I've
always been a bit cynical about things like surf lesson videos
touting the ability to teach you to do something like surf or ride a
bike. I've also been down on things like taking surf lessons or going
to surf camp, or paying someone to teach you how to surf or ride a
bike. I'm so old school; when we were young we just went out and did
it. It was a long and painful process, but that's what separated the
men from the boys, and when you came out the other end, you were
either a surfer or you weren't. Nobody held our hands, especially not
for money. As for the internet, how could you possibly learn to surf
while watching YouTube?
Well, I
have to confess that I've softened by stand. Not only do I think surf
camp would be a cool way for a kid to learn, but I've learned a thing
or two about surfing online, and it turns out that I've been doing it
wrong all these years. I won't go into the details but I've noticed
that as I'm re-entering the surfing world, I'm having trouble in a
few key areas. Maybe because I was younger at the time, but when I
first started out my poor techniques didn't seem to matter. Now that
I'm older, slower, creakier and fatter, they are having an impact.
Funny how that works.
Time
will tell if it makes a huge difference, but the changes seem to be
helping, so I have to tip my hat to technology. I still think it's
lame for hyper-educated professionals pay people to teach their kids
to tie their shoes (because they worry they won't do it right, I'm
told), but don't get me started. For now, with the help of the
internet, I'll be there working with the kids on our surfing. It's
good because I can amend bad habits and they can learn good habits in
the first place. I love when that happens.
Until
the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to Elyse Jones for the pic.
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