James - you just gotta catch more waves, and push yourself a little - push a bit harder on the downward pump to get more speed, dig your heel in a bit more on your backhand turn, look for that lip after your forehand bottom turn... slowly, slowly it'll all start coming together.

As you get better, get more confidence and start to understand and 'read' the waves you will start getting longer and longer rides and makes some moves that you will be pleased with...

Most importantly, work on getting better at your paddling and take-offs... if you don't get that right your wave count suffers and therefore you do not get the 'ride time' to practice everything else.

Good luck!

PS - watch and learn from those better than you. Look to see what they are doing...

I find that unless I am consciously thinking about it, I stick to what I know on a wave cos I don't want to fall off and not get the full ride. But if you want to try new turns you need to lose that mentality and go for it, fall a bunch of times and learn

It's easy to play is safe and get a bunch of long rides but its actually hard (mentally) to work on a particular move or turn for a session.

James, right on! Like the others said, keep surfing. It's the best way to improve. Try bigger waves and push yourself like anything else you want to get better at. Charge it!

I'll give you two tips: First, watch videos and see what the pros are doing. Soon you'll be able to visualize yourself doing the same thing. Secondly, bend your knees. You'll notice in those videos how low they get. Bend more than you think you need to. It will give you more control.

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Just get out as much as possible and actually surf. Specificity is key

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Buy a carving skateboard similar to a streetboardz. Surfing more is definitely helpful but you can really hone your surf skills on a skateboard like that and you can train even when theres no surf. Search streetboardZ and surfcoach on the net, there are plenty of good instructional videos to check out.

mjm108 said..

Buy a carving skateboard similar to a streetboardz. Surfing more is definitely helpful but you can really hone your surf skills on a skateboard like that and you can train even when theres no surf. Search streetboardZ and surfcoach on the net, there are plenty of good instructional videos to check out.

I tried that but got sick of scratching my knuckles trying to paddle..

Surf quality surf aswell

There's nothing wrong with innovative products at all. It just gives me the ****s when pratts like yourself and Mr Garden Dancer above only get on here to push their own agenda.
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As an aside how's the skatey business going? Just about ready to retire are we? I'll let you in on a little secret, if your product was really innovative there WOULD be people talking about it, not just you rabbiting on.....

boardemp said..

So if anyone else has a product that is great for everyone would you make this forum open to share it? I still think you destroy the forum in which you love so much. You keep buying things with big advertising budgets and marketing plans. ;) peace out