Hi there everyone,
I’m currently looking to buy a board and wanted some advice on choosing a PU vs an EPS board if anyone has experience riding both. I surfed as a teen/young adult, but it’s been 15 years since I surfed with any regularity. I’ve recently moved and live near a wave pool (Bristol, UK) and also relatively near some UK beachies. I’ve had a couple of sessions at the wave pool to get back into it and absolutely loving it. I’m definitely at low/improving intermediate level at the moment, and my surfing fitness (paddle stamina etc.) leaves a lot to be desired! So my main priority is ease of wave catching right now to aid fast progression and match my (not great) fitness levels. Most of the articles from the surf media online seem to say that because an EPS is lighter and therefore has more bouyancy, it planes and paddles better and is therefore easier to catch waves. However, I then just watched a video from T&C surfboards master shaper Glenn Pang and he said very confidently that PU boards catch waves easier because the extra weight means the board builds more momentum as it glides down the wave. Based on what Clay teaches about gravity, and not paddling, being the critical factor in catching a wave, this makes total sense. However, almost everything else contradicts this, so wanted to know if anyone has any thoughts and/or experience riding both constructions in similar shapes who can clarify.
Cheers, Jake

Short video of me doing my daily morning bowl ride. I know the angle is horrible, unfortunately at that time in morning no one available to film me. I am going to try to get a better video for next month's live reviews, if I can get my wife to video me. It is a relatively small bowl with a decent hip on one side, just working on my stacking and compression/extension.
Criticism welcome. Thanks in advance... yeeewwww.

A link for the recent YouTube live…

https://www.youtube.com/live/cOdcWHbs3z0?si=vYIWFFwvJfitAMBC

Libby Stano when r u coming to So Cal? Lol

Find the path of least resistance

Does anyone want to join as OMBE team with me? https://surfaid.org/
Surf 30 days September

24 sec wave seems longer. Lol

Hi. Here is some surfline footage. Now had to do knees to get up due to surf foot injury. 2 weeks ago my toe did a 🤙🏼 so still healing. Not broken. Worked on catching waves, it was small, avoided crowds, look to go and atay on face of wave. However it was a blast ! Clear water. Party waves alohA spirit with the attitude of “one more” had a blast. 72 water temp cute swimsuit and wearing hat. Did softop wavestorm for fun day

Caught some decent sized hurricane swell in Wrightsville Beach today on a brand new Machado Cado at 38L... big step down for me. Smallest volume I've ever ridden, caught a decent number of waves in a 3 hr session, definitely improving. Don't surf as often as I would like due to lack of waves in myrtle beach area most times, but I've been surf skating the local bowl at least 10-15 mins a day between dropping my kids off at school and being at work myself. The lessons and program and the surf skating tutorials are helping make me that small % better every time I go out. For sure need to work on my paddle endurance and low back endurance though... 3 hrs is gonna have my old man bones aching tomorrow. Today was a good day... Passing on the stoke... thanks for all that you guys do if it can help me it can help anyone. Yeeewwwwww!

Hey OMBE fam!! How’s your summer been? Have you been getting out? Practicing your drills? Are you progressing?