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As someone who’s been surfing for 15 years, it’s actually very impressive how quickly he picked it up, catching waves on his own, and even going down the line. Most people do not get close to that stage in 4 days.
Four years ago, I decided to learn surfing, i would say rather say it happened along the way. After a week or so, I managed to stand on the board and catch small waves. But there was one day that stood out. Despite many falls and tumbles in the waves, I found myself riding them at least ten times. It was pure joy, and I couldn't stop smiling all day long. And believe it or not, I had never even seen the ocean before that day-I was 28! Watching your surfing journey, Tim, brought all these memories flooding back, and I couldn't help but chuckle and smile along with your adventures with wonderful joyful people. Thank you for sharing such a heartwarming video it's inspired me to revisit those cherished memories once more.
The way Laird Hamilton explains the concepts and articulates his ideas so seamlessly shows how much experience he's accumulated and why he was a world champion
He's spot on that the actual surfing is the easy part. Reading the ocean and swells and positioning yourself is the hard part. It actually does take years for that part before you can surf different spots and adapt.
The fundamentals start with fun,you did awesome. I met Laird and surfed that same place you had your day 4 challenge. A magical experience! Well done sir
Cool video! I finally realised my dream of learning to surf at the age of 40. While it's probably been the most challenging thing I have ever done, at the same time it is the most joyful, beautiful and spiritual thing I've experienced too. The feeling of riding a wave is indescribable and I'm only catching baby green waves at this stage! So cool, I hope you get to keep it up.
I started surfing around 2 months ago, and at 46 years old I question why I didn't start earlier. I feel so much more connected to the ocean and myself when I'm out there. Thanks for this video.
I just started, at 38 years old and kept asking myself the same question. A local SD surfer legend and friend recently said: you will always wish you started earlier, but you will never be as young as today. 🏄♂️ Go surfing!
....how inspiring and what supporting wonderful coaches.....go on, go out and protect the ocean. Started doing the same @50+. The watermen are right....age is just a common excuse. Thx to the entire crew.
I took my first lesson after my birthday. I was walking down a pier in the afternoon over last summer and I saw people surfing. I though , that looks fun! I booked my 1st lesson the following weekend and ever since then I’ve been taking a he lesson twice a month. I am 2 1/2 hr from the beach. It’s been challenging specially on the winter. But I love it! I am impress how quickly you got it! I hope you continue doing it.
Besides drugs, surfing is the only thing that really brought me into a state of mind where life feels exciting and good. The rush and being stoked after riding a good wave, the humbled thankfulness after nearly drowning, the weird sense of being on your own but not alone when sitting out there with friends...
Great challenge, well done. You got up on the SUP in ocean chop very quickly, showed me you’d pick it up quick. Awesome mentors there. Enjoy the stoke.
yea the popup was impressive, a big blocker for people learning to surf is they just don't have the hip flexibility, especially if you've been deskbound for a long time. well done tim tim.
Best sport to lose weight, and most fun sport so far. 45 y old. Went from 109 to 94 kg in 4 weeks with 10 days "surfing", i.e. paddling and swimming back to my board. I couldn't really understand my Mexican "teacher", the local fisherman. Was in some bigger waves, trying not to drown, liked it.
the lazy uke music and the wipe outs on the paddle board🤣🤣 it reminded me of my own falls the other day. Every wipeout you're learning what not to do and you're also learning that the discomfort of eating shit is not so bad. What Tim said, "feel more, think less" is what works, you just gotta feel it take you and trust in yourself. Happy surfing!
Surfing is partly an art form or like martial arts. Repetition is key. Like playing an instrument repeat, repeat, repeat. Eventually when your not thinking it comes to you... Feel it and have fun.
