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I mic’d myself up for this surf session and had an absolute blast! Surf with me as I explain what’s going through my head as I surf. This is a bit of an experimental video so please put your feedback in the comments. Enjoy!
Brian James
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Location: New Jersey, Longboard Surfing
Board: Clean Ocean Surfboards: 9’6″ Chingona
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This was really cool. Nice work!
Nice, enjoyed listening to your commentary while surfing. 🤙
Why not just use a leash?
You may have tapped into a new genera. I think its probably the first time i see live commentary on anything other than POV.
Funny to hear someone say what they are thinking in the water. It would be for the better if people would do that more often…. People are dead silent and serious faces. While their inner dialog is similar to yours. Happy and stoked.
Hey man,
I'm from Cornwall, UK and have been longboarding all my life. Iove your videos! One thing i must say is to keep your head down on the board (chin very close to board) while paddling as it increases power; proper longboarders way. Peace✌
some great footage we can all relate to, this is REAL surfing trying to figure it all out, getting frustrations, and then glimpses of what your trying to achieve. The commentary is really good there are some great teachings here if you listen like trying to pick off some smaller waves rather than another close out
In my experience the smaller ones usually have more shape plus i dont like big surf scares the hell outta me
All time favorite all rounder longboard(hate having to many boards)?
This is honestly the reality of most sessions. Not every ride is perfect, which in return makes you enjoy the good ones even more!
You should add time stamps if you can. I always love when surf videos that show a full session are time stamped to highlight how fast conditions can change for better or for worse. Love this video
Great video!!! Excelent!
Love it Bri!! 🤙🏾
What’s the volume of your board? You’re either a buck fifty or the board is more than 90 L. Nice video/ audio.
This is my favorite video so far. Super informative and awesome to see a real session with all of the not-so-perfect moments. Makes me feel better about my sessions!
I def liked the microphone session. That’s was pretty cool. Def do that more often
I really enjoyed the live commentary (other than the paddling splash part). It's nice to know what decisions you are making and how you feel on the wave. I will definitely be working on staying higher up on the wave where the feeling of lift occurs. Great idea. Well done.
An amazing idea! I'll add onde more, mix it with other people using mics and POV clips, it will add another atmosphere to your videos
Awesome
I enjoyed hearing your thought process in real time. As a winter surfer in Maine and NH I had to chuckle when you saud it was chilly.
Great idea, adds another dimension to the videos, transferring the ”in-the-moment-experience” of the surfing in a cool way. Hearing your reflections, reactions and interaction with fellow surfers live is also something I haven’t seen before. To mix these up with the classic narrated ones will provide great dynamics to the channel!
Loved it! Felt like I was in the water, too! 😊
Hilarious and informative! So many moments "Yup, been there." Please make more of these. I haven't been able to make it out in like a year, and watching this just makes does my heart good.
Currently rehabing from knee surgery and am out of the water for a few months. Discovered you on my “forced downtime” and have been enjoying your vlogs immensely!!! Watching your mic’d blog…did you get to surf with Kani???? Anyway, keep it up, I’m a NJ long boarder in SP and am already planning to incorporate many of your tips! Yewwwwww 🤙🏻
Love it! On SO many levels 🤙
Thanks – great video!
What a great video!
This is what surfing is really all about. The “just catching waves “ videos are good. But this is what it’s really like 🤙🏻
Love the commentary style
If I were mic'd, we'd probably hear me singing whatever song I heard on the car radio, asking other surfers out there for the time, and a lot of self-talk, which I try to keep positive, avoiding negative comparison (the thief of joy). Then there's: "Okay, here it comes," and my mantra: "Paddling and popups, paddling and popups… " No, wait, "Fahhhhq!"😂
Yesterday, I went out in poor-to-fair 1-2' waves, only two other surfers there, and I told myself that if nothing else, I'd test out my hood, gloves, and boots. These actually helped my paddling and grip on the board, also made me want to stay out longer, and it was so much fun for me.
Funny, I've noticed that whenever it's time to leave the beach, I ask for just one more good wave. And it usually turns out to be my best, go figure.
Anyway, sorry for the long message. So cool that you got to see Ben in HB as you're two of my fave surfing YTers. This vid is helpful to hear and see for your thought processes on the water and responses w/each wave, instead of watching mostly highlights. So thanks, and pls do more like this!🤙
Excellent video! Your commentary is very informative! The thought processes go through at the moment you are catching/riding the waves are very refreshing to listen to. Thank you!
Loved this!!! ❤ YNWA
wow is it last week?!! waves looked sick!
What device are you using to video??
The mic is fantastic!!!
Excellent ! The immersion is total now ! Waw 😮
I can't believe there are no crowds!
Enjoyed this….something different. You notice the wave around the 25min mark, when you paddle left onto the wave instead of carving a turn left you end up higher on the face…just an observation 🤙
Best idea ever😂
This is gold!