Surfing steep and fast waves is the toughest part about surfing. I went to HB and found myself either too late or too early. It's frustrating but I'm determined to master it.

Nice video... But you miss the most important tip of all that explains why people miss timming the wave. Has you paddle to the wave ALWAYS LOOK AT WAVE AND WERE YOU WANNA GO AS YOU DROP. You got to have your eyes always focus at the wave and this is what makes you connected to the wave has this wave you get your timming right. Many times people miss the wave , paddle to much or less or are in the wrong position because they aren't looking enough at the wave. Training that posture and you will improve a lot... Your wave catch will sky rocket.
Another thing that people do wrong when catching a wave is that they wanna pop up quickly that they do it to soon. You have to be fast but do it the right way and that is when you create speed and the board is stable, that comes with the flow that generated in the last 1 or 2 strokes, head up, chest open, looking were you wanna go and for a split of a second let the board flow... and finally pop up!

I live in Florida, if I can stand up and ride whitewash for 5 seconds straight I’m stoked

Casey Neistat just casually catching some tips from Brad.

What a great video, Brad! Please make more of these technique breakdowns

Love this. I am a beginner surfer, and this was really helpful!

watched this last night and applied the technique shown at 9:45 onward, and i just had the session of my life. had a good 5 long rides purely because of staying super high. intermediate surfer (1 year). thanks for the vid man!!

This is excellent. I LOVE seeing the contrast between the regular surfers and the more advanced surfers. This really helps

ABS Always Be Surfing - even when you are paddling in

I love the breakdown.  I live at a break here in Brazil and film a lot and no matter the crowd it is very easy to pick out whose catching waves by the paddle. Great video!

Thanks Brad. I learned to surf at El Porto.  Ok, 1st, I learned how to go over the falls when I didn't nail a perfect pop-up.
I also learned the close-out I caught was less heartbreaking when I was standing up... watching the lip break 100 yards in 1 mississippi.  
 Great narration 8:42:   Bruce Brown lives on in all of us.

I've been surfing on and off for 40 years and you just showed me all the trouble I've experienced. Loved it, thanks.

Definitely one of the best breakdowns I’ve ever seen, great video

1:24 - scary in the lip!! love your video Brad

these are so helpful and it makes me visualize my mistakes on pops/paddles. please make more!

I wonder if that is part of the reason why Slater is so good since he learned how to surf on Florida waves, which if you want to surf any face time you have to get up super fast and get speed immediately. It’s all mushy close out and if you pop up slow you’re just surfing on white water.

Spot on Brad, nice work! I've been surfing 30+ years and it's a never ending learning process just like life

Brad, someone below said to make more of these videos. I agree. This is excellent. Also, I grew up surfing in So Cal. Stopped in my early twenties (and I was an above average surfer). Then no surfing for easily close to thirty years. Two things against me... to an extent, age, though I'm in excellent shape and living in NY which makes things way more difficult  (short season and limited spots.... I'm not big on Rockaway, as it's all lefts). If you have any suggestion at all out of this long post, I'm open to any constructive feedback. Btw, riding a 7'6" board as I never learned on short boards. Love your videos.

Bro few things you missed, 3:13 he popped up with his hand in the front of the board, his other hand in the wave,  and he put most of his weight on his front toes.

Best video tutorials around. No doubt!