How to catch waves - (A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners)

With the right mindset, theory and practice put in place, your ability to catch and stick on green waves can improve dramatically.
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00:02 Intro
00:56 4 Stages of a Wave
03:18 Adapting to the Conditions
05:06 Positioning in the Precise Slope
09:27 Using your head
14:43 The Final Paddle Strokes
16:22 Your next step with Barefoot Surf...

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[georgewu]

I LOVE WHOEVER DID ALL THE RESEARCH ON THIS.

[tind_]

Am I the only experienced surfer who just loves to watch these even tho I don’t need them like I just find them so relaxing to watch at night in my bed

[wyattyan]

BEST tutorial of all time!!!! As a 1 month beginner, I'm catching unbroken waves consistently now(during my 5th time surfing). Gonna keep practising following this channel's videos!!!

[eliasadam]

Really great advice. On one mention I was always told to paddle harder by surf instructors if I missed a wave. Glad this video talks about that. Biggest things I learned on my own to catch waves easier.

I stay further back than everyone else waiting on a wave, I paddle earlier when I see a wave coming to get some momentum going before I even decide to go for a wave. Kind of like a plane having a longer runway to take off.

I don't paddle fast and aggressively if I'm going for the wave. I just take longer and harder strokes instead of frantically increasing my arm speed like you see a lot of people do who are too late on a wave and trying to catch it last minute.

[wW-nsuu]

Such a comprehensive video with great visuals 👍

[alanrizer]

Dead on. I've been figuring a lot of this out in the water lately and seeing this video I'm thinking wow, I wish saw this a year ago. Thanks for the upload!

[kevincmejia]

i NEEDED THIS INFO, thank you, ive been struggling to assess the right moment to catch the wave sometimes I feel is not enough or too much but little times I feel is the right moment

[michelleohlhoff]

I am very lucky to live in Jeffreys Bay with plenty of good surf spots! This info helps so much to recognise what I am doing wrong and what I am doing right! I am 42 and have been surfing for almost a year now. (Late bloomer I know!) These tips really help me advance and trouble shoot!

[lucasgin]

Your videos are the best youtube can bring us

[davidtardifprofesionnel]

Great video and explanation guys. Thanks a lot

[Tain_Editz]

I love this channel and great videos keep up the work by the way today was the first day I ever surfed I surfed in cocoa beach using a rented Ron Jon surf shop surfboard and me and my sister caught exactly 10 waves in 2 hours

[Plectognath]

Is there somewhere I can learn more about learning more about learning to surf? I need to prepare.

[agniyogabyinessa]

This is the most fundamental video on take offs 😮 wow you covered it all! Let’s see if I can apply this in real life 😅 today we have good conditions and I’m ready!

[tombartlett]

This is so helpful and amazingly well put together. Kudos to you guys!

[kiahampel]

This is so helpful. Going out without a teacher tomorrow for the first time. Hope to manage to catch some waves on my own. Wish me luck 🤞🏻😂

[niconine]

A really great piece of work this tutorial

[davidmonaham]

does anyone know, where the initial shot is located at 0:01? the house on the cliffs looks so stunning

[jgonsalk]

Great content as usual! I'd recommend renaming the video title to something more catchy so it gets more views.
Maybe "How to Catch Unbroken Waves (The Comprehensive Guide for Beginners)" or something like that?

[gaetano]

I watched one of your videos on the basics of standing up and was instructed to keep legs flat with toes at the end of the board.
In this video I repeatedly see the guy in the black bodysuit, bending his legs with his feet up in the air, and then putting his feet down quickly and standing up, which one is the proper technique?