OVERCOME FEAR OF SURFING
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- Опубликовано: 3 мар 2021
- In this video we will tell you how to overcome the fear in surfing with different examples and tools you can use immediately after watching this video.
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Watching this after being sent to ER & coming home w/ 7 stitches from my board fin :)
I’m from Daytona and dad took me to Flagler and it was 7-8ft. I was used to 2-3ft. I was crying unable to pass the break and wiped out and ended up sitting on the sand feelings defeated and I’m just now going back to it with a foamie instead of a short board. I’m just so scared of feeling so tiny and feeling the force that I felt at that moment being pulled and ripped off my board. Even back at home but the reminder how you can hold you breathe helped a lot lol idk why. It just was a wake up of duh…it takes a few seconds for a white water to fizzle lol.
@@Jacob-kh8jx of course it does 😭
I feel this pain!
Thank you I overcomes a bit of fear from surfing since I’m going surfing Tom thought this would help and did a bit so not so scared of drowning or getting pulled by strong currents nor big waves
Bali is intense
Had multiple leashes broke on me, and had swim far back into shore, out of breath, thought I was gonna drown.
Got caught in a wave and it kept carrying me forward and pushing me under.
Never had these issues in Cornwall, Devon or Fuerteventura.
First time surfing without a wetsuit and less buoyancy I guess
100% true the wetsuit gives you some extra buoyancy.
Bali is intimidating! Paddling out and seeing a seven foot waves headed toward you... all you can do is go under and wait.. then the next one comes maybe 10 seconds later and do it again. It's incredibly intimidating for me.
Thank you so much. This is really helpful and I'll remember it!!
So great to hear
First time I saw a video of your channel and already loved it! The piano gained me instantly!
Wow thanks so much
I’ve surfed for many years but something about 4-5 occasional 6 foot surf makes me so anxious. Thank you for this awesome video I’m going to paddle out !!
Great to hear!! What a comment thanks so much!!
Thank you! My fears are many... For example downing or even breacking my neck. I'm also afraid of speed. When I'm on a fast wave I'm afraid my board will point forward and fing me off badly.
Like I say what gives you confidence with drowning for example is to do a breath holding course so you know you can easily hold your breath for X time;)realize the anxiety and then work on it..;)
Thank you so much for those tips! Can I kindly ask you to link the videos on surf-fear-psycology you talked about at the very end of your video? Thanks mate, and see you on the water.
(Also a Video on how to train to hold your breath FROM YOU would be awesome)
How to train to hold your breath will come soon;) thanks so much for your comments
Might be too late but my problem is getting past whitewash and getting out the back to clean waves cus I’m such a small guy it’s intimidating even at only 4-5 feet thanks.
Yes it is intimidating FOR SURE. What I would recommend is to surf when its around the edge what you feel comfortable with and stay there with that size to gain confidence. Once you feel safe and in control try a surf day when its slightly bigger then your comfort zone. So you will step up your comfort zone. That helped me with surfing in bigger waves. Thanks for your comment, Daniel
@@surfcompanions7973 I love this comment! I can swim but when I get to where I can no longer stand that's when the panic creeps in and I want to turn back. My fear is getting crushed by waves and not being able to make it back in easily. Just going to take baby steps and expand my comfort zone, I guess.
Hi Daniel, i sprained my ankle surfing two months ago while I was learning to surf and now i’m getting back to surfing but i am really scared of hurting myself again in the shallow waves especially because i’m a beginner
Sorry for the late answer. First of all listen to your body: if you still have pain with walking then you should not go surfing.
To help against your fear is actively training your ankles with a trainer, so you know of your body that you prepared your ankle to be stable! I would recommend active training for better stability and strenght;) hope I could help. Have fun in the water!
Hi , I live in San Francisco and wanted to surf in ocean beach for last 7 years. I am really scared of the shark . What do I Do? Thanks in advance for any suggestions 😅
Hello! thanks for the video! How can I deal with the fear of getting dragged for the wave and hitting rocks or reefs at the bottom?
First. Make sure that you know where the reef and stones are. Also on every tide, watch at total lowtide also to see it.
2. where a wetsuit so you feel more protected instead of knowing „if you fall on the reef“ that its not immediately your skin.
3. get a helmet for surfing if there are dangerous rocks and reefs. Safety first
4. when you fall than fall light a sea star so flat,so you won‘t sink to much to the ground.
Thanks for your comment;)they are even more little tips but I hope that helped already;)
Thank you so much for your answer! :) @@surfcompanions7973
My question: What should one do in the event of falling behind the rest of a group in surfing progression over a week-long course?
I nearly drowned last year surfing but luckily my friend Was there to pull me out. We’ve been taking it slow getting back into surfing, I paddled out back for the first time yesterday then paddles straight back in but small steps I guess. I’m more comfortable swimming in the sea compared to with my board and get scared about waves crashing on top of me … any tips ?
