My 1 year surfing progression

[@meeksurf]

Just uploaded V2 of the one year progression!! check it out!! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmXFk3mgZZKWmJI

[@Bajue]

Where do you surf at?

[@louisvandereecken4343]

Did anyone notice he surfs goofy and regular??Thats crazy!!!

[@stephenmorales3630]

Hell yeah dude. Just started surfing earlier this year and the progression feels so good! Wish I had someone that could record some of my sessions. It's crazy when you start to think you got something nailed down and then you just have a sesh where you're wiping out constantly and the ocean humbles you. Love it!

[@meeksurf]

yeah man keep at it, you might hit slumps and plateaus in you're progression, but always push through, you'll never know when something will click

[@stephenmorales3630]

@@meeksurf hell yeah dude!

[@jaronsurf]

Iv'e been surfing for 6 years now, and I can say that progression is insanely remarkable given how quickly you shifted to shortboards. I only started being able to actually surf shortboards around 3 years ago when I started surfing more often.

[@meeksurf]

Thank you man. Means a lot.

[@teresagarcia3670]

I think is the best video I have ver seen of a surf progression on yt, congratulations!!!

[@meeksurf]

thank you!!!

[@FUZ2706]

The waves you're learning on look soooo perfect omg

[@meeksurf]

I know I’m blessed

[@PsychoMode1992]

Great video mate. Surfing is such a great activity for the mind and body. This is definitely motivating.

[@meeksurf]

thank you man!! its done wonders for my mental and physical health

[@brandonfowler9369]

That’s was cool to see the progress. Keep it up and keep living!I grew up only an hour from the coast and used to go a lot. But for the last 20 years I’ve lived an entire days drive from the beach and it saddens me. I only get to surf twice a year now, one week on the Oregon coast in august and one week in Hawaii in the winter. The rest of the year is behind our boat or on our little river wave. It’s not enough!

[@meeksurf]

thank you bratha!! yeah i had that problem when i first fell in love with surfing, then i packed up and moved to hawaii. i made a deal with myself that i would surf everyday, and ive kept up with that deal (for the most part) ;)

[@brandonfowler9369]

@@meeksurf awesome man! Well I will be up on the north shore in two weeks. Can’t wait to be out of Idaho winter for a few!

[@ebifurai415]

great to have someone film so many of your waves! I wish i had that. So easy to see what you're doing wrong

[@meeksurf]

Yeah it’s pretty amazing. Took some investment though, that’s for sure

[@maeganhart350]

This gives me inspiration. I bet living in Hawaii is the most amazing experience. Your skill improved so much! Congratulations!

[@meeksurf]

great to hear! stick with it and thanks for the comment!

[@dylanrobertson5010]

one thing that sticks out from the very beginning. you read waves really well. even those rides you couldn’t turn, you knew exactly where you should go. cutting back when the wave backs off, or even dipping your head when it walls up. 99.9% of surfers have no idea. that is remarkable.

[@meeksurf]

thank you man!

[@wolf-yw9wk]

nice u can really see in march 2022 that your body starting linking together turns smoothly.

[@meeksurf]

Thanks man. Yeah it’s cool to see the progression

[@cee5794]

Cool to see! You just got 540 subscribers! keep it up !:) youtube slammed your vid among the vids of probably some of your biggest inspirations! reminds me of the good old days of when i started with FPV drone flying.

[@meeksurf]

Thank you so much man. Great comment

[@nickmorris8681]

That is some crazy improvement. Id love to progress like that in a year holy crap

[@meeksurf]

haha thanks bradda. kinda hit a platue after that year

[@weldnermarreira3245]

I just saw your latest video on this along with this one. Thanks for posting this, surfing is very tough to learn alone and sometimes very frustrating. I'm looking like you did in january, maybe a little worse hahaha. I simply can't pop up in 5ft waves (either do it too late or too early) and when I get close I wipe out. Today I got absolutely smashed by almost every set and left the sea feeling like trash. Good thing there's always tomorrow, the sea will be smaller and I hope I can catch something. It's very inspiring to see how quickly you can progress given a good amount of practice.

[@meeksurf]

Yeah man keep at it!! It’s so gratifying to see yourself progress! The bad days just make the good days that much better!

