Hey , just bought a new board
Tomorrow revo 5.10 / 36.5 L
My weight is 75 kg and Height 1.80 cm
Surf it the first time today
I know it’s not my size
But I wanted to try cause I had a good deal
Feels like it’s a bit harder to turn
Usually I’m suring on
Js xero gravity - 5.10 , 29 L
Just want to hear your opinions if I should keep
This one or sell it
Tnx
New to OMBE. Anybody here in the US (specifically East Coast)?
I know they've built a wave pool in Virginia Beach that is going to open up in the near future. Are there ever any OMBE Meet-Ups in the US?
This time I worked a bit on backside top-turns. Man this still feels awkward as hell! And as Luke Hardacre says - if it feels awkward, it looks awkward. But, I’m still stoked to ve out there trying it 🤷🏼♂️I thought it was a full video where I ride all the way thru to the flats; but, you can see I don’t have that coffee cup going…I’m more starting to roll the windows down 😬
I think my question is…in the water, is a backside top-turn more like a kickturn on a vert ramp/ halfpipe? I feel like the line I’m drawing here is a long, sweeping arc. But in the water, wouldn’t it need to be more of a sharper up n’ down?
I just saw the youtube video about Amy on the Mentawais trip and it seemed to me that, to a certain extent, the video was suggesting that for Amy as an intermediate surfer, she was improving from changing into a smaller volume board. Not sure if that was the case, mainly because of the steeper waves of Mentawais or more in general, but it led me to think if maybe I am holding back myself from progressing faster by riding a much bigger board (in both volume and dimensions).
I am a woman (54 kg) riding for the past year (I do not live in the coast but get to surf maybe 90 days per year) a 7'4 packed with volume (22 1/2", 2 7/8", and 53.89L). I consider myself a beginner-intermediate, surfing along the face of the wave and recently trying to cut back to the power source, but struggling to make bottom and top turns. I am getting more confident in the water surfing for the most part in France and Sri Lanka (0.8 - 1.4 meter waves), but I still struggle to catch waves some days and positioning myself at the peak. My question is: should I be moving into a smaller and less volume board to "feel" the wave more and in doing so improve faster, or try to get better at turning with my current board before sizing down? Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance!
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! 😁
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.
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?
If anyone's near Croyde Bay in North Devon, I'll be there from the 8th to the 18th of August.
🤙
Looking for help.
I cannot for the life of me, stop myself looking down at the board once the waves get above head height.
( with the expected outcome)
Anyone had this problem or have any tips on how TF I can fix it?????
Are there any OMBE courses for long boarders who don’t want to move to a short board?
I have a permanent back injury so small surf is all my body can handle so my goals are to improve my surfing skills on a long board.