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Is the frontside or the backside spins easier?

Excellent fluid riding with an amazing assortment of tricks!

fluid and effortless,,lol. I think RCCL staff may frown on that reentry though,,lol

you make it look so easy ..... i give it an other try in 2 weeks on Anthem 😀

Nice Runs!!!....looks dead...private session?.....I'll be on Symphony next week too :)

Great video, Andy.

awesome timing. I will be on a ship in just over a week :) thanks !!

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how do you do 360 frontside?

Thanks coach! Heading to a wave today in the UK. I’ll make sure to get this video up when that happens to me and follow through the steps while already wiped out 😂 Some amazing tips here- much appreciated

Andy, another great piece of advice is encouraging beginners, in particular, to relax as much as possible. As you know, when you tense up, your body is rigid and it becomes extremely difficult to move you arms and hips.

Andy, A very comprehensive beginners tutorial for RCCL. Very impressive that you were able to cover all the nuances never being on board ship yourself. Great research! It's amazing through all my cruises, the guards never instruct on proper foot placement, even in the lessons. It is always more centered with the rear foot much to far forward.

i think they alternate the blue/white band on which one is advanced, ive gotten the white band as the advanced band on some cruises.

Great video! I wish I had this when I started riding earlier this year ;) Thanks for including my carving lesson clip. Highly recommend the paid lesson sessions.

Another great video Coach. Probably should have stayed away from the bigger carving techniques for the purposes of this beginner video to pass the RCCL "advanced rider" test though. The test is extremely subjective from guard, guard which causes frustration for many cruisers but RCCL is doing all they can to minimize risk and additional litigation from travelers who want to try standup but probably should stick to body boarding for their own good. Best tip I can give is don't get an attitude with the guards. Their subjective opinions will likely be more lenient if you build a good report with them. One of the biggest loading mistakes I see is people just try to push off and stand up way too fast. Slow and steady is the key when starting out. Another big mistake I see is people push themselves in starting with the board at an angle and and this rarely ends up good. I try to tell people to make sure the board is parallel to the side line of the wave when pushing themselves in. Your description of Weight shift 70% back is excellent and slight movements from heels then toes to slowly control side to side motion usually results in passing the test. Keep up the great work. I only ride when on ships and your videos have helped me tremendously. Hoping for an empty wave for our New England cruise in Octoburrrrr😁🏄👍

Another great video Coach. Probably should have stayed away from the bigger carving techniques for the purposes of this beginner video to pass the RCCL "advanced rider" test though. The test is extremely subjective from guard, guard which causes frustration for many cruisers but RCCL is doing all they can to minimize risk and additional litigation from travelers who want to try standup but probably should stick to body boarding for their own good. Best tip I can give is don't get an attitude with the guards. Their subjective opinions will likely be more lenient if you build a good report with them. One of the biggest loading mistakes I see is people just try to push off and stand up way too fast. Slow and steady is the key when starting out. Another big mistake I see is people push themselves in starting with the board at an angle and and this rarely ends up good. I try to tell people to make sure the board is parallel to the side line of the wave when pushing themselves in. Your description of Weight shift 70% back is excellent and slight movements from heels then toes to slowly control side to side motion usually results in passing the test. Keep up the great work. I only ride when on ships and your videos have helped me tremendously. Hoping for an empty wave for our New England cruise in Octoburrrrr😁🏄👍

Chris Haddock commented: "As usual, great video Andy. You hit all the major points. As you mentioned, I would highly recommend a lesson as they are only around $70 per person and they teach 4 to 8 people at a time but everyone seems to learn so much better and quicker. Maybe because you don't have a large group looking at you as you are trying to learn. I learned back when the staff could hold on to you to get you out."

Thanks for the video. We went on the RC symphony of the seas cruise this summer. Everyone automatically gets a blue band. However we got a white band when we passed the stand up test 😊

Thanks for a great video! Nice to see Brian Housty again!

On the symphony Feb 2023, one new rider I thought would qualify for a blue band was denied. He lasted a good 20-30 seconds, but was more reactionary, and just stood in the center of the wave. Afterwards talking to the staff, they told me they are looking for balance and control. so staying on the board for 20+seconds, but also a basic ability to toeside-heelside turn,, just a basic drift in each direction to demonstrate control

Haha the clip of me grabbing the wave, leaning on my front knee, just shows how good grabbing the wave works to stabilize you sometimes. For the record I don't have to do that to stay upright anymore (usually) :D Another great video, thanks Andy!

Great video Andy! Something that really messed me up in the beginning and still catches me occasionally that most flowguards and instructors don't seem to pick up on. If your back foot heel is sticking off the board the wave will catch it and keep kicking the board to the side. I've seen several new riders (including myself) that struggle and struggle until they get that heel all of the way on the board, if your toes are hanging off a little it's not as significant. When pushing in it's often helpful to move further up the wave where the current has come closer to the wall stronger, you can't go too high or the guards get nervous but a little higher helps you get into good water faster, especially helpful for bigger riders like me. The advice to focus straight on the side wall is great, when I was trying the guards kept saying "look at me" and when I turned my head my shoulders followed and I immediately fell.

Another good one. Thanks to you for all your knowledge!!❤

Great video!❤

Cory Fazio just messaged me this: "Just seen you posted a video I did not watch it yet but no test for advanced pass on liberty all you have to do is body board from one side to the other and you get advanced stand up pass if you brought your own board plus special release if you brought your board. Just a fyi"

I love the details in these explanations, exactly what i was looking for. Keep it up 👍

Thank you. I have a place I can do this near me and this helped me a lot. I had always done a surfing stance because I was used to it.

Thanks for the great advice. Now I know why I keep losing it on heel turns

It's cool seeing you wear Kona gear and ride the same wave at kalahari that I started on. Where are you on the east coast?

Thanks. I have a Royal Caribbean cruise coming up and these vids will help me be the best of the best! Question, the nearest flowrider to Taxachusetts is Jay Peak Vermont. Am I correct or am I missing a location? I'd love to ride more

How much does an advanced session cost after you get the pro pass? And Is there anyway to bypass having to do all three beginner sessions just to get the pro pass?

Awesome! Thanks for the tips and great meeting you today at showboat

great demonstration thax sir

Many thanks andy Let me know more the details

Thanks Andy I need to get these down so I can enter best of the best on our October cruise! Can’t wait to try this out soon

This is EXACTLY what I needed❤

Hell ya I’ll see you on the Flo rider…………………….

OK, but that Miller Flip is hardcore! Great video as always, thanks Andy!

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It the best wave a have rode

This is definitely one of the funnest waves that you can ride though for sure for sure wish I could go back have some more fun love the exclusive time I got before they opened

Oh man did not know this existed so close to me. So $37 is just to get into the park and you have to purchase wave time separately? Thanks for the video!

Andy come to Camelback on a sunday!

Wow! Excellent instruction. Thanks

An extremely detailed and methodical description perfect for beginners needing expert advice on how to get the next level. The videos on and off the wave are excellent. There is no one on the web putting out flowboarding training videos of this quality! Andy, thank you so much for taking the time and sharing your techniques!

Thanks for tips

Great explaining !!

Thank you very much, waiting for next kick flip tutorials and shaved 360

I’m actually going insane I have been trying to do it for a month now

Did you notice that you actually look to see what time it is at 7:29 while you're talking about "taking your time." Too funny!