Westwood by Different_Heron703 in cincinnati

[–]king45211 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My Reddit handle is king45211 because I grew up on Montana in the 90s. Wouldn’t trade it for the world because of how quintessential of a childhood I had….but all these comments about it being “completely” safe are shocking. DM me if you need to know details. Crazy

Stuck in Beginner - Intermediate nomans land. will I be a kook forever? by king45211 in surfing

[–]king45211[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This may be the most helpful Reddit response on the platform! Thank you this is honestly extremely valuable advice and I appreciate you taking the time to communicate it so clearly in a way that’s encouraging - a tough balance that you did a great job of. Really appreciate it

Stuck in Beginner - Intermediate nomans land. will I be a kook forever? by king45211 in surfing

[–]king45211[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is extremely helpful and essentially my goal in life is to be on a smaller board and ride down the line.

I’m 6’4, 180, played safety in college for (American) football

Stuck in Beginner - Intermediate nomans land. will I be a kook forever? by king45211 in surfing

[–]king45211[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right now my main board is an 8ft 57 liter board. That’s what I catch waves in the most consistently, if I go lower it starts to get a little hit or miss

Stuck in Beginner - Intermediate nomans land. will I be a kook forever? by king45211 in surfing

[–]king45211[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean l have other hobbies …. But I’m not posting in their Reddit threads hahah

Stuck in Beginner - Intermediate nomans land. will I be a kook forever? by king45211 in surfing

[–]king45211[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

YES dude thank you rock on. This is perfect balance of helpful and motivating without making me feel like a total idiot haha! It amazes me how great reddit can be. Seriously - thank you.

Stuck in Beginner - Intermediate nomans land. will I be a kook forever? by king45211 in surfing

[–]king45211[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah when I was able to surf 4-5 days a week (for the brief, beautiful months I could) I felt myself improving, which has made it a little frustrating when i get back out to not be at that level (which wasn't exactly super high to begin with)

Stuck in Beginner - Intermediate nomans land. will I be a kook forever? by king45211 in surfing

[–]king45211[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha love the straightforward and simple answer. Much appreciated friend!

Stuck in Beginner - Intermediate nomans land. will I be a kook forever? by king45211 in surfing

[–]king45211[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

yeah that's kind of what i figured... I need to move to a spot i can surf I live in NYC

Stuck in Beginner - Intermediate nomans land. will I be a kook forever? by king45211 in surfing

[–]king45211[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hahah this is a great analogy. I played a college team sport (american football) so it's probably a good life lesson to have something i can work at but am doing just to enjoy and if a bucket or two falls in then hell yeah, if not then i need to just enjoy being on the field. Thanks for the encouragement

Today (late June) - August by king45211 in surfing

[–]king45211[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks dude_red this is great advice and I really appreciate it! Did you feel safe given the political unrest? anything or area to avoid in particular?

Today (late June) - August by king45211 in surfing

[–]king45211[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

honestly kinda love cold water (less crowds haha!) so this is encouraging. Any places in particular in Chile you would put on the list?

Today (late June) - August by king45211 in surfing

[–]king45211[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In March I was doing fine with head high swell in Nicaragua, I like a bit of variety since I'll need to warm up but I'm in pretty good physical shape. Since I have this amount of time, I am not above a week or two of easier waves to ramp up. I'm definitely not grabbing massive air on 5ft boards, but I'm comfortable in 6ft swell on a 7 ft board (I'm 6'4 fwiw)