After many flat nose rocker boards that frequently made me pearl on the takeoff (or when the bottom just drops out), I bought a groveler with medium entry rocker. Paddling doesn't take much, if any, more effort, I pearl much less and it has a slightly higher wave size range.
Awesome. Would love to hear you talk more about takeoffs in weaker waves like at 6:29, when and how you would choose to fade the takeoff like that. The waves I surf look a lot like this and I've noticed that if I just drop in as normal I wind up way ahead of the peak out on a super fat part of the wave and struggle to get back to the pocket.
Dude! Angry Cutbacks Mate! Get it, Roundhouse back into the Barrel like a Skid Kid Friend. Skate when Your not wet, Surfing Hot is a Fantasy, don't miss out Justin.
I would approach weak mushy waves the exact same way… maybe make some subtle changes in board dims. Like go a little wider on the board and boards with a little less rocker.
Really good info and breakdown along with talking over the waves . Your videos are all super helpful and packed with good info . Thanks for all the work you do !
I’m starting to see that more volume isn’t better. I started to see that my board with less volume and more entry rocker works better in all conditions at my break than my flatter boards with 1L more volume. Basically I’m on my RNF 96 all the time because it works way better than my seaside and my glazer. Conditions seem irrelevant almost. Even though it’s a liter less, it paddles better, easier to catch waves on, surfs top to bottom better, goes down the line better. I bought a back up RNF 96 in epoxy one inch smaller just because I’ve never had a board work so well in all conditions at my home break. The only thing is, my firewires are prettier and seem better constructed.
Get a Big loose Board, like a 7'3" double endererer! Surf it an then jump on Your Fat Short. You are Owning like Our Noel Dude. Hope Your pumped and ready to Shred Friend, BOOMMM!
@@jonoedwards4195 I just bought a 6’8 seaside and Beyond for small summer. Still waiting on it to arrive from San Diego 3 weeks later when I paid $435 for one week shipping. Board supply is low in Hawaii right now. We can’t get shit.
@@wesleychapman9001 I know right?! I almost don’t want to surf anything else in any conditions. It just works how I want it to when I want it to! And I haven’t even played with the fin configuration. I have a captain twin baby T setup and love it. My backup RNF 96 will have the MR with tiny T.
Hey Noel awesome tutorial as always! I am intrigued how Ethan Ewing can generate crazy speed and torque through maneuvers with very little body english (arms stay low when pumping) Guessing he is a master of compressing/extending in the right parts of a wave.
Noel revisiting episode 1, have you tested a Rusty Twin Fin in his Epoly construction? A logical comparison would be side by side with an eps epoxy. Given all the talk about construction, this may be helpful to many who otherwise don't know they have options. Plus, the many different blank densities could be addressed as well.
I did get a EPoly and it was very heavy for me… nearly 6 pounds. The weight goes ok when it’s choppy or in bigger waves but the EPS felt great. Good points you are bringing up though…
@@surfnshowreviews7777 I see. The overall weight is an adjustable variable, and shouldn't be used to stereotype any particular build. Ask for a "normal" weight/density blank or go slightly lighter. Also, the glassing schedule is certainly customizable to personal specs, affecting the finished weight. If deck strength is an issue like guys are speculating then S glass could be used in place of softer E. Point is, there are so many variables to weight. Even who glasses and sands will result in variance! Also, how many out of 100 are actually "magic". CT guys seem to think very few! Thanks for doing what many aren't able to. 🤙🏻🤙🏼🤙🏽
I've been liking the feel of fly fins. They feel nice in turns and rail to rail and also open face and in the pocket. . Have you heard about them or tried them before Nole?
@Surf n Show Reviews Hey coach ! Another Great - helpful video ! (patreon member here) I have a question please, Can twin fins help someone improve their surfing ? Especially if someone has a weak backhand ? cheers :)
Twin fins will help you learn to use your rails more and not rely so much on the center fin for hold and pivot. So the answer to your question is yes…. However I highly recommend a Twin Fin board that has a Vee bottom to make it easy to put the board on rail and have good traction. I also highly recommend a good set of Twin Fins… I suggest fins that have a wide base with good fin area for extra drive and hold. The board I recommend is the Rusty Twin Fin with my HP Twins. Check my fins out here… surfnshow.com/products/twin-fins-hp-twins My fins will give you the hold and drive you want in most Twin Fin boards.
