4 reasons you're STUCK in the 'Beginner Phase"
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- This is one of those experiences in surfing that most of us never forget! In this video I discuss the main problems surfers have when trying to surf "down the line". Once this aspect of surfing clicks, you're hooked for life! Enjoy!
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Dude. This is such a well made entertaining video. Well done.
Thanks so much!!
The “best friend with the face”montage cracked me up! Lol! So true though! Only takes a split second to get behind it and then it’s too late!
Really well done
@@LongboardSessionsinsanely good video easily the best shit I have seen in years
@@jose3990 haha awesome!! Thank you!
from the perspective of someone who had to learn these tips the hard way, this is one of the best beginner surf videos ive seen on the internet
wow thanks so much! I had to learn them the hard way as well haha
These tips in 4 reasons why one is stuck as a beginner are truly the best advice I have ever heard! Thank you! I cannot wait to try out these tips at the beach!
you put so much effort into your videos, and make it really entertaining, I’m so surprised you don’t have more subscribers, keep it up!
Thanks so much! Yes, it is quite a bit of effort... but as long as some people enjoy the vids it's all worth it hehe
I agree with this. This guy has helped me more than anything else. I've been surfing a really long time and I've always sucked. A few mins of my life watching his videos has tranformed my surfing. I don't use Social Media but if I did I would be pushing this guy to everyone and anyone relevant.
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I want to thank you. Sincerely. I’ve been “stuck” in beginner mode for years and years. That clip of you rising a bike made something click. I went out today and had my best surf ever. Longer rides, read waves better, even squeezed the last bit out of wave with a very rough nose walk. Thanks again! ❤
Awesome!! so good to hear. Never know when something is gonna click hehe.. it's the best when it does
@@LongboardSessions Surfing is the only sport I know that you can’t really see what you are doing/not doing, and there’s no coaches etc. I didn’t know what I was doing wrong until now 👍👍
It really is unique in that way. It makes 'getting it' that much better tho hehe
I'm a beginner, but unfortunately, I lack the money to pay for a class. So, I just watched TH-cam videos and went trying for two times. I felt I was missing something, but I didn't know what it was. I'm happy that I found the answer in this video. Thank you so much!
oh that's great!! Glad it helped!
Great production effort on this video! Mixing humor with facts really get the point across. I recently had the epiphany of what happens when you look up and down the line rather than at your board or 2 feet in front of it. Expanding your vision out down the line is a game changer and adds soooo much fun to the surf!!! It is fascinating that your body just seems to know what to do when you relax and expand your vision. It just happens - almost too simple! Adding to your point about sending the correct messages to your brain/body , when you look up you send a natural signal to your brain/body that you want to get up. So your pop up becomes easy and fluid. Conversely, looking down at your board or close to it sends the opposite message making it more difficult to get up to your feet. Keep up the great work. Thanks for sharing. Cheers from down under 🙂
Couldn't agree more but would include opening the shoulders to maintain the messages to the brain.
Very well said Jack! What you experienced is exactly my point.. let that central nervous system go to work!
Of all the video tutorials I have watched over the last 4 years, yours are without doubt the best, most informative, humorous, hands down!! You also frequent the same beaches as we do. Something I would like a deep dive into is backside pop ups and surfing. Like you, I am goofy but regardless, many of us seem to have a mental or technical block with backside starting with the pop up! Thanks for all you do! I (we) get more out of your videos than any other. Maybe see you at Howell ave one day!
Awesome thanks bro! Well the best piece of advice I could give with the backside pop up is make sure you're looking down the line. Also, practice popping up where your right hand immediatley goes to touch the wave face. This opens up your shoulders and makes backside a little easier
Man, I'm goofy and can pretty much ONLY surf backhanded. I find it really hard to surf front hand, I know this is weird. This effects my surfing as backhanded you have less visibility of the wave I find
I'm a beginner and I've been having frustrating sessions recently because I find myself dropping to the flats all the time. So happy I came across this tutorial, will definitely start practicing these tips!!!
Oh thats great! Yea it's frustrating.. but once you learn to stay high it changes everything!
Hey! Any updates about your "flats" struggle ?
Same!!! I am so shit scared of the wall sometimes haha. Thanks for the tips 🙏
I learned everything I know in life from this video. 😆
haha!!
The fact that this video is made over a year ago and he responds to every comment is AMAZING. Keep up the excelleng videos! Subscribing right away!
Haha thanks David! Will do!!
