Surf Simply Tutorials: Catching Unbroken Waves

I'm really stoked with this episode. I think it's one of our best. The timing is going to be different on every wave but this episode will give you a clear idea about what you should be thinking about when making that transition from surfing in the white water to surfing out the back. It's also really useful for surfers struggling to get their head around catching steeper waves.

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I'm really stoked with this episode. I think it's one of our best. The timing is going to be different on every wave but this episode will give you a clear idea about what you should be thinking about when making that transition from surfing in the white water to surfing out the back. It's also really useful for surfers struggling to get their head around catching steeper waves.

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Bradley George
Bradley George - 5 years ago
3:27 - That's exactly what happened to me last weekend. Was horrific and really knocked my confidence. Excellent explanation. Thanks.
Jose Valdez
Jose Valdez - 5 years ago
This tutorial is so descriptive and hits all those good points!! Thank you!
Joni Van Handenhoven
Joni Van Handenhoven - 5 years ago
Been searching for this kind of advice for 20min... Finally a great explanation thanks!!
ul3m8
ul3m8 - 5 years ago
This was really helpful to understand what you need to do and what I was doing wrong! Thank you so much for this! When i'm in Costa Rica, i'll visit you guys for sure.
Hailee Pong
Hailee Pong - 5 years ago
Excellent explanation
Joe surfer
Joe surfer - 5 years ago
Please stop F king calling it nose diving man! You making the kooks even kookier
Joe surfer
Joe surfer - 5 years ago
It's the energy in the wave that is pushing you. Low period waves are hard to catch for that reason. Gravity is very little of it. "Nose diving is called "pearling" and get on the sweet spot is called trim on your board. please teach the kooks the right terms.
KAT'S SURF FORECASTS
KAT'S SURF FORECASTS - 5 years ago
Sooo handy :) Amazing guys, thank you
kbphotology 1
kbphotology 1 - 5 years ago
dude super great and helpful!!!

10. comment for Surf Simply Tutorials: Catching Unbroken Waves

Neil Parker
Neil Parker - 5 years ago
I'm not even a surfer but we had a physics exercise on surfing and this video explained all the science perfectly! Really wish I could do the "practical" sometime. Great touch with the hair blowing out behind ...
Nathan A. Reid
Nathan A. Reid - 5 years ago
Thank you for the logical, mechanics-based explaination. You helped me solve so many simple problems. Sure beats "just stand up!"
PumaKero
PumaKero - 5 years ago
this just blew my mind. I just learned more from this video than I have in the past year
Jose Emmanuel Bueno
Jose Emmanuel Bueno - 5 years ago
You are awesome!
Emily Woollard
Emily Woollard - 5 years ago
This is so good, I am an intermediate and happy surfing the gentle waves, but being held back from steeper waves as I am doing exactly the opposite to what I should be doing. Can't wait to try this out, further forward, faster paddles and hands further back. I look across the wave and just above half way up it and slightly angle board so hopefully this will help. Thank you :)
Hitchens Thinksnot
Hitchens Thinksnot - 6 years ago
I surf with baby elephants on the front of my board. I've taught them to paddle, and we don't pearl anymore. The view is obstructed, and the board gets slippery too.
Astronaut Jones
Astronaut Jones - 6 years ago
Well done & thank you.
Rob Manser
Rob Manser - 5 years ago
Ok, so I've just learnt why this happens. If you don't paddle fast enough, the waves catches you up and lifts the tail, therefore sinks the nose.
Rob Manser
Rob Manser - 6 years ago
The only guess I can make is that paddling lifts the nose up because of the angle you're applying force to the water - I guess that it's a downward force on average.
Kirill Kolesnikov
Kirill Kolesnikov - 6 years ago
This seems to be a good tutorial, haven't seen any people address nosedives in such a comprehensive manner in their take-off tutorials. I'm struggling to catch not very powerful green waves, I either nosedive or a wave just passes through. I'm going to put this info into practice.

