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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!
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  in  🏄 ombe-community
November 05, 2024

I had a question about getting out the back.
Where I surf here in South Florida its all beach breaks, and we really only get waves from wind swells. On days where it gets bigger the sets come in with virtually no lull and there is so much current that its incredibly hard to make it out the back.

I do surf right by a pier and this morning, after a couple of failed attempts to make it out the back, I watched a few more advanced surfers paddle out no problem by paddling right along the pier. They were pretty much almost touching the pylons thats how close they were. They were on the south side of the pier and the current was ripping south so it does make sense that the pylons would cut off some of that current.

I was just wondering if this is a typical thing to do and if you guys think this is something worth working on and getting used to? Or if this is just very much so specific to the conditions at my pier this morning.

Also I’m very aware that Ive been asking a lot of questions in this community lately and I’m very greatful for all of your responses!

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  in  🏄 ombe-community
November 05, 2024

Surfboard storage racks. Does anyone have any recommendations for surfboard storage racks? Looking to get an 8 board rack (so I have an excuse to get more boards eventually haha!)

The obvious ones I see are:
Ecoracks.com.au - seem ok but supports look a bit on the low side for longboards (eg ~ 110cm high)
BoardRAX - looks a more polished product but the support for the tail looks very small. Several photos are of boards with tail on the edge of support or hanging off (eg see photo below)

Or am I just overthinking it! 😅
I just want to make sure my boards are stored safely and don't fall over/ get cracked tails etc

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  in  🏄 ombe-community
November 05, 2024
• Edited (Nov 05, 2024)

How bad is chlorine for an epoxy board?
As per your guys advice I went out and bought a 7’2 nsp funboard as my first real board because it was time to move off my soft top. I took it out a few times while it was 1-2 foot and it was awesome, however the next few weeks here in florida are going to be a lot bigger than 1-2 so I’m going to need to seriously start working on duck diving. Can I practice in my pool or will the chlorine damage my board? Also does anyone have any other good recommendations for how to practice duck diving? (Other than the bosu push unders, Im working on the intermediate pathway so Ive already been working on those.)
Thanks guys!

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  in  🏄 ombe-community
November 05, 2024

-Wetsuit question-
Hi friends, I destroyed my 10-year-old wetsuit yesterday and was wondering where you guys recycle them. Also, what's a good new model for UK winter/wave pool surfing? My old wetsuit was a back zip 5/3, but now I can see models with chest zips or even zipless, and I'm confused about the benefits of each. Can you recommend one over the other?

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  in  🏄 ombe-community
November 02, 2024
• Edited (Nov 02, 2024)

This is well worth a listen. Backs up so much of the Ombe teachings.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NGBxYWg-TCE

  in  🏄 ombe-community
November 01, 2024

Anyone else tried to upload footage for the November live sessions? Is there a file limit? Can’t seem to be able to upload my mp4 file…Thanks all!

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  in  🏄 ombe-community
November 01, 2024

Called off work today, went surfing for 3 hours!
Perfect fall day in South Carolina, 80 degrees, water just cool enough for a 3/2, sun shining, off shore breezes And only 3 dudes out. Granted SC doesn't have great waves, but it was a fun day regardless. Got a couple card board slides in, worked on some things, tried some new turns I've never done. Feel like I'm much better than I was before I joined OMBE, thank you for that!
Also, Decided my previous higher volume board is no longer needed as I feel I've progressed enough to drop down in volume again.
Getting 1% better every time I go out.

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  in  🏄 ombe-community
November 01, 2024
• Edited (Nov 01, 2024)

Which board should I be looking to buy next?

I currently ride an 8 foot soft top and am able to ride down the line in both directions no problem just from angling my takeoff. Im looking into purchasing a midlength to start learning how trim properly and generate speed.

I’m 5’9” and weigh 195 lbs. Also I’m surfing in Florida where the waves are generally pretty mushy. Does anyone have any recommendations for either specific boards, or at least some dimensions that I should be looking at buying?

Thanks guys!

(Also I completeded the beginner pathway, which was awesome, and have moved on to the intermediate pathway. Which is another reason why i think its time to graduate from my soft top.)

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  in  🏄 ombe-community
October 30, 2024

I would consider myself a line 2 surfer at this point, actively looking for opportunities to practice bottom turns and connecting them with cut backs.  I do feel that I struggle with the concept or feeling of riding the rails.  And as a surf enthusiast, I'm intrigued by all board shapes and sizes.  I currently ride a 7 footer pin tail mid-length mostly.  Would riding a smaller fish help or hurt the process of learning to ride the rail more?  Thoughts? 

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  in  🏄 ombe-community
October 27, 2024

Hi all!
I’ve finally started getting more video footage of myself surfing since the wave pool opened up. I have been working on trying to use the whole wave by going top to bottom but one thing I have noticed is that my right hand/coffee cup hand seems to be mostly stuck in place. Any advice?
Thanks,
Paul

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