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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!

Graham Marsden

February 15, 2024

Is it possible to get an alternative Display Skin for these Forums?

I find white text on a black background rather difficult to read and it would be much easier if there was an option to switch to black text/ white background.

Thanks.

chandan kumar

February 14, 2024

Hello everyone,
I'm reaching out to see if there's anyone from Ipswich/Brisbane who's also learning to surf. I'm quite new to both surfing and skateboarding, and liking these activities so far at this middle age.
I went to surf on Australia Day at Currumbin, which was my second day of surfing journey where I was fortunate enough to meet Shane and Clay. Their tips, the coffee cup and Oreo biscuits, helped me a lot to stand and catch few waves on the day. I came to how about OMBE, and I've subscribed. A huge thanks to Shane and Clay for their friendly and invaluable advice.
Given the considerable distance, the journey to the surf spots feels a bit long, and I believe it would be much more enjoyable and motivational to have a companion for both learning how to surf and surf skate. If anyone is interested in teaming up or if you're on a similar learning path, I'd love to connect and perhaps we can support each other through this learning curve.

Looking forward to hearing from you!
Thanks
Chandan

Jake McCammon

February 14, 2024

Hi guys I’m a beginner/low intermediate & am really finding it click when doing the Oreo and finding the shoulder… however at my local surf spot a lot of other surfers manage to get on full slow rising waves even on short boards they seem to be paddling quite hard and kicking to assist and have got their chin further down than I’d expect based on what I’m learning here… are there any teaching resources on riding different types of conditions or wave like dumpy/close outs???

Clayton Nienaber

February 08, 2024

I rode my 8’2 gun in waist to shoulder waves and has my best surf in ages. I had zero expectations.

Tim Foote

February 05, 2024

This weekend I accomplished to not only paddle out with some of Victorias best surfers into 8ft+ surf, but also comfortably ride many of the waves.

Its taken two years to create and fine tune new surfing techniques thanks to OMBE.

Its been a hell of a journey with major knee injuries at Ulus, lower back and wrist injuries from learning to skate and freezing my ass off in the pool during the cooler months. However, its all been worth it 😀

Thanks to the team at OMBE and everyone in this community for your continuous support and good nature. Keep having fun coaching and learning, enjoy your next session surfing and I wish you all the best in progressing. 🙏😃

A little clip of the surf attached for your enjoyment. Best I can say for location is west coast.