[@ThomyeSurfs]

switch footing no less, super impressive. I personally think that alone would make it super difficult so you are doing really well. Yew!!!!

[@meeksurf]

Yewww thanks dawg. It’s definitely a grind but I’m sticking with it!!

[@nadira9141]

You are a hero man... Congrats on your progress.

[@meeksurf]

Thank you!!

[@andrewlewins6482]

It’s fascinating how instead of choosing a stance you surf frontside on both rights and lefts, your switch stance is very uncommon and unique to you. I don’t know if choosing a stance would improve your surfing. You would have to learn to surf backside which is an aspect your surfing lacks. But keep doing you, as long as your having fun.

[@meeksurf]

yeah I recently started going backside and its alot of fun and definitely easier than going switch foot. the goal is to be able to go all 4 ways... haha!

[@janmh3029]

I've been surfing for two years, and I haven't caught barrels like yours!

[@meeksurf]

Keep at it. I’m blessed to live in a place with very good waves

[@janmh3029]

Yeah, I am blessed in the sense that I live in portugal. But, generally, there aren't many big swells

[@Quincy_surf]

This is insane good! I surf 3 years and im on this level.you do it in 1 year. Some surfers progress so fast. Some surfers progress in years. Some in months. Its personaly. But insane dude

[@meeksurf]

thankl you man! yeah there are always factors to everything with progression!

[@JahSoulOne]

This is sick. Even just the beginning was pretty impressive considering I can hardly stand on the board💀

[@meeksurf]

Hahah thank you!

[@MindSurf248]

Yer he was definitley more low intermediate at the beginning, rather than what most would call a beginner. Don't worry man it's a really difficult sport. So rewarding though!

[@adambamf9365]

it took me 3 years to acheive what you did in a year back in the 90s your progression is incredible

[@meeksurf]

Thank you!!

[@zaey5718]

As a tip allow the wave to do what it wants you to do. Go with the flow of the wave(if it’s breaking fast the wave wants you to pump fast and do a sharp turn or carve)

[@meeksurf]

of course, thanks for the tip!

[@JohnnyWony]

dude this is so awesome to see! made me stoked. i am probably at your 0:00 stage still just going straight down the wave instead of turning on 3-5ft swells. but i want to move to hawaii for like a month since i work remote and just surf everyday to accelerate my progression

[@meeksurf]

Thanks man! Sounds sick, keep at it!

[@Snowman18947]

Hey man, what sort of remote work do u do?

[@JohnnyWony]

@@Snowman18947 i am a software engineer :)

[@toddhopkins1081]

Keep it up brotha.... At least you had the balls to move to Hawaii as a youngster. I was too busy getting in trouble.... aha

[@meeksurf]

haha thanks my braddah

[@CaseyWillax]

This is a sick watch!

[@meeksurf]

Thank you bratha!! Enjoying the stuff you’ve been putting out also!

[@kaylahevans8334]

I love how genuinely psyched your buddy was for you when filming. So cute 🥺❤

[@meeksurf]

Always good to have great friends 🤙🏽

[@bikinib6583]

can you make a video on what little tips you learned along the way/things you tried after seeing your footage to improve?

[@meeksurf]

yeah for sure!

[@colors8812]

Lets go my dude! I started my surfing journey this year.

[@meeksurf]

lets get it!!!

[@Monkeyabroad]

quick progression. did you have any coaching?

[@meeksurf]

No, no coaching, just surfing EVERYDAY

[@jeromesurffoil7033]

Surfing is difficult. Your dedication is paying off. 🤙🤙🤙

[@meeksurf]

Hell yeah! Thanks bratha

[@willlonghurst8639]

Great vid! What type of board did you start out on in January of 2021? You have plenty of room to learn at that point but you def don't look like a raw beginner. Plus, I got to give you a hand for paddling out in San Clemente as a beginner - that place can get pretty hostile towards kooks (if you'd ever call yourself that 😆).

[@meeksurf]

i was definitely a kook! haha.

[@meeksurf]

um i went from a 6'2 hybrid shape to a 5'10 shortboard with alot of volume to a 5'6 fish quad

[@pertel222]

Dudeee! Great stuff! What kind of board you was using in May? Looks solid!

[@meeksurf]

It was a 6’2” hybrid shape

[@richardknaup6]

Love it! Keep up the good work!

