Not improving at surfing? Consider this.
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- čas přidán 15. 09. 2021
- Surfing is not an easy sport to improve. I made this channel 9 months ago with the idea of documenting my longboard surfing journey and I've learned so much about improvement along the way. Enjoy!
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Board: Bing Continental
Location: New Jersey
Love from Australia! I really like your videos, they are pretty straightforward and clear, also we can see how humble you are about your failures, which makes your content very relatable and easy to watch! Keep it up!
Awesome, thanks Francisco! Will do🤙
Love your videos, very informative but entertaining at the same time. I’m a older surfing, turning 70 this year, and have only been addicted for the last 17 years but the clock is ticking too. I love it so much and have spent my life around water and surfing but only really discovered my love for it relatively recently (2005j after a friend and I had some lessons. Kicking myself now but hell no point lamenting. My overwhelming desire is to cross step before it’s too late. Your videos have set me on that path. Great job your doing. Haere ra from NZ.
That's great to hear David! So glad the videos inspire you to cross step! Also, nothing like surfing to keep you limber as you get older haha! Also, from what I understand your in a pretty good place for waves 😉
Love you videos. Light hearted humility is an underrated strength. People like being made to feel comfortable, welcome and included, and your videos do just that. The surfing content is also very good-keep up the good work.
Thats awesome thanks Duffy! Glad you can relate 🤙
Love how you favor your back side, over so it seems, the front side when you 1st started , Improvement 🎉 & yes you've slowed your steps, remember feeling the wave eb & follow with her, no need to rush, thinking and grace i see your picking up love it... Those waves look super fun for long board.
Oh and iv'e slowed my steps even more since!! However, Now im starting to speed them back up and it's so much better. Learning slow first is key!
Always a blast watching your videos man, thanks for the quality content. Those cross steps are starting to look mighty fine!
thanks Aidan! Getting there for sure … but if you compare me to Mick Rogers I have a long road ahead haha
you are great! thank you. I have watched many videos. yours are the best, combining technyc and mental tips...
Thanks so much!!
Don’t forget to have fun, I work On having fun and enjoy the process it’s long journey ! 35 years into it it’s more fun and more special every time I get out
I can’t believe I forgot that. Its one of the most important aspects haha!
@@LongboardSessions you always look like you're stoked and having fun.
excellent advices thanks Brian!! Very good Work!!
you got it! Thanks!
Another awesome video my man!!! Thank you!!
Thanks!! You got it
I’m on the same longboarding journey and am loving the video’s.
Keep up the great work. Cheers from Australia 🤙
Thanks so much Ash! keep at it🤙
Love your videos, man! Can't wait to try this for tomorrow's session.
Thanks so much! The things I mention in this video I use every surf session.. has helped tremendously
Thanks for your videos. They are so helpful. I imagine it's a good experience for you. Like your surfing, your narrative technique is improving, too, including the ability to communicate the mysteries of longboarding!
Thanks so much Rob! Yes it's been an excellent experience so far between improving surfing and also improving video editing / narrative. Extremely fun!
This guys energy just standing at the beach, waiting for the sun to come up, excited as hell to get in the water - you love to see it :)
I've just started surfing too (I'm on the UKs south coast) and use your videos as help, so thank you!
haha thanks Jordan! Something about those early morning surf sessions that get me extra pumped. Glad the videos are helpful!
Dude love the videos. Don‘t even surf longboards but your videos are just gold!
Wow thanks Vincent! Maybe we can turn you to the dark side one day.... haha!
Awesome video. Thx for the content!
Thanks!! You got it
Super helpful how you really broke it down, even what you’re saying to yourself as you launch!
Glad it helps Erin! Yea it helps so much to repeat what youre working on.. keeps you focused
Another great video. You scored some quality waves that session.
Comparing your early to current vids it's clear you're really improving. The learning curve in surfing is steep and never really ends. IMO that's what makes surfing fun and keeps it fresh and interesting. I've been surfing over 40 years and still push to get better every session.
I've crossed to the "dark side" and ride an SUP now. (Scandalous) And its another steep unending learning curve.
