I agree with Graham, but I would like to add. I actually feel like you need to slow things down a bit. Draw out some of these turns, they feel to short lived for me. Also I feel your arms are all a bit all over the place. Your look like your ‘petting the cat with your right hand, through those last 3 Turns. Slow down, hold the turns longer, clam the arms down and pass the coffee cup and I actually think you would get more speed and more spray.

Yep it was Aragum bay! Everyone super friendly, but it’s just super competitive and I don’t think you will really get a wave on the shoulder there unless you are on a longboard. That clip is actually at a spot called ‘lighthouse’. That spot was great maybe only 5 people in the water, everyone taking turns 😃

Yeah I should of been more extended on that cutback and I should have held it longer!

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