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!

Coffee cup for surf skate drills!

Hey guys, this footage was a reality check. I was sure I was looking where I want to go but clearly I was not. I also thought my knees were pointing together.I watched a lot of the content here on the app before paddling out, but my surfing actually felt worse today. Focusing on too many new things just made me overthink

Any tips for my next session?

I would really appreciate it

I’m trying to learn a forehand and backhand turn on the surf skate and this video is from my first session. Right off the bat I can see I carry too much tension and am not pumping at the right time to use the energy of the walls and bowl, so I’m wasting energy.

I used a tennis ball to help me mark a line to follow and put numbers 1 - 4 and that really helps me keep my head up and hands forward to glide through and complete the turn.

Any pointers on how to get the feeling of the compression and extension in this context?

Also, I haven’t been able for drop down and do a frontside turn because my mind freezes, then my body, and I can’t flow through over my shoulder.