Thanks Michael! Yea it's nice to see the older videos and see some improvement. It's slow, but atleast it's moving haha
Looking for the smaller waves is great advice. I often tire myself out trying to get the bigger sets and end missing great small ones. As someone who used to surf a lot I am now trying to get back into it after a few years so this is something I will have to try. Great video!
Thanks James! I look for the smaller waves especially when it's busy lol. If you're out there on a longboard looking for smaller waves you'll catch a ton as well
Good stuff! I love this channel!
Awesome thanks so much!
Hey! Just found your channel last week, love the content!! Just bought my first longboard after my wave storm, can’t wait to try it out and implement your advice !
Awesome! You're going to love the new longboard compared to the wavestorm. Give it a few sessions to get used to, but you're gonna love it!
Was feeling stuck in a rut with my surfing, watching your videos has made me see how possible it is to improve and finally get cross stepping! Thanks friend :D
Great to hear thanks! Glad they help🤙
Great video with more v helpful content. I particularly liked the "repeating to yourself" technique when you're in session - I'm definitely going to try that out from here on in. Thanks from the UK.
That repeating thing has helped me tons! We often forget what we're working on when we catch a wave.. so this helps
Thank you for these great tips. BTW - great music selection for the edit👍
You're welcome! Picking the music is my favorite part hehe. Glad someone appreciates it
Dude. Love these videos. I'm from the Jersey shore and got into surfing a few years ago as a young adult after skating throughout my life and its been a blast. Your channel has really been helping me improve a ton!
Oh awesome thanks! I bet we ran into each other at a skatepark at one point 😂. Glad the videos are helping 🤙
@@LongboardSessions right on, I mostly went to the long branch skatepark back in the day, and camp Woodward in the summers. Now I mostly go to the beach in long branch for surf but I’ve heard good things about going further south to Belmar or Avon
Oh man I used to go to that longbranch park all the time! Yea belmar and avon are great. Spring lake is great too
Excellent videos!! Phenomenal drone work!!
Thanks! Chris is the master at droning
Love to see a fellow small wave enthusiast! Im usually looking for the same and thought I was alone. Cool to see such great content from the area! Amazing channel!
Thanks so much! Yea for sure, im always looking for a mellow wave. Ideally I want the face to be about my height, but really small waves are extremely fun too if they hold up!
Lots more small waves and days out there than big ones. Taking advantage of what's available keeps you in the water and having fun.
Everyday has its own challenges. Riding knee high waves can be one.
@@michaelburk9171 Absolutely. You can learn quite a bit on small waves... and sometimes have the most fun
Instead of saying to yourself " Slow your steps down ", you should say " Listen to the wave ". Noseriding is a dance, you need to listen to the beat / tempo of the wave.
oh yea for sure👍
For me it is the workout out routine that keeps me strong in the water...and allows you to catch more waves. Thx!
Oh that's a great point! I still havent come up with a workout routine for paddling strength
Top. Kiss from Portugal 🇵🇹
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Thank you
You got it!
When you surf don't think just do.
I no longer surf due to lifelong illness but I know and remember the day when I came off the mediocre plateau to advanced as a youngster.
And the biggest change was not even feeling like the board was beneath me in more solid surf.
Also just how quickly you read what the wave will do down the line even if it was a number of sections and it was automatic thought process whilst the body was getting up on the board.
Learn in closeouts surf within your limits.
And yes you can surf longboards in closeouts it's not that bad.
I rode short and long boards.
There is definitley an element of truth to what you say. I kinda approach things in the middle, some technical, but some just letting go and not thinking. I think a mix is the best combo!
Surfing is REALLY hard. It took probably 2 years for me to master the roundhouse cutback (on single fins, quite a bit more difficult than modern boards). So be patient. Focussing on the fun you're having is a good path forward
Absolutely. Trying to improve is good, but if you're not having fun then what's the point?
nice video! cheers from Papua, Indonesia
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great videos
Thanks man !🤙
Hi! I love your channel!!! I recently started surfing about a year ago, I’m from the Midwest so I never learned until I moved to New York for school. I surf at Rockaway since it’s the closest beach from me but I had no clue you lived in New Jersey!!! What beaches are good for surfing in New Jersey? And if you know, would you happen to know of any good surf rental places / areas for surfers? I love your channel!!
