65 year old newbie here. This is some of the best advice since I started this crazy shit, back in 2016!

99% of riders would have totally pearled when you took off with the nose sub-surface. Glad you made it.

Solid tutorial.
When I was younger, just going surfing was my surf training.
I'm 58 now and definitely need some land training to keep me in the water.

It is learned eventually after many hours in the water. Every board will be different. I have a collection of 5 boards, for different types of waves. The exercising is crucial, awesome lesson!

Haha, here I am doing McGill big 3 for the past couple years to strengthen my lower back.  Who knew it would perfectly transition to surfing.  Great video, love the break down.  Makes me want to try surfing.

Great explanation . Im a nose dive specialist , in fast waves .

Bro, love your videos! This just corrected years of bad habits for me. I've been way too back on the board, and trying to slam the nose down for momentum. Your explanation made somthing click and the 2 examples on the wave really chaged my perspective of what my body looks like with my positioning. Its really difficult to understand the nuances of your own techniques unless you see footage of yourself, this really was a perfect demo. Its good to go back to basics, so many bad habits form because, hey sometimes it works and you get stuck doing the same thing and not really understanding why your not progressing.  Alot of really soft waves here where you dont get that forward drive. I noticed that i was bailing out when i get this type of nose dive, but now just taking that extra pause to set the rail really works it's like magic, feels like you're not going to make it then the wave just pulls under you and boom money baby. I just wanted to give you a big shout out, the more I watch and adapt your methodology the better my surfing and fitness has gotten. Its been a noticeable difference this season to last in and out of the water, so thank you!

Bro.. i grew up surfing as a kid and into my 20s.. i am not 42 and havnet lived near a beach in over 12 years.. but i am going to Indonesia in a few months to accomplish the childhood dream of the surf camp trip to Indo.. and i am so happy to find videos like these.. Ive converted my coffee table into a make shift surfboard for myself and have been starting to practice / strengthn those paddle muscles to prep for the trip.. hopefully i am not too late on it (got about 2 months before my trip)  Thanks again for yoru content, the stretch and exercise with teh bar seems really good !!

One of the best explanatory videos I've seen. New subscriber, old surfer.

Great explanation

Hi, great content, I rate your surf instruction videos as the best I have seen on youtube...

Great beginner info. I'll be mindful of this next time out.
As a beginner, the plow is a great manouver to keep in mind when you find yourself in front of a wave breaking, or about to break behind you (if you're facing the beach). Quickly shift your body towards the back of the board (even hanging off the back) and hang on tight to the rails - Waves will usually pass right over. As opposed to catching the board and tossing you forward.
Not sure if/how this would work for giant waves, but has saved my butt on the small/medium ones

awesome, THANK YOU!!

Finding the right position, sweet spot, on your board is step 1

Thank you mate

Estoy cambiando de longboard a shortboard y este consejo me viene muy bien

This video is extremely helpful to me as a beginner, but Im confused on one point: when showing how to learn your body’s balance point (center of gravity) relative to your board, where do you first position your board on the cushion?

It seems obvious one should find the board’s center first, but that’s not clear in the video, and it can obviously make a big difference to when the board tips forward.

I tried this on my foamie (8.5’ wave storm) and learned that the board’s center is much further back than I’d expect from measuring it visually. Maybe that’s because of the weight of the fins?  But then…. Here, you show balancing on a board without fins.

I’ve so much to learn. Ty.

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Awesome thanks, more to work on this Winter season ❄️🥶😂😂: BESIDES COURAGE 🤣🤣🤣

Just curious. How often do you surf each week. Some great tips here for us beginners.

I'm a beginner with this constant fear of nosediving, what are your advices, things that I have to think of so that I can avoid nosediving and be confident that I won't nosedive? Because of fear, without being aware of it, I slide my body back and watch my surfboard nose so it makes it worse. Ty!