How To Surf From Scratch | Learn To Surf *switchfoot experiment*
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- Опубликовано: 26 янв 2020
- Learning to surf has to be the easiest idea on paper, but the hardest one in practice. How to surf the switchfoot experiment came about because I’ve been surfing for 18 years and am, honestly, a natural footer, but today I'm going goofy.
I’ve been teaching for a long time now and I want to know if intellectually understanding the techniques that I talk about can be helpful in learning the sport.
Working with a total beginner won’t work because transferring those principles without actual kinaesthetic experience will take weeks or months to achieve. I’m going to try and shorten, hack the system by re-learning surfing in one day switch foot.
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You should do a whole series like this. It'd be awesome to see your progression from beginner to intermediate.
Given how good you get in an hour it probs wouldn't take that long...🏄♂️🏄♀️🏄♂️
This is such a good idea. I feel like this is something I will benefit from. I've been catching waves, boogie boarding, body surfing and sucking at surfing my whole life. It will be good to see an expert go through the pain of learning the basics all over again.
It was so difficult!! Totally felt like a beginner again but even worse because of my strength ratios (being so much stronger and more comfortable doing the OPPOSITE thing). Thanks Jason!!
@@KalesBroccoli I'm almost tempted to start riding goofy too, just to try and regain my equilibrium and get my body back in balance. It's a very interesting experiment.
@@JasonTaskerhanks do it bro
@@edwardtasker7011 gonna get good at surfing properly first lols
Love the "forgetting Sarah Marshall" reference at the end, it had me dying 😂🤣😂
Great stuff mate, keep the vids coming!
Love your comment about being satisfied with this progression over 1.5hrs, Many including myself can learn from that line, being content and realistic :-)
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9:28. Classic pop stance. A fantastic idea for a video to take you back to basics with a twist though. A humbling experience for you I’m sure mate but a worthwhile experiment hey. Cool vid🤙
You are hilarious and a genius ! Love your tutorials and amazing sense of humour !
As a 20 + year teacher I’ve seen many teachers enjoy success through ‘flipping’ students learning and attacking an issue from another angle.....I thoroughly enjoyed your video....I will continue to work on my natural foot before ever trying what you did,..., thanks again mate ....hoping to join one of your lessons soon .....
Yew!! Thanks a bunch Owen!!
Amazing video. Very educational. Really feel like this video will help me progress in my turns.
Epic 🙌🏽
Now we are on the same level of surfing :) The only difference that goofy is my normal stance. And that "coaching" part is funny, usually it ends up like "feel the ocean"....
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This is such a genius concept. It's definitely my favorite video of yours. I'd love to see a series of this.
You have really been uploading great content - I always instantly click on your vids.
Thanks Stefan! We’ll see how the video does numbers wise for a series 🤙🏽🤙🏽
I love these videos. Greetings from Rockaway Beach, Queens, NYC. I'm a "rebeginner", and I was standing next to another beginner on the beach as we both moped about how hard our sessions were that day, and as we talked about some videos we both watch about surfing, we almost said in unison, "Kale Brock, right?" and laughed. As a squash player and coach, I've often tried to teach racquet technique by playing wrong handed, so I appreciate this video, as it shows what an advanced surfer does to compensate for lacking technique when there's a self-imposed handicap. You often ask what we'd like to see, so here's a request, albeit maybe difficult to satisfy since your wave conditions are so good there: do a video in which the waves are choppy, they come in at too frequent intervals, they have bad shape, the break seems to be in a different place each time, etc. In sum, how to make the best of shitty, choppy waves? You might say just don't go out on those occasions, and I don't know if I'm just reading the waves wrong, but Rockaway Beach doesn't seem to have the smooth waves I see in your videos. Yet, I know advanced surfers could obviously surf them. If you've already made such a video or know of a good one, please let me know. Thanks!
💯 ! Thank you for this!!
👍 👍 lets see a series of this!
Always amazing always.
Nice video kales! Definetively it changes your mind...
Yeah it does!
This is such a great way to get into the mind of a beginner. It's the same as writing with your non-dominant hand, or doing something as simple as brushing your teeth with the "wrong" hand; these things are learned skills and aren't as easy and straight forward to a beginner as they are to more experienced people! Great video.
PS. Goofy-footer here. Glad you joined the dark side for a day ;)
Awesome thanks Dan!! I still feel ashamed and goofy
Awesome video
Good paddling is for sure one of the most important attributes you can have in surfing.
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Great video! Will be keen to line a lesson up soon mate!
Sweet no wuckas mate!! Sounds good
practicing your switch skills on a skateboard really help build the muscle on the days you cant make it to the waves!
Thanks for this! This is something I've been forced into trying too. Question if I may - if you had left hip degeneration, so advanced that regular stance pop ups are painful (despite rehab and treatment) would you carry on learning goofy as it's your only option to surf? Or would you learn SUP instead?
PS- riding a Carver switch in a future vid?!
