Clear, simply and direct … instruction. Tim, you are an excellent instructor. Practice, practice, practice Thank you. dennis hanna

Good video and hugely important for the transition between beginner and intermediate levels. I used to always land with my back foot (natural footer) slightly too far forward, and, after watching myself during popup, realised that instead of popping up with my hands flat on the deck, I was gripping the rails. This kind of made me pull myself forward on the board, and caused the board to be pushed backwards while I was popping up, which then caused my back foot to land slightly too far forward. That small change in hand positioning fixed a huge amount of problems, helped me land my back foot more easily at the sweet spot between the 3 fins, and turning became a lot easier. So this tip is extremely important if you want to move past just riding down the green wave, to being able to maneuver on it.

@SurfInsight

7 жыл бұрын

ah thats classic .. as I think the next video is about rail holding on take off. Its a super common mistake and one that can really hold you back. Iv'e even had top comp surfers still doing it with one hand or the other and with them its took ages to get rid of it. You technically hit the nail right on the head as to the result of rail holding and it also causes the inability to rotate in the jump movement and leaves the front oft way out of position, Nothing like a good rail hold on a backside pig dog into a barrel but for most that way down the line . Thats for that feed back .. really cool

Hey Tim, hi & a big thank you from Oz. Your videos are elite. I’m mid 50’s, fit for my age and been using the chicken wing method to pop up the last 8 years after a long layoff. I had not been able to master the one movement pop up. Watched a number of other “so called expert videos” but your videos are by far the best out there. The pop up video with the German lady has been a light bulb moment. Having the hands further back, using the palms to explode up & especially swing the feet up have transformed my surfing. The “fulcrum effect”! And it’s easy to practice on the ground & you won’t stub your back toe if you flick your feet up. Amazing. Being able to jump up(like when I was younger!) has allowed me to tackle fast breaking waves & transformed my surfing. Chicken wing is ok for fat(eg Bells) or slower breaking waves but the one motion pop up is so much better. Merry Xmas & many thanks. Phil from Victoria, Australia P.s. what is the diameter & name of those balance cushions?

@SurfInsight

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that comment .. really good to get There's lots of ways to get up on a board but keeping it simple is the best and we are so glad to now this has helped your progression so much. I got the cushions in Oz I think atwww.empind.com.au/shop/category/cushions-and-pads and they are around 35cm wide .. hope that helps Hope we get to coach you one day at www.surfschoolsrilanka.com/ or www.surfschoolanzarote.com/ Hope your next sessions really good and do ask any questions you may have please.

You are great Tim!! I love you videos. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

@SurfInsight

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for that .. means a lot .. hope we see you one day at www.surfschoolsrilanka.com/ or www.surfschoolanzarote.com/ and then we can help you progress even further . Do ask any surf related questions in the meantime please

Absolutely amazing teacher! Thanks so much for all your lessons and tips. Just awesome

@SurfInsight

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Omar .. and do fire off any questions about surf technique to us when you need . Hope we see you one day at www.surfschoolsrilanka.com/

@omasima

7 жыл бұрын

Surf Insight im from Gran Canaria and im learning here, great waves for begginers and pro too, just saying hajahaha hace a nice day

@SurfInsight

7 жыл бұрын

Espero que tu próximo surf sea super especial Omar

Thank you, I wish u all the best

@SurfInsight

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrea , thats nice and hope we see you one day at one of our schools. Ciao

Tim where did the rest of you go!! I got a few lesson from you in Lanzarote a few years ago and they helped me a lot. The place and waves in Sri Lanka look great i might look into coming over there some time

@SurfInsight

7 жыл бұрын

ah .. where did I go .. well I was over weight quite a bit at 85K and should be about 70 to 75 K for my frame .. After 18 months of Sri Lanka .. not enough protein and the first 8 months doing a lot of building work in the tropical heat thats the result.. but I found I was swimming and surfing lots better without the weight and am putting on quite a few kilos now as I am in Europe for a while .. so if I get to 70 ish I'm staying there ! It would be great to have you in Sri Lanka and the coaching we have there is really new and for sure groundbreaking ...and works super well.

