Why you’re catching the Wrong waves

[@MaloRichard]

On the xy alignement. There is a method used in sailing called alignments. Applied to surf, when you are at the peak, you just have to pick 3 points ( works ok with 2 points) on land that align on 2 different axis ( the axis don’t have to be perpendicular) as long as you can see those 2 alignments you’re in the sweet spot. I often use branch of trees aligned with house in the background, and road sign with parked car

[@timotheos4327]

Also known as a transit.

[@alisonfrancis-cracknell7490]

Thanks Ben and love the whiteboard, I'm a visual person. Great reflections on the qualifying comp and super helpful practical tips. All the best with the WSL prep 🤙

[@BenConsidine]

Haha epic glad you like the format!! Yes good catching up at states! Thanks so much looking forward to the comp haha 🤙🤙🙏 yewww!

[@returningtoearthtv8836]

Your a gifted teacher, Ben. This was clear and cogent. Great information.

[@BenConsidine]

So so glad it was helpful , and you’re too kind haha thanks so much 🙏🤙

[@martinscharffenberg]

Hey Ben, congrars to the qualification!! That's amazing. As a physicist, oceanographer, climate scientist and shaper as it coemes to positioning in the line up, you always need 2 markers for each axis. Lining these 2 markers up you will be at the correct line for that first direction ( a house and a tree or a tree and darker sand or srones at the beach ) now in order to be at the correct distance from the shore you pick up another 2 marker looking more sideways. With that you have two perfectly defined lines and right where these 2 lines intersect ( both pair of marker line up ) you are at the spot you wanted to be. The second pair of markers can also be your first ones as in your example with the visibility of the house ( only roof, windows or the whole house ). Here you actually use the third dimension ( z-axis ) for your second bearing. Physics is amazing. So great that you talk about this topic. It is so valuable Information that had never been written down and everybody had to learn it the hard way. Did you recieved my e-mail? Hope to see you in Europe Best Martin 🤙🏻

[@TheBoarder360]

triangulating your position using 2/3 points on the land works well - I picked this up after watching a documentary about Mavericks and Peter Mel explained it well.

[@virvet]

Congrats on your qualification, Ben!

[@BenConsidine]

Thanks so much!! So stoked 🤙🙏

[@bernieshelly2374]

Congrats, Ben. Go well on your travels. Thanks for all the tips.

[@BenConsidine]

Haha thanks so much, can’t wait!! Yewww no worries at all!! 🙏🤙

[@DebbiDePalma]

Thank you! Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

[@BenConsidine]

No worries at all!! And thanks so much!! 🙏🤙

[@suethompson7396]

Thanks Ben, the whiteboard was great to put words into perspective!! All the best for the year. Cheers.

[@BenConsidine]

Epic glad you liked it it’s something I’m wanting to do more of, enjoy breaking things down in this way - thanks so much can’t wait - yewww!!! 🙏🤙

[@lizaguillon1025]

Super helpful!! Thanks Ben and congratulations!🎉

[@BenConsidine]

No worries Liza! Hope its useful :) 🤙🙏 Thanks so much!!

[@paulburdon7397]

Well done Ben. Looking forward to seeing how you get on this year. Thanks for the video, the wave shape thing was new to me, obvious as soon as you point it out 🙄🤙

[@sigan999]

Wow. Great breakdown. Thank you so much.

[@BenConsidine]

Absolutely! No worries at all 🤙🙏

[@sandunesurfcompany]

Congrats! All the best!

[@BenConsidine]

Thanks so much!!! yeww!

[@jakedowning8246]

Ben this was awesome thanks loads. I so struggle with where to sit and wave selection so this really helped

[@BenConsidine]

Hey Jake!! No worries at all - so stoked you found it helpful!! Would love to know if there’s any more questions you have - and hope it’s all going well - yewww!! 🙏🤙

[@jakedowning8246]

@@BenConsidine Would love a bit of info on what fin to use and where to place it. That would be super helpful

[@BenConsidine]

@@jakedowning8246 Okay perfect, can definitely get something going on that!!!

[@haroun1760]

Thx again for all this information, super helpfull, and good luck and lots of fun at Bells Beach!!