@@surfnshowreviews7777 Thank you so much for the quick reply coach ! I will have to order the set of fins that you are recommending through my cousin (when he comes for a vacation to Greece , cause I will have custom issues ) but I think it's worth the waiting, thank you again for your great advice ! have a nice day !
When are you moving your back foot back to the kickpad for a turn? At the top of the wave when you’re more weightless before the bottom turn or as you’re heading down into a bottom turn. I sometimes find myself compressed for a bottom turn with my foot too far forward and it’s tricky to move it back since my weight is already transitioning to back foot.
If you watch me surf a lot you will see me move my back foot around a lot frontside. Slow down the video and you will see the places where I like to more my foot around
Great content as always Noel . thanks , do the HP twins work on midlength boards , any reports , know its not really your thing ! Also do you ship to the UK ? Can't seem to find that option .
Right now we don’t ship to European countries due to the new VAT tax laws. Maybe order through Down The Line Surf…. they carry our HP Keels. Some of my friends love my HP Keels and HP Twins in their Mid Length boards!!
I’ve found from watching video that my upper body rotates too much when trying to get round flat sections, which looks awful 😂 Any tips on how to correct? Cheers Noel 🤙
I still can't give that first pump, the jump right after the take off. Any tips? I also have a new hybrid fish and I'm adjusting to it. I forget that I can place my body forward when I'm paddling because unlike a shortboard this has more buoyancy on the nose and maybe there are other tricks for a hybrid. Maybe that "thinking forward" is the main thing I need to train mentally and physically. I'm a heavy back footer. But for now, I'm really struggling with the first jump after the take off to propel the board on the wave...
Got my favourite drink but then forgot to watch this. And cant remember the bits I did. Weirdly also have 2 black eyes and have just been fired from work for being sick again. Should have gone with coffee instead of whisky…
Niceee! Noel what do u think about this quiver: astro pop, phantom and fever round tail? Is that phantom necessary or a 2 board quiver is ok for beachbreak?
Is it me or is it true that if i have a board that is more on the upper side of my liters, it is a little bit harder to paddle in at an angle and catch the wave?
@@surfnshowreviews7777 then it is my technique, I did follow your advice on angling the take off and it worked great, but as the waves got bigger and punchyer i do feel the board wants to slide and it i have to put more pressure to dig the rail. Thanks!
Ripping Mate! I reckon Microwaves need Micro Fins, or even better ditch the Fin that Fights heading to shore! Beauty Mate, Making Me Psyched to Destroy summa fun,, YUM!!
After many flat nose rocker boards that frequently made me pearl on the takeoff (or when the bottom just drops out), I bought a groveler with medium entry rocker. Paddling doesn't take much, if any, more effort, I pearl much less and it has a slightly higher wave size range.
yep, excellent stuff. sick layback snap at 5:35
Awesome. Would love to hear you talk more about takeoffs in weaker waves like at 6:29, when and how you would choose to fade the takeoff like that. The waves I surf look a lot like this and I've noticed that if I just drop in as normal I wind up way ahead of the peak out on a super fat part of the wave and struggle to get back to the pocket.
Dude!
Angry Cutbacks Mate!
Get it, Roundhouse back into the Barrel like a Skid Kid Friend.
Skate when Your not wet, Surfing Hot is a Fantasy, don't miss out Justin.
Great content! I hope part 3 is about backside
Yes…
Any help with surfing small weak waves helps a ton. Thanks for putting these on!
I would approach weak mushy waves the exact same way… maybe make some subtle changes in board dims. Like go a little wider on the board and boards with a little less rocker.
Cries in Floridian…
Tears from Carolina here!
Thanks so much your content is so super helpful !
