Graham well as the other comment mentions on that particular wave you may just be too far back on the board in general to pull it off. While your foot should be on the tail pad for turning, it does not always stay there. I have the same issue, LOCATION, that you do. I ride small gutless slop all day too. When I'm playing around on my kids 7' micj fanning soft top, my feet (including back foot) are much further forward away from the tail. It allows the board to plain more, therefore generating more speed, and thus making the stacking easier.

If you have a bosu ball practice your stance on that with the idea that you need to move your back foot forward and backward freely. On a bosu with no forward momentum it will be more difficult to stack solely on the front foot, so hold onto a chair back or counter top and practice only being over that front leg and moving your back foot forward and backward while still maintaining the stacked front leg.

Picking up the back foot for added emphasis, which you should be able to do on a board to move around. I've been skateboarding a lot recently, and trying to learn Ollie's and shut it, so it's a lot of jumping off your board and landing on the front foot, so when I'm not stacked or stacked on the back foot the board wants to shoot out in front of me. You can practice on a deck with no wheels just doing little hippie jumps and try landing with only the front foot down keeping your back foot up, if you can't do that than you are probably not stacked correctly over the front.

Gotta push the bush as Clayton likes to say. First pic definitely seems back foot, based on nose of board angle and how your hips are sitting. Gotta get those hips pushed forward over the front knee. I tried taking some pictures to show better, and of course this is just my interpretation, so take it at what it's worth.

Only let's me post 1 pic so I'll add 2 more replies with others. Hope it helps.

Scott Wagenblast they are building the same one right here in myrtle. Final approval was a few months ago. Just waiting to get in line for my lifetime pass.

I've already started mine. Taking from my "1 month of surfing everyday to improve" from back in September. For this year I've decided THIS is the year of progression. I'm gonna get good if it's the last thing I do.

Some of the things I've decided to do to fulfill this goal.

1. Weight lifting/workout program

3 days a week of lifting: exercises are front squat, deadlift, overhead press, bench press, 5 minutes of paddle endurance (1:00 of "paddling" on my weight machine with 10lbs of weight per arm (did this is sept and my paddle performance really improved.) Pull-ups, and then 10 minutes or so of Bosu surfing for balance and compression extension practice. The "off-days" from lifting will include stretching days, cardio work (row machine at least 30 minutes) and skateboard practice In the local bowl. I use Surf strength coaches app for a lot of my ideas for stretching, foam Rollin, etc

2. After tonight's new years eve party, that my wife is forcing me to attend, I will also be going cali-sober. No more beers or alcohol. Not that I am a big drinker but I feel I can live without so I added it to my list cause it can be a distraction.

3. Surf coaching: have my instructor lined up and paid for, just need some swell to get In the Water together. He also skateboards so he will also be helping me learn to drop into the skate bowl this year hopefully.

4. Surf different spots. The usual pier I Surf at has gotten rid of their public lot, so I will be surfing new breaks, including traveling north to Wrightsville more often for the better swell window. Because of these newer spots I hope to surf I will also be studying charts and Surf cams to learn optimal conditions for those spots.

5. More time in the water. Myrtle beach may actually have the worst swell window on the east coast, BUT I will Surf any day and every day that I can. When I can not surf the time in water will be spent paddling, swimming laps, working on breath holds, anything and everything to make me more at home in the water.

6. Surf bigger boards. I went from an 8 foot fun board to a 5'8" groveler with nothing in between. Last year I bought my daughters a mick fanning 7 ft soft top and I actually loved it. So this year I intend to ride my new midlength more often or most of the time and really focus on board control, rail usage, things that will improve my surfing overall.

My last goal is just to get my daughter's surfing more as well. The more they want to surf the more I get to surf without the wife being mad I'm leaving her with the kids for hours at a time.

Now a lot of the above stuff I've done before. This year is mostly about being dedicated to it, consistent with it, setting a plan and sticking to it. To set small surfing goals and focus on achieving those goals every time I can actually get out to surf.

If anyone else has anything else they do that I haven't mentioned that they use to improve please let me know and I'll add it to my list.

Graham Marsden well I promise you the difference is extreme. I could see the shop telling MOST people they don't need Swiss ceramics. I would agree with that. Unless youre on the advanced side of skateboarding or surf skating. But even the difference between a cheap set of Bones Reds and the stock bearings is extremely noticeable.

I make zero dollars off you buying something or not. But I experimented a LOT with everything: 4 decks, 3 wheels types/brands... then when I found dragons I tried them in 4 sizes. 55m, 58mm, 60mm 64mm.Ive tested bushings, pivot cups, different riser heights. You name it and if it can be done to a board then ive probably tried it.

I've tried Reds bearings, never skated swiss myself but just doing a spin test on a wheel in the shop Swiss spins for over a minute longer than reds off one hand spin. Carver gives you okay stuff to start, but just like my wheel recommendation... I promise you the difference is worth the cost. Again, not talking about Swiss, although you can get Nonbones Swiss ceramics for under 200 online places. I ride The Bones Reds, I have put them on all 3 of my boards, they are faster and smoother than carver stock.

I am simply providing you with my experience, because again....ive tried it...you can do with that what you will.

Bro I told you those Dragon wheels are the best! Now if you really want to blow your own mind. Invest in some ceramic Swiss bearings, or if you are still using carver stock bearings and don't want to drop 200 bucks on the Swiss ceramics at least get the 30 dollars bones REDs.

I am a firm believe that technique is the most important. But applying technique to GOOD equipment is miles ahead of riding the stock stuff. Carver wheels are notoriously bad...not sure why that is. But I went Dragons and won't ever go back.