Ouch, that's unlucky. Did you hit the fin as you were falling, or did it catch you while tumbling around under water?

Graham Thanks, front foot.

I occasionally stub my toes on the pop up, but I forget if it's usually my front or back foot. Either way, going to wait till I am sure it's healed.

Maybe try to get into that same stance on the bosu ball (similar to how you are standing in the pics) and then pay attention to what you have to adjust in order to get into the stance you want.

My other thought is you might be standing too far back on the board for a wave that doesn't have much speed or push. That might be sinking the tail of the board and making it harder to stack your hips over the front foot.

Graham You're catching the unbroken wave, if you get the chance to get going down the line I would take it.

I don't think your stance will hold you back. You hinged a bit at the waste when you were trying to turn the board, but then you stood back up no problem.

If that's all the wave is offering, then it is what it is, but I wouldn't avoid trying to get down the line just because your stance on a small crumbly wave isn't perfect.

That wave didn't give you much to work with.

I'd suggest playing around with angling the take off so that you are in position to trim down the line if the wave holds up.

Angling the take off would probably mean a short ride on a wave like the one in the clip, so maybe alternate between angling the take off and taking off more nose to the beach to get more out of the session.

It definitely takes some time and enough reps in the water for it to start clicking, and I think surfing is just humbling in general. Can go from your best ride ever on one wave to botching the take off on the next one.

From looking at the clip, only thing I would suggest is maybe try a session with a slightly bigger board to help smooth things out. That board looks a little too reactive.

Emily Brooks Thanks! Feel like I am slowly progressing one blurry clip at a time!

I've been riding a 7'0" funshape lately, including in this clip, rather than the 5'10" board that I was riding in most of my other clips. It definitely turns a bit slower, but it's a little easier to get pushed along by the white water and not lose the wave when completing the turn.

I try to open the lead shoulder on the top turn, but a lot of times it feels blocked. I think Clay may be spot on with pointing out I am standing on top of the board versus being on rail, and that is creating that sensation of being pulled out of the turn.

Thanks, that makes sense and gives me something to focus on. I think I've become overly cautious about digging the rail to the point where I am not actually trying to engage thr rail.

I think if you commited to more of a bottom turn you would have setup that first top turn in a better spot.