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[Erock]

what he said. your back shoulder is too far back and your head is still looking down the wave and not into the turn.

compare:

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How'd you get a photo of me?

[mitchell]

sidenote: what are everyone thought's on gopro's mounted on the noses of boards? i kinda hate everything about them except the shots they get, so i'm torn.

If you mean nose mounted gopro pointed back towards the surfer, i think the shots they get are the worst part. The videos are worse. With the camera fixed on the board, perspective is lost...the board and rider remain fixed while the wave moves back and forth behind the fixed foreground.

[Koki Barrels]

What Erock and pumpmaster said.

Thank your Dad for taking such good pics. Looks like your on the right track, as mentioned earlier, keep your head facing the direction you want to go. I wish i could get one of my friends to take a sequence of shots like that for me, so i could see where i need to improve. Those 4 shots will help your surfing tremendously, as well as, advice from some of the guys on this forum. Great thread!

[aka pumpmaster]

How'd you get a photo of me?

leethestud took it.

[McLovin]

Why don't you use one of my pics for comparison

[arabseamonkey]

Initiate the turn in your upper body with your head and shoulders, keep your head pointed in the direction you are going to arc the turn out and keep your momentum to get you back to the foam so you can flip it around. You also need to bend your back knee a little more--especially at the beginning of your turn. This will put more weight on your back foot so you can pivot better and get a little more rail in the water.

thanks to all of you. definitely will be keeping this in mind

[McLovin]

To finish off that turn you need to turn your head in the direction that the nose is pointed. Ride it into the foam ball and the turn back and continue on.

This reminds me... This weekend in the line-up, I saw someone who was turning his head in more directions than he was doing actual turns. I mean he's going down the line but his head was moving as if from a recoil reaction to his turns, except that he was not doing any turns at all. No harm done, except that it looked like a really bad habit, and was not aesthetically pleasing at all.

[Zippy]

This reminds me... This weekend in the line-up, I saw someone who was turning his head in more directions than he was doing actual turns. I mean he's going down the line but his head was moving as if from a recoil reaction to his turns, except that he was not doing any turns at all. No harm done, except that it looked like a really bad habit, and was not aesthetically pleasing at all.

That's funny Ive seen that.

[Sinusitis]

I wish I could suft.I'm afraid of wave .Nice pics ^^