Exceptionally well done and funnier than MOST comedians; bloody brilliant. Looks like the young fella has Dad’s touch too!
haha thanks so much Sean! I dont know about funnier than comedians... but I'll take it haha
Thanks for the great tips. Can't wait to get back in the water . . .
You got it! Go get it
Great vid. I loved it. First rode the line in Cornwall U.K. when I’d just hit 16 yrs old after riding broken waves for a few weeks. It was just as you described, and I was hooked!
I still so vividly remember that first clean glassy hump of water pulling me along.
Oh, forgot to say - that was 42 years ago. Treated myself to a beautiful new board just last summer
Keep the faith. Again GREAT vid!
Mark 👌
Wow not bad after just a few weeks haha! I actually felt the power for the first time on a bodyboard when I was around 13. I just decided "I'm gonna try and go sideways on this wave" and my mind exploded haha. Thanks for the kind words!
A year ago as an absolute beginner I surf my first two green waves down the line. It was just luck. Because of it I change my job to get a remote position and move next to the beach. I've improved and surfed waves that I would not imagine. Still the road is long and I have a long way ahead of me. I cannot imagine what my surf will look like in the future.
Excellent story. First time down the line and you uproot your life to chase it haha! Amazing
So STOKED YEWWW.. I surfed on christmas day, woke up very early and nobody noticed🤣🤣
haha very smart! That wouldn't have worked for me.. kids woke up at the crack of dawn haha
Same here Nate, early morning
great analogy with the bike
Thanks!!
I’ve watched many how to surf videos and this one is most excellent. Dude you contain an “ unbearable lightness of being”. You clearly take the art of surfing seriously-I like your style-but you don’t take yourself seriously. Very Zen. And entertaining. Bravo!
Thanks so much!! Yes, cant take yourself too seriously haha! Glad you enjoyed
I went out this morning after six months of not surfing and I was terrible. I had put on weight, my arms were sore and my general aerobic fitness poor. I was exhausted after ten minutes. I didn't even catch a wave as my paddling power didn't exist. Waves were a perfect shape 2 to 3 feet.. Funny your video popped up. As I've watched this before, it reminded me to not give up, start eating better foods and work on my core strengths (push ups sits ups and stretching. Thank you again for this inspiring clip. Cheers
Wow great to hear! Keep at it and you'll get right back into it. 6 months is a long time.. inactivity creeps up fast. Especially as we age hehe
I found you last year when I was just starting to surf. Your videos are all so good! You're such a natural at teaching and talking to a camera haha keep it up!
oh sweet! Thanks so much! Glad you enjoy
Literally just got done stacking clips at a slab near where I live, I still love watching stuff like this though cause it reminds me to take a lot of stuff back to basics
@@Kawika_stone It always helps to go back to basics in nearly every sport. Just doesn't seem fun sometimes haha!
You are a Genius buddy… laughed so hard… thank you for this one.
haha thanks so much Adam! Such a fun one
I've been surfing probably longer than you've been alive, that being said it's always good to think about and refresh the skills that seem to come automatic. Your video's are entertaining and the waves were you surf always look so much fun! I'd love to surf there, except for the cold, couldn't handle that, lol
Thanks so much! Well said.. always good to go back to basics sometimes. The cold isn't that bad to be honest... but it can get brutal some days lol
Hi ! I'm a complete beginner and i really appreciate your content, not only this video(which was perfectly made)
Your explanations are on point, your editing is entertaining and creative.
Congrats on making such quality content😊 i really appreciate it
Thanks so much! Good luck!
THE MOMENT CAME!! and it is extremely good to live, it is the best 5-10 seconds of my life
Wow great to hear!! So happy for you... soak it up!
You have the best production values of anyone. Hands down. The humor is genius and the explanation is crystal clear and riveting. If it were me just a couple more asks to subscribe to your audience. You have earned the right to ask.
wow thanks so much!! Really appreciate that. I can't seem to bring myself to ask for subs haha.. not sure I ever will
I appreciate the effort that you put on the video production, you’re a legend! Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Thanks Roberto! Yes it was quite a lot of work.. but had a good time making it haha
Thank you ! I almost never comment video, but this is worth it.
Great presentation! the footage you capture to explain your point is clear as day.
Love everything about it.
Braaavo!!!!!
