Vlog 14: Expert Waves - How Did We Get On With The Barrels? (Switzerland Part 2)
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Have you surfed the B1 wave settings at a Wave Garden wave pool?
How you would you approach your first session and how do you even go about surfing the waves?
In this video we share our first Expert / Barrel waves from our recent trip to the Alaia Bay wave pool in Sion, Switzerland.
These videos are for any average joe surfers who are thinking about going to a wave pool to surf and wondering if the new wave pools are any good.
Join us in our 12-month challenge as we find out if a beginner can get good enough to get barrelled.
Video Credits:
Gizmo
Funkflyz
Harry Shanker
John Carter
Music
Brock Berrigan - Joy She Brings
Shake It Off - The New Fools
Brock Berrigan - Baxter
Jacuzzi - Jobii
A Gentle Invitation - Dawn Dawn Dawn
Stays The Same - Gloria Tells
I applaud your efforts my friend! You will remember that wave the rest of your life. Cheers from FL!
Awesome dude, just come across your channel. I'm in Bristol myself and just getting back into surfing at 34, haven't surfed since a teenager. Will be booking a session at The Wave soon for sure.
Yes mate, the wave is the place to head to then. Look at the progression a 40 year old had. If I can do it, anyone can. The facility is amazing and it’s impossible not to have a smile on your face when you leave having caught some waves
Great series. Loving it. I think you should claimed your best wave.
Thanks 🙏 mate, it’s really nice to read stuff like this, really appreciate it. Since May the project has gone crazy (in a good way) and I’m struggling to get the blogs out as the new and exciting change is taking all my time up. More in this to come….
This is great to watch, thx.
Thanks for taking the time to comment and share with the vlog :)
Bro you got shacked!!!! as we say here! Well done, what an amazing looking place. You've achieved something really amazing progressing the way you have in the time frame, well done.
Thanks 🙏 for those kind words, really kind of you. Loving the sport rather than the a specific goal but barrelling waves (no matter how small they are) are something special
Cracking stuff matey👌Nick Davison said hi ginger 🏀🏀. 😄
Ha ha. When he’s not sinking he still has time for some banter it seems :)
@@averagejoe6355 🤣
Stumbled across your Channel about a week ago James! Loving the content. Glad to see you are getting some barrels also! Bet you got it dialled in now 😁
You and I are linked digitally and at the wave now it would seem! 🤣
Glad you like the videos, it’s a bit strange making them and the project is morphing into something much bigger which is cool but also a bit mad! More and more surfing hopefully for all of us!
@@averagejoe6355 Ah yeah I didn’t consider that, as I heard about the project first then randomly stumbled across your channel. For sure man got fair few sessions lined up this week👍 also you just need to rob banks and you will basically be Bodhi from point break 🤣
@@adamhutchison7500 ha ha. Not sure I want any British ex prime minister masks though!
Niiiiice !
Thanks mate!
you should focus on your pop up mate. a fast and precise pop up its the key that unlocks everything else.keep your eyes on the wall the whole time before and during the stand up. check your feet position and try to move it around further or backwards to find the proper balance and distribution on the board it will make a ton of difference. congrats for your effort. greetings from Indonesia.
Awesome comments and insights. Rob case stuff on catching a wave is priceless. I’ve been spending loads of time on the takeoff as I didn’t even know if jumping up or doing a “crab crawl” up was better, let alone all the different factors that going into catching a wave and the different options. But it’s pretty clear to that starting well and making the most of all the energy the waves has to offer is key, so having good fundamentals for popping up and understanding where to the catch the wave and what the goal is are invaluable.
Thanks again for the input, you’ll see a future video all on another trip to Switzerland where close feet, bad pop ups and loads of mistakes are shared.
Hope you get some sick waves in info 💪
@@averagejoe6355 great to hear that mate! keep focus and don't forget to have fun that's what matters. the progress will come in one way or another! congrats again. I wish all the sick waves and hollow barrels for you. keep stoked! cheers
Challenge completed! Nice barrel.
You’re too kind, sure some people will question how deep the rides were but it was a pretty cool first experience !
@@averagejoe6355 That definitely counts! I got a head dip on an advanced wave in Bristol and count that, haha!
Long shot, but will you be at The Wave today by any chance? I’m coming through for the first time, partly inspired by your videos and it’d be great to chat. I’m at about the level you were when you started and keen to make a similar jump.
