**these boards are ALL second hand and consignment by the way! It’s not worth it in my opinion to spend money on brand new boards when you’re first starting off !
Jeeez, I got a notification on this post & read that one comment that made you comment this! That guys is a jackass! Honestly who cares if your parents got you boards while you’re in school? 😑😑 I know you had said you got them yourself, but why do people hate when parents are still able to buy their college kids nice things? That person who left you that comment probably never had parental support to begin with. It just bugs me that just cause you’re a female dudes automatically downvote you! Like wtf, I always give credit when it’s due whether you’re a girl or boy! Hence why I said yesterday that you rip! Don’t let these broke miserable F**ks get you to Bri, they just mad cause you shred & they can barely afford one board 😂😂! I have a daughter of my own (lil 4 year old) so I’m always stoked to see female surfers who can shred like yourself! I show her videos of you & other girls ripping & she gets soo happy! I can’t wait to show her how to surf!!!!❤ Stay Positive, Always Briii 😎🤙🏻
I started surfing in my mid 30s, three years ago. I had a similar progression like you, and I’m on my 6th board now, a 5’11 with 30L. There is no secret, the more you are in the water, the more you progress, and you will feel when it’s time to change the board.
Great video! I just started transitioning to a 7’0 Fish but it’s definitely been a struggle to catch waves. I’m doing a surf camp in 2024 to progress. Love the beautiful blue board you use!
Congrats for the journey, learning to surf is really fun (and somehow addictive too 😝). Few things I noticed from your clips: - you're kinda riding holding a pretty static position (not compressing and extending that much), which translates in you running mid face/at the bottom of the wave and not generating enough speed because your board is almost never on rail; - your arms are all over the place, you don't want that. Imagine your arms as a bike handlebar: you want them well connected with your torso into a very solid and "squared" position. This will make your rotation smoother, hence will improve your rail to rail transition. Flapping the arms results in inconsistent commands sent to your board, which will start to wiggle causing you to bog rails, drag and ultimately slowing down; - your popup looks good, I think you can definitely start practicing pumping. Start building the habit of straightening your body after the initial compression. You do that by throwing your arm to the direction you want to go while extending using a "jumping" motion, although I think jumping is misleading since in reality you want to push away the board from your body (using either your heels or your toes). Checkout Martin Dunn channel, he explains this really well and there're also some drills; Good luck with your progression, stay safe and have fun, Yew 🤙
thanks for the tips! when I first learned to pump, I realized I was pumping too much and outrunning the wave every time, which wasn't good. so then I started trying to cut back, and then somehow, now I can't focus on doing them both! Its a lot to think about for me. I'll eventually get there!
@@brisurfs Totally understandable, I've been there. The trick is to work on one thing at the time, until becomes automatic. So if you're working on cutbacks stick to them, or work on different skills using separate sessions. Combining things together is related to flow, and requires a lot of experience in reading waves, understanding what manoeuvre to do in each section and so on. By the way, no rush: the journey of achieving something is by far the best part, because you will feel you earn it. Best!
Glad to have found your video. Just copped my first 6'2'' shortboard so I'm hoping I'll be surfing like you do on your Driver. Can I ask, what conditions do you choose to bring out the Driver like wave heights? Are you just forcing yourself to use it over all the other boards to get better? Sometimes I feel like I want to always reach for my midlengths to catch all the waves but I don't feel like I'm progressing anymore.
Hey! Yeah I basically have decided to force myself to use it over all the other boards to get better like you said, consistently taking it out has helped me get used to it. I'll take out my midlength if it's a bigger day so that I have a bit more paddling power, otherwise I'll take out the driver.
Love your videos😍! Started my surf journey 4 months ago with my boyfriend, who is more athletic than I am, and sometimes my no-improvement sensation is quite frustating 😢... (I cannot open you amazon list... The link seems broken 😮)
thanks for sharing! I have the same problem with my bf, he's way better than me at everything! I promise you, the more often you go, the better you will get over time.. be patient with yourself because it is a long process! It takes a long time to progress at surfing, which is frustrating at times, but will be worth it in the end. And I just fixed my link- thanks (:
Pop-up. I moved to Huntington Beach from Seattle in '87 and started trying to surf a year later. I couldn't stand up so when we got home my roommate was try to teach me not to climb up but to pop up. I still couldn't do it and he got frustrated because I'm naturally good at sports and he didn't understand why it was an issue. After a bit he had me switch rear feet. I'm right handed everything but goofy foot surfing/skateboard/snowboarding. I thought he was being a dick when he said I was goofy so I called him a fu*king as*hole. I was good after learning I am naturally left foot rear..
I've heard this happen to a lot of people, Ive tried switching and it didn't seem to feel anymore natural for me! I think I just need more practice, I never did board sports before this, only swam competitively.
@@brisurfs yeah, I'm not sure which is tougher, no experience or a lot of sports experience. We have to relearn where you just have to learn. I bet you're having a ton of fun.
