I can get up on my board now so gotta start catching greenies. I am still slow to get up so want to know if I should always complete standing up before turning? I guess it would be a bit unstable trying to get up while going along a wave? Thoughts, advice, etc.
Eventually you will probable start to paddle across the face of a wave in the direction that you will be going in. Sometime you may even paddle in the opposite direction because you want to pick it up nearer the critical section and snap out a turn.
But for now, my advice would be just to paddle as hard as you can to pick them up, your turn will just come naturally and you will probably find that you are turning as your getting to your feet by leaning slightly into the direction of your turn.
The biggest problem for you at the moment may be pearling or nose diving because you're paddling too straight and getting up too late. That will change, the more it happens the quicker you learn.
Hey kadli,I'm thinking high to mid tide is your best friend while learning,slows the wave down which gives the surfer time,learning in low tide on a beach break is going to slow the learning stage down by 30%.
You must get into the habit now of paddling into the wave with the board angled slightly in the direction that the wave is breaking. The amount of angle is simply a matter of experimentation and will vary on different waves. Oh - yes, you are gunna take off with too much angle at times and go sideways over the falls at times but it will just click for you in time. If the wave is very quick you need lots of paddle speed, lots of angle on the board and stay low until the board has momentum along the wave face. Also in a fast dumpy shallow wave the more angle on takeoff the less likely you are to crease or damage your board from nosediving - its actually quite simple to hold onto your board if you go sideways over smallish waves.
or if you are like me with crook knees,back and shoulders just getting up sometimes is a challenge.I ride mainly beachbreaks so yeah slight angle of direction when paddling and if you get up quick youre laughing or if youre like me sometimes I make it most times I dont unless I ride pissy weak point waves lol
Thanks for the feedback guys. 4 weeks ago I had no idea what waves to get on. 2 weeks ago I got on most waves I thought I could. This week I stood up on most of them. Time in the water is key, and listening to the right advice.
Next steps: Mid to high tide sessions, paddle onto waves instead of from standing start, catch the waves at a slight angle.
My paddling strength is also better than a month ago, so maybe it will be OK. Wish I had my fitness from 20 years ago (Keep this up and I will have my fitness back)
I mite need to go to the gold coast,i believe those guys showed a guy from wa how its done
All good advice... Paddle Paddle Paddle.... Paddle as hard as you can... Paddle at 125% effort when trying to get a wave.
Some basics;
1) Paddle Fitness
2) Wave judgement (watch and learn, and watch some more)
3) Enjoy!
The Bottom Turn;
1) Yes, try and get to you feet as quick as possible, but while maintaining a steady balance. Cat like prowess! 
2) Keep the knees bent, and extend the knees at the bottom of the wave.
3) You will learn good foot placement over time...
The pic below is me, my rear foot and rear toes are right out on the rail, holding a nice rail line. Knees bent ready to extend the knees, to pump for speed... Even though I'm crouching for a cover up, when I came out the other end, I'm ready for a leg extension.
Just stick with it Kadil you're doing well. Get a few surf vids out and have a look at how it's done. It will all come together. Try some core strengthening exercises and some stretching as well. You can do core strengthening watching Tv. It all helps.
Been to Noosa out near the rock wall most, Coolum twice, Currimundi, Kings and Moffats.
Think I will try the point break near Noosa surf club next to try for a longer wave.
So your a sunny coast man kadil
As most have said,it will click one day and you wont do anything different than your doing now and once it does well that will make you smile then the next stage is ----------------------------------------------- and ------------------------------then more boards
kadil dont listen to them. i like asea theory on this subject. get up as fast as you can(asea has dropped in on somebody by now) once on your feet take a step back and stomp on the tail hard(as hard as someone nuts you would squash if you caught them with your girl). now do this till there is not any wave left,just all the people you have snaked are left behind you.
In relation to your fitness and flexibility, go to this website:
Total Surfing Fitness.com.
They will ask you to buy a course and that is up to you. But what I did was get onto their emailing list. What happens then is you get sent a series of programs relating to surfing fitness, naturally there is a link hoping you will buy the course. But the emailed programs give you enough to get started with and cover a number of different areas.
Lots of good advice above, something you can try is great a reasonably long and wide skateboard and cruise around preferably a gentle slope to start and just kinda angle across the hill as if your on a wave and then turn the board back up the hill as if your bottom turning across a wave...
then back down and so on.
Better still if you have a snake run near your house, check out the local skateparks but sadly not many have them anymore.
Sorry it is a poor explanation of my point..
It just get used to the changing of your weight and turning a board.good thing is you can do it when the surf is ****.
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just dont get into straight leg turns on a longboard sk8r,ride it like you would in the surf, tuck low drive the turn till your wheels chatter,even plant your hand on the ground as if its the face off a wave, you can practise your crosstep and even walk to the nose 
