John Kuras Nice, I grew up bodyboarding as well. Made the mistake of thinking I could switch from the bodyboard to a high performance short board as a teen, and quickly lost interest and set my surfing back by 20 years. Gave surfing another try as an adult after having fun on a SUP in small waves and I've been working my way down in board size from there. I spent about 6 years being content with just trimming/pumping down the line for speed in that line 2 style, but picked up the surfskate last year when I realized I had no idea what to do with my upper body when trying to turn on a wave.

That's not an easy change, were you surfing regular and skating goofy?

The frontside turn is looking good. Is the other end of the bowl the same basic shape without the rollin? Looks like you had the back side turn if that ledge wasn't in the way.

Maybe film a couple attempts with the camera setup across from the rollin to see if you have a little more room on that backside turn than you think. I see you have to avoid the rollin section, but maybe you can start that turn a little closer to it to give yourself more time/space to turn through that corner.

Clayton Nienaber Thanks. I noticed last time it happened to me that I was looking down the line as I was falling, but it happened so fast I wasn't sure if that was the cause or just my upper body trying to counter the fall.

The whole time I am surfing I thinking about looking back toward the foam, so it's hard to believe I still forget to when it counts.

Looks like you might be trying to muscle it a bit.

I'd love for someone to explain exactly why you fell back at the end of that wave. That happens to me pretty often and I see it happen to a lot of surfers going for a turn at the end of a wave. Idk if it's too late to go for that turn or if it's technique related, but drives me crazy when it happens to me.

John Kuras There's definitely some technique involved but I'd say it's almost entirely a mental battle. I finally went for it on a 2' quarter after 100's of reps on banked surfaces and months of trying to build up the nerve. I think a coach to help you get through the first attempts is a good idea and wear all the pads.

I wasn't really factoring in speed generation, but I can see how that would be a little tricky. When I take the line I suggested, I have a seashell feature opposite to it that I can kick turn on and do a regular kick push if needed for speed going into the corner.

I learned to drop in on a regular skateboard, but I haven't tried it on a surfskate yet.

Have you tried different lines in the bowl? I think you could get more out of the corners if you approach it closer to this angle on backside turns for example. In your line in that clip you pass through the bottom of the corners. Think it would be easier to work on the lean and dipping your head if you're turning through the top of corner.