Incredible work Tim! It's so much harder to learn than it looks. Watching others via video makes it look real easy. It took me 3 weeks of going out every single day before I could even stand up on a wave 😢. (Though that was a short board and no help) It would be another 4 months before I finally experienced riding on the face of the wave and getting the sublime feeling you mentioned (that was kinda lucky too. Right place / right time). I felt I was pretty athletic, knew how to skateboard to some extend and snowboard. It's quite the learning curve and I'm still learning each time I go out. I felt the hardest part of surfing is not the actual surfing.. Most of the time you're just waiting. . Unlike snowboarding where you just get off the lift and go. Then paddling for a wave when 4-5+ others are going for it. Really diminishes the amount of waves you actually get. And where I learned to surf and I imagine many other places people who actually know how to surf aren't super enthusiastic for a beginner to come and then not catch a wave.
Tim - huge fan of your podcast! Thing is laird is almost 60 so I believe this may be from a bit ago (?). But this looks really good for never surfing, but I imagine you have done it before. It will be very hard to advance in surfing if you live in Texas. I surf in SoCal all year so I’ll surf with you if you ever want to surf in la or oc. Also, anytime I take people out who’ve never done it they are usually exhausted after 30 minutes of paddling so you did very well.
The fuck it does! What part of surfing is the same as being ripped up by a 8m screamer halfway to base and then spat out the back so hard your wing gets thrown beneath you and end up in a cascade of collapses that puts you into your wing or even more fun everythings perfectly find coming into land 50m agl and wind changes direction and a dusty forms and you get slung around like a cat holding onto a ceiling fan. Im only 20 years into my surfing probably chewed thru a dozen boards before i got a nice quiver of js barons even in double overheads 15ft swell etc that ive encountered all i gotto do to survive is dive deep beneath the wave. Its nice and tranquil i calm down instincively when im being held down for ahwhile and the actual rideing of the wave is just enjoyable. Tim ferris if your reading this. People can will and do die just learning to paraglide. In no other sport do i see my friends almost always anyone who is at a world cup level they get into a little adventuresque vol biv sort of expedition after a few seasons of that they end up paralysed or dead. You can see waves. You cant see the air. We can see a fair bit of the air under certain conditions but if youve been airborne for 11 hours shits gonna get squirrelly
3:29 You have a mistake here. German big wave surfer Sebastian Steudtner has surfed the possibly biggest wave ever measured at 28.57 meters (93.73ft) in Nazaré, Portugal.
Body surfing technique shown in the video of using one arm and the side of your body is the same technique you use for body dragging behind a kite when attempting to go upwind with your body when you fell off your board.
If your in shape you can almost learn to be a beginner level fast. The more out of shape you are the longer it takes or maybe even never learn if you are way out of shape.
this was filmed a while ago so his information at the time was accurate. you could tell by it anyways go watch a recent laird video vs this one you could tell he was younger.
this was filmed a while ago so his information at the time was accurate. you could tell by it anyways go watch a recent laird video vs this one you could tell he was younger.
this was filmed a while ago so his information at the time was accurate. you could tell by it anyways go watch a recent laird video vs this one you could tell he was younger.
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I Learned Filipino In 4 Days: th-cam.com/video/QkTmAyO_qfE/w-d-xo.html
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I Trained Like A Pro Golfer For 5 Days: th-cam.com/video/i_nGfMDTaBU/w-d-xo.html
I Helped A 28-Year-Old Face Her Fear Of Open Water: th-cam.com/video/05rAfBBiL1w/w-d-xo.html
I Learned How To Surf In 5 Days: th-cam.com/video/1_c_FCTX0gk/w-d-xo.html
I Learned Rally Racing In 5 Days: th-cam.com/video/XFmrUQsnv78/w-d-xo.html
I Learned To Shoot Guns Like John Wick In 5 Days: th-cam.com/video/P6ySb3P64mw/w-d-xo.html
Learning Parkour From A Hollywood Stuntman (5-Day Challenge): th-cam.com/video/qSSlZCDQta4/w-d-xo.html
I Hired A US Navy Seal Drill Sergeant To Kidnap Me: th-cam.com/video/L9TztcVghdw/w-d-xo.html
As someone who’s been surfing for 15 years, it’s actually very impressive how quickly he picked it up, catching waves on his own, and even going down the line. Most people do not get close to that stage in 4 days.
