"Some surfers get scared..." Me, feeling called out.

Just came from a session and applied your tips and WOW. It made all the difference. Only been surfing for 5 months and this has been a major help. My legs are covered in bruises since I always lean back in fright whenever I catch a steep wave. My wipeouts got so bad I became even more afraid, thus wasting good waves. Today, I watched your video right before paddling out and I have never felt more in control, especially in overhead waves. A surf buddy of mine (surfing for 50 years) commented, "Whatever you're doing, keep doing it. Looked like you knew exactly what you were doing out there." Thank you very much, Kale.

Dude, late drop ins on steep waves are the bane of my existence. I’m at the point of just going full send and constantly wiping out until I get it down. Thanks for the videos brother 🤙🏻

You earned a thumbs-up for laughing at 4:05.

Something that helps me is as I place my hands on the deck to pop up I really press the board down hard. By hard I mean with more force when compared to popping up on a mushy wave. Feel like this really helps with that barrier between breaking the ledge or getting caught in the lip. Cheers

I learned on a steep wave which for me was a blessing and a curse. Now steep take Offs are easier but the learning was the hard part.

I think another 2 importants thing (that you are doing well) but worth to mention are: 1) if one tries to take off at the peak he will most likely airdrop. So not only paddling hard and fast, but also reading the peak is important, and maybe taking the wave behind or in front of the peak, where the waves is not vertical 2) looking down the line and angle the board towards where you are going. This will give you “get up and go”

great advise im a knee boarder but i love the advise specially at the dump chiton rocks

Great advice as always. Your vids are well thought out and seriously worthwhile watching. Cheers

Thank you ! You explain perfectly my fear and my mistakes with it! The perfect tips currently

Thank you so much for sharing your surfing knowledge. Have seen myself doing endless amounts of nose dives in those hollow waves... keep it up

A really informative video. Here at our break we have had to learn on fast steep waves and it's a whole different game, so it great to see a video giving essential information for surfers in that situation. It would be cool to see the same type of video but showing what you need to do on a long board (9'.6" upwards). Thanks for the awesome video man 🤙

I surfed a lil when I was young but I really got into it this summer watching ur videos I never thought I would ever be able to catch waves as big as the ones in your video but with a lot of practice and wipeouts and tutorials I can surf bigger waves 5-6ft love the videos

Amazing video Kales! Thank you!

thanks for this video! learned so much! it's still scary but knowledge is power! totally helpful how you break down the dynamics of steep fast waves and how the surfer can adapt!

Kale, just want to say i find your videos etc... inspiring , informative and esp the surf ones fun. Love your outlook on life and surf. Cheers

You explain everything so well. Thank you!

Thanks Kale! This was very very helpful!

This is excellent. Can't wait to actually focus on these steps

Great video, thanks! Kale kills it again!

So true man !!. Thanks. A right angle during the take off is also a key point on this kind of waves . Love it 😎

Went out today with this tips. It was steep waves with some decent barrels. I could tell you paddling faster ona steep wave does a ton of good👍

Awesome footage and great advice Kale, much appreciated! Currently struggling in the bigger autumn/winter swells on my foamie...

Hey thank you so much for these videos, they help me a lot! I just started out and love the kind of analytical approach to your explanations. Take care my man, cheers from Tokyo.

Really awesome vid that gets into the detail of different types of waves. Every day is a new day 🐱

Dude you da man! All your videos are great and really help me progress in my surfing. Thanks or all the tips!

All waves in the place I’m learning in Portugal are hollow. So good to know the details behind those. Great video.

Thank you for making this really helped me out !

Always a great lesiona! You are the best

Thanks for the great videos, I have been surfing a year, just started leaning forward enough, to pop up on steeper waves, great feeling and does hurt less than nose diving. Looking forward to more videos :)

Ive gone from beginner to pretty damn good in the past year,all because ive done step by step of your videos

Awesome video! Thanks

Thank you I'm a Valley goon that's been surfing for 40 years but it's always good to hear again

Thanks for the tips!