20. comment for Surf Simply Tutorials: Catching Unbroken Waves

S B
S B - 6 years ago
Thank you very much! Excellent explanations! Where are you guys based?
Louis Tremblay
Louis Tremblay - 6 years ago
this was an amazing video. So useful. Thanks so much!
Alon Bar David
Alon Bar David - 6 years ago
Thank you so much!!! I had a very scary nose dive today and your explanation just made so much sense ! Looking forward to implement it
David jonse
David jonse - 6 years ago
i really want to make a subtitle for this video in Korean. Really Helpful Thanks!
Hello Ehya
Hello Ehya - 6 years ago
Really good video. I always try to avoid pearling and this video broke down what I should be doing differently. I can't wait to give this a go tomorrow morning when I paddle out!
Young H
Young H - 6 years ago
whats the name of the music you put at the end of the clip?
steef vendy
steef vendy - 6 years ago
This is brilliant! thanks mate!
John Egan
John Egan - 6 years ago
i'll have to remember this next time I get a chance to surf as I'm just learning and one of my next goals is to stand up on an outside wave. Cheers, John ;)
Adam Noce
Adam Noce - 6 years ago
Outstanding video. I have a long board and I catch waves consistently. However when the real big swells come in, by board has been disappearing in the water and then I'm stuck in the wash. Can't wait to get back out there.
Allison Antinucci
Allison Antinucci - 6 years ago
best surf instruction videos I have found anywhere.  Thank you for sharing the stoke : )  Hope to catch you guys in Costa Rica sometime.

30. comment for Surf Simply Tutorials: Catching Unbroken Waves

Angelina Mylene
Angelina Mylene - 6 years ago
So helpful!!
YewJin Tan
YewJin Tan - 6 years ago
Thanks heaps !i think you have just helped me sort a problem i have been having trouble with for ages. Hands too far forward on board on take up! Cant wait to get out there now and try it out!
Ryan Jeong
Ryan Jeong - 6 years ago
I nosedive everytime :(
adviceologie
adviceologie - 6 years ago
This just makes sense, i've been part of a surf club for 4 summers now, and I still can't manage to catch a proper wave! This is just the best advice I've heard!
Thank you so much
Felix Xing
Felix Xing - 6 years ago
Thanks, it helps me a lot. Do u have any fb group or fb page?
GwirCeth
GwirCeth - 6 years ago
That was very helpful indeed, thanks mate. Good on ya.
Abdel Hassan
Abdel Hassan - 6 years ago
Simply brilliant. Thanks for explaining to me why I've been nosediving no matter how far back I get on the board.
TheEarlGreyHot
TheEarlGreyHot - 6 years ago
Great video, thanks. Was having this exact problem last week and had no idea why.
Ryan Parker
Ryan Parker - 6 years ago
You my friend are an excellent teacher!
Thank you.
lolilujah
lolilujah - 6 years ago
I've been having problems surfing <8ft board for years, and I think this will solve my problem. I wasn't having issues with >8ft boards since they don't seem to be as affected by the superman pose. Can't wait to try out the right method!
Wsb Joe
Wsb Joe - 7 years ago
Brasil, Salvador BAHIA
Irina Viegas
Irina Viegas - 7 years ago
Best tutorial out there!!
Oscar Lefeuvre
Oscar Lefeuvre - 7 years ago
OMG thank you sooooo much! I knew how to surf but I was struggling catching waves and I must say this video is bomb!
Tamas Dabrónaki
Tamas Dabrónaki - 7 years ago
That was the best explanation of surfing ever. Thanks.
Irina Viegas
Irina Viegas - 7 years ago
Perfect video!!!
Elia Sargenti
Elia Sargenti - 7 years ago
Great video, it remainds you the basics perfectly!!
Shteviemac
Shteviemac - 7 years ago
just passed this onto a buddy, I think out of the multitude of tutorials this is by far the best, I still watch it after a lay off or a dodgy session to keep the basics clear in my mind. Thanks man
areaboi
areaboi - 7 years ago
Thanks very much. Great video.
MykMallett
MykMallett - 7 years ago
This guy is awesome.
brianv61
brianv61 - 7 years ago
This is a fantastic series of videos! Thank you for posting.

