope, you extend your legs.

At the moment, your hands aren't doing much.

As you extend, lift your elbows and push your hands forward (like a cardboard slide) to give yourself a bit more impetus.

01 Apr 06:58

That's looking great!I'd suggest that, when you're coming back down, you "push the shopping trolley" with the elbows up a bit more.Also, on the one backside turn you show, you're maybe twisting a bit early, perhaps wait until the board starts to slow before you twist?Still, nice progression 👍

29 Mar 19:05

Unfortunately, due to some technical issues with the new app, Clay and Ant did a 40 minute live session that didn't actually get broadcast and nobody saw it 😳