Beginner. But improving every surf, when I actually get some. Have improved my bowl riding a ton from where I started 5 months ago, hoping in translates into my surfing the next time we get some swell.

Agree with Grahams comment that back arm needs to be ahead of the front arm to get you more front on.

Also I find it helpful to throw my hands up towards your target on the transition. It will help you learn to unweight and get you higher up the slope to then gain more speed on the way down.

I just learned transition skating myself so I know how scary it can be. I found it helpful to fully pad up...elbows, knees, helmet, wrist guards and even hip pads. It helped me get over the fear of falling cause I felt protected and that really helped me work my way higher up the transition.

Keep at it...it will come.

Your last 2 turns or pumps, however you want to refer to then are your best ones. That is the motion you need not that side to side wiggle. Throw those hands up towards your target and extend on the up, compress onto the front foot at the peak to weight your way back down the ramp with speed.

Come build one in South Carolina please.

Same problem I have. I can pop up great natural. If you use the what foot do you kick a ball with, that should be your back foot then I'd be natural. I can't even pop-up goofy while surfing.

You put me on a surfskate and I'm so much better goofy. If you use what beginner skateboard videos tell you to do running and imagining your sliding on ice then I'd be goofy also.

I've been teaching myself to skate natural and it's been a long process and it still feels better to skate goofy. Pushing off is easier. Balancing is easy. Being weighted over my front foot is easier.

I am debating with myself if I should just skate goofy and spend the time teaching myself to surf goofy as well. I'm equally terrible at both so I don't know.

You can teach yourself to skate the opposite way. I've done it myself. If you figure out the right answer let me know cause I'm just as confused as you are.

Potassium, bananas etc, and a pre surf stretch or roll a golf ball over it for a few minutes before going out.

Coryn Daniel I checked an did not see an email about the zoom.

Coryn Daniel didn't even realize that the community app was a thing. Downloaded it now.

How did people find out about this trip? I only know from reading these comments but I would be super interested in any future surf coaching trips.