Hi Everyone
Well the week is over and I have to say it was really worthwhile.
As you know Clayton is a terrific teacher. I would add that he is so good that he doesn’t seem to know when to stop! His team of helpers are so enthusiastic there was no suggestion of well it’s 5pm time to finish for the day, go home. We were allowed to stay and play for as long as we wanted
I am not sure if I can tell you what we learnt. It was like the information was general and the learning was quite specific for each individual.
What I learnt I will happily share once I am home.
I will tell you that today we surfed at a place called Fingal Head
It is a beautiful spot. There was no wind the water was magnificent, there was a large pod of dolphins lingering around in the foreground with whales in the background
MAGIC!!!!!
Did I enjoy myself. Well I was quite teary after saying bye to Clayton and I haven’t had that reaction to the end of an experience since I was about 13
Heading home tomorrow so need a good nights sleep will write again once home
Hope you have all been working hard

Happy birthday Hadyn hope you have a great day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEC1vc8dbaA
Sorry for the late submission of my week 2 video of my superman. Note I forgot to compress on the shortboard step up, but
I really need some more clarity on what the back foot is supposed to be doing. Maria, you were instructed to keep your rear foot
flat (I think?) at some point in your video, in Ant's demo the heel of his rear foot lifts off the floor when he compresses. So have to play
some more with C&E.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5aDWTXi4cU
Please ignore the landing, this video is about launching myself up off the ground using as little
hip movement as possible. Which feels impossible! :)

This is my step up one month ago. Maria the rounding of the back is because I am not
looking up I am watching what my right knee is doing. Enlightening observation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9-qVnU-bO4

Hope it works this time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv8cifpYhPE

Sorry again. This one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcZytR7IEuA&t=11s
That looks better.

Sorry please let me know if this one doesn't work.
https-//youtu.be/AcZytR7IEuA

A wise horseman has been known to say 'Practice does not make perfect' - 'Only perfect practice make perfect'.
This is a video of me practicing at improving my practice.
The movements are uneditted. I am aware that I am not always looking where I am going because today I am
finding my right leg does not want to track through/forward straight. It is wanting to externally rotate which
pushes my knee out to the side. There could well be a couple of reasons for this. I've just been for a surf and
I am tired or I may need to release some tension in my glutes or somewhere else in my body (l mean that
literally - there could be tightness anywhere - in my foot, calf, thigh, mid back etc). I also lift my back leg once
I am standing, trying to teach myself to adjust my weight forward once up. I am a body nerd. I like to break
movements right down and practice them incrementally. Interesting for me, boring for everyone else.
I don't know if these show enough of the forward momentum you were talking about Maria, let me know and
I can post the images you have seen.
https://studio.youtube.com/video/AcZytR7IEuA/edit

Hi Roxy if you want to know about surfskates and which one to buy go to this link. The guy's research is incredible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_FFFk3lmpg&list=PL077FX6TEgxU9hSsCT2GRJH8Vc95PQSTu&index=1
Surfskate Love - he has created a formula. It is complex but valuable info worth hearing.