Train your paddling anywhere, anytime so you can catch more waves and have more fun with the Basis Paddle Trainer. Shipping globally now at https://www.surfbasis.com/  In this episode of the Basis Surf Podcast, we have Barton Lynch—former world champ, Pipe Master, WSL commentator, and coach. He’s worked with pros like Sally Fitzgibbons, Kolohe Andino, and Team Australia at the ISA Games, but he also spends a lot of time helping everyday surfers. We get into the mental side of surfing—learning to trust your intuition, getting out of your own way, and surfing for the feeling. We also break down vertical backside re-entries, style, and how his drive came from a mix of total desperation and then learning to not care at all. Sign up for our free surfboard guide for sizing down volume, video library and newsletter Chapters02:10 Key to Success in Pipe Masters: Desperation07:40 Passion as a Motivator09:15 You Fail for a Living10:30 Value and Commit to Yourself11:25 Story with Kelly Slater14:10 Make Yourself Happy and Help Others16:15 Light-bulb Moments Back in the Day21:04 Video as a Tool23:34 On Mastering Vertical Backside Reentries26:15 Shift from Competitive Surfing to Coaching27:30 Emotions When Coaching30:35 No One Approach Always Works31:07 Learning from Surrender32:35 Competing Against Tom Curren34:40 If You Can’t Imagine It You Can’t Do It35:45 On Style and Surfing for the Feeling38:34 Drill: Surfing in First Gear with 50% Energy39:55 You Need to Mentally Rehearse It44:33 Method Acting and Surfing46:26 The Intelligence that Comes from Feeling48:58 Stop and Be Grateful55:24 Relying on Intuition59:56 Surfing or Me?01:02:37 Surfing Video Game Subscribe for more interviews with pro surfers, coaches, shapers, and everyday surfers like Tom Carroll, Zeke Lau, Victor Bernardo, Matt Parker of Album Surf, Matt Meola, Ryan Lovelace, Eric Arakawa, Noel Salas of Surf n Show, Parker Coffin, Dane Gudauskas, Kassia Meador, Clayton of Ombe Surf, Dylan Lightfoot, Derek Dunfee, Magnum Martinez, and more! Join our community of over 100k followers across IG, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube: Basis Instagram Basis TikTok Basis Facebook