Highly recommend you get a surf skate to practice your body flow on the wave - it will help enormously with using your entire body and keeping everything in sync - sorry that’s a crap explanation I’m sure you’ll understand if you follow kale brock
I’m trying to learn on a 6,6 fibreglass board iv been told foam boards are better to start on but is it still possible to learn on the board iv got rather than having to go buy a foam board 😊
That is definitely a lot harder to learn on especially if you're not able to go everyday ! I would recommend renting a foam board or finding a cheap one off Facebook marketplace!
I wish you could've covered on how you learned to pass the break with your longboard. Do you turtle-roll, Duck-Dive or use the push-through technique? I ride my 8'0 mostly so thats why I am asking. I am waiting for my local shaper to finish my 7'5" custom (Hopefully sometime next-week) so I can practice duck-dives on that. Nonetheless though your progression has been outstanding! Stay Ripping Bri :) -BigWaveDave
I turtle rolled and did the push through technique with the 8 foot wavestorm! Depending on your weight /size and the volume of the board, you will either have to turtle roll or duck dive. For example, I can't duck dive my 6'10 or 6'8 because the board has too much volume for my size and weight. I can however duck dive the 6'3 because it is less volume. Im assuming you might have to turtle roll the 7'5 as well, but again it depends on your size and weight !
@@brisurfs Good point!! This is another reason why I’m so eager to get my new board!!! Lol, so I can see if I can duck-dive that beast 😂. Dudeee, Briii on a quick side note you inspired me to go thrifting around my break after surf sessions & man I’ve been scoring some nice threads for the low!! It’s insane how much good stuff local thrifts tend to have! Thanks once again 🤙🏻
@@brisurfs What’s your favorite pieces of garments you have found while thrifting? I legit found a brand new Greyson Clothiers Mint-Green Long Sleeved Polo for only $18!!! Made out of 100% Merino-wool!! I wear it with my Patagonia vest & always get compliments lol. Online those same polos run about $198!!!
@@davidm.1934 I’ve found so many incredible things over my 9 years of being a Reseller it’s hard to say! Probably when I find designer brands like Gucci and Tom ford !
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**these boards are ALL second hand and consignment by the way! It’s not worth it in my opinion to spend money on brand new boards when you’re first starting off !
Jeeez, I got a notification on this post & read that one comment that made you comment this! That guys is a jackass! Honestly who cares if your parents got you boards while you’re in school? 😑😑 I know you had said you got them yourself, but why do people hate when parents are still able to buy their college kids nice things? That person who left you that comment probably never had parental support to begin with. It just bugs me that just cause you’re a female dudes automatically downvote you! Like wtf, I always give credit when it’s due whether you’re a girl or boy! Hence why I said yesterday that you rip! Don’t let these broke miserable F**ks get you to Bri, they just mad cause you shred & they can barely afford one board 😂😂! I have a daughter of my own (lil 4 year old) so I’m always stoked to see female surfers who can shred like yourself! I show her videos of you & other girls ripping & she gets soo happy! I can’t wait to show her how to surf!!!!❤ Stay Positive, Always Briii 😎🤙🏻
I started surfing in my mid 30s, three years ago. I had a similar progression like you, and I’m on my 6th board now, a 5’11 with 30L. There is no secret, the more you are in the water, the more you progress, and you will feel when it’s time to change the board.
yes agreed
Great video! I just started transitioning to a 7’0 Fish but it’s definitely been a struggle to catch waves. I’m doing a surf camp in 2024 to progress. Love the beautiful blue board you use!
that's awesome! Trust me you will get used to it after continuous use ! Have fun in the surf camp, sounds awesome !
Hi, thanks for showing us your journey. Your going well, and agreed Kale Brock is helpful and worth listening too. Subbed.
Cheers.
Thanks for the Tips! Needed to hear this!
happy to help!!
Congrats for the journey, learning to surf is really fun (and somehow addictive too 😝). Few things I noticed from your clips:
- you're kinda riding holding a pretty static position (not compressing and extending that much), which translates in you running mid face/at the bottom of the wave and not generating enough speed because your board is almost never on rail;
- your arms are all over the place, you don't want that. Imagine your arms as a bike handlebar: you want them well connected with your torso into a very solid and "squared" position. This will make your rotation smoother, hence will improve your rail to rail transition. Flapping the arms results in inconsistent commands sent to your board, which will start to wiggle causing you to bog rails, drag and ultimately slowing down;
- your popup looks good, I think you can definitely start practicing pumping. Start building the habit of straightening your body after the initial compression. You do that by throwing your arm to the direction you want to go while extending using a "jumping" motion, although I think jumping is misleading since in reality you want to push away the board from your body (using either your heels or your toes). Checkout Martin Dunn channel, he explains this really well and there're also some drills;
Good luck with your progression, stay safe and have fun,
Yew 🤙
thanks for the tips! when I first learned to pump, I realized I was pumping too much and outrunning the wave every time, which wasn't good. so then I started trying to cut back, and then somehow, now I can't focus on doing them both! Its a lot to think about for me. I'll eventually get there!
