How to Surf Better Series "Paddle Faster" Ep 1

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In this Series we dive into "Paddling" techniques to catch more waves and surf better!

[@TP-ou7tt]

Many thanks for the surfing tips. I have been surfing for 42 years and I'm in my upper 50"s now. Catching waves is my biggest problem. Even with higher volume surfboards 44 to 46 liters ( 6ft 2") at 200 lbs" on East Coast Beach breaks, paddling and catching the wave before it starts closing out on me is a big problem. Thank You for what you do.

[@TheBluesmon]

Never seen, or never noticed at least, anyone doing that superman technique. I'll try it!

[@Carlosferreira1983]

The extended arm technique ive learned from this video and using it every day

[@amp7816]

I just had a 2 hr session. Came home and saw this vid. Now I’m anxious to get back out there to try the hands out front glide! Lol

[@jvz773]

The info and advice you share in this video is pure gold. Fantastic. Thank you so much! 🙏🤙🏼🏄‍♂️

[@ericebf]

Marvelous content. Excellent material. Thanks for sharing those tips. A lot of friends, including myself, are go surf only weekends. This is one reason we forget some golden tips like that and just run to the ocean to "kill" that thirsty of catching waves. Unfortunately we got less than we could.

[@miket2623]

Awesome video ! Glad to see it drop!

[@jorge305022]

i surf for a long years and finally i find the correct way to paddle it help me a lot to catch fast waves,thanks from puerto escondido, i start to feel the diference !!!

[@skippywinters]

Content just getting better and better

[@ianwoo5258]

This video helped me SO MUCH! Thanks!!

[@wooseokyourself]

This helps me immediately. Awesome class.

[@robscanlan]

Really enjoyed it! Thanks Noel!!!

[@mcatalan93]

Thanks!!!!! Absolutely useful advices really works!!!!!👍

[@manolorobles1438]

You are the best teacher 🙏😁

[@jorget4785]

Awesome tips!! Wish I had my surfskate with me. Been missing it since mid July.

[@maxmonterumisi]

Super! Best tip for surfers on web

[@traceyeales6497]

This is complete opp of what I've been doing will defo give this a go! Ive been lifting chin and chest and arching back and struggle getting into waves will defo give this a go next time. Gotta be quick on those beachies for sure!

[@CoastalImaging]

great tips I've never thought of and will be putting them into practice next session. Thanks

[@raphhem7747]

That weight shifting with the arms forward before poping up was the key for me on soft waves.. huge thanks for that ..can you make a tutorial on catching a steep wave and making the barrel..im struggling to get the right timing to make the drop or when i make it i miss the barrel..im not sure how to position myself and when to stop paddling and then pop up in these situations .. thanks again for all your work Noel Cheerz from france yeew

[@TotyMaiaGT]

AWSOME !!!

[@michellehaywood1062]

Great video, thanks a million 👍😎.

[@rctrix9063]

Really good value 👍

[@rosemarieschulz954]

Just want to give a big thanks to Noal for helping me progress so fast... You give the perfect explanations to all my quistions !!! Thanks from South Africa 🤙🏼

[@VillaIrwin]

Dude! Thank you so much! You help me to understand a lot to improve my paddle stroke and overall!! how important is practice with a surfskate can improve our surf. i got the same as you, carver mayhew (love it) Thank you so much again bro. Love your vids content ! That help me out a lot! Cheers from France! 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 Au revoir

[@wise_nut]

love this channel

[@alexescape5377]

true more your practice better you become !

[@betof2703]

If you consider yourself an intermediate surfer that puts all of us at the kook level

[@Carkshark]

He's being humble. Also, he's putting a sense of "we" and camaraderie between him and the audience.

[@mannmusica]

He’s not. Definitely not according to his board dimensions

[@lawrencewinter]

is there like sub-kook level, cos that's where this scale places me lol. 5 years in, but not living near a break 😢

[@SurferKroky]

Lol fr real. Surprised he wasn’t on the asp world tour years ago tbh. He freakin RIPS

[@df238]

Great stuff, the hands out front kinda superman style really does work, if you haven't tried it give it a shot you'll be surprised.

