3 Signs You Have The WRONG SURFBOARD!!

what's up guys and welcome back to the intro webs my name is Kal brach I'm a surfer and a filmmaker and today I want to share with you a super-important video all about surfboard selection the reason I'm shooting this video today is because so many people get it wrong and it has a massive drastic significant monumental impact on your surfing progression let's jump into it now if you're new here my name is Kyle I'm a filmmaker and a free surfer and here you'll find all sorts of epic surf content like tutorials to help you surf better important reviews and more so subscribe down below and join me on instagram at Kyle's broccoli there is a huge misconception in the surfing world where surfers think in order to progress they need to gradually refine their surfboard into a sharp thin waterproof potato crisp in order to look like the pros or just look better than they are now I get it and I have made the same mistakes for the same reasons before but what if I told you that there was actually a precise formula that you could use to actually determine the perfect surfboard to suit your unique individual needs things like its shape its outline its volume three very important things I'm gonna share with you a little bit more about that formula later on in this clip but now let's have a look at the first sign that perhaps your surfboard is not working for you it's something not quite obvious it's a compromised take off super important let me show you what I'm talking about a surfers take off should be nice and smooth it isn't a burpee it shouldn't be a two-stage setup process it should allow one to glide into a wave and roll down the line with enough speed to perform the manoeuvres that they want to one key moment where you can gauge the effectiveness of your surfboard is the moment between where the paddling for the wave stops and the pop-up begin to take place notice here how in this moment that the surfer is actually moving backwards up the wave before they stand this is because they haven't been able to produce enough forward momentum to be in front of the upward pulling forces of this well this can be a sign of paddling inadequacy but in many instances it is actually a sign that the surfboard is too small or lacks enough volume for the surfer this particular surfer has a great take off normally however had to use a backup board for this coaching session importantly the board had two liters less volume than normal and had a drastic impact on the surface entry into the way of which as I've spoken about before many times can totally ruin a potentially good ride so a big question would be how do you know if this is you without actually being filmed well I guess if you're finding that you're constantly paddling as you guys know is a super important factor in determining your overall surfing outcomes and as a result it should thus be a fundamental underpinning of surfboard selection now before I share with you the next time that your surfboard might not be working for you I want to talk to you about my new brand new online course the ultimate surfboard buying guide I receive countless countless messages on Instagram on Facebook here on YouTube from people asking for board advice which surfboard should I buy now I can't actually go through my specific formula with everybody individually so what I did was actually create an online course to teach you that formula so that you can come up with the perfect surfboard criteria for you and your unique situation the course is super cheap it's super easy to follow and it's super easy to use I've put the link down in the description below and I'm gonna play the trailer for the course at the end of this video does that sound okay cool great excellent okay sign number two that your surfboard is not working for you and this is another not so obvious one its nose diving all the time I see this most commonly on surfers who ride long beginner-friendly although these boards are fantastic choices for surfers looking to progress through those early stages of their surfing careers once they start catching unbroken greenways they can start to become a hindrance to the surfers progression this is simply because these types of boards do not physically fit into a moderate sized wave especially if the surfer is riding straight down the wave most of the time if I see a surfer is constantly nose diving when they commit to a wave then there are two things I can recommend one try a smaller board with still enough volume to achieve great paddling or two paddle in for the wave on an angle if the surfer paddles in on an angle and yet constantly finds that they are popping up at the bottom of the wave still then I recommend trying a shorter board because this is a sign that basically can't handle the increased length of the board [Music] [Music] [Music] and finally it's the last sign that your surfboard is holding you back and it's actually the most obvious one paddling for lots of waves and not catching them I find that there is a particular demographic who adhere to this third sign and it's the surfer who's been doing it intermittently for a long time but has gradually lost their fitness for the sport but hasn't made a correlating board adjustment to suit those new fitness levels if I had to put a number on it I would say that you should be catching around 75 to 85% of the waves that you paddle for at least in a given session if this number is higher it might be because of the crowds or a current or rip but it's most likely because your board has too little volume to allow you to paddle efficiently enough to catch waves this coaching session where my client was under volume by only 2 litres really made this super obvious to me this surfer is a great paddler normally catches a bunch of waves every time however in this session struggled in some pretty sure thing moments on this particular board now what could have been a poor session attributed to skill set should actually be attributed to board choice and this is a really key distinction to make if we want to progress with our surfing if this sounds like you then either your paddling needs a lot of work or you could be on the wrong board how do you distinguish where the paddling is the issue or it's the surfboard where it's pretty simple if you feel really fatigued in the back muscles in the neck maybe the traps after 20 30 minutes of surfing then chances are your paddling needs some work regardless if you're fine you feel really fit and strong then chances are it could be the surfboard generally speaking I see too many beginner to intermediate surfers on sharp outlined boards just like the pros use unless the surfer is really leathe that mobile and and doesn't weigh very much these boards typically don't work for the average surfer even myself someone who's searched for almost 20 years still uses a fish-shaped board for 90% of my surfs this is generally what I recommend for most clients as well [Music] well I hope this one helped you guys this is one of the most fundamental important things of your surfing life to get right it's the surfboard that you ride I hope I can help you determine the perfect surfboard for you and your unique needs with the ultimate surfboard buying guide the trailer for which I'm going to play right now if you enjoyed this video make sure you subscribe to the channel hit the like button and join me on instagram at cows broccoli guys I'll see you soon whoa buying a board is not something to be rushed you need to independently assess where you're at and use a formula to determine your needs too often I see surfers go into a board purchase with either no goals or very unrealistic dolls which results in a poor board choice slow and poor progression overall where do you want to be ability wise in the next six months to a year from now I need to bring some of you back down to reality and on the flip side I need to encourage some of you to actually think bigger [Music] have a look at the board evolution and have a think about where you stand I would much rather have an appropriate surfboard for 90% of my surfs then have one that is appropriate for only 10 percent of my surfs they pick a highly advanced surfboard because they see someone like Helle Slater riding it'll mix funny riding it and yet this is probably one of the biggest mistakes that people make in surfing for a small time investment now you could save hundreds of painstaking hours further on down the track as you try to find the right board let's get it right now shall we

Channel: Kale Brock

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Length: 10min 1sec (601 seconds)

Published: Wed May 20 2020