Good to see some beach break footage mixed in
Wasn't all that footage of lowers? He doesn't surf anywhere else.
At the 6:20 mark he surfs something with a flat section, but still probably lowers. Put "it would be" in front of my comment 😉
Thanks Noel. Thanks about the volume too!
kool stuff man..those are some very nice waves
Really good info and breakdown along with talking over the waves . Your videos are all super helpful and packed with good info . Thanks for all the work you do !
Hey Noel! Can you please do a review on the new Happy Everyday Model by Channel Islands.
I’m starting to see that more volume isn’t better. I started to see that my board with less volume and more entry rocker works better in all conditions at my break than my flatter boards with 1L more volume. Basically I’m on my RNF 96 all the time because it works way better than my seaside and my glazer. Conditions seem irrelevant almost. Even though it’s a liter less, it paddles better, easier to catch waves on, surfs top to bottom better, goes down the line better. I bought a back up RNF 96 in epoxy one inch smaller just because I’ve never had a board work so well in all conditions at my home break. The only thing is, my firewires are prettier and seem better constructed.
Get a Big loose Board, like a 7'3" double endererer!
Surf it an then jump on Your Fat Short. You are Owning like Our Noel Dude.
Hope Your pumped and ready to Shred Friend, BOOMMM!
@@jonoedwards4195 I just bought a 6’8 seaside and Beyond for small summer. Still waiting on it to arrive from San Diego 3 weeks later when I paid $435 for one week shipping. Board supply is low in Hawaii right now. We can’t get shit.
Rnf 96 is magic.
@@wesleychapman9001 I know right?! I almost don’t want to surf anything else in any conditions. It just works how I want it to when I want it to! And I haven’t even played with the fin configuration. I have a captain twin baby T setup and love it. My backup RNF 96 will have the MR with tiny T.
Very cool tutorial Noel!
Hey Noel awesome tutorial as always!
I am intrigued how Ethan Ewing can generate crazy speed and torque through maneuvers with very little body english (arms stay low when pumping)
Guessing he is a master of compressing/extending in the right parts of a wave.
Absolutely… Ethan’s rail game and technique is the best in the business.
Hey Noah great vids as always! Can we expect to see a CI PRO review from you in the near future? Would love to hear your input / opinion on it! thanks
Cheers… I hope to review the Pro asap
Noel revisiting episode 1, have you tested a Rusty Twin Fin in his Epoly construction? A logical comparison would be side by side with an eps epoxy. Given all the talk about construction, this may be helpful to many who otherwise don't know they have options. Plus, the many different blank densities could be addressed as well.
I did get a EPoly and it was very heavy for me… nearly 6 pounds. The weight goes ok when it’s choppy or in bigger waves but the EPS felt great. Good points you are bringing up though…
@@surfnshowreviews7777 I see. The overall weight is an adjustable variable, and shouldn't be used to stereotype any particular build. Ask for a "normal" weight/density blank or go slightly lighter. Also, the glassing schedule is certainly customizable to personal specs, affecting the finished weight. If deck strength is an issue like guys are speculating then S glass could be used in place of softer E. Point is, there are so many variables to weight. Even who glasses and sands will result in variance! Also, how many out of 100 are actually "magic". CT guys seem to think very few! Thanks for doing what many aren't able to. 🤙🏻🤙🏼🤙🏽
I've been liking the feel of fly fins. They feel nice in turns and rail to rail and also open face and in the pocket. . Have you heard about them or tried them before Nole?
Never heard of them… sorry
@Surf n Show Reviews
Hey coach ! Another Great - helpful video ! (patreon member here)
I have a question please, Can twin fins help someone improve their surfing ?
Especially if someone has a weak backhand ?
cheers :)
Twin fins will help you learn to use your rails more and not rely so much on the center fin for hold and pivot. So the answer to your question is yes…. However I highly recommend a Twin Fin board that has a Vee bottom to make it easy to put the board on rail and have good traction. I also highly recommend a good set of Twin Fins… I suggest fins that have a wide base with good fin area for extra drive and hold.