[@meeksurf]

Thank you man!!

[@Troy_turtleback]

THATS MY BOY!! Local bradda lampe!

[@meeksurf]

Yeeeee

[@cryptohitlist9324]

Keep going! You're doing great in just one year!

[@meeksurf]

Thank you man!!!

[@boahnation9932]

Great progress dude 😁

[@johndoe7171]

Great content and killer music.

[@meeksurf]

thank you man!!

[@arischneider5710]

Yo did you surf everyday? The progression is crazy between march and may

[@meeksurf]

thank you man! no I lived in Nevada at the time so I could only surf when I made it down to the coast!

[@neptunefinance]

Is this man really surfing regular and goofy instead of simply going backside ??? i'm dead ahahhaha this is insane. Nice progression, nice vidéo and nice editing (congrats to the person who stayed on the shore that long to get those, clips. I think i have 10% amount of the amount of footage you have with 6 years of surfing ahahahahh)

[@meeksurf]

Hahah thank you man.

[@Ryy22]

Is being able to surf switch easier then going backside?

[@neptunefinance]

@@Ryy22 depends if you practice other board sports and depends of a lot of stuff, but no usually, it's 10 times easier to learn backside than switch

[@unenglishable]

damn dude, switch stance that's cool!

[@meeksurf]

Yeah bro! Thank you!

[@GariSound]

dude even at the beginner level you were awesome🤙

[@meeksurf]

Thank you man!!

[@spencer_mayne]

Insane progression bro! 🏄‍♂️ do you surf switchfoot instead of backhand?

[@meeksurf]

Yeah, I’ve recently started going backside too

[@ETYSURF]

Looking smooth now brother!

[@meeksurf]

shewwww! thank you

[@mathiascartier1436]

Ultimate painting ultimate painting ultimate painting

[@meeksurf]

Banger

[@LandonCrockett]

is the camara inverted because double frontside it amazing😱

[@meeksurf]

nahh I just go switch!

[@budiakbar5264]

what? you did reguler and goofy?that's sick so talented

[@meeksurf]

Yeah! Thank you bratha!

[@A6272z]

Love this Keep em coming 🤙

[@meeksurf]

Thank you!

[@surfininmy40s]

Nice progression 🤙🏾

[@meeksurf]

thank you bratha!

[@jjnasty4378]

Cool video and great progression bro but how in 2021 may did you make such a big progression and look like your somewhat ripping, when compared to the previous month(January) and then such a regression the next month in July 2021?

[@meeksurf]

I guess it was because I was surfing 4 hours a day every single day in Hawaii. I had no school no work, so for a month straight the only thing I did was surf. We’re as the other months, the fottage was for the only couple days I surfed for the whole month. Also I’m sure the POV surfing makes it look better because you can’t see how awkward my body still was. Thanks for the feedback bro 🤙🏽

[@Subala_Villa]

would be sick to see a vid of you ripping on the eastside. Not the best waves but something different. And my local. Try Kailua shorebreak, epic wave..

[@meeksurf]

Yeah haven’t surfed much of the eastside

[@ganeshlange4354]

Inspiring all the Rick Kanes out there

[@meeksurf]

rick kane is my hero

[@dustystarr2297]

Wow the old Terry Senate Infinity board?!?!? haven't seen those in years?!??!

[@meeksurf]

got it from terry senate himself in San Clemente !

[@dustystarr2297]

@@meeksurf Awesome! He shaped all my boards back in the 80's & 90's Love the guy even if he has a couple screws loose lol. Been riding Rumaner's boards over the last few years though. Can't beet the accuracy of a C&C machine to replicate your "magic" boards.

[@jules7744]

Am I tripping or are you both regular and goofy foot?

[@meeksurf]

haha yeah. normally regular but i go switch on lefts

[@jimmccarley9609]

@@meeksurf Next gen.

[@tellavist]

Was going to say this. Guy casually going front side on both left and right and not even a mention. That's sick!

[@Dan-cl3md]

Nice backhand 😮

[@meeksurf]

Thanks 😅

[@mateom6596]

I’ve been surfing about 6 times a week for three years and am nowhere near as good as you were in may 2021😂 good job.

