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SURF:<\/strong> 3-5ft waves. Little choppy.<\/p>\n Gear:<\/strong> 6’8 Rocket<\/p>\n Most of the waves today up and down the coast were too big for me to catch and decent rides on my longboard. I decided to hit HMB to practice on the short board in at the jetty. It’s more protected so the waves were smaller.<\/p>\n I spent about an hour doing laps. Paddle out, fail at duck diving, keep paddling, fail again, turn around, boogie board to shore, paddle back. I’m trying to 1) learn to properly duck dive and 2) get more comfortable with overall balance on a board nearly 3 whole feet shorter than mine. <\/p>\n I did much better keeping control over the board, I didn’t fall off at all. Paddling is still slow, but a little better. I got in one okay “duck dive”-like movement that probably doesn’t count, but I’ll take it as a small win anyway. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SURF: 3-5ft waves. Little choppy. Gear: 6’8 Rocket Most of the waves today up and down the coast were too big for me to catch and decent rides on my longboard. I decided to hit HMB to practice on the short board in at the jetty. It’s more protected so the waves were smaller. I … <\/p>\n