I'm better when I drink?

No.

 

I don't smoke, so I can't speak for that mind set. When I was young, maybe once or twice I have a couple drinks, saw there were waves and headed out. But very rarely would that happen. Just my 2 cents I did watch some dude one time who was wasted paddle out and got hammered into the shore break. People had to drag him out of the water. Idiot

 

My last session was at dusk after two pints of a good micro-brew. It was a hell of a lot better than my sobre dawn patrolle...

not slamming you DawnPatrolSUP...

 

Looks like you found your answer! Drink up dog.

 

Alcohol is a muscle relaxer and even a few beers will also affect your judgement calls. On waves you would typically pass on or hesitate to catch, or overthink, you were going for and probably riding well. I would say, that possibly, having a few beers improved your surfing, but I wouldn't make it a habit. I would use what you learned during your surf under the influence and apply it to your next session while sober.
One of the best surfs I had was a couple winters ago. I ate tacos and drank like 4 tecates in an hour and a half. The surf was a couple feet overhead on set and really fun. I went out not taking myself too seriously because I was technically drunk. I would up surfing for two hours and got a ton of waves, and had a lot of fun. I don't suggest anyone else tries this...Unless danger is your business, like it is mine brahhhhhhhhhh.

 

my best session this year came directly after i drank a half pint of fireball and a cup of coffee at 9am on the beach...

 

wow!

 

+1 on the muscle relaxant. Have a few and enjoy yourself man.

It's tough with the winter suit, but once it's 4/3 season, I think I'll start tucking a small flask into my suit. That way, when the session gets tough, I can reset my mind.

My girlfriend says that drinking during the day is 'going back down a bad road,' but there's not waves at night, so f*ck it

 

DP-SUP, maybe go with the Rainiers...?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz-WuLQz_ns

In 2004, a black bear received substantial media attention for having consumed 36 cans of Rainier beer in Baker Lake, Washington. After gaining access to a cooler of beer that belonged to campers, the bear avoided cans of Busch beer and used its claws and teeth to open and then consume the cans of Rainier. A wildlife agent said at the time that, "this is a new one on me ... I've known them to get into cans, but nothing like this. And it definitely had a preference.”

 

DP, I love those "all day" dayz at the beach...when the surf is fun and your setting up camp for the day. Surf hard all day...typically that long first sesh. Then, chill out....eat some food, while scoping the fun surf (mind surfing all irie and what not). As the sun turns more late afternoon and the beach is emptying, throw back a couple and go out for the last sesh of the day with a two beer buzz! Not sure it makes me surf better, but I sure seem to have a good time with it!!!