Scott Wagenblast

Are those all surf related injuries or just a list of injuries that impact your surfing?

15 Jan 02:14

Graham Marsden I noticed I can zoom in on the whole page when viewing the feed in the web browser on my cell phone. Helps a little bit, but this clip is still a little too zoomed out.

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Michael Van Mil The front leg looks like it might just be how staggered your hands arw on the board.

For the back leg, when you practice on the land, do you keep your heel raised? I think your leg is rotating out to allow your heel to rest on the board. I think I do the same thing.

But like you said, definitely more factors involved in the water than practicing it on land.

11 Jan 02:53

Looked like your board was trimming up and down the wave pretty well, but hard to tell with camera angle how much of the wave face you were using.

Which leg were you referring to as going outside on the popup?

Emily Brooks Nice, last couple years I've had the goal of surfing once a week which quickly turned into trying to average one surf session a week. 

2025 was the year of the frontside cutback/carve for me.  That was my focus on every session where the waves cooperated.  Still want to focus on improving it, but not necessarily obsess over it like I have been.

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John Kuras If you can swing it, make a trip to the wave pool in Virginia Beach and do a session or two.  

The camera system records two angles of every ride, so you can walk away with a lot of video footage to analyze.

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31 Dec 03:31

Anyone have any good surfing related new years resolutions or goals? 

I mainly surf the same beach break all the time, but I've never paid much attention to what swell direction, etc. works best for the break.  I just look at the wave height and color on surfline and hope for offshore winds and favorable tides during the window when I am free to surf.

I have noticed certain swells are more likely to produce closeouts, but I am thinking my goal might be to better understand the conditions and make note of the different metrics after each session.

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24 Dec 01:14

The thing that helped me the most with this is going for the cutback/carving turn earlier in the wave.  I definitely sacraficed some longer rides, but it increased the number of attempts and I think part of it just comes down to getting in the reps.  Also, like Graham said, I think if you initiate the cutback too far out on the shoulder where the wave is flatter and slower you're more likely to bog it.

Technique wise, the thing I've become most aware of anytime I bog the rail is where I am looking.  I've noticed I am looking down the line while bogging the rail on the top turn rather than looking back toward the foam.  I would try to pay attention to where you are looking when you bog the rail. 

What are your arms doing on the cutback?  Are you able to "pass the coffee" with your back arm and clear your lead arm out of the way, or are they moving across your body in the wrong direction in more of a counter balance motion?  

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11 Dec 05:24

How is your hip mobility?  It looks like you are lifting your hands off the board to create space for your front foot to step through.  I think you end up with a little too much weight on the back of the board and get a little hung up as a result.

16 Nov 00:17

I noticed the toes on your front foot lift off the board on your top turn. Are you aware of that when you're surfing?

I don't know if that's a common thing or not.