50. comment for Surf Simply Tutorials: Catching Unbroken Waves

The Better Man Project
The Better Man Project - 7 years ago
This was so so so helpful~!!!!!
sean sjahrial
sean sjahrial - 7 years ago
Absolutely awesome, thank you so much. The nose diving explanation is fantastic!
Arie Tsang
Arie Tsang - 7 years ago
Nose dive is exactly my problem! Thanks for the video! Faster paddles and lift under the ribs! Got it!
Cretinsahoppin
Cretinsahoppin - 7 years ago
class video
Nicholas Faddes
Nicholas Faddes - 7 years ago
awesome video mate, helps loads!
xxxnortyxxx
xxxnortyxxx - 7 years ago
best tutorial ive seen ,very well explained
spacemansabs
spacemansabs - 7 years ago
any tips on learning to surf on really weak and mushy waves? it's all I've got, and even those rarely.
ňøțørìü
ňøțørìü - 7 years ago
fish board?
spacemansabs
spacemansabs - 7 years ago
+doublestrokeroll hornbæk/gilleleje
doublestrokeroll
doublestrokeroll - 7 years ago
+spacemansabs which break are you close too?

http://magicseaweed.com/Germany-Denmark-Surf-Forecast/10/

Yeah if the waves are like that all the time there's not much you can do except travel to better breaks.

But watch those surf reports. You never know when you might get a bigger swell come through.
spacemansabs
spacemansabs - 7 years ago
+doublestrokeroll the issue is that they're not peeling waves, they sometimes don't even break or they are not breaking consistently in the same place. This is the issue with surfing in eastern Denmark.
doublestrokeroll
doublestrokeroll - 7 years ago
+TheSkilledKiller no....if they're to weak they're to weak....

but that would have to be some very weak waves. A 9 or 10 foot board should get you into some pretty small surf.