[@meeksurf]

Just keep at it. You’ll have a break through

[@lucaskraatz8493]

this is dope you’re ripping

[@meeksurf]

Thanks Luke!

[@luciddreamentertainment7045]

I really liked the video but i am also trying to improve what was your board progression in length?

[@meeksurf]

I went from a 6’2 hybrid to a 5’10 short board

[@ASDAKJN]

any tips for improving?

[@meeksurf]

The only advice I have to is surf every single day, no matter what

[@x99ribs]

what was your first shortboard model?

[@meeksurf]

it was a frequent flyer Channel islands !

[@chriatianmcguirk2161]

What board were you you riding up until the shortboard in July 2021?

[@chriatianmcguirk2161]

Also your May 2021 looks so clean was it the board that held you back from more turns

[@meeksurf]

It was a 6’2” hybrid shape

[@chriatianmcguirk2161]

@@meeksurf would you recommend dropping from the foamie to this size? For an beginner to intermediate

[@N3vDawg]

How’d you move to Hawai’i?

[@meeksurf]

Booked a one way flight

[@tearupx]

Thought I was tripping but you don't surf backside at all hahah! Front side only both ways 😅

[@meeksurf]

I have recently started going backside here and there, but at the time of this video I never went backside #frontsideneverfails

[@tearupx]

I think it's way better for your surfing if you mainly stick to back and front as the back leg stays the same but cool that you can do it all!

[@ColinFeher-fr5hb]

how long was your shortboard

[@meeksurf]

5'10

[@ianscottcastillo7709]

What were the first boards you used? Before you got ur first short board.

[@meeksurf]

I had a 6’2” hybrid shaped board and a 9’0 long board

[@ianscottcastillo7709]

@@meeksurf sick 🔥

[@tiesvanlieshout2856]

how/why do you surf regular on lefts and rights?

[@meeksurf]

It just what I started doing when I was first learning and I just stuck with it

[@flowstatefloatmate7803]

do you take off regular on both lefts and rights??

[@meeksurf]

yeah frontside both ways

[@flowstatefloatmate7803]

​@@meeksurf never seen that (not saying it's a bad thing). Making some solid progress, keep it up mate

[@clairemetcalf8222]

How the hell do you stand switch

[@2hyperz964]

Brah ur switch is crazy

[@meeksurf]

thanks bra

[@rudyrod5147]

Estimate of how many sessions you got your first year?

[@meeksurf]

Maybe around 100 sessions

[@mfcoelho4]

@@meeksurf100 surf days? That’s nice

[@bruceontheyoutube]

How’d you film this?

[@meeksurf]

My friends and family helped me film it. 150-600mmm lens

[@joelcarleton4034]

Man surfs front hand both ways ahahaha that’s sick

[@meeksurf]

Gotta stand out somehow

[@ziiws]

What size board did you have in January?

[@meeksurf]

5'10"

[@calebpacifici7990]

Was i the only who noticed that he never rode backhand. On both left and rights, he rode on his forehand, meaning he surf both left and right foot forward??

[@meeksurf]

It makes my life a lot harder then it needs to be….

[@wellfleetion]

I guess if you can afford to surf every day, yes, you will improve MUCH more rapidly than those who can't. Pretty clear.

[@bert_gimspon]

Well. Duh.

[@christianobrien6553]

afford?

[@artlane1597]

Surfing is free

[@wellfleetion]

@@artlane1597 Hahahaha, how old are you? If you are out of your teens then you should know much much better by then.

[@REECEAVA]

you sound like me , you won’t make sacrifices to get better

[@J_Jayyyy]

Awesome

[@meeksurf]

Thank you!

[@FluffyAlpaca81]

Is that Makaha?

[@meeksurf]

Yessah

[@62803]

did going from goofy to regular help u much? what was the transition like? there are mainly only rights where I surf so I'm debating switching so I don't have to ride backside as often. sick progression tho this is a huge motivator for me.

[@meeksurf]

I learned to surf going both ways so i never had a transition. but its definitely fun to go frontside both ways

[@danielbass2333]

What was Ur first board?