[@Dicko301]

nice tip i will give that one a go, another thing I do which helps on the paddle is to point your toes when the waves picking you up it tends to stiffen you body lifting your tail up and gives you more glide into the wave, sounds stupid but saw a really good surfer years ago doing it on a wafer board back in the 90"s and he caught everything he looked at.

[@MrJMHP]

That's the correct technique... I do it to. By stiffen your body and especially the legs, you gain more paddle power. Since your body is stable and balanced your sholders and arms get more muscle power beacause your muscles dont have to deal with an unbalanced lower body. These way paddling becomes more effective and easier. This is a nobrainer rule... A stable body equals a stable surfboard during the takeoff and every technique that Noel mentioned on this video becomes more natural to do it well.

[@stanshieh]

That is a really nice neighborhood

[@Robwhat]

I’m glad to see that the chin technique is more common than I realized. I never really thought about it but have been doing it subconsciously for a while. Some sessions I get home and my chin is sore, it took me a little while at first to realize why 🤷‍♂️

[@IIIxwaveIII]

cool. the basics are great BTW, can you please comment on what you define as begginer, intermediate, expert surfer? there are some references to these categories but I am not clear as of which abilities go to which category

[@mcmcmc1]

Always cool to see you at lowers! I dont talk much in the water but wanted to ask your opinion on the blackstix EA template for waves like this?

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

The Blackstix go best for me in 1-2’ surf. They flex a lot and in bigger waves they do not offer the consistency I want from turn to turn. I prefer Fiberglass… Honeycomb in 3-5’ surf is ok too.

[@ODL957]

Noel thanks for taking the time to share so much knowledge, great pointers. Quick question, which Carver suspension do you recomend, the C7 or CX?

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

I like the C7 trucks better. Better turning radios and flow more similar to surfing.

[@ODL957]

@@surfnshowreviews7777 thank you Noel

[@FrequencyHorizon]

fun pop punk vibes~

[@jaydennguyen5929]

Hey Noel, could you do the next review on the Pyzel Highline?

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

The Pyzel Mini Ghost review is coming soon. Not sure on the Highline model at this time.

[@futureaztec5109]

It's interesting. I fell into the techniques you are showing just naturally over the years. However, I watched a video on catching waves recently (finally one that wasn't for beginner to intermediate) and the message was different. The technique there was to keep your back arched and resist putting you head and chin down. The argument was that this would press your tail back against the pitch of the wave and create squirt like the board is a bar of soap getting pinched. I tried it yesterday and got good results. I feel like I got myself out of a bit of a rut I got into by always using that weight forward style you show here, and trying too hard. I think there is a time and place for both though.

[@Asator66]

do you have a link to the video you're talking about?

[@futureaztec5109]

@@Asator66 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5K1dqJ7a8eUd5o

[@behrensbros11]

@@Asator66 probably the OMBE, Oreo biscuit technique Clayton neinbar always talks about.

[@shannonyoung3465]

💪🔥

[@andrescurls29]

Anyone have an opinion on kicking when paddling into waves? I've developed a habit of doing it but question how necessary it is.

[@WillBulldozer]

Great tips! Never heard of keeping chin down on the nose and arms forward before but makes a lot of sense. Will give these a try next sesh. Noel: are hands forward and chin down just as applicable when you’re riding and catching waves on a mid length?

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

Absolutely

[@behrensbros11]

Man I can’t catch anything on my mid length. I’m so far forward I can’t sink the rail enough or pivot off the tail to get down the line, because I’m sacrificing paddling position just to catch the wave.

[@mikeuptegrove]

I noticed you mentioned you have your trucks set at medium, and they look a bit stiff when your carving. Do you think a stiffer surf skate truck will transfer better in regards to applying toe and heel pressure in bottom turns? I ride my surf skate pretty loose, because my surfboards feel pretty loose too. I feel like pressure applied too heavily on a surfboard causes bigger problems than overpowering my surf skate does since they don’t wheel bite and rails in the water can still bury.

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

I ride my Carve set to medium in our tutorials to help our community. Sometimes I ride the C7 truck super loose… it just depends on what I’m working on.

