10 minutes of puuuure wisdom. Thanks, mates

Great video, but I'd like to add something. Think about the width of the board you're getting. Everyone tells you to get a big board when you're beginning, but paddling efficiently is a huge part of surfing, and if you get one that's too wide it will limit your ability to paddle. You want to get as much of your arm as possible into the water when you paddle, and if you can only  get your elbows in because your board is too wide you're not going to get going fast enough to catch a lot of waves.
I see a lot of beginners, especially girls and kids, who have super wide boards because someone told them it'll be easy to stand up on, but it just inhibits them once they get past that.
If you can't fit it under your arm, it's probably too wide for you.

Hahahha.  I have been surfing for 57 years and I am making the reverse progression.  My newer boards have less rocker, wider tails, longer length etc. and I am making steady progress toward surfing like a newby. But great video.

1:39: Big T&C fan noticing that at 1:30 the host says less fun leads to less progression, less learning. That's really true and kind of new and deep, see Litmus where the guy says 'it's all about joy'. Excellent.

The best videos about surfing equipment you'll find

"Foam is your friend." Those wise words are actually much more meaningful when you getting older and older.

True, I grew up surfing on a short board as a kid and was able to learn but struggled with progression, especially backside and my wave count suffered when conditions weren't ideal.

Surfers overestimate their skills?
Say it ain't so!
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Maybe......lol....
This series is great btw.....
Glenn is a treasure.

You mentioned nothing regarding volume to weight. So many new surfers buy boards that drag them through the water due to the volume is too low for their body composition and or weight. Numerous web sites can easily solve this problem. When they finally make the decision to purchase their first NEW board at least it performs for them on the take off. Knowing what range of volume to purchase a new board  ensures efficient paddling. Paddling all day on a new bird that drags your lower body through the ocean and can not match the speed of the wave for takeoffs is a major turnoff
for new surfers.

Wow I could only afford a second hand used T&C board 35 yrs ago and boy o boy it was one of my favorite boards 🤙

One of the best surfing guides on YouTube. Good job! As a surfer with 10 years of experience it feels you just nailed it.

Very insightful and this series is very well put together.

I had to watch hours of content to glean this information... you guys just did it in 10 minutes. wow.

Excellent video! Bringing in a shaping expert is absolutely brilliant, really enjoyed that.

There are so many of these kind of videos online - but most of them are useless. This was outstanding!!

My mom got me and my brother t&c t-shirts in the early 80s..we were the coolest kids in school..glad t&c is still around. Been long time yah

2:38Get a 9’0” and you’re good. I did this. Best advice I’ve followed. Liked my 9’0” so much I got a 9’6” nose rider. I’ve learned and progressed more in 20 sessions on a longboard than I have in 15 years struggling with shortboards.

do you have footage of people asking Glenn stupid questions?  that could be it's own channel

great video.. I've been surfing for 20 years and for some reason never took the time to understand this stuff.

This video is invaluable. There are so many people out there selling beginners bs. Thanks a lot ❤❤❤

Looks are looks and they still won't listen to out and but a short board that they can't ride cause it's all about looking cool. Funny thing is people that can surf don't even look at it that way.