Bringing a spear gun usually moves crowd

That intro was hilarious

Great video thanks for the tips. Just want to have little rant though, as a beginner who gets up at 5.30 every morning and goes out at my local breaks I just want to express the struggles of surfing in crowds as a beginner. I'm pretty hopeless but I do catch green waves and I have even had some nice rides in the last 4 months since I started. Mostly I love all the other surfers they have been very kind, friendly and helpful and the positives of other surfers far outweigh the negatives I've even made some great friends out there. So now to the struggle of it, I try very hard to stay out of the way, find my own spot and of course catch waves but this usually means sitting wide paddling to get out of the way then back again closer to the inside to try and actually get a wave only to have someone else decide your probably not gonna make the wave so they'll drop in anyway and you have to pull back and scramble to get out of the way of the next surfer on the next wave or cop a set on the head. This exhausting process often requires you apologise to these other much more advanced surfers for the times you do get in their way, it can be an exhausting, humiliating and frustrating experience leaving you feeling a little deflated by the end of it. I'm overall very appreciative of the whole experience and I know everyone has to earn their stripes and get through the awkward beginner phase and I've learnt not to get too down on myself and just enjoy the process, but I still want to share this honest perspective because I know it encourages me to see other intermediate - advanced surfers talk about their humble beginnings and kindly make me feel better for my performance or lack there of. Anyway this is by no means a dig at other surfers in fact I have been so impressed with just how kind and helpful a lot of the surfing community has been. But I also just want any other beginners out there to know there not alone in the humbling experience of learning to surf. Kooks unite ;)

Dude you're one of the best coaches here on KZfaq... thank you so much.. you do us novice surfers a huge favor! Great job pointing out people's mistakes too.

That was a great tip regards using two points for Lining up. I have always lined something up, and just tried to stay directly in front of it, which helps, but is nowhere near as precise as the two points method you mentioned is. Sometimes things are so simple and obvious, but you just hadn't thought of it before. And it's the little details that can change things up and refine things so much more. Cheers brother.

LOVE the hilarious intro! Thought I’d watched every surf video on the internet when yours took me by surprise. I dig your whole vibe. Nicely done. I just subscribed.

Great stuff, bro! Solid teaching - script, vids, effects lay it all out.

I find as I get older, after I have surfed a wave and made my way back to the line up, I'm glad of the rest till its my turn again.

Thank You So Much for the great advice and visuals that i didn't get out of the other instructive videos out there or even from my Surfing Coach !! I was actually able to put your suggestions especially about catching a green wave and watching for that sweet spot zone on each side of the steep wave. I was able to get most of the waves i hunted down. Keep up the hilarious Intros , hhahahahahaha!

- The more you see the wave, the better you surf the wave - Awesome video breakdowns bro, we speak a lot of the same vocabulary when it comes to the "Begintermediate" stage of surfing,

I like your vids, the effort and the humour you put into it!

Thanks I dig the graphics. Really clear illustration to cement it in my brain

Classic! 'sic' being the operative bit of the word there! Love it man! Preciate your cheeky sense of humour....oh and your insights into sea-surf-waves-surfing! Coolio bro!

Dude! Your channel rocks! Keep it up man!

Dad jokes for days. lol Digging your content and message, man!

Great video. It's nice to have a surf vid not about people being in love with their own voice or drawing an 8 minute point into a 20 minute video well done bruv

Paddle out and sit underneath for a few sets. You get the waves others turn their noses up at. You work your way up the line up and end up at the peak. Say hello and don't drop in or hassle.

Thanks ! All the guys in the lineup are getting really pissed off at me because I’m getting more and better waves . I’ve only been surfing for two years and I’m smoking life time surfers ,thanks to your shared knowledge!✌🏼

That was awesome. Great 🪝 intro, excellent content And footage. Love it!

Another tip could be - don't wait for sets --sacrifice a foot of wave to get volumes of waves - #teaminside

Thank you! Great video

been surfing 49 yrs....and still on a short board thank-you very much... the two points is only good for typical reef or beach break. Point breaks require a third point and its crucial in fast moving point break waves. You need a point up the line on land to keep you in the correct (depth) spot on the reef... to far out ...you miss out...to far in you are duck diving...factor in a crowd (non locals start to shadow you ) and tide and its constant jockying to always be in the best spot (or take people out of the spot, to another spot then come back to the original spot ha ha )...local knowledge rules on this one.

Best surf vids ever! Keep going!

I love your video thank you! I have to paint a green wave for someone and this has really helped me 🎉👍

Love it, really well made. super inspiring. Thank you

Hahaha awesome videos mate-great intro. Great to watch great vids from a fellow kiwi. Such a a good point 'waiting to catch waves that other people make mistakes on'. Your explanations are so clear and helpful-it also helps that you are gorgeous. :) Cheer!

you deserve so many more subs your views speak for themselves

I like the way of his exploanation. Simple (important for non native english people) and entertaming.

