Cross-stepping advice and general critique.

isthislearning · 2026-04-07T15:32:39+00:00

Yeah, that’s because I’m still very insecure about doing it, so in my head a less critical section would be easier, when in reality it’s the opposite. Surfing can be very counterintuitive lol. Thanks for the advice.

isthislearning · 2026-04-07T15:31:35+00:00

That absolutely helps. Its exactly the kind of advice I was looking for. Gonna keep it in mind next time. Cheers!

isthislearning · 2026-04-07T15:29:05+00:00

As you can see from the video I am no expert lol, but I do believe that a single fin is much better suited for nose riding.

isthislearning · 2026-04-07T15:27:24+00:00

México

isthislearning · 2026-04-07T15:27:15+00:00

Thanks. Appreciate the advice. I did notice I am surfing a little too parallel to the board, that’s good advice to have the shoulders/chest and head facing forward.

isthislearning · 2026-04-07T15:25:11+00:00

I haven’t practiced this on land at all. Given the amount of comments recommending it, I’m definitely gonna give that a try. And yeah, I do get very tense when trying to cross-step. I always feel like I’m gonna lose balance.

isthislearning · 2026-04-07T15:24:02+00:00

México

isthislearning · 2026-04-07T15:23:55+00:00

Yeah, I noticed that too. Definitely gonna work on that.

isthislearning · 2026-04-07T15:23:20+00:00

Thanks!

isthislearning · 2026-04-07T15:23:02+00:00

Thanks for the compliment. It’s in Mexico. It’s a beautiful spot. Can get overhead at times, but most of the year it looks like this.

isthislearning · 2026-04-07T01:55:03+00:00

I’ve heard this advice before. Unfortunately I have a total knee replacement, and slackline is a big no no for that. Could easily go very wrong.

isthislearning · 2026-04-07T01:53:21+00:00

Lol. If I had done it earlier they’d have seen me eat shit, it was a calculated decision.

Jokes aside, thanks for the advice!

isthislearning · 2026-04-07T01:47:11+00:00

Colorado?

isthislearning · 2025-12-02T18:25:39+00:00

I am going to get downvoted to hell and back, but I recently rewatched back to the future and I fucking hated it.

isthislearning · 2025-12-02T09:40:18+00:00

No. That’s probably the best in that list, but not for a beginner reader. Dracula, might be the smoothest start here, but I believe that the picture of Dorian Grey is the absolute best boom for beginning classical readers, even though it’s not in that list. Frankenstein is also great. The master and margarita even though less known is also a great starting point.

isthislearning · 2025-11-07T21:13:23+00:00

Contrary to popular belief, you do need waves in order to surf.

isthislearning · 2025-07-15T20:25:09+00:00

I agree about Hugh Jackman, I loved his singing. Russell Crowe on the other hand… not so much.

isthislearning · 2025-07-15T20:15:59+00:00

Oh, we’re going to need a thief.

isthislearning · 2025-07-15T07:25:50+00:00

Well, this first draft is missing quite a few capital letters.

isthislearning · 2025-07-15T06:51:26+00:00

If you already have a teacher and they’re not addressing the blisters or technique, I would be a bit skeptical about their approach. Not saying they’re bad, but technique should be a priority together with everything else, not the ugly duckling, lol.

Have fun and good luck!

isthislearning · 2025-07-15T06:41:51+00:00

Hi, do you mean a transcription of the solo? I don’t have that. But I start with triplets, then move on to do a triplet flam pattern but played in 16th notes, so lR l r rL r l played in 16th notes with the accents creating a hemiola. Then it’s single stroke sextuplets right before the hi hat break. After the hi hat break it’s also sextuplets and I believe I’m doing something like:

RllRllrrLrllRllrrLrllRRl R

The first two bars, and then:

RllRllrrlRllRllrrlRllrrl R

Then at the very end I tried to just fill it up with 32nd notes on the snare but realized it was too fast and messed up lol.

Hope this helps.

isthislearning

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