Funny how difficult it is, even for someone who teaches surfing. Way to put some fear into those groms you almost took out. I'm goofy footed and will occasionally turn around switch on my longboard but haven't tried popping up switch on my shortboard. Now I think I'll try it.
Even looking at people switch foot makes me feel weird
yeeeew kales bloody legend
Thanks Chris!!
Kale
Interesting to watch. Dan Mann (the firewire shaper) surfs both regular and goofy meaning he never has to surf back hand!
He rips too
It‘s interesting to see how you are too far back on the board on your first popups, just like every beginner I‘ve ever seen. Despite the fact that your brain knows of course that the front leg has to swing through all the way, your butt comes up too high and your popup is short. That‘s crazy, I wouldn‘t have expected that. Great video, thanks!
Thanks man!! Yeah crazy how much more difficult it is 🤙🏽
Man, I have been wanting to do this for so long! As I kick a ball with my right foot but am a regular or natural stance surfing and snowboarding.i totally reckon it'd be awesome stimulation for the brain too, and imagine been able to front side left and rights
Rach Grigg I kick a ball with left, throw with my right hand snowboard both ways, skate natural, surf natural but occasionally I just accidentally pop up into goofy for some brain haze reason.
Some of us were wired up after a long weekend.
@@Arsopu that just makes us even awesomer lol
Sweet cool...
Stoked on your channel dude!! Was wondering for a beginner what you would recommend size wise for a soft top board??
Depends how heavy and fit you are!
Kales Broccoli I am reasonably fit and weight wise am always around 78kg
Great video, definitely going to try this. I noticed you were crossing your lead arm across your body a lot, not keeping it outside your lead leg. Perhaps that was impeding your ability to turn well? However, you did very well!
I did notice I wasn’t using my arms strategically as well!
thats how i feel when im trying to do switch flips on my skateboard!
Timely video!! I've been doing this for last season as a new project to keep my surfing exciting after 30 years in the water...except I'm going from Goofy to Regular. Liked that part where you explained how you already got the paddling and ocean knowledge but it's just the body mechanics needed to switch. Supposing you can ride a green wave switch on a longboard, what progression of boards do you suggest when transitioning to the ultimate goal of a shortboard?? Should one go with an Mid length Egg shape for more waves or an Oversized Shortboard to skip a step or two since you already know how to surf and have a level of fitness??
I always say oversized a little is better
@@KalesBroccoli
So that means go with the 'Fuller' Egg shape ...vs. the pointy shortboard template
Surely you host some retreats down in Victoria, Phillip Island maybe
Excellent vid dude you look like all of us now 😂
@Kales Broccoli quick question what is your short board dimensions?
Great vid! What's the song that starts at 5:46 please ?
I have been riding switch stance only for the past year and I’m getting ready to go back to normal. Im already better Goofy than normal now. I’m very interested if my progression will carry over or if it will feel like restarting all over again🥴If anything, I guess Goofy foot can be my new normal😂
Sick love your vids also a goofy foota
I went official Serial killer 😫😫😫
Kales Broccoli 🥦 cheers for the heart
My local beach is a lefthand wedge so I’m glad to be goofy
Kale " If you enjoy this video, Like, Subscribe."
Me " Yes Kale, I did enjoy. Already subscribed. Already liked."
Wanting to get surf lessons on the gold coast. Do you come to the Goldy much ?
Haha I will definitely come up there eventually! Probably stay tuned on Instagram
Great video. What sea life is in the wave at 1.43? Dolphins?
Stoked you noticed ! That’s actually a fairy penguin
Kales Broccoli amazing! So cool. Thanks for the channel - great content. I’m 52 and began to surf last year. Thanks to your channel, I’m actually making progress and can almost call myself a surfer now.
That’s awesome!!!
1:42 is that a shark?!😱
Lol good 'forgetting sarah marshall' reference😂
One of my favourites 😂
Great video I got a feature getting run over hell yeah haha
You boys made almost every shot haha
@@KalesBroccoli hell yeah fun day
Lol that poo stance was so funny. Good stuff having a crack.
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wait this is genius
Bit like me, having been a surfer for over 30 years 😂
ha ha !
It was like watching myself 🤣😂
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Nice video, but actually this is skill transfer rather than learning. It’s the same as writing with the other hand...it’s messy, but you have the motor program already so you just have to transfer it to the left hand side. Learning a motor program is a completely different beast.
Calvin Smith yeah instead of the Brain going
011010010111010010110101001010111010
For a simple turn it now goes
100101101000101101001010110101000101
Easy 🤣
Gold Whisperer Prospecting exactly. Takes a lot longer to find the right combination of 1s and 0s than to find a way to swap them around.
Denis Frampton 🤣
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haha I can go surf with You but make sure You will stay on your goofy stance that would make me feel way better haha
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Why is he still better than me -_-
Humbling, isn't it?
Yes!
There’s no way that’s 2-3 foot
Australian / Hawaii measurements