I really liked the color coded wave.

Great job man. Well explained and funny I GUESS :p Much love from Nova Scotia

Great tips really helps me

Great video! That was a nice barrel too

really nice video, very entertaining and helps alot preparing the next surf trip

F-ing Awesome! Brilliant Intro-Hook!

Nicely done again. Shared and subbing

very good video Surf Rat!!

Thank you!

Solid video.

I never stop moving in the line up. If someone paddles inside me I'll paddle around them if they paddle around me I'll try and push them to deep so they are in the wrong spot. I surf The Super Bank Coolangatta and all around Gold coast. With 50 guys in the line up all competing for position Its like a game of chess with a bit of luck in between. Usually the fitter guy gets the wave which is why I also swim in a lap pool for about 5klm a week to stay strong. At 38 years old I can still manage to pick a few off to my self. Saying that, there is a lot of respect on gold coast and if you have been paddling against the sweep for 40 minutes sometimes someone will yell you in, and your on! I will do my best to return the favour. Happy surfing!!!!!!

+1 subscriber that intro was brilliant LOL

The start of videos are the best hahahahahahahah, nice videos dude

Drifting up and down the beach is pretty easy to notice with just one beach marker.* trianglization uses an lateral marker if you have one in the coastal Bend of things usually there's something to your left or right that you can line up with along with something on the shore that is called triangle ization and that pinpoint your spot in the lineup you might want to mention that...still a great video. By the way no mention of dealing with the crowd really with some people who you got to dodge like slalom clone cones lol....love the go down the coast strategy!!!!

Facial tattoos are a good way of intimidating would be wave crashers.

Bro I just found your channel but you haven’t posted in a while. The videos are ace- come back!

hey, was the first part of your video where you talked about walking away and getting away from the crowd somewhere in NZ or Australia? Just asking cuz it looked a lot like a placed I surfed in NZ just south of Raglan.

Great video, you deserve more subs and veiws :)

love the seagull analogy. pretty funny

Thank you!!

love this, thank you :)

Very helpful 👍🏽

good one, thx!

Thanks very much

Peace sign tree to grey roof is pretty good. The lone tree also gets steep sometimes.

The water looks really nice and clear

hahaha... great intro specially d wave 😁👍

Good video.

Good job

Love the intro 😂

where to buy those triangles?? great vid, LMAO

Love the dog “wave” joke. Maybe I am a beginner and still need to build up my stamina but With my 9’6 board, I get tire moving around trying to put myself in the right position. Once I felt I am on the spot, I barely have any energy paddle with intensity. 😔

These Videos are great!! Thanks!!! Where are the destinations in these videos

Great video. I have a question about how to handle a situation that happens to me quite frequently. When I'm in position to catch a wave sometimes a more experienced surfer will paddle right into the zone under me, where if I were to take off I would basically be dropping in right on top of them. I always back off because I don't want to run them over, but it causes me to miss a lot of waves. I was wondering how you're supposed to handle that?

Cool video, but paddle in the red part is the best thing.. critical zone, late take off, that's the best part of surfing!!

I’ve found that wearing a leopard print thong usually gets me all the waves I want. Doesn’t work so well in San Francisco though 🤔

good video

:)thank you !

where is this in NZ

6:30 wow i found this helpful

Given the opportunity, I always go straight for the triangle.

haha best intro

Whats the song at 1:15?

the worst wave stealers act friendly and smile, usually

You must have been at Boulders..

On my off days my favourite strategy is paddling in for small waves between sets then getting drilled on the set and repeat :')

"sharkkkk" always works

Is that raglan?

Hahaha!

is that dandruff all over your shirt??

Give away surfboard hehe😁🏄🏾🤙🏻

This is how you catch more waves. 2-3 hours a day every day. I know guys that have surfed ten 15 years and they still suck. You have to be totally committed every day or your always going to be left with scraps. Pay your dues. It takes a long long time

Hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂

But the red zone is fun daddy

Where is this? Why are the waves so damn good??

How to catch more waves without being addict (there is no way).

Kiwis..

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Don't you guys use words like peak? It's all about finding and taking off on the peak. You could have gotten surf cam footage and talked about the guy paddling around and catching the most waves. 2-3 footers would be good. I get you were using that one red, green and blue wave as an example but damn, most people don't surf waves like that or even the one in your go pro example. Also lets face it paying your dues and becoming a local will let you paddle back to the peak over and over without taking turns, especially at reef and point breaks.

I still think some people are way to sensitive when they are sitting in the wrong spot and get all offended when you take the inside in the correct position

what are you like 12, 14..

Intros are too long. We had to wait for over a minute for this video to get to the point.

I recommend other hobbies to grumpy surfers. Older guys generally don’t realize they don’t have the fitness anymore and should spend time doing something else.