39 free videos on technique, drills and tips, each tagged by level
Reviewer Specific, well-explained, and directly actionable -- excellent board-choice guidance.
Moderator Exactly board choice/progression: specific inch-by-inch guidance for sizing down from foamies toward shortboards at different length brackets, plus the underlying principle -- bigger/straighter/foamier boards go straight and suit weaker waves, shorter/curvier/more rockered boards demand the pocket. Comprehensive and squarely on-topic.
Reviewer Excellent, practical, and honest about the ego problem in board buying.
Moderator Exactly on topic - interview with a veteran shaper covering the biggest buying mistakes (ego over-sizing down), volume/stability tradeoffs, and specific recommendations across three surfer levels. A genuine board selection guide.
Reviewer Excellent technical breakdown - this is how you actually understand board design.
Moderator Directly and exclusively about how nose shape affects board performance (drag, paddle speed, catching waves) - textbook board-choice content.
Reviewer Coach speaking from real competition experience -- the actual trade-off, not marketing spin.
Moderator Entirely about rocker as a board-choice/design variable and how it changes performance -- textbook board choice content.
Reviewer Outstanding practical board-sizing guide.
Moderator Literally how to choose your board volume by skill and weight-to-volume ratio. Could not be more on-topic for Board choice.
Reviewer Genuinely useful reference - specific numbers and real tradeoffs, not fluff.
Moderator Squarely and thoroughly about choosing an intermediate board - covers all four board archetypes, volume formula, materials, fin setups, and tail shapes. Exactly what this sub-skill is for.
Reviewer He controls the test instead of just opining -- you get the why, not just the verdict.
Moderator Directly compares two fin templates as a board-choice decision, testing pivot vs. raked fin side by side -- squarely board/equipment choice.
Reviewer Concrete lengths for your build instead of vague sizing waffle -- useful.
Moderator Squarely about sizing a longboard -- the single biggest board-choice variable -- with two clear build/goal-based scenarios and concrete length numbers.
Reviewer Solid, specific breakdown -- you'll know what to actually feel for when you demo a board.
Moderator This is exactly board choice: he walks through two boards side by side, breaking down tail shape, rocker, wide point, and length, and ties each spec to what a rider at a given level needs. No drift into other skills.
Reviewer Practical, well-explained guidance for choosing fins/board setup.
Moderator Directly about fin setup choice (twin vs quad) as part of board selection, tied to conditions and rider intent.
Moderator Squarely about choosing board volume, explains the mechanism, lift versus sinking, decision time while paddling, and gives concrete volume ranges to compare. Directly on topic.
Reviewer Explains the why, not just the what, genuinely useful for picking a board.
Reviewer Deep, credible deep-dive on volume.
Moderator Volume is central to board choice - history, what it does, paddle/stability vs responsiveness scale. Squarely about picking the right board.
Moderator Directly about picking a board size and volume for someone already riding waves and levelling up, including the warning against sizing down too soon.
Reviewer The warning against going too small too soon because you'll build bad habits is exactly the mistake that trips up progressing surfers.
Reviewer Well-argued board-selection advice.
Moderator Whole video is choosing the right intermediate board - why not a high-performance board, go small-wave or grovel, construction and volume. Core board choice.
Moderator About choosing board width and thickness specifically for rail engagement, squarely a board-choice question, just narrowly focused on one dimension of it.
Reviewer Simple idea, worth trying, go narrower than you think and feel the difference.
Reviewer Good principle, but light on concrete numbers to act on.
Moderator Squarely about board choice -- argues that excess width/volume keeps surfers from getting 'on rail,' and recommends riding narrower than instinct suggests. This is a real, if contrarian, board-selection principle tied directly to skill progression.
Reviewer Clear and credible -- exactly how to explain board categories.
Moderator Directly answers 'what's the difference between a fish and a groveller' -- a textbook board-choice Q&A comparing two board categories, their history and where each performs best.
Reviewer Honest, useful comparison with a clear recommendation.
Moderator Everyday vs high-performance board - directly about choosing the right board for your level and conditions, with a clear recommendation by ability. Squarely board choice.
Reviewer Useful, hands-on board comparison.
Moderator Direct fish vs shortboard comparison with clear guidance on what suits beginners vs advanced. This is board choice.
Reviewer Useful, honest tradeoffs - worth a watch before buying a board.