Awesome vid dude! Been following you for a very long time, you’ve helped me along so much!❤️🏄‍♂️

One of the hardest balances to learn - leaning forward while putting more weight on the back foot. By default, a person wants to lean back which (as pointed out) is no bueno. This is a very helpful video. Well done.

Thank you! Than was exactly what I needed to hear right now :)

This solved so many of my problems. Thank u!

Thanks so much for this video. The paddling part of it was amazing.

Wow this is amazing!

great videos, keep em coming!!!!!!!

great review ! Waves look super fun especially that reef break

Really like your vids mate, you break down all the essentials real nicely. Stuck in lockdown in NZ & planning on learning to surf properly after we are allowed out in the water again

Great breakdown. Thank you

Great lesson. I think of waves like skating half pipes (sometimes.) The steeper the wave/pipe, the more you have to lean forward. The more you have to mentally commit.

Excellent video thanks.

To fully commit forward its very helpfull to spend time bowlriding, and dropping in on your surfskate at a skatepark. It really helped me a lot.

ONya Kales! Another awesome lesson. I have surfed for 30 years and you fixed my surfing with your ...where to look when you pop up lesson tips. I was dropping my head omg different life now lloloololol. Love your lessons cheers and keep ripping!! yEwwwwwww!

Love the channel and tutorials. Kudos!!!!

I'm always enjoying what you guys do can you guys make it so easy to understand and you make it so easy to understand.

Hey Kale! Great lesson. You know what else would be awesome (in my selfish opinion)? A roadmap that outlines a series of progressions for surfers. From catching whitewater and learning to pop up on foamies to going aerial or something of that level. I saw that, in the skateboarding world, Braille Skateboarding developed this concept (it goes something like this: ollie -> 180 frontside -> 180 backside -> kick flip -> etc.). I wonder what would be the equivalent in surfing according to Brock!

Glad you covered forward leaning, something no one talks about but is so essential. I would add, using one's hands to turn the board before you hop up on it. this is also crucial and a trick that helps a lot.

Great video this is gonna help me a lot, I'm a fairly inexperienced surfer from northern California and right now everything's overhead to double overhead closeout barrels so it's pretty harsh trying to drop in, not being able to paddle fast enough and getting sent over the falls. Keep up the dope videos 🤙

great video! helped me a lot thank u so much!

This was very enlightening. I'm not ready for these type of waves yet, but I have watched many people surf on you tube & have wondered how it works in these circumstances. No one that I've found has covered this topic before. Thanks.

thank you your videos are much appreciated

Man you really understand surfing hey. Whenever you point out a mistake people make, I understand that I’m doing it. Unfortunately I live in central Qld where the waves are 2ft closeouts 1sec apart , or there is a cyclone coming past and they are 5ft closeouts 1sec apart so a long way from ideal learning conditions and really stunting my progress. I try to take onboard all the advice you give but conditions make it hard to put that advice into practice. The addiction of surfing is directing my life though, and hopefully by the end of this year I will be down the sunny coast with many many days of great conditions to learn this craft and get to an intermediate level. Keep up the great work Kale. These videos are invaluable for people in my geographical circumstance and encourage me to keep on keeping on when I get frustrated with the continually poor conditions and start to lose hope🤙 loved the air camp at 3:23 too mate.

Some nice tuberides you had there, great vid thx for sharing.

Terrific. Great to see old Whaley again:)

Thanks kale for that video.. it helps a lot!! Keep it up!! Godbless

Very helpful, thank you!

Most relatable video I've seen in a while

Hey man, im a surfer from Belgium. I surf South Africa and youre vids help me so much. So thank you

Great video!

Great Video, learnt a lot! Can’t wait to get back in the water in the U.K.!

Thx for the awesome video! Looking forward to more in-depth video analysis.

Great lesson!!! I was missing this information

Thanks Kale, I've been surfing for about 7 months now and struggling with having the confidence to get on the front of the board exactly as you explained. Glad I'm not the only one. Will paddle harder when I'm out next time!

Another really good one!! Been improving a ton because of your videos dudes. Was riding down the line last weekend and kept hearing Ryan say “Keep yourself close to the power source” hahahahaha

I’m pumped for more surf tutorials!! Ive been watching you and Ryan for a good while now, and feel like I’ve learned so much from you guys. I can’t wait to learn more.