I was out today on my 5'10 fish type board and it was a weak 2 foot wave. I managed to get a few decent ones. And I'm really not very good.
TheSkilledKiller
TheSkilledKiller - 7 years ago
+doublestrokeroll that's about it. Still can't do much.
doublestrokeroll
doublestrokeroll - 7 years ago
I'm no expert by any means.....but long board.
TheSkilledKiller
TheSkilledKiller - 7 years ago
Can't do much in weak mushy waves. I actually found it harder to surf on small weak, smaller mushy waves.
hollow
hollow - 7 years ago
real good explanation:) now i know how my intuition cheated on me :P
Adri Pros
Adri Pros - 7 years ago
them vids are fab :D
Darth Figpucker
Darth Figpucker - 7 years ago
Very good! Nice!
Le Chat
Le Chat - 7 years ago
only thing i could ever learn in my life , what a good teacher
jmlee84
jmlee84 - 7 years ago
this is so helpful. ive been really frustrated since trying some green waves and always nosediving. my position is good but i think its my paddling thats letting me down. thanks for the explanation.
green white
green white - 7 years ago
Video starts 0:29
Zach Echo
Zach Echo - 7 years ago
+green white thanks ^^
Edward Dorville
Edward Dorville - 7 years ago
Thanks much, great video.
Roy Claessen
Roy Claessen - 7 years ago
This is the best explanation i've ever seen for this stuff. Thanks
Jean Tucker
Jean Tucker - 7 years ago
Thankyou for sharing these videos - I'm a beginner surfer in Australia & these are super helpful!!
pdvekar
pdvekar - 7 years ago
I want to thank you for the video. I've been surfing for the last 10 years. My only regret was not watching this video ten years ago. I almost gave up surfing as I couldn't nail the face of the wave. Thanks bro from down under. Australia
Stephen Leonard
Stephen Leonard - 7 years ago
Can't wait to try out the advice from this tutorial. I'm getting pretty good at catching the white water but failing miserably on the green waves.
Amy Wheeler
Amy Wheeler - 7 years ago
The best explanation I've ever heard! Brilliantly simple and easy to follow. Nice!
Ana Linda Godínez
Ana Linda Godínez - 7 years ago
thank you SSSOOO MUUCCHH!! ♥♥♥
LongShot Jacob
LongShot Jacob - 8 years ago
any way to avoid doing a nose dive? o nvm you explained it near towards the end of the video thx !
Matthew S
Matthew S - 8 years ago
I've been struggling with riding unbroken waves for the past few months (a lot of hanging out just past the break). After talking to surfers and watching countless videos (refused to pay for lessons in Waikiki) this video was hands down the best I've seen. Everything you explained about our instincts leading us astray in surfing is exactly what I've been doing wrong. This was the first video that I found which broke down exactly how to catch unbroken waves! Hopefully I can turn it into some rides!
Rad Max
Rad Max - 8 years ago
Amazing advice man
Bill Addison
Bill Addison - 8 years ago
Wow, that was really well explained!
jared jameson
jared jameson - 8 years ago
I also just float up and down those swells. now on im going to paddle and surf it :D
jared jameson
jared jameson - 8 years ago
very helpful thank you
Marcin Piechowski
Marcin Piechowski - 8 years ago
Very helpful, thank you! Now I know why I was finding catching green waves so difficult...
sergey bogolyubov
sergey bogolyubov - 8 years ago
Thanks! It helped me a lot!
Dmitrijs Malinovskis
Dmitrijs Malinovskis - 8 years ago
great video, thanks
Mark Turvey
Mark Turvey - 8 years ago
This guy is the best, most concise surfing teacher I have ever seen. So glad I found this, now I understand where I have been going wrong and how to fix it. Thank you
Carenna Willmont
Carenna Willmont - 8 years ago
Thank you!!!
L&P_Lion
L&P_Lion - 8 years ago
i caught my first green wave the same day as watching this :)
L&P_Lion
L&P_Lion - 8 years ago
i caught my first green wave the same day as watching this :)
L&P_Lion
L&P_Lion - 8 years ago
i caught my first green wave the same day as watching this :)
Macarena Robledo
Macarena Robledo - 8 years ago
Incredibly helpful thank you so much!!!!
lobsterboy70
lobsterboy70 - 8 years ago
This video is what finally helped me progress from catching whitewater or either missing or wiping out on green waves to putting it together where I am finally getting it. Thanks so much!!!!
Sunways Pv Systems
Sunways Pv Systems - 8 years ago
The best tutorials on youtube, thank you so much, it helps me to become a surfer=)
Shaun Faber
Shaun Faber - 8 years ago
big like~~!!
teresa strous
teresa strous - 8 years ago
That was so useful, thankyou!!
Gvt Pvt
Gvt Pvt - 8 years ago
Awesome transition instruction from white water to unbroken waves.
Josh Enders
Josh Enders - 8 years ago
This was really helpful. Thanks!
Mr1 Megalycan
Mr1 Megalycan - 8 years ago
Thx very nice explanation.
eliot468
eliot468 - 8 years ago
best explanation of this ive seen so far i keep getting stuck on top so cant way to try scooting forward a little more
George Gray
George Gray - 8 years ago
Thanks mate, best explanation ever!
Klyff Harlley
Klyff Harlley - 8 years ago
You put Science onto the Surf :) You really Help a Lot! Now I know what I've did wrong :)
Thx Broh!
Alastair Hanna
Alastair Hanna - 8 years ago
SO HELPFUL
Yellow Banana
Yellow Banana - 8 years ago
Tanks!
Charlie MC PARK
Charlie MC PARK - 8 years ago
I will try do this today!
Douglas Freeman
Douglas Freeman - 8 years ago
many thanks!
Nick Pope
Nick Pope - 8 years ago
Awesome Video! Chicken Wing Arms, I cant wait till tomorrow!

100. comment for Surf Simply Tutorials: Catching Unbroken Waves

Doug Barnes
Doug Barnes - 8 years ago
Sooooooo needed to hear this...tanks!!! :):)
luckynater
luckynater - 8 years ago
very nice! thank you very much
780tman
780tman - 8 years ago
Great video so helpful
Dr.Z zZz
Dr.Z zZz - 8 years ago
Nice vid :D
Swiftyy
Swiftyy - 8 years ago
Thanks so much such a helpful vid
TJ Selak
TJ Selak - 8 years ago
I've been having such a hard time getting picked up by waves... I either end up nose-diving or sliding off the back of them, and this helped me TREMENDOUSLY to understand what I've been doing wrong. You're awesome!
easoncrew
easoncrew - 8 years ago
your awesome!! thanks for this
Jadi
Jadi - 8 years ago
you have the best explanations. I went out today and couldnt catch a single wave I think this is going to help me tomorrow.
Th. M.
Th. M. - 8 years ago
Thanks a lot. I had surfing lessons for two weeks last year, but they could not explain it as comprehensively as you did!