Thank you for another fantastic instructional video. Hoping to graduate to surfing soon. Been practicing hard on my paddleboarding skills. I found that it has helped me develop my balance a lot more than falling tons of times on waves using a surfboard. Also, moving around and getting confidence on the water has also improved significantly using a paddleboard. Maybe do a video using a paddleboard as a method to improve balance and footwork? Thanks again.

@SurfInsight

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks David. Learning on a larger board in the early days, months, years ( depend how much you get to surf ) should be done on larger boards for sure. So tell me how wide and long is your paddle board ? As they can be quite narrow at time I know. Length is great to have and I'm interested in the width of the paddle board your using . For me most good learning board that have width should be around 21" to 22"1/2 wide but of course that depends on the height and weight too and that affect the thickness too. So when you tell me the wide your paddle board is tell me your stats re height weight too please David

Thanks for the awesome content. Which video do you describe the clip at 0:02? I did that twice today! Thanks in advance.

Another top video mate. Thanks. One question though, where should my front foot sit on the board?

@SurfInsight

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for that . Really for most good truning positions then we need to have the foot in the tail pad but if you figure the front foot should go in line where the hands were before pop up you will have it just about right .. hope that helps and we hope you get to join us sometime at www.surfschoolsrilanka.com/ or www.surfschoolanzarote.com/ but meanwhile happy surfing !

@ourwilliam2405

5 жыл бұрын

@@SurfInsight thanks bud. You taught my Chilean brother in law many years ago. He speaks very highly of your classes.

what are the supports under the board? where can I get them? I would love to be able to practice this on my board inside without breaking it.

@SurfInsight

4 жыл бұрын

Hi there and thanks so much for posting. For some reason we never got your comment through to the channel that we could see our end. We always try to reply to all...there are so many like yours that we never got ...so sorry for the super late reply .We use scooter or small car inner tubes these days ...but we never use our own board ...just soft board normally We hope we see you at www.surfschoolsrilanka.com/ and www.surfschoolanzarote.com/ and happy surfing

Thanks for this. So you always want to pop up with yr back foot back as described, and accelerate not by moving feet forward but by shifting hips forward? How can you gauge when you’re in the correct position?

@SurfInsight

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that and yes we all land with our back foot forward of the best turing position and then we need to adjust it back for our best turns. But you do need to sometimes use footwork to accelerate and this very much depends on the size of board you ride . But all boards will also benefit from throwing the hips forward to help with speed. Hope that helps we hope you get to join us sometime at www.surfschoolsrilanka.com/ or www.surfschoolanzarote.com

what is the place on this video photo preview? i mean some little bay

@SurfInsight

6 жыл бұрын

its a little place east of Matara called Hiriketiya. in the south east of Sri Lanka

Hey Tim - what is the name of the balance cushion you use on the "pop up" video - I can't seem to find any blue ones and I like the look of the ones under your foam board - Thanks !

@SurfInsight

7 жыл бұрын

Hi there .. not sure if this will help as I'm not sure where you live but I got mine in Australia at www.empind.com.au/shop/item/balance-disc-air-cushion but tell me where you live and I can have a hunt with you on line to see where we can find similar

@countryee

7 жыл бұрын

Hey Tim ! I am in New Jersey USA - thanks so much for replying ! Great channel ! Peace, Weatherbee

Why has no one taught me this before😢

@SurfInsight

2 жыл бұрын

Sad to say that's true but you will get there for sure . Please check out the description below to find out more about what we do. It’s a great idea to subscribe to our channel for more surf techniques and knowledge and we also hope we see you soon at www.surfschoolanzarote.com/ #surfschoolanzarote and www.surfschoolsrilanka.com/ #surfschoolsrilanka You can also follow us on Instagram instagram.com/surfschoolsrilanka/ and instagram.com/surfschoolanzarote/ Our clients Trip Advisor reviews for Surf School Lanzarote tinyurl.com/y2xbb8n2 and our Surf School Sri Lanka tinyurl.com/y6odvckf show the level of excellence we've achieved at both schools. Please like and follow our Facebook pages for Lanzarote tinyurl.com/y9cuz66f and Sri Lanka tinyurl.com/y8ef2dwc Please ask us questions about your surfing and the very best of surf coaching is waiting for you at our schools.