Thanks again mate ... lots to ponder here

This is so true and helpful. Waves here change everyday. One day I feel like I’m making progress, my pop up and paddling is improving but the next day the waves are taller, faster and steeper and I feel like I’ve regressed. I try to catch one but I usually nose dive and eat it on my first wave or two on my 6’10 foamie and I feel like I’m just not ready for those waves so I just ride the white water. Going to get a board more suitable for those types of waves and work on these techniques. Thank you.

Got barreled for the first time today thanks to this!

Thank you. Always helpful 👍

Great video Kale, a lot to take in, but I look forward to the challenge. I have struggled on vacation at some beach breaks that are quick, and steep.

Kale dude you’re ripping!! Those airs are looking boosted! Cheers mate

This is good but the way I learnt was going out on a foamie and just sending it till I was confident enough to go on a proper board. You just gotta send it

Out here in east Eastern USA the waves are like walls. Today i went surfing and kept getting pounded so the next time i surf i will try this

Awesome video man

Cheers. I was at Medewi (point break) in Bali a few weeks back. Over 8 days I got accustomed to the laid-back left hander - then on my last day I tried the right hander: heavier, steeper, faster - had me scratching my head. Looking forward to applying your tips when I'm home.

This is just the advice I needed, thanks! I'm a complete beginner and still figuring things out and where I live the waves are always like this, small steep and fast. Last weekend I managed to catch almost every wave but would nosedive as soon as I tried to pop up. Next time I'll try to lean forward with weight on back foot, let's see how that goes :D

Idk if I completely agree with your board choice on this one on the principles that rounder tails and more pulled in tails like the twin has that you didn’t take out tend to have more hold in steeper hollow waves the more width in the tail like a swallow makes the planing surface bigger making it hold less in the wave and be more skaty being better for smaller or rounder faced waves also bigger twin sets have a tendency to hold and lock into steep faces making them excellent barrel boards because they can mimick a single fins hold when put on the rail if you hold it hard in a vertical section that’s why guys like torren Martyn who actually won an award for style recently primarily ride twinnies over thrusters. I think from my experience it’s because the way they can hunt the barrel and love being put in steep sections accelerating as it gets more hollow and at the same time they can also excel through the flat by maintaining glide when a centerfin might add too much drag just food for thought cheers

Thank you I need this

Nice vid. Good details. 🤙🤙

Steep waves are very dificult to catch... it seems always that i’m going to front edge of the board into the water... The tip of putting The weight on the back foot has changed my life! 🏄‍♂️✌🏻🤙🏻

Great video Kale. I enjoy the analytical way you break things down. I'd love a video on sliding 360s on the forehand, if you're looking for content ideas. Also we're driving up to Bunbury on the 23rd for the longevity film, looking forward to it!

So helpful!

I learned to surf in Texas. Wind chop that is all sand bar and punchy mush. If you can surf here you can surf anywhere. Once you learn how to get outside.

I'm pretty confident when riding 2-3 ft waves but when they're 5-6 ft. I just don't have the confidence. I find myself too far outside, unwilling to put myself in the take off zone for fear of getting caught inside. My duck dive is so/so. I just hate paddling for a wave that I know is gonna break on my back. Maybe I just need more 4 ft waves!

Nice upgrade on the music and production levels! Good on ya to the art director!

Great explanation dude! Very analytical which I love! Like t'he end of the video!!! Thank you so much! Aloha!😂😂😄😄

Hey bruva! Just got that steep feeling yesterday and didn't pop up and got a massive wipe out. Thanks for the tip Kales!

Thanks for the great videos! Just recommend that you can put summaries in every video you’ve made. It will be more easier for foreign people to watch and learn.

I love fun steep drop ins! When there’s no sharp reef :)

wicked that your from South Australia !!

Awesome bro 🤙

Best advice and FYI,I hope to take a shorter time to,find my weak points and solve it.

0:19 what a beautiful beach behind you!

Super helpful

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