[@meeksurf]

9’0 infinity

[@danielbass2333]

@@meeksurf looks a lot smaller than a 9 foot board? Looks like maybe 7ft fish or fun board? Sorry I’m new lol

[@cousinjeramytv1789]

Wait how is ur forehand left and right

[@meeksurf]

Switchfoot

[@cousinjeramytv1789]

@@meeksurf ikr I wish i could do that

[@michaelkrentzin]

You should choose either goofy foot or regular foot instead of switch footing it. You display an awkwardness when you surf and if you choose one stance, your stronger one, that awkwardness will go away relatively quickly. Also, when you surf with your back to the wave you will have opportunities to complete different moves and barrel riding techniques that are super fun. I don't know where you got the idea to always surf with your face to the wave, but it is definitely not good. Backside surfing is a very large part of every surfer's arsenal. After watching you briefly it seems like you should be goofy foot, but you need to choose your stronger side and stick to it.

[@meeksurf]

Funny you should say that. I’ve recently started going backside. My next video(coming out next week) I surf a left and it’s all backside. However looking back, I think that my goofy foot surfing looked very good and smooth, I was never forcing things like I try to do when I surf regular. The dream is to surf goofy and regular and be good at both. We’ll see

[@caleb_seykora]

he was frontside going left and right? R u goofy or regular

[@meeksurf]

I’m regular but I go switch-foot on the lefts

[@caleb_seykora]

@@meeksurf oh ok

[@FromTheMosh]

Kinda insane learning switch foot.

[@meeksurf]

yeah maybe set me back a bit... but made it more fun!

[@canal3ondas]

Backside isnt something that you thought? haha

[@meeksurf]

nah i did

[@D3koFX]

Why are u surfing both goofy and regular how do u do that

[@meeksurf]

I just learned like that

[@AndresReyes-bz6iz]

Backside surfing also helps improvement :)

[@meeksurf]

thanks!

[@rich7017]

So are you goofy or regular ???🤔

[@meeksurf]

regular, but i go switch on lefts sometimes

[@rich7017]

​@@meeksurfcrazy! Slacking on the backhand practice brother 😂

[@mtnrabi]

Couldn’t understand the huge leap from march to may

[@meeksurf]

In march i only surfed 1 week out of the whole month, but in may i pretty much surfed the whole month so I progressed much faster

[@Subala_Villa]

where's the videos!?

[@meeksurf]

There coming. Slowly but surely

[@Subala_Villa]

​@@meeksurf sweet. Thanks for the inspo with surfing and progression. Ns will be epic this winter 🤙

[@phillippearce9680]

👍

[@MrJeanelgato]

Wait how is this dude a natural footer and a goofy at the same time?

[@meeksurf]

Switchfoot 🤙🏽

[@ianlivesay9370]

Riding frontside all the time?? basically learning to surf twice

[@meeksurf]

yeah i really made it more difficult for myself for i needed to

[@inFAMOUSBeatsGFx]

Dude looking at the first 22 secs I was like "Why does it look like he's poppin up switch"? Turns out, you were 😅 As remarkable as that is, I personally think you should have a preferred stance which seems to be regular and stick to that. It depends on whether you wanna be 'average level' in both stances or intermediate on a single stance. Switch is also really counterproductive for your muscle memory as you're literally doing the opposite movements. My two cents... Actually as I finished the video I realized your fs wraps have more flow on the lefts and you also have better posture, but you can generate more speed on the rights but you're not holding as much and way more fidgety and with straighter legs and too narrow of a stance. Need to find a way to combine both in a single stance haha Good job nonetheless! 🤙🏻

[@meeksurf]

Actually probably the best feedback i've ever gotten on my surfing. Thanks for the comment man, gives me something to think about!

[@simonlesmond7277]

Wtf do you surf backhand

[@meeksurf]

No

[@NainoaMC]

yeah u front side warrior

[@christophermessinger3845]

Bro. You are riding frontside going right and left.. how has no one noticed this?

[@meeksurf]

Haha yeah it’s weird, but super fun

[@alfdj]

Are you goofy and regular?

[@meeksurf]

regular. but I go goofy sometimes

[@Byronhammond]

How is bro goofy and natural?

[@meeksurf]

Magic

[@clairemetcalf8222]

And are you like natural or goofy

[@meeksurf]

Usually natural but go switch foot goofy

[@evasfunworld1]

Wait so are you natural or goofy

[@meeksurf]

natural, i go switch on lefts sometimes

[@evasfunworld1]

@@meeksurf can you air yet