I think you're trying to do too much with your arms for a ramp that size. There's not enough time to throw your arms straight over your head and then get them back into a good position for the turn. You end up turning with your arms over your head which is probably making it more difficult than it should be, and doesn't really allow you to work on dipping your head.

I get the gist of what you're going for, but I don't think it's the right ramp for it.

Would be curious to see you try a backside run on this ramp where you keep your arms below your head and just focus on the top turn once you've built up some speed. You're already pumping down the ramp which should give you plenty of speed, no need for big sweeping arm movements going up the other side.

This was a frustrating swell. Walled up at most places and hard to find a corner that didn't close out straight away.

Not sure it would have made much difference on the wave in the clip, but I noticed you were pointed straight at the beach. Angling the take off might help, idk. Might make you less inclined to grab the rails.

Also agree with Graham Marsden on positioning, but again, with this swell it was really hard to find a decent take off spot.

Nice. Definitely figure out a way to get some video footage. I feel like that ties everything else together.

I know you've mentioned a wave pool potentially being built in your area. Are you aiming to get to the new wave pool in Virginia Beach?

Michiel van Gerven I bought the basis paddle trainer in May, but I haven't used it much over the summer since I've been surfing regularly (albeit not great waves).

I am planning to use it more through the fall/winter/spring to maintain my paddle conditioning when the paddle outs are more challenging and my surf sessions are more spread out.  

My initial impression is that it does feel pretty similar to paddling in the water and it does get tiring pretty quickly.  Might give some more thoughts on it in a couple months after I've used it more.

I have benefited from the therapy band shoulder exercises he recommends as a pre-surf pre paddle warmup.

Looks like you carry a good amount of speed coming off the bottom of the wave and then try to change direction midface. I think your right arm is counter rotating/balancing like it would if you were going for a snap at the top of the wave.

I think it would smooth out a bit if you continued your line to the top of the wave.

Nice takeoff.

Nice looking turn, I'd be happy with that.

Thanks!

Emily Brooks Thanks! For some reason, this has been a battle for me. My initial focus was more on passing the coffee with my back arm, but my lead shoulder was still closed and in the way. I've recently made a point to focus on actively opening my shoulder while practicing on the surfskate and it's slowly starting to cross over to water. Slowly.