Awesome, great to hear Olivier! Glad you enjoyed
beginner surfer here, think these tips will really help! especially with my pop up
Oh yea for sure! One of the biggest things with the pop up is looking at your board instead of where you want to go. It's huge
When you feel the power of the wave and it allows you to do cutbacks or carves, that’s when you know. At least for me. I used to surf cause it was a way to get ahem *the opposite sex* lol. Now I surf to feel that experience of doing that bottom turn or pumping down the line generating speed to do your next maneuver. I genuinely feel the ocean is my favorite escape from all the stresses of the world. Oh and awesome video and perspective. Aloha 🤙
Thanks so much! Yes once you start surfing in the pocket more, things open up! I'm still working on that, but it just gets more fun every time for me. Yea, what stress reliever
I enjoyed the video, I had my nephew watch it as he is just starting to surf. I also wished I had the video when I started all the years ago!
haha awesome Darren, thanks!
I am gonna start surfing soon for the first time ever (with an instructor) and I’m so hyped! I can’t wait to feel that feeling which gets me hooked 😁
Awesome!! You'll get it
So informative and the analogies and video production made me super engaged the whole time!
awesome thanks so much!
Your editing is…. incredible. Well done sir
Thanks so much!
I've heard all this before but you really put it together nicely and drove it home for me. always appreciate your info and humor ! thanks from NorCal!
Great to hear Phil! Not sure how close you are to santa cruz, but i'll be there for the month of march if you're in the area.
Looking down the line is so much more important than people believe.
It is, but it's really hard to get it into peoples heads.
Nicely done!
Bonus for putting that "stop" sign there, if you put it in the right place it's a REALLY easy visual indicator of your paddling trim, which really helps novices out.
If you don't want to use a sticker, there's also colored wax!
Oh yea that's a great idea for paddling! My board is easy as I have the white / blue seperator.. but most boards a sticker could help
Really nice advice! And really funny! Thank you
Thanks, you got it!
Man you don’t MISS! Love your content so much 🤙
Thanks so much! Glad you like it😉
want to start surfing, and i feel like i already learnt how to surf just by watching this video. so well made. incredible.
thats so good to hear! Love getting people into it hehe
Love the stop sticker idea!
Thanks!! Let me know if you want to surf together at all in march
the moment that lead to holding me in surfing was my first wave i ever tried... i was lucky and catched the first wave i ever had perfectly, it took another year to get one as proper again...that was back in 1992....since the i spent any sparetime and money in surfing...your channel is a win to the surfing community!!
Thats awesome!! I wonder if that's most peoples stories, the first wave. Mine wasn't the first, but it was the first time I went down the line on a bodyboard and felt the speed. I'lll never forget it
@@LongboardSessions right now i m on the way to france and the forecast looks like noseridefun😁
Finally!!! A channel with tips focused in longboard surfing!!!!
I’ve struggled with all of this for years but unfortunately most channels focus on general surfing.
Great job my friend.👏🏽💪🏽
Thanks Victor!! Yes there was a need for a longboarding channel haha!
@@LongboardSessions If you ever come to Puerto Rico let me know, maybe we can catch up.
@@victorfelixcolonnunez7486 Absolutley!
Amazing! Greetings from Brazil!
Thanks so much!!
Great video. Hope to get up soon.
Thanks Kevin!
Your content is great, perfect balance of fun and....education! Keep going those subscriber no's are going to swell! All the best mate 🙌
Thanks so much!!
Nicely explained, now im strugling to take big waves....
Thanks! Bigger waves are typically easier in many ways. Much more intimidating though which makes us mess up lol
Had my first "moment" a couple of weeks ago and have been struggling to reproduce it, I bet focusing on these tips next session will get me there! Thanks bud
Oh awesome! yes you can't go wrong with these. Work on them one at a time or if you have the brain for it, all at the same time.
Thank you so much. Great tips
You got it!
I L-O-V-E how funny-easy-to-understand you make the 4 reasons I have been stuck in the Intermediate phase. You have just got a new follower! :)
haha awesome!! Glad it's easy to follow along hehe
This video had me laughing and smiling the whole time. You're like the Bill Nye of surfing. I'm so excited to get out on the water and implement these tips! Thank you for putting your fun personality into your content and helping out the beginners!
haha wow thanks so much!! Let me know how it goes for you
Best video you’ve ever done and that’s saying something, cos I love all of your videos. So entertaining but also very helpful. Thank you 🙏
Thanks so much!! This was a really fun one to create... although tons of work haha
This video was about riding the wave. For those of us not blessed with a point break, or beach break that’s not too crowded, the biggest problem is positioning. For me personally, I skate and snowboard so riding had always been intuitive. Positioning. Not so much. Other than that, great quality video
Hey, even in the ideal conditions like you talk about, it's still really hard to learn positioning. One of the toughest aspects of surfing IMO. Here's a video I did on positioning th-cam.com/video/-sQeYrhcWVM/w-d-xo.html .. maybe it can help a little, but lots of it just comes down to time in the water.
