Michiel van Gerven

Libby Stano are you sharing it to YouTube from QuickTime? Or are you uploading it to YouTube directly on the youtube website?

22 May 01:39

There is a video. But it is set to private. If you to to the youtube video you can set it to 'unlisted" instead. That will make it so we can see it but it can't be found in a search.

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21 May 15:09

So you get some sort of error message? Could you share what it says exactly? And how long is the video? If it's a shorter one you might be able to share in directly onto this platform without needing youtube

Insiders is the private one.

19 May 04:10

So the waves I surf are usually choppy. Not typically this size though. In my case it comes down to being very opportunistic and lowering your expectations.

What I often find where I live is that 80 percent of people are sitting too far outside because they don't want to take a set on the head or feel uncomfortable in the more chaotic sections. It might be worth sitting a bit more inside then you think you need to be. You'll probably end up getting a hell of a duckdive workout though.

19 May 04:02

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17 May 02:30

I can't really tell from the video so ignore this if it doesn't make sense. Where are you looking when approaching one of the banks? Looking some way above the coping of the banks rather than at the coping has helped me het higher in the past.

17 May 01:23

Some good input by Graham. I would also suggest to have a look at your right shoulder. If you want to create a tighter arc you will also need to pull that back (twist) a lot more so you are not blocking the rotation. At the moment a lot of your turn happens when you're already back on flat ground.

Try to incrementally take a straighter line into the wall and try to get the full twist at the top of the arc.

Don't expect to het there straight away. Trust (and try to enjoy :-) ) the process.

15 May 03:55

Do you really need one? Probably not. But it’s your board, you can do whatever you like.

Your back foot will move. And once you start going more vertical it might move fully back on pivot style turns. Will a tail pad help you then? Maybe, but consider Mason Ho does all his surfing without one. And he’s basically nuts, and so is his surfing.

It's a bit of a masterclass. Those legs are so busy.

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