Is It impossible to go from Beginner to Barrel IN 12 Months?
Our Founder Did & So Can You
How did he do it?
Progression = Time x Knowledge
Time Practicing - training at the Wave Pool training can provide an incredible number of sessions independent of weather, conditions and crowded line ups
Expert Information - seeking out key information and details from people that knew what they were talking about
Click on the button below to start seeing videos that will transform your surfing
You & Your Surfing
If an average 40 year old person can achieve this progression then so can you.
Are you catching every wave?
What are your common surfing problems & who would you love to ask some surfing related questions to?
Wave pools are not meant to replace surfing in the ocean, clearly a wave pool barrel is not Pipeline, but for most Surfers a barrel is just a dream.
Until now.
If you don’t have easy access to surf or aren’t getting enough waves to achieve any meaningful time riding them then training at the wave pool is an amazing solution to help with progression.
YouTube Vlog
If you want to follow the ups and downs for a normal person learning to surf then click on the button below.
This is the YouTube Vlog that started the Hodi.tv platform.
Made by a Surfer for every Surfer, there is no holding back of the fails and mistakes.
Learning
Some of the best past times don’t offer instant gratification.
Whilst the long learning process can be frustrating at times and it's also what makes it so much fun, addictive and enjoyable to many people.
Who likes being stuck making the same mistakes and doesn't like seeing themselves progress and over come an annoying bad habit?
Text books, theory and the classroom are all good up to a certain point, but nothing beats actual practice.
However, it's not risk free.
The main problems to watch out for are Bad Habits caused by:
Low Quality information which can be very difficult to unlearn
Finding & Access to the high quality information isn't always easy
Back Story
20 years ago, James Davies (Hodi.tv Founder) saw the introduction of wind tunnels and the game changing impact they had on the sport of skydiving.
Participants were now able to practice in artificial training environments independent of the weather and living close to an airport drop zone.
Wind tunnels were never meant to replace the sky, they just provided an amazing training environment in which hours more practice could be achieved, and that resulted in techniques progressing faster anyone thought possible.
People who adopted the training environment could develop ‘in air skills’ in months that had taken many people years to achieve.
See our Founders YouTube vlog that demonstrates what wave pools can do for a normal person's surfing progression.
Video Analysis & Feedback Loop
Video analysis was also key to the learning process.
When a participant tries to implement a new skill then they need to see what they were actually doing compared to what they felt they were doing.
Video doesn’t lie.
It provides an essential feedback loop to allow comparison to what the person is trying to do vs. what they are actually doing and adjustments to be made.
Alaia Bay & The Pro Surfers Who Helped Start Hodi.tv
A quick thank you should be made to Alaia Bay and the Pro Surfers that signed up to help James and create the Hodi.tv platform real.
Without their help it wouldn’t have been possible.
Hodi.tv is a learning and training tool for you, Surfers that love the past time and want to have as much fun in the water as possible.
We hope you enjoy the content and that it helps your Surfing and enjoyment in the water
James and all the Hodi.tv team