5 Things That Will Kill Your Paddle In And Take Off.

[@eeland6972]

THIS ia the best surf channel ever (laying injured - board made deep cut in face - nerve damage - numb /lame 1/4 of face). Injoy watching you

[@bennyb.1742]

Get well my dude! My face is 1/4 paralyzed from a hit to the head. My partner thinks my sideways smile is cute! Sending good vibes for your recovery!

[@TheFletchandSebShow]

Sorry to hear it. Wishing you a good recovery.

[@eeland6972]

Benny B. Thank you Benny...I’m not a dude though haha...💇🏽‍♀️

[@bennyb.1742]

@@eeland6972 My mistake! How's it healing up?

[@TheFletchandSebShow]

@@bennyb.1742 This happened to our Mum. A guy dropped in on her and a cut near her temple left her eyebrow partially paralysed. Symmetry returned by botox. A tough event, a river and ferry from hospital. We get it.

[@davidecortellino6330]

Great tips and guidance. Your videos are targeting the real small issues which are stopping my ability of flowing with the waves energy without tension

[@RiamuBerru]

I find small waves so challenging because the margin of error on maneuvers is so much smaller, if you're a little early or a little late on the section its the difference between losing 100% of your speed or getting caught behind the section with no hope of getting back in front.

[@ncncam23]

Yes esp off your backhand

[@lukyanwoll9036]

Cheers from Peru ! Great with the tips and the vibe!

[@savtuma]

kept messing up my pop-up for some reason this morning--- I think I had too much weight on my backfoot !! thank youuu for the tips!!

[@DoctorStech]

really nice approach, guys. Thanks so much.

[@al-dorifto1631]

I don't have a backfoot issue I got a front foot issue, frontside anyway, backside I can do bottoms turns but forehand I can only do a bottom turn if the waves have a big enough face with Abit of power. On the frontside I put to much weight on front foot and trim instead of carve. I've been like this for over 10 years lol but saying that least I can generate speed on my forehand but I can't on my backhand lol

[@jaywilldoit]

I love nosediving videos. So epic. Makes me laugh every time.

[@gamerzforlife5619]

Just a tip the lizard paddle is actually one of the fastest ways to paddle kelly slater said it himself and it’s the way he paddles onto full or fat waves

[@tyrionlannister2565]

Love how you giggled when talking about nose diving, sounds like you paid your dues when you were learning to surf.

[@SD-iu1pm]

Excellent tips for beginners

[@NGGST]

Very helpful and well edited video. Thanks very much for your energy and knowledge.

[@gatesurfer]

Failed to mention the most basic element of just about every sport out there -- BEND YOUR KNEES. It's a must. Helps you maintain balance and improves your feel for the wave. Lowers your center of gravity, and helps your board ride lighter and smoother on the water, so you control your speed better. Helps you set the rail, and go rail to rail. The guy who was shredding it up? Classic position, head up and looking where he wants to go, knees soft and flexible, carving into the wave on turns. The other people? Stiff, rooted, weight usually stuck on the back feet, which is why they "stick" to the water. You have to be able to shift your weight forward and back. Can't do that with stiff knees. Sometimes you even have to shuffle an inch or two forward on the board, and once you drop down, shuffle back in order to avoid perling. It's very fine line between being too far back on the board and too far forward. Too far forward, and you perl. Too far back, and you stall. So get on your board, paddle around on flat water and figure out where it rides the most level. Since the board will have "rocker," i.e. a bit of a curve, the nose will ride a bit out of the water, maybe an inch or so, but not more. Your board should have a logo on the deck, so once you find your spot, remember to position yourself there everytime. You can make slight adjustments from there. Smaller waves, move a tiny bit forward. Bigger, more powerful waves, you can move a bit back. I'm talking no more than an inch either way, unless you have significantly bigger waves than what you normally ride. The guy who was paddling with his egs apart was a lousy paddler anyway. Barely put his arms in the water. And his board was way too short.

[@koreannederr5593]

Thanks!!!

[@ncncam23]

There was something at the end about arms up. I would advise against that getting the arms loose and low looks more stylish and it just helps with finding lines and aiming towards your next section

[@Mongiloyd]

Great tips! As of the video where you talked about style I really noticed a lot of people in the water having this heavy surfing.. Almost poo stance like. Would be a great topic to dive into some more.

[@carinesinclair3789]

Thanks - that's really helpful

[@martinlangby9887]

Super useful reminders. Thanks guys.

[@Ricardo_Rosa]

06:39 what mouth mount is the surfer using? It has a pole too?

[@aaaaaaddddd_]

The audio gets wicked loud when it cuts to the gopro footage and some of the conversation. Make sure your audio isn't peaking when you edit your videos. A final pass to mix the audio helps with production quality A LOT. Great and helpful video otherwise!

[@robbyre14]

Same with the Surf Hacks podcast. My wife won't let me play it in the car anymore because Clay with be speaking too quietly, I turn up the volume, then BAM Ant starts talking lol

[@hartsa8840]

great video thanks

[@RideSmoothTV]

Great tips!

