Following my previous post, last Sunday was a "surf social" event that a local group organises and they had someone taking photos, so here's a couple of shots of me.

Unfortunately the conditions were pretty rubbish, there was some ground swell, but it was windy and there was a lot of chop that spoiled the waves.

I'd decided to take my webbing strap to practice the stick surfing drills and try to get more stacked over the front foot, but even though it felt a bit better, it looks like I'm still very much on my back foot.

BTW it also appears I'm looking down, but I was actually trying to read the wave in front of me.

I have been doing the Bosu ball drills, but it's just not translating into the water.

I'm not sure what to do next, should I try to get my elbows higher? Hips forward? Any suggestions would be welcome.

Hi all

After seeing myself surf looking down, I'm practicing every morning to keep my eyes forward to the next thing. I also want a better pop-up for cleaner wave entries. Any tips to improve?

Thanks

As you may have noticed, I post a lot on here. I've watched all the videos multiple times, I can look at other people's clips and see what they're doing and how they might improve things.

Then I see a video of myself and, despite knowing all this stuff, it looks rubbish ☹️

Here's one from last week, (ignore the crap walk up, I was getting tired), but I'm not getting stacked over the front foot, I'm not well balanced and I'm bending from the waist.

So what should I be doing to fix this?

https://youtu.be/SlpkricFNQQ

PS this is, unfortunately, about the only split screen video I could show, on most rides I was positioned too far over to get on the webcam 🙄

I’ve just finished watching Stab In The Dark with Ethan Ewing. Wow! My mind is completely blown by his surfing. 🤯

I really really wanna surf like the ‘smooth gorilla’!

Has anyone else watched it yet?

I think it would be a fantastic watch just before going out for a surf! Amp central!

Hi Ombe community, I think the reason of me struggling with cutback is that I didn’t look back the pocket and I didn’t hold my turn.

But would appreciate if someone can point out other serious issues. Maybe my stance is too wide or too heavy on the back foot? 🤔

A kook here new to the community 😃 A question I'm dying to know: I wonder if in general most waves will give you time to glide before pop up?

When I surf bigger (4-6 ft) / more powerful wave, the moment wave approaches me, the water beneath me become very steep and I feel a strong power. I get panicked and want to standup but it's too difficult because of the steepness (I definitely looked at the bottom). I actually don't know if I have time to glide.

I wonder is that a sign of me sitting too deep, or it's natural that bigger / more powerful wave will give that feeling and I can glide and pop up even if the water beneath me seems steep? 

Much appreciated for anyone who could share their thoughts 🙏

I haven’t been on a skateboard in probably 20 years…it’s starting to come back to me though 😏 Loving the OMBE surf skate drills!