Big hug sent from Munich
Thomas
J Ballot
J Ballot - 8 years ago
I will try to apply all this tomorrow. Excellent--EXCELLENT--explanation! (Plus: I will never think of nosedives the same way again...)
Colette Dagan
Colette Dagan - 8 years ago
Very useful
Dillon Hudson
Dillon Hudson - 8 years ago
THIS HELPED SO MUCH THANK YOU!!!!!
Kevin Quan
Kevin Quan - 8 years ago
i love you. thank you.
JaydotraM
JaydotraM - 8 years ago
This is amazing..
ColoredFusion
ColoredFusion - 8 years ago
Aaaaaahhhh I get it now!! :)
d_d_z
d_d_z - 8 years ago
awesooooooome I had no idea this is how it works
Filipe Coimbra Castiço
Filipe Coimbra Castiço - 8 years ago
At present, in the best explanation I found in the whole surf community! Thanks so much!
Rick Hill
Rick Hill - 8 years ago
Wish I found this video 3 years ago...its so logical
zurdator
zurdator - 8 years ago
Since the video is from Nosara and I'm tico I expect you to understand Spanish. Muchas gracias por el video, es muy valioso ya que estoy exactamente en esta transacción. Espero recibir clases directamente en Nosara, avisame e iré con gusto. Soy de Liberia.
PeytonSawyer236
PeytonSawyer236 - 9 years ago
your tutorial is soooo helpful!! thanks for sharing!! amazing instructor¡¡
Miller, Aaron Miller
Miller, Aaron Miller - 9 years ago
Greatest tutorial ever. Brilliant explanations. I have improved overnight. Exactly what every surfer needs to hear when they are trying to improve. Really, thank you for this
Benneter1
Benneter1 - 9 years ago
that was exactly what i am looking for. thank you. i´ll try it right now :)
Rhys Malelak
Rhys Malelak - 9 years ago
Great video really helped thx :D
Alex S
Alex S - 9 years ago
Exactly what I needed to hear! thanks)
Lauder86
Lauder86 - 9 years ago
This is hands down the best explanation on catching a wave I have come across to date.
Thankyou so so much for breaking it down for us folks who are just starting to progress to those waves out the back. Cheers.
Joseph Naidl
Joseph Naidl - 9 years ago
The most helpful instructions on how to stop the nosedive, you guys rock!  Keep up the good work.
Joe surfer
Joe surfer - 5 years ago
It's not called "nose dive". it's called "pearling".
surfcampsjaco
surfcampsjaco - 9 years ago
www.surfcampjaco.com good location, quality services, best Costa Rica experience.
Devon Broughton
Devon Broughton - 9 years ago
So helpful shot dude and a definite subscribe
Bajuri Oxa
Bajuri Oxa - 9 years ago
totally subscribed...thx
Tom Carroll
Tom Carroll - 9 years ago
Massively helpful thank you!
йцукенгш зщшгн
йцукенгш зщшгн - 9 years ago
Awesome!
Kira Decyk
Kira Decyk - 9 years ago
So useful, this is the best explanation I have come across so far. I can't wait to get out and try this!
Molly O'Rourke
Molly O'Rourke - 9 years ago
Thanks so much guys, i've learned so much from your podcasts!!
Kirill Kay
Kirill Kay - 9 years ago
Folks, your tutorial videos are phenomenal, noone else explains this kind of stuff with such clarity! Kudos for making them public, and hope to see more coming!
Clifford
Clifford - 9 years ago
Phenomenal vid guys/gals. Have watched it a dozen times. Keep'em coming.
Richard Shapiro
Richard Shapiro - 9 years ago
great tips, very useful thanks!
you talk about instincts being backwards for surfing, but it seems like what your talking about is defensive instincts.  attacking instincts are exactly what you need in these situations. you talk about this in finding the X spot, you want to hunt the wave.  in martial arts, it's a huge thing to understand the difference between your defensive and aggressive instincts, and be able to access your aggressive instincts, and from what you are saying, this is true in surfing as well.  
again, thanks for the vids, good stuff
david bailie
david bailie - 9 years ago
Really very clear and helpful. A lot of surf channel stuff is too relaxed and yea man whatever but this is straight forward bang on stuff
Mike Coulter
Mike Coulter - 9 years ago
Brilliant tutorial.
xerameusuvaco
xerameusuvaco - 9 years ago
where are you from dude?
Niko Salvador
Niko Salvador - 9 years ago
after surfing for so many years, it's nice to see an analytical technique of explaining principles of surfing!! Wish more instructors explain basic things like you do!