[@mohdfazlin8232]

My hometown also got small waves, Like this video,di your have suggestion?tq

[@middleagedshred]

Be great to see more of this style vid.

[@david_arga]

Great video! Keep going guys! 🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@mohdfazlin8232]

Some days the beach was the flat waves, what i was to do? Because it not used the weather channel tv?

[@mohdfazlin8232]

@@biff022 ok thanks mate

[@ugononis2899]

Keep up the awesome guys.

[@rickgutierrez7509]

Nice nice job thanks mate

[@gabrielmerino3847]

man, it helps me a lot. I really was a lizard on the board hahahahha

[@ankelalfaro5168]

Very nice explanation, thanks a lot.A question from where are you broadcasting?

[@GlideMaster78]

Oz

[@ankelalfaro5168]

Where in Australia?

[@irakado3707]

good one guys

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

Awesomeness cool...

[@clays_saltyvibez]

My local beach I usually surf is a pretty quick & a hollow wave, I’ve been surfing for about 5 yrs & when I’m taking off on my forehand I think I’m leaning too much on my toes for some reason & fall off - does this sound pretty like a common mistake?

[@RiamuBerru]

Yeah super common. When the waves start to get hollow its natural to want to try and go down the line quickly rather then taking the steep drop. However, as you've experienced, if you try to just engage ur toe side rail straight away on the take off in hollow waves, your fins most likely wont get traction in the face and you'll slide out. Furthermore, if you get good at doing steep take offs; utilising a deep bottom turn will get you way more speed and have u right in the power zone of the wave. Where the high and quick turn option often leaves you off on the shoulder with sub optimal speed if done inappropriately.

[@RiamuBerru]

One of the turning points in my surfing progression was just realising that slow is smooth and smooth is fast. When u start rushing stuff it ends up just slowing you down more.

[@clays_saltyvibez]

@@RiamuBerru thanks for that. I’ll try to concentrate on the drop more 😎

[@xyzct]

I feel it's a mistake to grab the rails when popping up. I do much better placing my hands flat on the outsides of the deck.

[@barney01able]

Thanks 🙏

[@covid-19gamers55]

GREAT channel! Can you please help with one of pop ups question? I’ve heard when popping up our palms have to be ON the board. The biggest mistake we can make is to hold the edges/rails of the board. Do you know why it’s so important??

[@twentyfoursixteen]

It doesn't matter, do what feels comfortable, stop worrying about useless details

[@gatesurfer]

It's not nearly the "biggest" mistake on a popup. It's just that it's completely and totally unnecessary, and probably stems from some wrong ideas. For example, do you think it's going to help steer the board? It's not. Your board follows your eyes, whether you're standing or lying prone. Do you think it's going to help you push up? It's not. Gripping the rails means you're that much lower. Your arms are going to be spread out wider, so your leverage won't be as good. Your hands will be a bit lower, since the rails of the board are rounded. So you have that much further to go in your popup. And grabbing hold of the rails means there's one more thing you have to remember when you stand up, and that is to let go! Gripping the rails also might lead you to weight one side of the board more than the other, maybe your stronger side. It would be a natural tendency to do this, I suppose. That would cause you to catch that edge and tumble over. You have to remember that even when you angle off a wave, the board itself needs to be flat when you stahd. It will do this naturally. No need to force it. I suppose also you might slip a bit easier if you grip the rails, since the rails are rounded. And if your hands do slip, it's gonna be ugly, since you're going to be landing on your chin. Most importantly, there is NO ADVANTAGE WHATSOVER to gripping the rails. None. Nada. Nichts. And there are plenty of disadvantages, or at least potential disadvantages. Gripping the rails is inefficient, and in surfing, as in most sports, inefficiency is your enemy.

[@Alpha-Andromeda]

I am not sure you got the correct answer. Firstly, details are important. Especially in the pop-up as that is your gateway to better waves. It’s the one skill you will use on EVERY WAVE OF YOUR LIFE. If you hold on to the rails 3 things happen: 1.- You have less space for your legs, not allowing you to get your knee through to plant the foot wide enough. If you can’t do this properly you’ll never surf a wave successfully. 2.- If you don’t pop up rotating the hips to end up facing the side of the board and not the front (which you can’t do holding on to the rails) you can’t engage the rail, which means you have to go where the wave takes you instead of anywhere you want to be. 3.- for a Good pop up you have to be able to see the green wave as you’re popping up, if you hold on to the rails the only way you’ll be looking is towards the trough of the wave and that’s where you’ll end up. Anyway, some things are worth analyzing to see if you agree with but a pop up is a true and tried technique. Just follow what people in the know keep repeating. INSTRUCTIONS: Keep your hands flat underneath your shoulders. Push off of the inside part of your back foot (the part by the arch of the foot, that side area is what you use to push off of, so yes while lying down you rotate your knee and thigh out before you pop up). Push off the back foot at the same time you push on the flat hands to lift high your upper body and throw your front foot through the arms and plant it firmly near the hands but centered. YOU SHOULD LAND FACING THE SIDE OF THE BOARD. You do this by rotating your hips towards the side of the board as you bring the leg forwards. Your foot should land perpendicular to the board.

