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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!

Terry W

April 30

Hello - My eldest daughter Lucy moved to London a couple of years ago. She is advanced intermediate (Shortboard longboard and Log). She is contemplating joining a boardriders club to get more waves. i told her i’d post here and pass on any wisdom that comes back. Any local knowledge or contact would be appreciated.

Matteo Sabino

April 30

• Edited (Apr 30, 2025)

Hey ombe crew ! I just came back from Sydney urbnsurf with some footage. I have been working with all the fantastic coaches at the bowl lab on the GC in the last couple of months and I really switched my surf from flat to almost a full top to bottom, which is incredible! I feel like I’m still needing more work on getting vertical and move my body efficiently! What’s your thoughts ?

Thanks in advance 🤙and big thanks to Jack and Ray for taking me to a different level !

Lennart Neubauer

April 18

Hi everyone! Any advice on my snap/end turn? I’m pretty happy with my timing, bottom turn, and the initial arm movement, but I’m really struggling to complete the second half of the maneuver. I know I need to stay a bit more compressed, but aside from that, any tips? Really appreciate it!

Libby Stano

April 14

• Edited (Apr 14, 2025)

I should add that this session was the first time I have gone left in the pool. My previous session was a right hand wave and as I am reasonably happy with my take off now I decided to move on to Trimming. After about 20 waves I don't think I got on rail at all.

Was it me, the small wave or the board volume. Without any OMBE insights I decided to try a left wave for a change. I found heading down the line difficult, I either surfed or fell off the back of the wave.

But when I played back the video I just thought while I was lying down trying to get behind the surfer in front I actually managed to momentarily get on rail.

Thanks for commenting Graham, Alessandro and Scott I am going to go get on my bosu ball right now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cojdL13OSoA

Libby Stano

April 13

Do I get on rail while I am trying to get around this young man?

I am struggling trying to trim on this high volume board

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cojdL13OSoA

Clayton Nienaber

April 10

New YouTube is out

https://youtu.be/9AQ3wX_D534?si=d4Ozbjr4Cf0kpZc7

Giulio Bamonte

April 09

Hi, I have been following the intermediate course and the skateboard videos so far. The surf footage is from a surf pool in Rotterdam, the beginner wave. I have been trying to go back to the pocket after the pop up. On the skateboard I have been trying to wiggle less and compress/extend more.

I know there is a lot to improve that’s why I am posting it.

I would be grateful for tips I should immediately focus on, or mistakes I should try to avoid!

Nico

April 08

Hi everyone!

I'm new to the Ombe community and would really appreciate some general feedback on my surfing. I feel like I need to work on compressing and extending more, holding my turns longer, and staying on rail — but I’m not quite sure what to prioritise. This was filmed at the intermediate point setting in the new wave pool in Munich.

Thanks a lot in advance!

Cheers, Nico

Graham Marsden

April 07

Apparently I now qualify for an Over 60s Bus Pass in the UK!

Can you take surf boards on buses...? 😁

Si R

April 07

• Edited (Apr 07, 2025)

Has anyone got experience of these new settings? If so what are your thoughts? Is it still 50% off for same day surfs ?

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