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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!
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August 17
00:27

Hi Clayton and Team, I need some help with my top turns and cutback. Any advice would be super helpful.

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August 17

Hey Clayton Nienaber

Have you put anything out on asymmetrical boards? I imagine this platform may not be the best for a deep-dive discussion. Maybe better suited if I come on a trip. But I’d love to hear yours and others thoughts on them. Never tried one myself

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August 15

https://youtu.be/qZDyiM9bABg?si=9avLb__A9q0Mfqyr

Sydney Wave Pool (intermediate session, second half), Couldn’t get my front foot at the right spot, and I was leaning way too much on my back foot and on and on...

Any tips on how to go from here? and what kinda exercises should I do?

Please any help welcome!

I tried to upload the video here but couldn’t get it to work.

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August 15

How do I get info about upcoming surf trips? Just watched the Never Too Old - OMBE video with Karen 🏄‍♀️

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August 14
00:09

Any advice on how to improve this?

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August 11
• Edited (Aug 11, 2025)
00:39

Any advice on what you should be doing to generate speed to get out of the foam when you get behind it. I do “scoots” and pray, but have no idea what the physics supports as an approach. The sooner you catch back up the more time you have to play.

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August 11
• Edited (Aug 11, 2025)
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The video is from last week, before it all clicked. Hoping to get some next time I paddle out in front of a Surfline cam. When I was doing my top turn I would bring it back around and drop nearly straight back down the face, but I should have been wrapping it back around, pointing my nose into the foamball and hitting it there to reset my line. Once that clicked, it was so much easier to be in position for the next section cause when you turn back around after hitting the foam ball you’re already in the pocket. Thank y’all for repeatedly pointing it out to me.

August 08

Pooman position and heavy back foot...

What's the best remedy for this?

Notice this in Pool sessions in the ocean this is less prominent. (Based on footages).

I am doing Bosu exercises standing and arching and paddling on it, at this stage I am hoping it will helps.

The pool where I practiced is more like slab type of waves. Sydney intermediate sessions the first part is easy, but at the second part I got jacked in and late take off with pooman.

Please any help welcome.

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August 08
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Hey , just bought a new board

Tomorrow revo 5.10 / 36.5 L

My weight is 75 kg and Height 1.80 cm

Surf it the first time today

I know it’s not my size

But I wanted to try cause I had a good deal

Feels like it’s a bit harder to turn

Usually I’m suring on

Js xero gravity - 5.10 , 29 L

Just want to hear your opinions if I should keep

This one or sell it

Tnx

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August 08

Mick Fanning Wiggle Video.

Does anyone know where I can find that video of Mick showing the wiggle vs compression on the surf board? I know Clayton loves to use it as an example, but I can not find it anywhere to share with others.

I always mention in the surfskate Facebook community but being able to share that example would be nice just can't find it on YouTube or anywhere.

Thanks

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