[@Prophet86]

@@Alpha-Andromeda I think your second point there is totally wrong and against what Clayton has been teaching. Hips and shoulders are not to be "side on". All the analogies with sprinters, runners, etc. The idea of holding a stick while surfing, etc. All this goes against the idea of being "side on" while riding. A lot of their coaches eye's anaylsis explain that very clearly

[@maniacpwnageking]

I think it's it's easier to balance. Grabbing the rails allows you to pull up on the board which unless you're very aware of your body you will naturally do. Doing so trips the board almost every time. Once the rails is under the water, the drag from your hand sucks it further under the water tipping the board.

[@ik5852]

5:53 HOW TF HE DO THAT? Hes literally pumping perfectly up and down throught the wave EFFORTLESSLY

[@timcooper5613]

I love these vids, but man, I've counted like 100 different 7 Elevens in the background and I'm only halfway in! Hah! Seeking sponsorships, are you?

[@colinmcgovern1300]

Great instructional videos, breakdowns and visuals- thanks for making them, lots of work I’m sure- Here’s a challenge- I challenge you to use more gender inclusive language… not all surfers are “guys” and it really has an impact when you blanket term surfers as guys- “people”is an easy one to use- go for it!

[@Alpha-Andromeda]

Your conversation at 7:00 about the difference between Yani and the heavy surfers didn’t take into consideration board choice or take-off momentum. BOARD CHOICE Bigger boards with a thicker rail are harder to move around. Light, well shaped boards like Yani’s are much easier to move which results in inherent speed. Also bigger boards make for a wider stance to be both on the fins and on the front accelerator therefore making them less efficient at making quick changes and keeping the board DYNAMIC. Light feet means Dynamic. DYNAMIC HOW ? That would have been an interesting conversation. What happened there… ? We all know that having them stay upright with their arms up does nothing for dynamism. They have to stay low first, to keep the compression which then gets released as they lift their arms and repeat the motion. But it starts, like a coil, from the crouching stance and returns there. The smaller the waves the more crouched because that allows you to be DYNAMIC unless you just want to cruise a longboard style, then you straighten up. TAKEOFF CHOICES Also board choice necessitates different paddling speeds and also different choice of where to take off on the wave. Yani HAS to take off at the place with most energy and also at a good paddling speed. Which sets him up for a better ride and better flow with more speed from the get-go. We all know how essential that is. The bigger boards can get away with taking off with less paddling speed at a sloppier part of the wave, making their entry energy ridiculously lower than Yani’s. So how can they get more dynamism without changing boards ? KEEPING MOMENTUM Besides that point you also missed saying that Yani is garnering speed FROM his takeoff. While the others are taking off, and losing momentum. Of course Yani is pushing his board as he takes off to get a good engagement with the wave and then continuing dynamically to keep the momentum ALREADY created by the takeoff. While the big boards people are trying to create the momentum AFTER a lull. That would have been interesting to address. I have to say it wasn’t a very intelligent or enlightening conversation on this particular point when it could have been very rich. Sharpen up mates ;-) we’re counting on you. 🤙🏼 FROM YOU TWO, with your credentials, WE EXPECT INTELLIGENT INSIGHT AT THE ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE LEVEL AS WELL. 😉 Stoked you had a nice surf. All our best from Hossegor

[@serfdogg]

Thank you for at least trying to save my life I hope it works...

[@timkeane2907]

Confused head up or down when dropping in

[@geoffreyticker]

up!

[@MichaelHeil-km8xz]

all time for gulf coast lol

[@0x7FFFFFFFFFFF]

Can't get over the clip of the lizard guy whipping his massive lizard arms side to side

[@timkeane2907]

Too much what not to do instead of what to do

[@aaronvu6292]

The real reason why you're slow in catching the waves: You're wearing whatever it was underneath your wetsuit and that would slow you down. LOL.

[@nicholasgeorge7825]

Butt (shapely) in my face always screws with my take off.

[@Manaviecreations]

😃☀️🙌

[@rogere5585]

Nose diver here. ☹️

[@alonkogan6359]

Early I guess

[@mohdfazlin8232]

It's early the man catch waves

[@mohdfazlin8232]

Otherwise the waves are Soo faster.

[@kazpaapzak8637]

English surfers??? I didn't know they existed...

[@MikeMaroneyWhatsupdirtycones]

Nobody wears anything under their wetsuit, it’s against the law…

[@eeland6972]

You guys are so dam cute

[@rctrix9063]

It's difficult to learn anything with your mouth open. MBE

[@charlottek.b.harman-pv5lt]

Need to stop saying “guys” in your videos plzzzz, other folks here!

[@ztcricket6905]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Guys can mean men or women it’s a genral term for everyone