Thanks for the message mate. Not at the Wave in a Bristol today, I’m out in Switzerland again at the wave pool there.
Amazing to hear the videos were so helpful to you.
More than happy to share my experiences, any questions just ask away and I’ll give you one person’s take on things.
Have an amazing time surfing today too!
@@averagejoe6355 Cheers, enjoy the waves and keep up the great work!
@@malachichadwick1 likewise, have an amazing time, let me know how it goes
You need to get your front foot further forward so you have control of the front of the board, then you can start to surf on rail ,rather than just on the fins with your back foot.
Wider stance has been mentioned a few times. Thanks for the input, really appreciated :)
Hey mate love the vids, you should have a RUclips of OMBE and look at there tips and surfing front on super helpful stuff !
Yep, watching their stuff already, think it’s great. Some of their stuff really clicked about the pop up / takeoff. They also referenced this paddle expert guy who is super interesting. He has his stuff on RUclips. Sounds so stupid but didn’t know you couldn’t paddle as fast as a wave and that gravity is key too. Some of this stuff is so simple when the right words are said and it connects. Been positioning myself in a different spot for the takeoffs and it’s so much easier. Credit to the content discussing it all!
Great vid man ! I'm about to book a slot at Alaia and hesitating between Advanced and Expert. Looking at it, I have the level for expert waves but I would probably fall on the take-off about 30-40% of the time (long time without surfing, wetsuit, etc). I was thinking of booking Advanced and maybe coming back a month later for Expert. But advanced looks pretty weak in terms of power, what do you think? Thanks !!!!
The advanced wave at Alaia is really good. It is really hard to explain but the waves are different between the waves pools, the shape at take off and how they break are slightly different. In general, nothing to do with your situation, it seems reducing the pressure for the first surf is a really good thing as it’s so easy to think that the wave is small / doesn’t pack a punch / or that your normal level in the sea is the only thing to consider. There are so many things to deal with on your first session and nothing is more frustrating then starting to miss waves and have a bad session (I’ve had loads and had one back in August at Alaia when I went back to film there).
Sweeet! 🤙
Cheers mate. Hope you’re getting some sessions in at the 🌊
How cool. Congrats man. And proper tips indeed. How does the wavepool in Switzerland compare to Bristol?
Thanks 🙏 for the kind words. As for comparisons, have a look 👀 at the other video from Switzerland 🇨🇭in the channel. Both super good facilities with some small differences.
ruclips.net/video/Ah38ZhzEwMQ/видео.html
Top stuff - quite interesting how it seems people are more "friendly/encouraging" when paying for waves v's "free ones" in the sea - Sascha from zero ego instagram has more tips that also seem to come from others in the pool
Probably because you don’t have so much hassle in a wave pool line up, everyone gets waves and therefore people are happy! 10+ waves in an hour, how can you not be happy! 😎
@@averagejoe6355 Got an empty hour on Sat at Snowdonia all waves available rather than 1 in 3 - was happy when one of the instructors joined in to let me rest ! look forward to the next instal
@@mikehitchen4487 snowdonia….. now there is an idea. Haven’t been there for ages but perhaps now is a good time to visit. Someone else told me about their recent session there and that they couldn’t keep up with the number of waves available! Perhaps I’ll check the availability this week and go and have a dig for some waves !
I would like to see a comparison video between Bristol and Snowdonia, would help me decide if it would be worth the trip up to North Wales
@@averagejoe6355 I think both have their benefits - Wave is a bit more "pressured" and "shorter" in terms of time on the wave ( or at least it seems to be) where as Snowdonia once you get the direction to paddle seems to have a lot more space to turn - possibly Wave is more like a beach break and snowdonia like a point - but then again what do I know other than that if I had the means I would have either in the back yard - one other very similar things is both sets of staff are super friendly and not precious as can be the case at some out door places which I like a lot!
Im ni swizterland and this wínter will go ay Bristol by boat
How many beers?
Have you tried surfing real waves yet?
Real waves?
@@averagejoe6355Have you tried surfing in the ocean yet? (after the training you did)
@@adam5768576809 ah, ok. No, not yet. It's been pool ever since the training / challenge started. And before anyone says anything, I don't expect it to be great! There are clearly lots of things that the pool doesn't and will never provide!