@@brisurfs Totally understandable, I've been there. The trick is to work on one thing at the time, until becomes automatic. So if you're working on cutbacks stick to them, or work on different skills using separate sessions.
Combining things together is related to flow, and requires a lot of experience in reading waves, understanding what manoeuvre to do in each section and so on.
By the way, no rush: the journey of achieving something is by far the best part, because you will feel you earn it.
Best!
@@Spider2029 thank you so much! I appreciate it !
Very informative, thank you!
Glad to help!!
Glad to have found your video. Just copped my first 6'2'' shortboard so I'm hoping I'll be surfing like you do on your Driver.
Can I ask, what conditions do you choose to bring out the Driver like wave heights? Are you just forcing yourself to use it over all the other boards to get better? Sometimes I feel like I want to always reach for my midlengths to catch all the waves but I don't feel like I'm progressing anymore.
Hey! Yeah I basically have decided to force myself to use it over all the other boards to get better like you said, consistently taking it out has helped me get used to it. I'll take out my midlength if it's a bigger day so that I have a bit more paddling power, otherwise I'll take out the driver.
The discipline to go 3-5 times a week is impressive, good job!
Thank you! I think I'm addicted so it doesn't seem like a task/chore for me haha
Great seeing your surfing progression! Where do you surf most often?
thanks! mostly Northern California, I don't share surf spots for privacy reasons !
Love your videos😍! Started my surf journey 4 months ago with my boyfriend, who is more athletic than I am, and sometimes my no-improvement sensation is quite frustating 😢... (I cannot open you amazon list... The link seems broken 😮)
thanks for sharing! I have the same problem with my bf, he's way better than me at everything! I promise you, the more often you go, the better you will get over time.. be patient with yourself because it is a long process! It takes a long time to progress at surfing, which is frustrating at times, but will be worth it in the end. And I just fixed my link- thanks (:
Pop-up. I moved to Huntington Beach from Seattle in '87 and started trying to surf a year later. I couldn't stand up so when we got home my roommate was try to teach me not to climb up but to pop up. I still couldn't do it and he got frustrated because I'm naturally good at sports and he didn't understand why it was an issue. After a bit he had me switch rear feet. I'm right handed everything but goofy foot surfing/skateboard/snowboarding. I thought he was being a dick when he said I was goofy so I called him a fu*king as*hole. I was good after learning I am naturally left foot rear..
I've heard this happen to a lot of people, Ive tried switching and it didn't seem to feel anymore natural for me! I think I just need more practice, I never did board sports before this, only swam competitively.
@@brisurfs yeah, I'm not sure which is tougher, no experience or a lot of sports experience. We have to relearn where you just have to learn. I bet you're having a ton of fun.
Highly recommend you get a surf skate to practice your body flow on the wave - it will help enormously with using your entire body and keeping everything in sync - sorry that’s a crap explanation I’m sure you’ll understand if you follow kale brock
Oh yeah Ive been surfskating for 2 years now , I do it all the time and it’s helped a lot as well! That will be another video (:
I’m trying to learn on a 6,6 fibreglass board iv been told foam boards are better to start on but is it still possible to learn on the board iv got rather than having to go buy a foam board 😊
That is definitely a lot harder to learn on especially if you're not able to go everyday ! I would recommend renting a foam board or finding a cheap one off Facebook marketplace!
I wish you could've covered on how you learned to pass the break with your longboard. Do you turtle-roll, Duck-Dive or use the push-through technique? I ride my 8'0 mostly so thats why I am asking. I am waiting for my local shaper to finish my 7'5" custom (Hopefully sometime next-week) so I can practice duck-dives on that. Nonetheless though your progression has been outstanding! Stay Ripping Bri :)
-BigWaveDave
I turtle rolled and did the push through technique with the 8 foot wavestorm! Depending on your weight /size and the volume of the board, you will either have to turtle roll or duck dive. For example, I can't duck dive my 6'10 or 6'8 because the board has too much volume for my size and weight. I can however duck dive the 6'3 because it is less volume. Im assuming you might have to turtle roll the 7'5 as well, but again it depends on your size and weight !
@@brisurfs Good point!! This is another reason why I’m so eager to get my new board!!! Lol, so I can see if I can duck-dive that beast 😂. Dudeee, Briii on a quick side note you inspired me to go thrifting around my break after surf sessions & man I’ve been scoring some nice threads for the low!! It’s insane how much good stuff local thrifts tend to have! Thanks once again 🤙🏻
@@davidm.1934 dude I love that!!! That is like my second favorite activity, I will surf and then go thrift after haha yewww!
@@brisurfs What’s your favorite pieces of garments you have found while thrifting? I legit found a brand new Greyson Clothiers Mint-Green Long Sleeved Polo for only $18!!! Made out of 100% Merino-wool!! I wear it with my Patagonia vest & always get compliments lol. Online those same polos run about $198!!!
@@davidm.1934 I’ve found so many incredible things over my 9 years of being a Reseller it’s hard to say! Probably when I find designer brands like Gucci and Tom ford !