Later in life beginners

[Hoody]

For anyone whos looking for a way to practice take offs in between the real thing. This is my improvised indo board. Its a cheap skim board with a piece of ply screwed underneath to stiffen it up. The roller is a length of sewer pipe (the real thick stuff).

It works a treat for timing, strength, power, foot placement, then weight transfer between front and back foot. Gave me a lot of the instinctive stuff you need for steep takeoffs.

Home made indo board

Going overcentre

full back extension

knees hands

hands only

setting

riding

Be warned it is hard and you might want to just work on strength first. Do some push ups and burpies. You will probably crack your ankle on the back of the board ONCE whilst getting the hang of it. It is possible for the board to slip out under you and fall on your but. Hence the tight weave rug.
Hope someone gives it a go. It works.
Cheers

[jaffa1949]

For anyone whos looking for a way to practice take offs in between the real thing. This is my improvised indo board. Its a cheap skim board with a piece of ply screwed underneath to stiffen it up. The roller is a length of sewer pipe (the real thick stuff).

It works a treat for timing, strength, power, foot placement, then weight transfer between front and back foot. Gave me a lot of the instinctive stuff you need for steep takeoffs.

Be warned it is hard and you might want to just work on strength first. Do some push ups and burpies. You will probably crack your ankle on the back of the board ONCE whilst getting the hang of it. It is possible for the board to slip out under you and fall on your but. Hence the tight weave rug.
Hope someone gives it a go. It works.
Cheers

Great stuff, the DYI thing will really help. Well posted Hoody it's a keeper!

[hit_the_lip]

I'm 35, started when I was 29. My goal is to get a barrel, I'm still chasing that elusive barrel. I've come close a few times. Hopefully will happen soon. Otherwise, I'm having fun catching waves and getting stoke.

[jaffa1949]

Don't worry youngster, just change your avatar, don't hit the lip, duck under it and sink deeper back to the foam ball and ride that elusive barrel, I'm glad you're having fun on the rest of the wave.
Unless you go to Indonesia or Snapper rocks when they are in full roar, barrels will be transient ephemeral event on your wave face! But they await you. Oh the impatience of the young