@@LongboardSessions Thanks. My local spot is Ocean Beach in San Francisco. Absolute nightmare between crowd and the current. But, to your point, all about time in the water, and getting to know the spot. Appreciate the reply
Throughout the whole session today I was just repeating the frase "Your brain need information so look at the wave" and the first wave I caught that session was a good one, so Thank you for this video and a lot of good points.
So glad I can help!! Glad it worked out, keep it up
This is a great surfing channel. Thank you, man!
Thanks so much! you got it
This was amazing.. thank you.. been going thru a break up and picked up doing surfing solo trips around the world 🙏💛🌊
Oh there you go!! Glad this helped
the production on these is great! the editing, sound design! good job man
Thanks Dan!!
Bike analogy - very best explanation out there by far! Yew!🤙
Thanks so much!!
Went surfing today and used this tips, completely changed my game! Thank you dude!
oh that's great to hear!! Glad they helped
I have been surfing for 4 years, and this thought me stuff I still didn’t know. Thank you! 🙏
Glad I could help! Glad you enjoyed
Love the stop sign!! I need that!! 🛑 😆. Thank you!!
haha nice!! get one!
Aces. Perfecto. Ahhhh the joy of a high line and gliding along, or screaming along!
Super video. Tnx for the edu, and reminders.
And to top it off- local local scenery. Cheers from Avon and local points!
Thanks so much!! Nothing like down the line gliding haha
I found your channel recently and instantly became a fan. Really funny and well edited videos with great tips!
Cheers from Brazil 🏄
Awesome thanks so much!! Great to hear
Wow this might be the best video yet, I’ll give these a go. I keep on nosediving every time the wave gets a little steep. But I think I look at my board too much trying not to nosedive! Thanks for the encouragement and entertainment 🙌🏻
Thanks!! Hey, def try staying close to the face on the takeoff.. it wil help prevent nosediving
Cinematic masterpiece
Thanks so much kyle!
Went to the line up for the first time yesterday after 3 days of practicing. Waves were 1,6 meters. A bit big for the beginners but with the right coach it’s okay. And I caught my first unbroken wave 🌊 just fought my fear and it’s grew to excitement feeling ❤
Man you're a comedian cross dressing as a surfer.... really funny approach.
I am about to take on surfing aged 49. Checking out some boring but necessary stuff
and here you come along making it funny, interesting and informative.
Thanks for that !!
hahaha thanks so much dude!! Really appreciate it
You are awesome
Had my exhausted self laughing in the middle of the night and glued to the info/wisdom you’re offering.
Headed to my first surfing effort this weekend!
Wish me the best discovery of my true surfer self 😅
haha awesome! Hope you have a good time. Surfing is hard tho.. so don't expect to be a pro from day 1! Enjoy it, let me know how it goes
This cinematography feels like Vsauce. Thanks for the production quality!
haha thanks!! You got it
Great video. I started searching youtube vids to try and help my wife learn, but it's been a few years since Ive paddled out, and I never passed "going down the line" stage myself, so looking forward to applying this and getting back into it. Thank you
Awesome! Let me know how it goes! It's a game changer when you start doing it
This is how videos should be done, hats off sir
haha thanks!!
I HAD NO IDEA I RODE DOWN A WAVE!!!!! TYSM NOW I CAN IMPROVEEE❤❤❤❤
You got it!
Really fun video with great tips. Sometimes I take the frontside hand on the face to the extreme, forearm into wave face stall and pivot. Try it sometime!
Oh yea that's fun! I dont think iv'e gone that much into the face haha,,, worth a shot
@@LongboardSessions good for late takeoffs
this editing is so FUNNY and info is great, Good shit
haha Thanks so much!
Had an omg moment after watching ur video last night. I know not to look at my board on takeoff but you spelling it out made all the difference...stayed in face...goodtimes, many thanks
Thats great! Hopefully all this helps
Great video! Started surfing 2 weeks ago and excited to text out these tips :)
Oh awesome!! Let me know how it goes
I went back to your first video then had another look at this one. Not only has your video and editing skills improved (including the unpaid extras!) but your tips are really hitting the mark for a lot of people. Getting back to the point of this video, I have taught my family and friends how to surf and angling the board to get speed up as quickly as possible has been a crucial skill to ensure they remain upright which increases the opportunity to enjoy the surfing experience which motivates people to continue trying. Thank you for another great video. By the way does your board wax need renewing, looks a bit old! Maybe a video on board wax could be next.
