Mistakes, Equipment, Mindset with Clayton Nienaber

Rob and Jim continue the conversation with surf coach and amazing human being Clayton Nienaber.  They discuss common mistakes and solutions, learning from cavemen, the trick to surfing more relaxed, fast twitch vs slow twitch muscles, importance of timing vs force, should you slow down or speed up, the unimportance of fins, ocean knowledge vs equipment, matching the style of surfing to the type of rail on the board, board buying recommendations, the type of feedback to give to your shaper that will help you, DIPI, social fear limiting performance, waves of progression, growth vs fixed mindset, onshore days, finless surfing, board design in relation to progression, board dimensions’ impact on turning, and proper relationships between shaper and surfer.

To learn more about Clayton’s OMBE Surf Online Program, go here.

Watch the video of this episode at https://www.surfingpaddling.com/dropping-in-surf-show