Free video analysis by the man who drove Kelly Slater to the brink of madness!
Don’t tell me you don’t know that ol’ acrobatic illusionist Shane Beschen. He is a former world number two, was a long-time foil to Kelly Slater and is in the ledger as having the best heat ever in pro surfing history (three tens at Kirra).
Shane’s two kids, Noah and Koda, shred and his wife, Sofia, is the owner of the most splendid Venezuelan genetic sequence.
The historian Matt Warshaw described Shane to me as, “like Medina but less fucks given.”
Recently, Shane, an excellent surf coach who was sought out by Carissa Moore for aerial tuition, took to Instagram to offer free surf analysis.
Since I started using my @instagram account to bring value to people, I have been really stoked on the response from the tutorials.
I’ve been thinking of ways to bring more value and one of the ideas is for you guys to send me your clips. Once a week I will do a review on one of the clips that was sent in.
If you are interested in having your clip posted on my @instagram account with constructive ideas to make your surfing better, please send them in.
PS: We are all learning and everyone who is posted on my account will be treated with respect and positive feedback ☝️🙌🙏 Also, please send in single maneuver clips so I can be more specific on the information. This will help make it easier to explain and understand. Please dm me your single maneuver clips I can download.
The first brave soul to have his “check snap” analysed by Shane, and potentially be mocked by Shane’s 28,000 followers, was Christopher Brown, owner of Campsurf at Manhattan Beach in Los Angeles.
Shane replied.
He asked about his arm going back on the first snap. I just did a tutorial on the check snap and this clip directly relates.
On his first snap, you can see he goes slightly into the lip when he does his turn, which makes his back arm fall back and almost puts him out the back of the wave.
You want to do this snap before you get to the top so you can use the power of the wave to push you down the line. You also want to start pushing the back arm and shoulder forward right before you start your turn. This will keep you centered and give you that controlled down the line speed.
What’s really cool about this clip is that @cbcampsurf is aware of what he’s doing and each turn gets better throughout the wave. 👌 This is the benefit of surfing point waves where you have the time to do multiple turns on one wave 🙌
Ready to face your demons? DM Beschen now!
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Word is that he just drove him to maccas once cause Kellybob lost his keys in the reef.
Beasting on the QS grind back in 1992
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
he should advertise on gumtree
Like Medina.
As in. no one gives a fuck about shane
What was the plan for the fifty gees? Escape from life?
I was really hoping the pregnant chick was gonna grill him about popping out a few goat sprogs
I hope he can type
Much faster than he can speak
Or kooks we’ll remain
DRs manoeuvring around sexual objectification is brilliant.
I gotta write that down.
Although I’d probably just get a slap from my genetic freak.
Is the appreciation of beauty now in the conga line of new crimes?
I dunno
But I got a slap from a beach grit enthusiast for calling the chicks tour
“The babes tour”
“
Maybe a flirtatious slap?
Speaking of conga lines of outrage.
No mention of da Goats appearance on The Project recently.
Where all the panellists were hypnotised by his freak eyes, and he came across as quite an endearing lad.
I had no idea. I really do need to invest in a television set. Tell me, tell us, more.
Beschen’s economy of movement is a self help book I’d buy.
And his wonderful ability to see through little slits!
He’s the human austerity measure
The Charles-Édouard Jeanneret of surf!
Better known as…(here, BeachGrit readers demonstrate great historical knowledge of minimalist architecture)
‘Potato-head’ Malone ?
‘Snakey-pants’ ?
‘Da Undertakah’ ?
Bulldog Brower
André the Giant
Mario Milano
Haystacks Calhoun ?
… the Black Head Bowling Club.
It exists , surrounded by luscious lawns and eucalyptuses on the mid north coast . Nothing minimal about the amount of colors worn by the modern day bowler or the amount of Schooners they used to consume ?
Le Corbusier . They love him in France .
He is on a Swiss franc, all the time I was there I was trying to think of who was a famous Swiss person – aside from tennis players – and they have an architect on their bank notes! It’s a pretty country, with stunningly beautiful people but it’s boring!
ikea?
Is that the paddle guy at nazare?
Dez , had you used Le Corbusier we might have known who you were referring to . Very comfy his , (possibly Bauhaus inspired ) , black leather cube shaped chair on shiny metal supports . Used to drive past one of his buildings in Pessac near the University of Bordeaux during my time there .
Racist!
Personally, I’d rather have coaching on how to attract an exotic Venezuelan “soul mate” as turning my shitty layback hack into a average layback hack isn’t too appealing.
Take a trip to Venezuela. The economy is in tatters, people are fleeing. You might find that soul mate right quick.
Hotel California bud, “You can check out any time you like,
But you can never leave!”
The Eagles were the reason punk rock was invented.
As a non guitar playing kid , I was so happy that you could go to see a band and there would be absolutely no guitar solos or drum solos and the longest song was about two minutes of raw f*king energy ! Remember watching Animal House and got up and cheered when Belushi picked up the folk player’s guitar and smashed it into pieces .
And now my punk generation is responsible for total big brother control of the masses.
The full opposite of anarchy
SUSPECT DEVICE!!! !
I’m upvoting you but shouldn’t as I’m kinda married and am not wishing to pursue a Venezuanaliaianlian soul-mate, but want to support you in your general philosophical musing on the subject.
Just clearing that up.
Thanks.
#justincasesomeoneiswatchingok
Same here but there’s one Venezuelan Mum at my my kids school and if ever you want to upgrade it looks like a good option. Venezuelan in general i mean not the mum at my kids school cause shes married and im in a loving defacto.
Get in quick before the wall goes up and anyone with a tan is shipped south
I thought there were Rachel Hunter pop outs on every corner of IN ZID
Chubby gold diggers?
Na, Golden chubby diggers
Always thought Rachel was a ranga – tinted blonde.
And yea there’s plenty of chubbies on every corner.
OK then, the fucken Victoria’s knickers chick I saw on Model Squad the other day.
Sorry dude. I have no idea.
I once played a very small but pivotal role in the life of the daughter of a Mr Asia syndicate member.
Narco cash attracts that geneticly lovely and irrationally horny
Step 1: Buy some food a big box some string and a stick
Step 2: Place food under the box, attach string to stick and use stick to hold a side of the box
Step 3: Be patient and wait for the right one.
Food?
They’re Venezuelan.
Try rack.
1 bolivar = 0.000000000000000000000000000001 dollar
I m guessing a couple samba moves a big dick and the abilty to fend off jealous cartel members
Could be a win win situation having the Venezuelan Princess ordering you in an exotic South America accent to “ Layback down , now ! “
Looks like Shane is winning in the game of life. Generous, happy, gracious.
He had to beat Kelly somehow.
Looks like he’s got him over a barrel now.
Life’s rough when you can’t stand tall in the barrel you got.
That’s so sweetly poetic, with a wistful ambience sure to be lost on Kelly and his pet train 🚉