ugh

16 emails with this guy and i cannot get a surf lesson booked. i think it's time for me to move on, as communication is a fundamental of coaching and if the communication out of the water isn't working, it doesn't give me strong hope for the water. that's a shame because his school seemed pretty professional? but i get enough grief dealing with men in my life personally!

i have contacted another coach with a stellar reputation and twice the price tag in hopes he'll be worth it. i have been told he's pretty much always out working with students and came highly recommended at freeline. also, he's got a pretty structured program that lists out levels of progression and one level actually names noseriding and that alone has me excited to work with someone who has an interest to teach longboarding maneuvers. i am positive that a background in longboarding makes a much more stylish and graceful shortboard ride.

either way, my own research as to why i'm not catching waves has given me things to work on this weekend. i think i'm the trifecta of failure- just a bit too far back on the board, too far on the shoulder and not paddling fast enough. i also need to work on the smooth transition from spinning the board forward while sitting up to get in position.

watching the live stream of the joel tudor duct tape invitational at noosa before i go to sleep.. alex knost is nose riding a board through close out sections that i doubt most surfers could make at the back of the board! there is some absolutely masterful single fin action going on in this heat. so much inspiration!