I think it is ok now. Please let me know if not.
Also while I'm here and if you have watched the video. Can anyone recommend
a beach I should be near if I go to Bali at the end of July. My only request is that it isn't
too polluted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlNs6aecK0I
Sorry forgot to say. Thanks for the help Michiel and Graham.
Hi I finally have some video of myself (it's pretty ugly) from my first session at the new Sydney Wave pool.
Graham Marsden has told me once before how to get video onto this page but I can't find that now.
So the video work is produced by Flowstate Zone. I use a desktop Mac and I got the video's into my photo library.
The video's play using Quicktime and I think the file is mp4. Graham told me to turn them into youtube video. Exploring, I
discovered I could share on youtube, only I couldn't because of some incompatibility issue. I don't know if that was incompatible
with Quicktime or Flowstate. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Ok I hope this works. I'm a beginner. This is my first of three sessions at the pool.
I am riding a JS Industries 5"8' 28Ltr Xero on the Cruiser wave. I caught 13 waves, I think there are 7 here.
I had hoped to practise less paddling (achieved but difficult when everyone is yelling at you to paddle, paddle, paddle). I
felt rude for ignoring them. I wanted to practise my oreo squeeze, but my glutes went on holiday, so cobra pose hurt a little without
their support.
My step up was average (clumsy and not as fast as I would like). My posture was poor. My focus ended up being firstly on how to position myself in order
to try to stay on the wave and secondly stay on my board at such a slow speed. In hindsight I should have taken my bigger board, a JSI Sub Xero 5"10' 37Lt .
Anyway, have a laugh, this is officially my starting point on my OMBE journey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlNs6aecK0I
Am I too far forward on my shortboard when I'm paddling for waves?
Hi folks, I got a new board a few weeks back and I've been out on it a few times in waist to shoulder high waves. It paddles nicely and catches waves without issues. The shadow of my wetsuit has started to form on the wax and you can see the chest and the knee imprints. On take off when I get to my feet, my leading foot is roughly where my chest was and my trailing foot is roughly where my knees were (see the arrows in the pic). The board is 5'9 and I am 5'6, so maybe it is not surprising that my trailing foot ends up in front of the traction pad instead of on the traction pad. After take off I generally try to move my trailing foot back and thus widen my stance. If I try to position myself further back the board while paddling it just feels all wrong and makes me reluctant to experiment with a further back position.
What do people think? Do you change paddling position based on the power of the waves or always keep the same position?
what a mess today, but I hear Clay and Anthony's voice and noticing a difference in my mind of calmness, playfulness instead of uptightness. To go out in the worst conditions, because why not, then it might be a chance to calm myself down. That was my focus the last two days. Yes, I sucked at it and that is okay.
Possible future OMBE Surf training in America?!?
Just found out Myrtle Beach, South Carolina will be building a wave park by 2026, if I recall the news story correctly. It will be less than 5 miles from my house. We also have a small bowl to skate at the local skate park.
Clayton, if you ever wanna expand some surf training to the US.... and this park ever ACTUALLY gets built. I would LOVE to be the first student to sign up. Brah...you could even crash in my spare room if need be and if you can deal with my crazy kids yelling all day.
Myrtle beach doesn't typically get good ocean waves outside a few during the hurricane months (Aug-Nov). But a surf park would make that a non-issue. And I've already been preaching the OMBE method at the local skatepark and bowl to some of the local boys.
Think about it bro..... you got plenty of time to work out the details.
Let me know....LOL
Hey everyone! Working on my frontside turn today, first time at the ramp. I was so excited that I was losing my fear of falling each time I tried a turn hahaha Any tips? Thank you in advance 🤘
Anyone else unable to get a live stream of tonight’s surf feedback?