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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!

Scott Wagenblast

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August 05, 2025

Well as usual it felt better than it looked, but I'm happy anytime I don't dig the rail on the top turn. I can see I am still releasing out of the bottom turn too early and I didn't follow through with my back arm on the top turn, but glad the board got directed back to the foam anyway.

My main take away from this footage is my positioning at the take off. I should have been closer to the peak right? There's a jetty offscreen that I was anxious about getting too close to, but it looks like I should have been further to the left of the screen at take off.

Rohan

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August 05, 2025

Oh My Hat! At last a weekend swell... I can't believe. Still early in the week and this could change. Still, way better than what has been.

Best I start doing some exercises this week in preparation...😂 This is in Jeffreys Bay for those wondering.

John Dennis

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August 05, 2025

• Edited (Aug 05, 2025)

In addition to OMBE Newbie…I’m my own videographer and editor. Which involves me setting up the camera on the side of the pool, pressing play, running down and skating to get this shot.

I can throw in a slowmo version if needed; but, would welcome any feedback. This is week 2 of pool training. I felt it wasn’t my best run but it’s the one I filmed. I feel like I need to compress all the way out of the top turn instead of as an afterthought as I’m rolling out into the flats and I think I need to focus more on my knees kissing. I need a lot more reps before it’s muscle memory.

Clayton Nienaber the tape lines you have on your bowl (yellow, orange, red), are there specific measurements for those? I know you’ve said to use a chalk line and obviously in the water it’s all dependent on the size of the wave. Just trying to get a sense of something to aim for. Cheers! 😁

Eng

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August 03, 2025

My 2nd session surf skates on ramp, it is fun.

Did pumping, mini backside, frontside bottom top turn.

Need ur advise anything to improve?

Gergely Szabo

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August 03, 2025

Hi, Guys I am absolutely new here with OMBE, been surfing for a while but it's getting ridiculous. So I thought it's time to step up and make some improvements.

Had a few pool sessions recently and it was painful.

What do you guys think about pool vs ocean? If you would have a choice which would you take?