I would consider myself a line 2 surfer at this point, actively looking for opportunities to practice bottom turns and connecting them with cut backs. Â I do feel that I struggle with the concept or feeling of riding the rails. Â And as a surf enthusiast, I'm intrigued by all board shapes and sizes. Â I currently ride a 7 footer pin tail mid-length mostly. Â Would riding a smaller fish help or hurt the process of learning to ride the rail more? Â Thoughts?Â
Hi all!
Iâve finally started getting more video footage of myself surfing since the wave pool opened up. I have been working on trying to use the whole wave by going top to bottom but one thing I have noticed is that my right hand/coffee cup hand seems to be mostly stuck in place. Any advice?
Thanks,
Paul
Hey OMBE community, I'm hoping to get some advice. I usually ride a 7'4" midlength (Harley Ingley Moe) and through OMBE method, have gotten very comfortable doing the OREO method and catching a ton of waves and doing some maneuvers. In order to progress and work on getting more vertical, I got a narrower 6'8" board (Lost Crow Killer). Last few session on this board has been a challenge. Mainly because I don't feel the lifting of my feet like I usually do with my 7'4" when I'm paddling into a wave. This was typically a signal for me to arch my back and glide. Now, all I feel is a lift under my chest. I'm guessing this is to be expected with a shorter board. But when I feel this lift under my chest and try to glide by arching my back, the wave tends to go under me. Of course, a lot of Youtube videos say to paddle harder and lean forward, which I know is not the OMBE way. Rather than continuing to struggle and create bad habits, I wanted to see if any of you out there went through something similar transitioning to shorter boards. Thanks in advance!
Couple of turns from this morning.
Working on fixing my twist and passing the coffee cup at the top and the timing of the compression/ cardboard slide on the way down.
I feel like it's getting better... could just be fooling myself.
Surfing the advanced setting at the wave today. I often lose momentum. Looking at the photos I think I need to stack more over the front foot and get on rail. Any other input gratefully received
Trying to focus on breathing and coffee cup.
I know itâs flat surfing. Waves were knee to thigh high. Surfing on a DHD Phoenix 5â8â 31.5L
Any advice is welcome.
Hey OMBE Community,
We hope youâre all having a great weekend. Heres a quick video update from Clay regarding the live session that was scheduled for Tuesday.
Unfortunately, we have to cancel the session as Clayton will be undergoing surgery next week. We deeply apologize for the change, and we know many of you were excited for the session. Your understanding and patience mean a lot to us during this time.
Weâll keep you posted on when the next session will take place once Clay is back on his feet.
We wish you a speedy recovery Clayton Nienaber!
Finally starting to get some consistent forehand cutbacks in the water. I wouldn't say I learned it on the surf skate first, but once I started to get the feel for it in the water I could feel how the surf skate reinforced the mechanics during the weeks between surf sessions. I have the Carver CX trucks which are fun in the bowl, but I recently picked up a Carver C7 setup which I think is more responsive and fun on flatground. I feel like the C7 allows me to replicate the twisting motion and passing the coffee it little better than the CX. Been practicing some variation of this clip lately, and it's definitely helping in the water.
Huge achievement. No knees. Oreo and 6 th place. Another one in the books still working on it but happy. đ