Kind of seemed like he might have gotten pushed into the first one he went down the line.
or even 400 days!
What prior things he had down, helped him? Maybe people can do some pre prep?
i did it in 1 day, and on my own (why yes thank you, where's my medal?)
@@AX-fx7ngsurf skating for sure
Four years ago, I decided to learn surfing, i would say rather say it happened along the way. After a week or so, I managed to stand on the board and catch small waves. But there was one day that stood out. Despite many falls and tumbles in the waves, I found myself riding them at least ten times. It was pure joy, and I couldn't stop smiling all day long. And believe it or not, I had never even seen the ocean before that day-I was 28! Watching your surfing journey, Tim, brought all these memories flooding back, and I couldn't help but chuckle and smile along with your adventures with wonderful joyful people. Thank you for sharing such a heartwarming video it's inspired me to revisit those cherished memories once more.
The way Laird Hamilton explains the concepts and articulates his ideas so seamlessly shows how much experience he's accumulated and why he was a world champion
He's spot on that the actual surfing is the easy part. Reading the ocean and swells and positioning yourself is the hard part. It actually does take years for that part before you can surf different spots and adapt.
Inspirational. My young son has had a couple lessons & I have recently bought a longboard to surf with him at the age of 50+. Great video Tim.
The fundamentals start with fun,you did awesome. I met Laird and surfed that same place you had your day 4 challenge. A magical experience! Well done sir
Cool video! I finally realised my dream of learning to surf at the age of 40. While it's probably been the most challenging thing I have ever done, at the same time it is the most joyful, beautiful and spiritual thing I've experienced too. The feeling of riding a wave is indescribable and I'm only catching baby green waves at this stage! So cool, I hope you get to keep it up.
As a lifelong surfer I am so impressed! Amazing! Great job
Wow! That’s impressive, I’ve seen people struggle for a long ass time to get to that point! I hope you kept on surfing Tim!
I started surfing around 2 months ago, and at 46 years old I question why I didn't start earlier. I feel so much more connected to the ocean and myself when I'm out there. Thanks for this video.
Totally relate! I started a year ago aged 40 and it just feels incredible. Universe never aligned before now.
I have a friend who’s really good . Im 44 , I never done this ever. And looks like I’m going to start. Let’s see.
I just started, at 38 years old and kept asking myself the same question. A local SD surfer legend and friend recently said: you will always wish you started earlier, but you will never be as young as today. 🏄♂️
Go surfing!
@@dennycushing6576 thats right - so whatever skill level you are paddle out and have a shot a mavericks 😂
I just started at 35. Wish I had done it sooner. It's altered my brain chemistry hahaha.
....how inspiring and what supporting wonderful coaches.....go on, go out and protect the ocean. Started doing the same @50+. The watermen are right....age is just a common excuse. Thx to the entire crew.
I took my first lesson after my birthday. I was walking down a pier in the afternoon over last summer and I saw people surfing. I though , that looks fun!
I booked my 1st lesson the following weekend and ever since then I’ve been taking a he lesson twice a month. I am 2 1/2 hr from the beach. It’s been challenging specially on the winter. But I love it!
I am impress how quickly you got it! I hope you continue doing it.
Besides drugs, surfing is the only thing that really brought me into a state of mind where life feels exciting and good. The rush and being stoked after riding a good wave, the humbled thankfulness after nearly drowning, the weird sense of being on your own but not alone when sitting out there with friends...
Great challenge, well done. You got up on the SUP in ocean chop very quickly, showed me you’d pick it up quick. Awesome mentors there. Enjoy the stoke.
Pretty solid for a few days!
yea the popup was impressive, a big blocker for people learning to surf is they just don't have the hip flexibility, especially if you've been deskbound for a long time. well done tim tim.
