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Exciting Changes Ahead! 🌊We’ve restructured our footage review process to make it more beneficial for everyone. While live sessions will be on pause as we adapt to new dynamics with our two candidates, we’re thrilled to announce a fresh approach: your submissions will now be reviewed and shared here in the community!Here’s why we’re embracing this new method:✔️More Engagement: Posting reviews here encourages interaction and brings our quieter members into the conversation. Lives were limiting, as only those free at the time could participate.✔️Flexibility for Clay: With a packed schedule of retreats next year, this setup allows Clay to review submissions remotely during his downtime—ensuring faster and more consistent feedback.✔️Easier Access: Every review and takeaway will be visible to everyone, making it simpler to learn and improve without sifting through past live sessions.✔️Focused Feedback: This organized system will help you concentrate on specific areas to improve.🔔 A few reminders: • Submit one video at a time to give everyone a fair chance for feedback. • Avoid submitting distant or surf-cam footage—Clay needs clear visuals to provide effective, actionable advice.We can’t thank you enough for your support, patience, and understanding as we work through these changes together. Your willingness to adapt and grow with us means the world, and we’re so appreciative of this amazing community. 🙏P.S. I’ve added a Google sheet in the comments for tracking your submissions. If you’d like your older footage skipped, simply select “Y” in column F. This will indicate you’re uploading newer training footage. If you select “N,” Clay will proceed with reviewing your current submission. Let us know if you have any questions!

Yiu Ting Poon

February 25

00:05

After couple weeks surfing, finally get some videos, any suggestions for what i should improve at the moment? Thanks a lot!

Sarah Pellerin

February 21

• Edited (Feb 21, 2026)

Hello! I’d like to introduce myself to the OMBE community. My name is Sarah. I live/surf in Newfoundland, Canada. I started my surfing journey when I turned 40 a few years ago. I love the ocean and being in it, on it, and around it. I’d say I’m not exactly a beginner, but definitely not intermediate yet. I do surf here when I can but I’d say the majority of my surfing improves while I travel. I joined OMBE just yesterday and I do feel like I’m probably in the right place! I’m looking forward to learning, getting to know people, maybe some in person meet ups, and catching waves!!! Hope everyone is having a great day!

Scott Wagenblast

February 18

00:16

Posting a clip from last April and one from today. Same spot, same board, and very similar rides. Not my best turn today, but was curious to compare it to the one from April because the lines and turn were so similar.

I feel like I at least got slightly more on rail on the turn from today versus last April. Still tend to trim along the bottom of the wave rather than pumping top to bottom, but honestly still feels fun.

One thing that happens a lot is my hands tend to go over my head as I am dropping back down the wave. Not sure what is causing that.

Clayton Nienaber

February 17

00:07

I have two spots available for a trip to Telos in June for 10 days. It’s capped to 6 surfers only and there is a OMBE bowl on site. This is going to be an epic adventure. Message me if you’re interested.

Yiu Ting Poon

February 16

Just wondering will tutorial about floater be made in the program? Seems like floater is an important skill for intermediate or early advance to link up and ride a longer section?

Hadyn Wood

February 15

East Wittering has been looking fun recently. You been in Graham Marsden ?

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Bo67u8D9u/

Ben

February 12

I am a relative beginner at surfing but have been making slow steady progress over the last 6 months.

Bosu training has been really useful, and I am thinking of adding surf skating to it.

I want a beginner set-up, as context I am 6ft1 and about 80kg, used to skate a bit when I was younger but it's now 30 years in the past so I'm basically starting from scratch. I am in the UK.

Would a board as in the link here be suitable for me?

https://www.arborcollective.co.uk/products/arbor-carver-ryan-lovelace-shaper-surfskate

What features should I look for / avoid as a beginner? I saw a general article on this, but would really appreciate any specific advice.

Thanks!

Nate

February 12

00:43

Shitty run of surf so am trying out some park turns.

2nd attempt so looking to what I feel I need to work on. I’m wondering if my tailing arm needs to wrap around at the top more so I’m opening my shoulders on re-entry? I’ve tried to reduce my arch but man that’s tight and bail everytime.

Graham Marsden

February 08

Ho hum ☹️

Following my previous account suspension on Facebook, they have now, in their infinite wisdom (or because of an arbitrary and capricious "AI" system, more like), decided that my account was somehow (but they won't tell me how) "in violation of their Community Standards" and disabled it completely with no way to appeal 😡

I'm trying to find a way back on there again, but, until that happens, I won't be able to Admin the Surf Hacks FB Group.

This is a total pain in the proverbials, but I'll get it sorted as soon as I can 🤞

Sebastian Jimenez

February 07

00:56

Hey everyone! Here are two recent backside waves of mine. looking for feedback on what I can improve. I keep struggling with my stance on my backside, trying to stay front-centered, but somehow I end up in a sideways position. Thanks as always Clayton Nienaber and Community! All feedback is super helpful as I keep working to improve my lines