I have a similar experience with my first surf. Went into double head high waves and didn't know anything. MY tip: you should only surf in waves you can manage and practice on your duck dive and turtle role techniques. Once you feel comfortable with your surfboard, in control then you can go in bigger surf. Second tip: Learn to read the waves really good and study the sets and set breaks BEFORE entering the water:) Hope I could help, cheers Daniel.
I just started surfing last year an I'm very scared of rip tides, as on my last time out last year a rip tide started to pull me out and no matter how hard I tried my feet were dragged through the sand and the waves kept crashing in on me in the end I got on my board and paddled every wave to get back to shore, I couldn't swim sideways for shear numbers if people in the sea, not a good note to end on so this year I'm going in already scared any advice?
Hey elizabeth, first of all if you panic then always stay on your surfboard. You will get dragged more from the Rip current if you swim. And if you are dragged out in the channel try to paddle & swim 90degrees out of the channel ( which is in most cases parralell to the beach)
The current can be a scary thing,but once you know what to do you don‘t have to be scared. Another tip is, never surf alone. Always surf with friends or friendly surfers. If you have more questions feel free to contact us threw instsgram directly;)
@@surfcompanions7973 Thank you for answering :) love the video , yes once I was on my surfboard rather than trying to walk forward on my feet it did seem allot easier to get back, I'll make sure to stick closer to my friend next time , think I was out in conditions too difficult for me, as I'd only spent 3 days on a foamy board, and then was suddenly given an intermediate board on the 4th day by the surf hire because the waves were bigger, think I should have said I'm not ready.
What can you do about the empty stomach feeling when you drop from steep waves? I feel like I’m going to wipe out every time
Hey Laura, first of all sorry for the late answer. Thanks for your comment. Empty stomach feeling will always be there in a sense, so what you can do is first train it in smaller waves (smaller free falls) and then work yourself up to bigger waves. So your body is getting used of this feeling. Its the same with riding a bike the first time it feels amazing, wow, crazy, but once you've done it over and over again your body is getting used to it. It could also happen that your timing or something in your positioning could be better, but that I can only judge if you would have coaching with me. Hope that helped a bit. Greetings Daniel
@@surfcompanions7973 thanks Dan! :D
Very nice piano player 😄
Thanks😎
awesome intro!!😂
Thanks so much
Hi i know this is a bit late, im 14 years old, I live in portugal, i started surfing when I was 2 years old but i stopped because i got scared of the big waves and now i want to do again.
So my fear is- big waves, i want to surf green waves but im scared and im scared of sea life like octopus but here where I live there isn't sharks.
And by the way I have a twin and he is really good at surfing
And sets too
Hey Sofia, sorry for my late answer. I was really happy about your comment!!!:) Yes I can understand that you were scared when you were young like that. Like I explained in the video its important first to ask yourselWHAT you are scared of. You know what you are scared of so NOW you can work on it. For example if you know you are scared of "Bigger" waves and only go surfing in smaller waves for the first session to gain some confidence. And then step for step maybe bigger, but never suddenly a Big step from example chest high wave to double overhead. Take small steps:) And if you train already in smaller surf you can practice to "LOVE" the step, because those are the waves you want to surf. Those set waves are the quality waves which we want to surf:) Step by step Sofia!Thanks so much about your comment. For more content you can follow us also on instagram. Cheers Daniel @surfcompanions
Hi thank u so much i will try that :)
I am going to first try surf this summer (if covid situazione allows it).
My main fear is: sharks.
My second fear: not being able to return to the shore.
To your first fear: check out the area WHERE you surf. If there are sharks. A funny statistic is: more people are dying because of taking a selfie than by a shark attack.
Fear 2: Check the currents and the rips. So the waves are bringing you always back to the shore. If you want to go back to the shore: stay in the whitewater in front of the waves.
More illustrated informations about waves Anatomie and more, you will find in our surfbook:
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@@surfcompanions7973 i already have your book here with me!
The leash breaks off
Good one! Had that a few times myself.
I'm afraid of bigger powerful Surf that can snap my board that can drown me, it happened in big powerful swell in 2011 and I'm starting to get over it but cuz my fitness is crap these days being mid 30s now. But I can still hold my breathe for 1min 40 in calm conditions but under pyshical exhaustion about 10 seconds lol I'm not worried about board hitting me. Top fear is drowning that tops sharks and even pissing locals off lol
The thumbnail is so funny! 😂 😂
Haha thanks
u r so talented
thanks so much:)
Im afraid of sea creatures or anything touching my leg
Yes me too, with sea grass or anything I hate it;) but when I am lying on my board I always imagine that the surfboard is my shield;)
Hey Daniel
hey heyy:)
Triple like for piano session!
first comment
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i hate the piano lol cant you just normally talk so I know the things ? hahaha
I will
Nice piano, but please tune it before you make another video!
Hahaha good ears;)