Hey guys Ive got a question about foot placement right from the pop up.

Ive progressed my way down to a 6 foot groveler which works well for my mushy waves here in south florida. Im noticing when I do the walk up off my knee my back foot always lands right in front of my tail pad. Here in florida our waves are quick and fairly weak, and im trying to work on turns. That second that it takes me to move my back foot back onto my pad really kills all my speed and momentum and by the time my foots in the right place to turn the wave is usually over. Does anyone have any tips on how to practice getting up with my back foot landing right on the tail?

In terms of everything else my pop up is real solid, my eyes are always looking where I want to go not at the board, and my feet land right over my stringer so Im not concerned with working on getting my feet centered on the board. I always also pop up with my weight forward in my neutral stance just like you guys teach here. I just really need help getting my foot on my tail immediately because theres not a lot of power coming from my waves and id still like to work on bottom turns, top turns, and cutbacks without constantly bogging my rails.

Anyone have specific board recommendations for line 3? Im surfing in florida where the waves are generally pretty mushy and powerless. I’m currently riding a 7’2 nsp funboard and I definitely feel like Ive moved on to line 3 and am now looking for something more responsive. Since Im dealing with mushy soft waves I know (based off watching everything i could find on this site) that i want something with a wider nose and a swallow tail. I’m just not sure what brands, specific boards, and dimensions I should be looking at getting.

I’m 5’9 (175 cm) and weigh 195 lbs (88 kg)

Hey guys is anyone else having trouble accessing the new 4 lines program? It says that its not available with my subscription but I pay for monthly full access to the site.

Hey guys do you reccomend quads or thrusters for small powerless waves?
A typical day where I surf is usually about knee high and pretty mushy. I ride a 7’2 funboard as a thruster and ive had a lot of trouble making sections. Should I try switching the board over to a quad or just try to pump quicker to get more speed out of the gate?

Hey guys does anyone have any tips for not bogging the rail on the bottom turn on smaller days?

For reference im surfing a 7’2 NSP funboard.

I try to drop to the bottom of the wave before starting the bottom turn to get the most speed possible, but anytime I lean into the turn it just sinks my rail and I either lose all my speed or just completely push the board under water.

What am I doing wrong, and are there any drills that I could be doing to work this out?