Thanks so much!! Well when it comes to surf spots in jersey, pretty much anywhere is good. That's kinda the beauty of here, but it's also the annoying part. If it's bad, it's bad everywhere pretty much. As for rentals, I know eastern lines in belmar rents, as well as brave new world in point pleasant.
I admire you surfing in cold waters of NE USA.
Thanks! It's really not bad when you're in the water.. its the getting your suit off that is terrible lol
Yes!!! This is it!! I have to talk myself thru every pop up in my head...or I just can't do it!!! I thought I was mad....
Paddle paddle...one..two..three..four hands feet jump.
I look mad whilst doing it. 🙃
haha that's great! Who cares how you look, learning is more important IMO. I find this "talking to yourself" technique to be extremely helpful given that we only have seconds to perform
You have the advantage of someone filming you! I repeatedly take one step and fall. Time for me to get some professional help. Years of shuffling is hard to overcome. Great videos, where are they shot?
Thanks! Yea shuffling is a hard habit to break, but you should try your hardest to start cross stepping. Cross stepping is so much easier than shuffling once you get the hang of it. Most of my videos are shot in new jersey
Hey, it would be so nice if you made a video about how to "kick out" when you end a wave 🙂Kind regards from Cold Hawaii Denmark 🙂
that sounds like a good idea! I gotta get better at it doesn’t haha
Old board shaper from goleta told me to practice crosstepping on a 2x4 at home.
Yes that helps in the beginning for sure. Helps you get used to the cross stepping feeling.
Mahalo bruddah!
You got it 😉🤙
Just watched your first videos and there is definitely noticeable improvements. Awesome job! How long have you been surfing over all? Hoping to get better at turning and cross stepping.
Thanks so much! Yea theres been improvement for sure... may not be so noticeable, but I can feel it for sure. Been surfing for most of my life but had a 10 year hiatus. Keep at it!
"Don't look at your board":) of course I appreciate it Brian! Thanks for the advice..
I have a new one: " start doing strength workouts so you don't look like a marshmello man of a surfboard"! ( that's obviously for myself only)
haha! lets come up with some work outs
one thing i would say, is to try and slow yourself down on your frontside waves, that was one thing i struggled with and i would end up way out on the shoulder trying to noseride because i wouldnt slow down and my board would shoot through the section before i got up to the nose. But holy crap the improvement from even a few months ago is crazy, keep up the good work 👍😁
Someone else said something similar. They said that on backside waves I naturally slow the board down, but on front side waves i struggle with it. I think you're right, I need to tweak my bottom turn and add a little more stall in it on a front side. I'm about to head out in the water now.. I'll give it a shot !
@@LongboardSessions cool!!
Appreciate this comment!
How do you know the smaller waves will have enough power to lift you up? Is it based on the tide + your knowledge of a particular break at that tide? If so, do you keep a doc somewhere of the best conditions at those spots? There's so much information to weigh and I get overwhelmed with the details (or lack there of)!
It's very hard to determine if the waves will be good or not. I do keep a log of when the waves were good at specific locations. That way I can know what places worked on low tide and which worked on high tide. I also note if they were lefts or rights and what the swell direction was. Latley these have all been mental notes lol
Nice
Thanks!
Great edit, I like your channel. Can you tell me what is the soundtrack? I love it.
Thanks! "Now that we're far" by the Prams (instrumental and vocal version) and "June" by Galapaghost
Great songs!
its hard like trading markets..I learned surfing by surfing everyday..you dont learn by just surfing in just a week. and posting pictures holding a surfboard on fb or ig..
So hard.. takes lots of time and practice!
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Hey i have Been surfing a 7ft foam board, i am 5 foot 7 inches and is pretty new to surfing, would a 6,4 shortboard be a choice? If you maybe have some board suggestions i would love to hear Them, but not too expensive🙏
Great vids! Everytime I try to stay on the inside to catch smaller waves I got caught by bigger sets exp on a longboard. Whats your advice on that?
Well it totally depends on the day. Sometimes sitting on the inside isn't an option because the waves are too large or unpredictable. However, when I say sit on the inside, I'm only talking about 15-30 feet closer to the shore than everyone else. In that scenario, I can still paddle out when a larger set comes and not get killed.
