Yes competition. Wish me luck. Some one will win this my daughter’s graphic on Chris Ruddy surfboard.

Hi Everyone
I'm back from Bali. What can I say - I loved it, hated it, wanted to come home, never wanted to leave.
It was unreal, except for a bout of Bali Belly.
Didn't do a huge amount of surfing. It was too big for me, but spectacular to watch.
I did find the courage to go out into what was probably the biggest surf I have ever been out it.
How big is that? I don't know. Big enough that when it looked like a wave was going to break on top
of me, I didn't just sh_t myself, I began to pray in earnest to the man upstairs.
Surfed mostly at Dreamland, which at high tide developed a really wicked dumper right on the sand.
This made it scarier getting out of the water than getting in.
It wasn't a complete disaster I decided to pick up some of these bigger waves after they broke, some
reformed enough for me to ride a bit of the face so I chalk that up as a win.

6/6 but fun Oceanside longboard heat

Hey OMBE fam!! How’s your summer been? Have you been getting out? Practicing your drills? Are you progressing?

So amazing today. A sea world dolphin 🐬 show while patiently waiting for waves like 75 of us. A bit anxious due to the last fin to the head accident but went back out with the crowd with helmet this time. Worked on “ looking to go”. Doing better. Breached dolphins and flying in the air so spectacular. Grateful.

Iconic San Onofre fun. Crowded but 15 waves that day. Here is my handicap. KNEES since such a low energy no push from oreo to pop up ugh. Knees bad habit in small waves

Stock of OMBE boards at our Currumbin Hq suited to the 4 lines we surf.

Hi.
I've been surfing sporadically for years and guess I am a lower intermediate surfer according to the lines I take.
I am working on the oreo biscuit technique and I have two questions I can't seem to find the answers to:
1) can the technique be used on all kind of waves? I manage to use it on steeper "well-breaking" waves but on fatter and flatter waves I really struggle even when I'm right where they start breaking.
2) Does using the oreo eliminate the need for step up boards on bigger/faster waves? I often see that step-ups (with more foam under the chest) are recommended to get more paddle-power but if I don't need to paddle (much) to get waves that is not needed?

I’m struggling with catching waves on my backhand (I’m goofy foot), especially when it’s steep or dumpy. I’m fine on forehand in any conditions. Help!!