Jacky Black
Jacky Black - 9 years ago
Brilliant! I’ve been petrified of water and would not go near it, until recently when I decided that before I turn 50 (yaiks) I HAD to learn to surf (yeah yeah, I know, normal people would learn to swim properly first) . So I paid NZ$50 for a group ‘lesson’ where the 17 year old ‘instructor’ said “there’s a board, see you later”. To my question :‘how do I get up?’ he said “any way you like”. Ofcourse I didn’t and felt quite ripped off. So then I decided to learn by watching others. Bought an 8ft board, asked every one I know and don’t know (yes, I’m desperate) to be my surf buddy and they all said “I’m scared of sharks”. Finally, last week my windsurf instructor (yes, learning that as well) took me straight out the back at Muriwai Beach New Zealand (he doesn’t muck about with white water) where I learnt how to get over big waves. If I didn’t have my wetsuit on I would have wet myself. Bruised certain bits when I came crashing down on the other side of the wave, but hey, I was still ON my board! Even managed to stand up a few times and nose dived on the bigger waves which scared me a bit. Thought I was too far forward on the board. After watching this it all makes sense! When I win Lotto I’ll be on the 1st plane to your surf school!  And now….. I shall watch the rest of your videos. I might be a pro by the time I'm 80, haha!
Kevin Hall
Kevin Hall - 7 years ago
+Jacky Black That is awful. You were ripped off. In Oz, quite a lot of time is spent on the beach teaching (groups) basically where to lay, where to position hands to push up and swing your legs under on a "soft top" beginners board BEFORE even entering the water so you get a feel of the actual board.
Please NAME and SHAME so others can avoid them.
richard tofts
richard tofts - 9 years ago
me too! Same age..looking forward to this year. Took me a week to finally get on my feet and feel reasonably confident of catching more waves than I missed. It wasnt pretty, I'm sure, but sure felt good :-)
Jouni Varis
Jouni Varis - 9 years ago
Really good explanation. thanks!
Jeff Caulfield
Jeff Caulfield - 9 years ago
I'd be lost without you lads!! Cheers for the best lessons I've had!
Isaac Anthes
Isaac Anthes - 9 years ago
Thanks so much man. Really helpful video!!
McLovin
McLovin - 9 years ago
Best surf instruction on YouTube!! Thank you!
Going to try my luck in San Diego tomorrow morning!
Carra Johnson
Carra Johnson - 9 years ago
I think this is the most helpful YouTube video I have ever seen in my whole life. Thanks so much!
David Blumberg
David Blumberg - 9 years ago
excellent, thank you!
higgyrow
higgyrow - 9 years ago
I've watched these x3 times over, so helpful, now I just have to translate on the water. Thnks a heap.
higgyrow
higgyrow - 9 years ago
Your instructions are so specific.
SonicBoom345
SonicBoom345 - 9 years ago
Thank you these really helped
Matty MDog
Matty MDog - 9 years ago
Excellent - This has really worked for me.
Ana Paula Kelm Soares
Ana Paula Kelm Soares - 9 years ago
Loved the tips! I'm looking foward to go to the beach and try to catch unbroken waves again following these tips! Hope it works!!! =D
yanapray
yanapray - 10 years ago
Thank you for the share :)))
Adam Arscott
Adam Arscott - 10 years ago
Brilliant! The transition from riding white water to riding waves has been confusing and I have been looking for this exact explanation for some time now. Much appreciated!
Ryan Lawrence
Ryan Lawrence - 10 years ago
Thanks so much for your video. Watched it last night and got up 80% of the time this morning. After two months of trying I finally felt like I was surfing.
CALINLECHIEN
CALINLECHIEN - 10 years ago
Brilliant stuff, whole serial
CaptainSchlockler
CaptainSchlockler - 10 years ago
These videos are pure genius.  All that it takes is one of these videos and you have just saved yourself 6 months of doing the same extremely basic mistake without progress.  After watching these videos, and recalling what he has said while on a wave, it's almost like a feeling of enlightenment where you make a massive leap in technique just from correcting a very basic mistake which you have struggled with for months.  Awesome instructor!
-[{DIABLO}]-
-[{DIABLO}]- - 10 years ago
U bloody legend
