THE LONG WAY ROUND
Photo by Flis Zucchi “Sometimes taking time is actually a short cut.” - Haruki Murakami As a surfer just starting out, you may want to go straight for a shortboard surfboard because it looks more appealing and cool, but then when you try to catch the waves things quickly shift. Taking time to really get to grips with technique and your environment are the ultimate game changers. Fundamentals such as waxing your board before starting, checking the weather conditions, checking your board and equipment, mastering paddling out, pop up technique, are things that aren’t worth cutting corners to speed up getting into the water. Proper training, frequency, support and fitness levels all form part of a good preparation that is essential to safety and a long-term future doing what you enjoy. Looking back over all the videos, articles in different languages for Findmyflis and the street photography for Photomyway Photography, and now with the newly created YouTube channel and so...