Moderator Genuinely about surfboard construction materials (carbon, wood, hollow composite, sandwich construction) which is exactly what a buyer needs to understand board choice - unlike most of the rest of this batch this is actual surfing, not windsurfing.
Reviewer Good real-world insight, a little unstructured.
Moderator Direct discussion between riders and a brand rep on when to run a quad vs thruster fin setup — exactly board-choice/configuration content.
Reviewer Good advice in there, just wade through some shop banter to get it.
Moderator Shop visit talking to actual board sellers about how they size people up - ability level, conditions, how much volume/width to add. Squarely about the board choice process even if casual in delivery.
Reviewer Thorough, well-explained, exactly what a beginner needs.
Moderator Step 1 of this complete beginner's guide is squarely board choice -- 'go big, go long, go wide, go thick, get a foamy' -- plus board anatomy (nose, tail, rails, fin, leash). Directly and substantially on-topic.
Reviewer Helpful but very model-specific.
Moderator Seaside vs Glazer small-wave board comparison - clearly board choice for small waves. Slightly narrower since it is two specific models.
Reviewer Specific and well-reasoned, good teaching.
Moderator First tip is explicitly about board choice for the beginner-to-intermediate transition -- 'don't go for a board too small... buy or rent a longboard... buoyancy is the most important factor' -- with clear reasoning tied to catching more waves.
Reviewer Real first-hand reasoning about how board choice affected performance.
Moderator Genuinely about board choice for a paddling discipline, though framed as a trip story.
Moderator A direct comparison of longboards and shortboards aimed at helping a surfer figure out which type suits them — this is a board-choice video through and through, not a general surfing tips clip that happens to mention boards in passing.
Reviewer A clear, credible rundown of the tradeoffs between board types from someone who clearly has the range to speak to both.
Reviewer Good comparison, teaser format.
Moderator Directly answers what a high-performance small-wave board is and whether to get one - fish vs HP comparison. Squarely board choice.
Moderator Board choice by conditions: clean shoulder-high waves suit a mid-length or a shortboard, so pick for the surf, not the looks. Squarely on board selection, though it covers one scenario.
Reviewer Pick the board for the waves, not the looks: right idea. Your level and the board's volume matter just as much, and eight seconds can't get to that.
Reviewer Clear, correct board-choice advice for beginners.
Moderator Tip #1 of 7 is specifically about the surfboard -- 'volume and rocker... choose big surfboards, either longboards or foam boards... the rocker will only slow you down' -- concrete board-choice guidance sits inside a broader 7-tips video.
Reviewer Honest, useful small-wave review.
Moderator Review of a groveller for everyday small mushy waves, volume and fin-setup talk - board choice.
Reviewer Clear, well-explained, practical decision rule.
Moderator About whether to add side-bite fins -- fin configuration is part of a board's setup and choice, adjacent to (not identical to) choosing the board shape itself, so I'll count it as solidly on-topic but not dead center.
Reviewer Useful range walkthrough, a little brand promo.
Moderator Squarely on board choice. Walks the Duotone range, the Falcon Fin race board, the spread of widths, and the volume versus control tradeoff and who should ride what. This is the sub-skill.
Reviewer Good nugget on board choice, but you are mostly getting a style lesson.
Moderator This is really a four-part breakdown of surf style, stance, arms, board choice, and riding within your ability, with board choice as just one of the four points. It does cover board choice, but it is not the centerpiece.
Reviewer Mixed bag, padded with basics.
Moderator 8ft longboard vs 5ft2 fish for small waves and when to switch to a small-wave board - board choice.
Reviewer Thin, promo-ish review.
Moderator Board review judging how the Red Tiger handles bad/small waves - relevant to board choice for conditions.
Reviewer Sensible board-choice take, just in a meandering Q&A.
Moderator Q&A episode. Middle question is squarely board choice - quiver size, classic three-board setup, ride what you have. But it is bookended by fin honeycomb material and angle-takeoff questions. Board choice is one-third of it.
Reviewer Useful real-world take, a little informal as a teaching tool.
Moderator Personal review of a specific wide, high-volume board and how it performs in small/average waves -- directly discusses board characteristics (width, paddle ease) relevant to choosing a board.
Reviewer Informative and credible, if more history lesson than buying guide.
Moderator Deep dive on the Steve Lis Fish -- design, dimensions, history of a specific board shape. It's about a board and its design rationale, which is squarely useful context for board choice, even though it's framed as history rather than 'how to pick your next board'.