Peter Gonsalves
Peter Gonsalves - 10 years ago
Great teaching job thanks bro.
Dana Franchitto
Dana Franchitto - 10 years ago
thank you, this WAS helpful. Can't wait to get back into the water and try these tips.
cwgumby
cwgumby - 10 years ago
wow, great video, man.  I feel like I have all the information I need.
Vladimir Gedgafov
Vladimir Gedgafov - 10 years ago
Very helpful. The best instructions I have ever seen. Thanks!
John M
John M - 10 years ago
I agree...   I don't think other instructors really understand the physics presented here...    this is great.
killedbythedocter
killedbythedocter - 10 years ago
most helpful surfing tips iv ever seen
Alexander Ko
Alexander Ko - 10 years ago
I was wondering why I kept nosediving...thanks!
ParallelUniversity
ParallelUniversity - 10 years ago
Best surfing instruction video on youtube!  I wish I had seen this when I first started, it would have saved me a lot of wipeouts and missed waves
thats4anita
thats4anita - 10 years ago
Great explanations!! Thank you! This was answering a lot of questions.
Shon Shampain
Shon Shampain - 10 years ago
That was absolutely the best instructional video for surfing I've ever seen. Probably saved me countless dollars and hours in useless lesson. Thank you so much.
gali bar shalom
gali bar shalom - 10 years ago
You helped me a lot. Thanks (:
myntyd
myntyd - 10 years ago
Just a lovely video that really cleared some things up for me.. I've also been reading about 'angle' and 'paddling for a wave diagonally towards the shoulder' but my english isn't that well so I don't understand what they mean by that. Can somebody explain?
Gareth Sales
Gareth Sales - 10 years ago
Best surf tutorials on the net.
William O'Brien
William O'Brien - 10 years ago
good tutorial
Wozzzzzle
Wozzzzzle - 10 years ago
This is my exact problem, you bloody legend..cheers mate!
Luc Suarez
Luc Suarez - 10 years ago
Wow, I hope you read this as finally an eloquent and thorough explanation of where to be on a wave, exactly what I was struggling with and what I needed to know!!! Thank you so much!! When I get the money we´ll there at your place in Costa Rica!!!
Kenny Nguyen
Kenny Nguyen - 10 years ago
Finally! A video I can understand!!! exactly what I needed!!! Thank you!!!
Lucio Fernandez
Lucio Fernandez - 10 years ago
Brilliant
Scott Bitterman
Scott Bitterman - 10 years ago
Thanks you for this simple and effective lesson. I've definitely been doing the superman!
kivancs27
kivancs27 - 10 years ago
thank you for this tutorial!! wanna go back to la union because of this.
Ivan Sanchez
Ivan Sanchez - 10 years ago
3:28 Jebus, Save me!!...
remedybman
remedybman - 10 years ago
Better than any TV presenter by a country mile! Well done!
Dave Stokes
Dave Stokes - 10 years ago
This helped me so much. Catch the hills, hands at the ribs, enjoy the ride. White board only helped the already simplistic yet powerful teaching. Also, great tips on paddling. Thank you so much!
Your Only Friend
Your Only Friend - 10 years ago
Hey... I was having a similar problem today.. watch the video again... at around 3 minutes he brilliantly begins explaining exactly what is happening to you and how to fix it.. (essentially you are too far back on the board. Though it is counterintuitive, move up on the board a few inches... )
Your Only Friend
Your Only Friend - 10 years ago
This is one of the best videos on youtube ever! So incredibly well explained. especially for something that somehow is so hard to explain. Very helpful... I got so beat up today putting myself too far back on the board and not getting enough speed. Now I can't wait to get back out there and give it a go. Thanks so much!
batesarch
batesarch - 10 years ago
Great tutorial. Very helpful.
Joe Smith
Joe Smith - 11 years ago
This is so true! Great job in pointing out our natural reflexes to stop us from falling forward and how that's counter intuitive.
Clara Mowat
Clara Mowat - 11 years ago
Iv been doing everything wrong! Thankyou very much il try keep these things in mind
Dawgdawg
Dawgdawg - 11 years ago
:23
Michael Fowler
Michael Fowler - 11 years ago
Fantastic video! Thank you
Alexandre H
Alexandre H - 11 years ago
Great video
sethticlees
sethticlees - 11 years ago