Question if I may 🙏
I’ve already progressed loads since watching your videos. When cross stepping do you tend to look at the board or still just look ahead, or but of both? I’m guessing ideally is great foot placement without looking?
You should be looking ahead and not at your feet. However, it does help every now and then to look at your feet to see where you're placing them. If you struggle with a specific step, look at your feet and see where the issue is. But generally, you never look at your feet
@@LongboardSessions Thanks 😎
Two questions: is this Sea Girt? And is that where most of your videos take place? I’m in Neptune and I’ve just never surfed down that way - they look fun!
I surf in a few different towns, but message me on instagram @Longboard_sessions .
Shhhhhhhh, NYers will infiltrate if you give them the location
Definitely look down at board. Try not to look at wave once the mental image has been created. Focus on the feet. You will learn foot placement and board controls. Later you semi look at board and wave simultaneously with a split vision as where the nose is relative to body is essential for the knowledge of how/ where to apply the next pressure. You could surf one for one . At least try looking at your feet position every sesh once. Do it on a easy more predictable section. Give it a go you will believe me over time
Love the idea of looking at your feet at least once a session. I did that one time and it helped quite a bit! Once you get the feeling of correct foot positioning, i assume it will become natural
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Hey. New surfer here. Is cross stepping necessary? Or is it just for fun? I’m just starting so even just working on looking down the wave and turning is where I’m at. I guess sometimes I need to step forward to get into the wave more so I don’t get left behind… is that the purpose of cross stepping like that?
Well cross stepping is not neccesary. I could very well ride the wave without doing it. BUT! Cross stepping makes everything come alive. Take two steps after take off and watch yourself fly even faster down the line. Stall and cross step to the nose for the craziest experience of your life.. it's like hanging on the edge of mayhem!
Ok that’s what I figured. Thanks man. Great content btw. Glad I found your Channel.
Thanks bro!
epic vids... one suggestion... your mate on the red board could change his phrase "dont look at your board". That sentence is mostly made up of 'look at your board' so subconsciously he is likely to look at his board... maybe change it to 'look down the line'?
Even if it's not subconsciously getting in his head, "look down the line" is a better phrase. Might be easier to listen too as well because the phrase is asking you to do something rather than telling you not to do something. I'll let him know haha!
I've heard putting a negative in a statement like that does reduce effectiveness.
So, do you pay someone to drone/film you?(Its been 18 years since I left S.L. but was that the south end pavilion?)
Yea I do pay people, so the channel is a net loss so far haha! One day I'll break even. I think this was Tuttle ave?
@@LongboardSessions I've wondered about that too. Thinking I could benefit from getting videoed.
Probably humbled too.
@@michaelburk9171 Nothing better than seeing yourself on video. And drone footage is actually the best because it's the least flattering angle. It shows ALL your mistakes. But regular video is good too
Hello! Just want to know how you're shooting your video while surfing?
Hey Chris! My brother in law runs the drone from the beach.. or sometimes his car. My sister in law runs the regular camera if she's with him.
@@LongboardSessions Hey, thanks for replying. I see that it's a team effort. For some reason though, I was thinking you have a drone set up to follow you :-)
HEY BROTHER, love from isreal
by the way' gilad from isreal?
Sweet!! He is from Israel.. not sure what part tho
Your problem mostly coming from your timing to cross step forward or backward not centre line.
Oh yea for sure. Been getting slightly better at that latley... but it aint easy haha
Hey bro! Where do you surf at ?
Hey! Monmouth county mostly
barrel alert @7:16
Haha! It was a "barrel".... sorta
You fall off quite a bit. Practice bending your knees down to drop knee then turtle. Required for tight curling sections and when sliding occurs. You look like your not back foot ready. I Do not straighten like that it most often doesn’t help. Imagine someone has got you in a body lock. Ready stance, low centre of gravity. Wide base. Style is not falling off no matter what. . If no time got back foot then you need Hawaiian pull out in the bag. You will need to take your fin out if you want to speed it up. That’s when you will develop further understanding
Great video, please buy a reusable water bottle.
Most of your video is getting ready to get ready to get ready to tell us something
sounds like this channel may not be for you , but more on that in a second