At the wave in Bristol, my personal opinion is that the litres of your board don’t really make much difference in terms of catching the wave. It’s not like in the ocean where those extra litres might help you paddle into the wave early. At the wave in Bristol, it’s a small take off point, it’s more about positioning then paddling really. The extra litres may help in numbing some of the mistakes that your style might be making. But it didn’t look to bad on the clip. I would just take the 7 foot board. The closer to the wall the better take off you will have at the wave. You just need to angle the board. Hope this helps.

I agree with Graham, I think your front arm is just getting in the way. But I would suggest you actually lift both arms to get more height (at the moment you are only lifting the back arm). Extend, when you want to go up, lift both arms, look where you want to go, kiss the knees, pass the coffee with the back hand, move the front hand out of the way. Twist the wrists for for rotation, compress to go back down the ramp

Graham Marsden

Graham Marsden

Graham Marsden

Ok, it 6 feet 4 inches, 19 1/4 wide. It’s an old board so it’s a bit yellow and looking at it there is some damage to the tail. But I think you could get this repaired by a shaper for about £40, or do it yourself with some sun cure. The board bag is an ocean earth day bag

Hey Graham, I’ll send over some pics and details later today.👍

It’s really hard to see on that clip because you are tiny! But for me the biggest thing is your not looking at the foam. Your not making the cut back because your not looking where you need to go. I think you should be looking back at the top of the wave. That’s the main thing. Beyond that hands. Your coffee cup hand should be up to your face and your leading arm needs to get out the way. Twist your wrists. Finally posture, I think you need to be a bit more front on. Hope this helps!