[@williamjoyner3768]

Ok so question 🙋🏾‍♂️ for long board paddling fast to catch a wave gif that but for the ones that paddle into a wave with like 3-4 slow strokes with min energy used how do they do that

[@curtnsheri]

Thank you for the video! Question, when you’re paddling which part of your legs are you pressing on the board for maximum glide- hips, thighs or knees? Mahalo!

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

Mostly hips

[@AdrianIrizarry]

Hey noel! I tend to surf smaller 1-4 foot waves, and they are often soft waves. What board would be best between these two. Haydenshapes Holy Grail or Haydenshapes Untiteled?

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

Untitled… it Carrie’s more speed and you can shred it with a Twin + Trailer fin set up for more speed, drive, and keep the board loose and playful.

[@MyMotherWasaNinja]

Do you get chin pressure dings?

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

No chin pressure dents for me.

[@Apeunion]

Tried the chin action today on some soft fat faced waves and it worked . Thank you 🤙🤙🤙

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

🔥👍🏻

[@kelenroberts4358]

hi, I'm a skateboarder learning to surf and have a question? I'm popping up goofy footed when I surf but am regular on my skateboard although I can skate both stances pretty well should I learn to pop up to regular which feels really awkward or continue to surf goofy and not be as comfortable with turns?

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

I say do what feel most comfortable. If turns feel awkward then choose the stance that feels most comfortable

[@aarondrew4861]

I know a couple people like that -- you're not alone.

[@nathangarlick7665]

Im also a lifelong skater who somewhat recently started surfing. I skate and surf goofy, but snowboard and wakeboard regular. For me it has to do with my feet being strapped in vs not. It might be worth trying to pop up regular, I feel like surfing and skating have the most in common between all the board sports, as skating a bowl is super similar to riding a Wave

[@stevenyao8660]

Thanks for the tutorial, Noel. It seems that you don’t kick at all, do you? Do you recommend not kicking for intermediate surfers?

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

Sometimes I kick… it’s ok either way. I will kick needed… I do it when I want a wave really bad and I’m not in position.

[@stevenyao8660]

@@surfnshowreviews7777 Thanks! And why don’t you always keep “chest and hip down” to maximize glide (I suppose sometimes “back arched”)? When do you switch the 2 postures?

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

@@stevenyao8660 I always paddle chest and hips down to maximize glide. Paddling with a strong arch in my back is not ideal to maximize glide and speed.

[@twinfin8867]

@@surfnshowreviews7777 I do the same and occasionally kick as a last ditch effort. If I miss the wave it turns into a Tantrum! No buddy surfs close to me.

[@floridamike75]

Is it ok to paddle both arms at the same time or is that considered a bad habit? I find myself doing that for the last couple strokes for more speed. Thanks!!!

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

I say 1 arm at a time is best. That way you always increase speed on every paddle.

[@adamhutchison7500]

Hi Noel, I noticed you done one double paddle at the end of a wave or two. I have got into the habit of doing this on every wave and I have had friends tell me it’s a bad technique to do every time. What are your thoughts?

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

I like to do 1 arm paddle at a time. It seems to keep your momentum moving forward constantly with no pause in between paddles compared to a two arm paddle.

[@adamhutchison7500]

@@surfnshowreviews7777 always appreciate your replies mate. Thanks a lot 🙏

[@Tmobilearthur]

Step 1 go when the waves are perfect

[@SurferKroky]

Why not kick your legs a little more Noel ? I kick like a maniac getting into waves lol

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

You can do that too…

[@SurferKroky]

@@surfnshowreviews7777 I presume it’s a bit smoother if you don’t though from looking at your footage

[@SP-vo4vy]

霸氣翹腳

[@debbiegustavson6299]

Ok. So I paid the 5 bucks and want to watch the How to surf better series. How do I cut through the bullshit and watch it? Patreon wants me to pay another 5 bucks 🤷‍♀

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

Shoot me a email… we will get you sorted out. [e-mail]

[@Panda74gofaster]

I don’t see this as a beginner class! This is a Master Class… great material, thank you. I took notes.

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

I said that in this episode… it’s not for beginners