[@BenConsidine]

Hey!! So stoked it’s helpful no worries at all!! Thanks so much, so stoked can’t wait!! 🙏🤙

[@CentristRN]

Helpful video. All best for the next several month’s adventures

[@BenConsidine]

Thanks so much! so stoked cant wait!! 🤙🙏

[@scotthull2141]

encouraging talk. thanks 🤙🏼 Bra. Congrats on your qualifier. Psyched for you, Get it!

[@BenConsidine]

No worries at all!! Stoked you enjoyed, and thanks so much can’t wait to get into it!! Yewww 🤙🤙

[@scotthull2141]

@@BenConsidine i went out today with new insights and had great success. caught my first green wave at this difficult location today as a result of what i learned from you, Ben! thank you for the time you take to explain things Ben. Psyched Huge Bra 🤙🏼 Yewww!

[@JasonForouhar]

Congratulations Ben!

[@BenConsidine]

Cheers Jason!!! 🙏🙏🤙

[@ofsuchisthekingdom]

Great video! Perfect advice for where I am at in my surfing. For excited that you qualified! Wishing you best of luck! I really like the white board, helps a lot!

[@BenConsidine]

Stoked you enjoyed and it was helpful!! And thanks so much, so stoked and excited, can’t wait yewww!!! 🙏🙏🤙

[@someroob7915]

Well done qualifying, man. I’ll be checking it out for sure. Definitely looked messy on the day! Best o luck✌️

[@BenConsidine]

Thanks so much!! So so stoked 🙏 Haha was super messy - luckily got a couple, cheers!!! 🤙🤙

[@mattsears4097]

Good info. Congratulations on qualifying

[@BenConsidine]

Thanks so much!! 🙏🤙

[@Fitandover40]

Hi, thanks for the videos. Do you have any more videos on wave selection on you channel?

[@aron6630]

Congratulations dude 🤙🏽

[@BenConsidine]

Thanks so much!! So stoked🤙

[@aron6630]

@@BenConsidine I bet. And thank you for your time to still give great tutorial videos

[@BenConsidine]

@@aron6630 Of course!! Hope it was helpful :) 🙏🙏

[@aron6630]

@@BenConsidine absolutely is! Surfing is my way of getting over my fear of the water. And your long boarding videos make understanding surfing easier and with out it looking frightening. Simple and so effective 🙂

[@irynabushkova]

Thanks Ben! Congrats on qualifying 🔥 let’s talk about finishing 🙏🏼💫

[@BenConsidine]

Thanks so much so stoked!!! Can I clarify what you mean about finishing sorry?? Yewww 🙏🤙🤙

[@phcisfinvestments6745]

Excellent thanks good luck at Bells 👍

[@newcross2000]

Hello Ben, thanks for the video. I can tell if the waves are breaking left, right or a close out from the beach relatively easily, but when I'm in the water I struggle to tell which line to take. Your thoughts please?

[@seangerst6561]

Congratulations man, you deserve it, good style and good surfing 🤙🏄😎 And it's the perfect timing for that video! Ah, do you have another tip for active thinking while you are on the wave, for example, (I always forget about stalling with my hand while trying to get a barrel...) and after the wave i am like🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

[@JohnSmith-rt1gr]

Good luck 🍀

[@BenConsidine]

Thanks so much John!!! 🙏🤙

[@DurellG]

Great video and format. One improvement would be to add timestamps for long videos like this so viewers could easily return to sections.

[@BenConsidine]

Epic really glad you like it - and epic idea!! Let me look into that haha I'm not sure how, really appreciate the feedback!!! 🙏🤙

[@TromboneAl]

Good stuff. Unfortunately, the longer you go without a good wave, the better the bad waves look. Good way to improve your backhand surfing: Go to a point break where every wave is a backhand wave. Thanks, Ben.

[@BenConsidine]

Haha thats very very true, sometimes you've just gotta get one hey, definitely true we can also get caught with indecision where we pass on everything in the bad conditions!! Guess we have to strike that balance haha - really good point on the backhand surfing as well. Hope it was useful!! 🤙🤙