The board I recommend is the Rusty Twin Fin with my HP Twins. Check my fins out here…
surfnshow.com/products/twin-fins-hp-twins
My fins will give you the hold and drive you want in most Twin Fin boards.
@@surfnshowreviews7777 Thank you so much for the quick reply coach !
I will have to order the set of fins that you are recommending through my cousin (when he comes for a vacation to Greece , cause I will have custom issues )
but I think it's worth the waiting, thank you again for your great advice ! have a nice day !
When are you moving your back foot back to the kickpad for a turn? At the top of the wave when you’re more weightless before the bottom turn or as you’re heading down into a bottom turn. I sometimes find myself compressed for a bottom turn with my foot too far forward and it’s tricky to move it back since my weight is already transitioning to back foot.
If you watch me surf a lot you will see me move my back foot around a lot frontside. Slow down the video and you will see the places where I like to more my foot around
hi,,how many liters are ur surfboards,,,regards
@@diegoanchoverri967 I ride 25-27L
Yeeeeeeaaaahhhh!!!!!
✌🌴 😎 🌴✌
Great content as always Noel . thanks , do the HP twins work on midlength boards , any reports , know its not really your thing ! Also do you ship to the UK ? Can't seem to find that option .
Right now we don’t ship to European countries due to the new VAT tax laws. Maybe order through Down The Line Surf…. they carry our HP Keels.
Some of my friends love my HP Keels and HP Twins in their Mid Length boards!!
Cheers for the reply @@surfnshowreviews7777
Super helpful, keep ‘em coming!
I’ve found from watching video that my upper body rotates too much when trying to get round flat sections, which looks awful 😂
Any tips on how to correct? Cheers Noel 🤙
Just try to smooth out your rail to rail transitions and remember to compress and extend as you go rail to rail.
I still can't give that first pump, the jump right after the take off. Any tips?
I also have a new hybrid fish and I'm adjusting to it. I forget that I can place my body forward when I'm paddling because unlike a shortboard this has more buoyancy on the nose and maybe there are other tricks for a hybrid. Maybe that "thinking forward" is the main thing I need to train mentally and physically. I'm a heavy back footer.
But for now, I'm really struggling with the first jump after the take off to propel the board on the wave...
Move up on the board and try to center your weight as quickly as possible
@@surfnshowreviews7777 Thank you. I hope I get it ASAP! I want to surf :(
Great video hot a lot from it thank you Noel
Got my favourite drink but then forgot to watch this. And cant remember the bits I did. Weirdly also have 2 black eyes and have just been fired from work for being sick again. Should have gone with coffee instead of whisky…
Niceee! Noel what do u think about this quiver: astro pop, phantom and fever round tail? Is that phantom necessary or a 2 board quiver is ok for beachbreak?
I say AP and Phantom are good for a 2 board quiver in 1-7’ Beachies.
Is it me or is it true that if i have a board that is more on the upper side of my liters, it is a little bit harder to paddle in at an angle and catch the wave?
I never felt that before. More foam has always got me into waves better
@@surfnshowreviews7777 then it is my technique, I did follow your advice on angling the take off and it worked great, but as the waves got bigger and punchyer i do feel the board wants to slide and it i have to put more pressure to dig the rail. Thanks!
@@Cuisinenomade1 Stand closer to inside rail on the bigger waves and you will have more traction
Great surfing, in the video what fin set up are you using?
I’m using multiple boards and fin set ups. What clips are you talking about?
@@surfnshowreviews7777 my bad im sorry it was all covered in part 1, thanks so much
Do you do any cross training to improve or maintain your surfing?
No other training… I do a bit of stretching (no yoga) and eat healthy. I surf and golf… that’s it
@@surfnshowreviews7777 back that
@@michaelbargo7866 The real secret is eating healthy and stretching
Ripping Mate!
I reckon Microwaves need Micro Fins, or even better ditch the Fin that Fights heading to shore!
Beauty Mate, Making Me Psyched to Destroy summa fun,, YUM!!
Coach Noel that's your calling I hope you can enter the WSL World somehow
👍🏽👍🏽