Thanks so much!! SO true... it's what keeps people from quitting in my opinion. Once they experience the speed they never go back!
THE WAX... it's so old i can't even remember when I first applied it. Time to remove and re apply!
This video should have WAYYYYY more views. Cinematography is great and overall a 10/10 video! Commenting for the algorithm
haha thanks so much! FEED THE ALGO!!
As a cognitive behavioral therapist in training I applaud your work here. Kudos!
thanks so much! Hopefully I was by the book haha
Haha love the Christmas bit - living in New Zealand our summer Christmas tradition is to go for a family surf :)
Wow that's quite a family tradition! We are thinking of moving much closer to the beach soon.. so maybe we can make it a tradition as well hehe
:D Thank you! Great video. Really appreciate the first tip as I still look at my board like a noob!
Thanks so much! You got it!
Thanks for this insightful video mate. Always entertaining.
You got it!
I got more out of this video than I could ever have imagined! HUGE thanks for the scene about standing next to a wall and looking down - not down - to the END of it. Make friends with The Face❣️❣️ 😂 I got so much out of my sessions after seeing that!! Riding down the Line is SUCH a HOOT!! I’m dying to do those little “hook turns”, “L-turns” whatever they’re called - that first thing you do right after the pop up to stay high on the wave. I have to get used to that height and speed. I’ll let you know when i get there! 😃 Thank you so much for your videos!!❤
Wow so glad it helped! Well if you're starting to head down the line then you're well on your way to messing with all sorts of turns hehe. Let me know how you progress!
really well made video with some great humor.
Thanks so much!
You have amazing videos! Love this one. So funny and informative. Thanks for posting.
Thanks Mom! This was a fun one to make. Liam came through clutch with recommending his octopus animal haha
I know I’ve commented on your videos before saying this, but this one was so entertaining it warrants saying it again: holy shit your videos are brilliant!
haha thanks Rob! I can't wait for the day that I have the time to make every video like this one. This one took forever haha! But they're the most fun that's for sure
The best video about surf I have ever seen , tanks !
you got it! Thanks!
Angling the board at take off and looking down the line during pop up were the two biggest things that helped me as a beginner.
Yes! The two most important aspects of surfing in the beginning
exceptional how you make this entertaining while giving relevant and valuable insights
Thanks so much!! haha that was the goal. Can't wait to do more vids like this
Awesome vid with heaps of clarity, so cool and helpful...
Thanks so much!
This video is so informative!! Thank you!! I always just played the "will i get lucky?" Game.
haha thanks so much!!
Great advice! I’ve been surfing 33 years and on the last trip I got so knackered (after 3 days surfing) that I couldn’t pop up in time, I was always late and on the flat before standing up and also seemed to not point the board down the line. Got washing machine cycles 5 times in a row on the last day. A bit of fitness certainly helps.
haha dang! Yea it helps to really prepare for a surf trip when it comes to fitness. However that's often something we say but never do haha
Best Surf video ever. For me. 🙏
wow Thanks so much!
Loved the vid! Just surfed for the first time yesterday. Had some success pop ups out there in the wash
So much fun
Oh awesome, great to hear!!
Thanks Dude! It was so nice to Watch and motivated me continue!
Awesome, you got it!
I’m not longboarding but I guess this was the video I needed.
Thanks mate!
You got it! Yea this applies to all surfing for sure!
Love this video, I've surfed many years but still have some bad habits that surface occasionally so it's always good to be refreshed. Although I couldn't help noticing the Liverpool scarves. Oh Dear😢. Me being a Utd fan😊
Thanks Stephen!! Haha sorry about the scarves... and that last result 😉
First step is my biggest mistake. Funny, any time there's a sudden obstacle, such as a rock or more usually another surfer, that's when I make my best turns...
Yup exactly right. I find the exact same thing. When I have to make a critical turn due to someone getting in my way I almost always perform it well. The eyes are some helpful tools lol
Best video yet! I was literally laughing out loud. Literally.
Now... I have a tip for you. The trick to not hitting a squirrel: aim for the squirrel. The squirrel will always move. Always. :D
Thanks so much Melissa! HAHA! Squrrels are quick little guys
just started surfing and found this video very informative and hilarious too. Excellent , Welldone.
Thanks Natalie! Glad it helped!