First day in weeks it's not raining or freezing and the bowl is dry... Just in time to test out the new shred stick my daughter's got me for Christmas.
Back to working on my figure 8s, haven't skated in a while+ new board so just getting used to it.
Do have to say though for my fellow taller OMBE crew with a wider stance: I already love this new board! Nose kick kept my front foot locked it, felt like I had a normal stance for my size for once (I am 6'3"). Felt like I was riding a cruisey mid-length.

Board specs:
Powell Peralta JM Duran Slidwinder model
Carver C5 trucks
Bones red bearing
P.P. Dragon formula 93a 60mm wheels

Totally stoked on the board and how fast and stable it felt.
Definitely could have made that last attempt if I didn't fear the roll in lip so much. Can't wait to get back at it. Yeeeewww

Hi OMBE team,

I’ve recently moved to the Gold Coast and am keen to connect with others in the community. I’d love to buddy up with someone to organise some filming sessions (I have camera & tripod) or even just head out for a surf together sometime. Let me know!

Cheers,
Marco

These waves are about one year apart. Different wave pool settings and different loaner boards. It's not a perfect comparrison, but my top turn is starting to feel better. On the one from this year, you can see I am still having an issue with getting my shoulders to open. It literally feels like my right arm and head are blocked from rotating, but at least my back arm isn't wildly swinging in the wrong direction like the turn from the prior year. I've had turns in the ocean that felt better where I was able to clear that right arm and look back to the foam, but I don't have any video to analyze exactly what I am doing different on my better attempts.

For speed generarion, I think I need to lift my arms higher on the extension part of the pumping so that I go up the wave more rather than just across it, but any feedback on the pumping or the turn is welcome.

The Eddie is called on! 30-35 foot Hawaii scale.
I just checked the surfline cam for Waimea, people lined up on the beach in the dark and waves are Yuge!!!
Believe 2016 was the last event and I'm hearing it's bigger this year.... stoked to watch it. Hoping John John wins his second!

Where is my content? I can’t find anything anymore. I can‘t continue where I left off. I can‘t find the pathway programs. Please help. The library structue is really really bad.

Day 1/3 getting everyone’s baseline surf line captured on film. Where so lucky to have the surf lab next to so many magic spots here on the southern end of the Gold Coast. Surfline is showing 0.5ft and we still always find those gem banks with our little wave pool. Dolphin pods came past just after this🐬

Pipe masters is on. 15-20 foot surf. Blak bear surf club and Nathan Florence going to be streaming on YouTube. It's the only way to watch it live.
Love me some Big Pipe barrels... I can't ride them, but I can dream!

Surf lab life🏄‍♂️🏄‍♀️👌

All feedback welcome thanks guys!
From a recent trip to raglan just coming off recovering from a broken rib so hadn’t surfed in a few weeks, I feel like since recently watching 4 lines I should have taken a steeper line to bottom turn as opposed to cruising mid face?