Best sport to lose weight, and most fun sport so far. 45 y old. Went from 109 to 94 kg in 4 weeks with 10 days "surfing", i.e. paddling and swimming back to my board. I couldn't really understand my Mexican "teacher", the local fisherman. Was in some bigger waves, trying not to drown, liked it.
this video is underrated. Very well put together
the lazy uke music and the wipe outs on the paddle board🤣🤣 it reminded me of my own falls the other day. Every wipeout you're learning what not to do and you're also learning that the discomfort of eating shit is not so bad. What Tim said, "feel more, think less" is what works, you just gotta feel it take you and trust in yourself. Happy surfing!
such a great crossover! You did amazing Tim. Looking forward to more videos like this
That level 10 gyat at 10:02 is crazy
Surfing is the best thing ever!!!! Glad you got hooked Tim!!!
Surfing is partly an art form or like martial arts. Repetition is key. Like playing an instrument repeat, repeat, repeat. Eventually when your not thinking it comes to you... Feel it and have fun.
Yes, I'm a martial artist, flow performer etc & have just had my 1st ever surf lesson. Loved it.
Incredible work Tim! It's so much harder to learn than it looks. Watching others via video makes it look real easy. It took me 3 weeks of going out every single day before I could even stand up on a wave 😢. (Though that was a short board and no help) It would be another 4 months before I finally experienced riding on the face of the wave and getting the sublime feeling you mentioned (that was kinda lucky too. Right place / right time). I felt I was pretty athletic, knew how to skateboard to some extend and snowboard. It's quite the learning curve and I'm still learning each time I go out.
I felt the hardest part of surfing is not the actual surfing.. Most of the time you're just waiting. . Unlike snowboarding where you just get off the lift and go.
Then paddling for a wave when 4-5+ others are going for it. Really diminishes the amount of waves you actually get. And where I learned to surf and I imagine many other places people who actually know how to surf aren't super enthusiastic for a beginner to come and then not catch a wave.
Great learning and even better coaching
Thank you! This was amazing!
Love the ocean and the surfing! Great feeling watching it, thanks!
Tim - huge fan of your podcast! Thing is laird is almost 60 so I believe this may be from a bit ago (?). But this looks really good for never surfing, but I imagine you have done it before. It will be very hard to advance in surfing if you live in Texas. I surf in SoCal all year so I’ll surf with you if you ever want to surf in la or oc. Also, anytime I take people out who’ve never done it they are usually exhausted after 30 minutes of paddling so you did very well.
Thanks for showing Hawaii in such a great way. Best place on earth.
Inspiring! Thanks for video. Never learned to surf when I lived there. Going to go back and learn now-30 years later.
when it said biggest wave ever i was waiting for ‘maks from sickos, nazare’ 😂 if you know, you know
Welcome to the lineup Tim. I just gave my 8-year-old daughter her first board. It's the gift of a lifetime. See ya out there!
Had my first surf lesson last week - loved it (East Yorkshire coast, UK).
I've been surfing for 7 years and my progression would have been faster if I started with a longboard, not a high-performance shortboard lol
Noted
Wow, what an amazing crew!
This is such an optimal eay to learn. Super well thought out.
Kamalei is a G. Veteran of the surfing world for this generation. True warrior of the Aina 💪🏼
Amazing! One episode after the other! ❤
Very impressive and inspiring! You're cool, dude!
Now you’re hooked! Congrats! 🎉
It’s actually amazing how fast you picked it up
Tim you need to fly a paraglider . Surfing and paragliding have the same incredible spiritual feeling
The fuck it does!
What part of surfing is the same as being ripped up by a 8m screamer halfway to base and then spat out the back so hard your wing gets thrown beneath you and end up in a cascade of collapses that puts you into your wing or even more fun everythings perfectly find coming into land 50m agl and wind changes direction and a dusty forms and you get slung around like a cat holding onto a ceiling fan.
Im only 20 years into my surfing probably chewed thru a dozen boards before i got a nice quiver of js barons even in double overheads 15ft swell etc that ive encountered all i gotto do to survive is dive deep beneath the wave. Its nice and tranquil i calm down instincively when im being held down for ahwhile and the actual rideing of the wave is just enjoyable.