Genius! I had to watch this vid 4x before I fully understand now what all I've been doing wrong. Scary as hell dropping down the face of big waves. I panic hard and if by some miracle do make it to my feet the speeds that incur are way too much (like I'm falling in place) I loose my balance and wipeout in spectacular fashion. Thanks for this awesome explanation! I'm now armed and ready to conquer some bigger waves.. D-OH here i come >:-]
Martyn Tozer
Martyn Tozer - 11 years ago
Some great tips, I know where I've been making mistakes + bigger Chicken wings for me now :)
Shawn B
Shawn B - 11 years ago
Yesterday I ate shit repeatedly on steep faces. Found this vid last night. Today I ate shit significantly less. Hand placement made a world of difference! Also more successful bottom turns thanks to carving v trimming vid and keeping hands over their respective rails sorted out some balance issues. Really appreciate these vids. Cheers!
verdeherbs
verdeherbs - 11 years ago
super stoked on this lesson! I can surf pretty well on mellow waves, but when they start to get fast and pitchy it gets really difficult for me. I think these tips will help me out next time the waves get steep. Thanks!
Koenraad de Haas
Koenraad de Haas - 11 years ago
Good lessons!
Daniel Lima
Daniel Lima - 11 years ago
Really nice guys! I've learned a lot from this video! :)
CaPo
CaPo - 11 years ago
great job guys, helps a lot! Even though I usually catch unbroken waves, I still see where I am doing wrong most of the other times... Liked and subbed:)
llBeatnixzz
llBeatnixzz - 11 years ago
Thanks Ru~ I learn surfing from your video, really helpful... / your fan from Phuket
Alison Brown
Alison Brown - 11 years ago
This was spectacularly helpful. I love you.
iowsci
iowsci - 11 years ago
I found this video to be very informative. The dude explained things well, I prefer to have it explained on a whiteboard. It makes so much more sense when you're in the water.
Zak .BOUGRAINE
Zak .BOUGRAINE - 11 years ago
Well done . I think it's really useful .
Marie-Eve Plamondon
Marie-Eve Plamondon - 11 years ago
Great explanations! Thanks! I'll follow your instructions (well, try) shortly on vacations!
RockPT
RockPT - 11 years ago
What an amazing tutorial! I was doing everything wrong because I was following my intuition. That's why I was wiping out so much. Everything makes sense now! Thank you so very much! Like, favorited and subbed :)
Gonçalo
Gonçalo - 11 years ago
Awesome explanation. It all makes sense now. Thank you for this awesome tutorial/ mini class.
Jeester
Jeester - 11 years ago
Ha, You spelt speed wrong to start with. But still an awesome video. I watched it a few months back and it's taken me ages to find it again!
nosequiters
nosequiters - 11 years ago
Brilliant doesn't make dumping 7ft waves any less scary but tells me what I've been doing wrong all this time, could we have a pop-up and balance tips as well
André Saraiva
André Saraiva - 11 years ago
great info, thanks for the video
shiftlocked
shiftlocked - 11 years ago
Fantastic information. Thanks for sharing. It;s helped me out.
sidmouthsurfer22
sidmouthsurfer22 - 11 years ago
Very good video :) should make some more :)
Fernando Melati
Fernando Melati - 11 years ago
Great video ! Thx.
Ahoi93
Ahoi93 - 12 years ago
Extremly helpful! Thanx!
mweezy55
mweezy55 - 12 years ago
this is a fantastic video. thanks very much, will try out your advice tomorrow here in Japan!
cnsengineer
cnsengineer - 12 years ago
Extremely helpful,thanks.
Robert Bain
Robert Bain - 12 years ago
Great instruction. I've made my way out of the white water this year but have been struggling to catch unbroken waves and now I see exactly why. I can't wait to get out and try these tips!
microstar81
microstar81 - 12 years ago
this is really good nice one!
Donavan Brown
Donavan Brown - 12 years ago
Hair blowing, classic... Best instructional I've ever seen. Don't you do that home improvement show too? : ) Thank you for the enlightening and entertaining series. Donavan
Sean o flynn
Sean o flynn - 13 years ago
brilliant,clear and concise.cheers
Benn Pridham
Benn Pridham - 13 years ago
Great instructions. Really easy to understand the mechanics of getting up on the board! Cheers Mate!

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