Tim ferris if your reading this. People can will and do die just learning to paraglide. In no other sport do i see my friends almost always anyone who is at a world cup level they get into a little adventuresque vol biv sort of expedition after a few seasons of that they end up paralysed or dead.
You can see waves. You cant see the air. We can see a fair bit of the air under certain conditions but if youve been airborne for 11 hours shits gonna get squirrelly
Tldr you can EASILY die every single flight. Ive had maybe 3 close calls surfing out of thousands of sessions
That was dope thanks Tim !
nice! Learning from King Poseidon himself ,,, duuuude not bad. Very Cool.
Amazing vid🎉🎉🎉
i enjoy the effort that he puts in maybe he should continue to surf
NIce video man! very inspiring
thtas truly extraordinary to be able to do that after just four days surfing - even with those teachers
Tim, after 15 years great video! 😊
my bucket list
If you ever want a follow up lesson The Surfer’s Roadmap is available for you Timbo 🤙🏽🤙🏽
Kale shooting his shot! 😂 Tim this dude is an incredible teacher and give lessons advanced surfers use!
Yo… with the switch foot at the end! Remember you from jcal days 🤣
Laird is a beast in every sense
Look at that smile at end! The stoke is real :)
Love this!
You did amazing. Proud
Nice. I did about the same actually. What you'll find out next is that to become actually good is an order of magnitude harder. Try going to a lineup.
Surfing in San Francisco is an entirely different ballgame. Wonder how that went for him?
Thanks Tim!!!!
3:29 You have a mistake here. German big wave surfer Sebastian Steudtner has surfed the possibly biggest wave ever measured at 28.57 meters (93.73ft) in Nazaré, Portugal.
Amazing
Great video. Thanks for sharing
Body surfing technique shown in the video of using one arm and the side of your body is the same technique you use for body dragging behind a kite when attempting to go upwind with your body when you fell off your board.
This is insanely impressive, especially considering he started in Hawaii with such hardcore waves!
Amazing progress!
You're a natural.
Im watching this from long island and im learning how to surf
I started when I was 4 so I don't remember how long it took me but all the things he told you surfers definetly do
Lairds dog is ready to take your finger 🤣
How to quickly learn to DJ!!
Good work Tim!
Love it!
He’s got the bug now!!
Sharks 🦈- I can’t 😂
Gooood
Awesome!
Very enjoyable video
If I had a dollar for ever time I said “that’s perfect your gonna be a natural” while giving pre surf warmups I’d be a rich man😅
Water safety for 1 foot waves.
If your in shape you can almost learn to be a beginner level fast. The more out of shape you are the longer it takes or maybe even never learn if you are way out of shape.
congratulations! Probably the snowboarding helped with surfing.
Hope to visit Kauai again one day.
Gotta commit to it … over and over fail x100 for 1 success
He is royalty
lucky you , Ive been trying some 20 years aand still ahven't gotten to do it because disability and life.
Why not on 4 days?
You mean almost SIXTY years old!
"Hes so haole he doesnt even know hes haole."
LMAO
did you catch the surf bug yet??
👍
What is the beach?
I can't find the long videos
the irony of him saying "makes you look like a poser" instead of saying kook. He's so kook he doesn't even know he's kook. 😂
Hi Tim! First comment… 🤩
I want to surf
❤
He is 60 years old laird not almost 50😅
this was filmed a while ago so his information at the time was accurate. you could tell by it anyways go watch a recent laird video vs this one you could tell he was younger.
LH is almost 60 not 50 !
LAIRD HAMITON IS 60 YEARS OLD. NOT ALMOST 50 LIKE YOU SAID.
this was filmed a while ago so his information at the time was accurate. you could tell by it anyways go watch a recent laird video vs this one you could tell he was younger.
Laird is older than 50 - just saying.
Yeah he's 60. I was like I was a kid watching him growing up and I'm 50. 😂
this was filmed a while ago so his information at the time was accurate. you could tell by it anyways go watch a recent laird video vs this one you could tell he was younger.
If wobbling down a wave in poo stance is considered surfing , then yeah you did it.