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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!

Mark Hind

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September 12

• Edited (Sep 12, 2025)

00:16

So first ride on my new board 4 litres down and a lot thinner then what I normally ride. Trying to get my left arm actually involved in my surfing as normally it tends just to do nothing at all. Getting there I think.

JJC

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September 10

• Edited (Sep 10, 2025)

Surfboards and shapers

As I've progressed up the... -- Lines 😉 -- I've also dived into the world of buying surfboards. 99% of surfcraft is advertised as works in anything, turns like a dream, and stable as heck i.e. one board quiver killers. Personally, I like to know the details, like the rocker, contours, glassing schedule, even the (foam) weight-- I want to be confident that what I'm getting is what I need to invest in.

Would be cool to know how you all approach this- and how you decide on what fits your need, and who you go with.

Even cooler to know how someone that shapes, like Clayton, cuts through all the noise!

Jerry

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September 09

Struggling with take off on boxy waves with no defined shoulder. Last sesh everyone struggled in general but the few successful rides were by people angling at takeoff. I was either getting pitched off mid-wave or shooting to the flats and trying to stand up there. Can you tie together the principles of, fastest path, taking off in bottom 1/3 of wave and angling in general but in boxy waves in particular.

Graham Marsden

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September 08

Is the old OMBE app still working?

When I go into it I get a message telling me to update it, but according to Google play store, I am up to date... 🤔

Graham Marsden

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September 07

Following my previous post about finding that I suddenly found I could actually do a pop up on dry land, I wanted to see if I could do it on water.

The conditions weren't great (small, messy, short-period windswell) but there were a few waves to catch and, thankfully, after a couple of false starts, I managed this:

https://youtu.be/2nUd4GUBNRs

Ok, it's not particularly fluid yet and I was doing it on my 8'2, so I was pushing up off the top of my foot, rather than the shin or knee, but it's a start 🙂

And there's a bit of knee-kissing and coffee cup passing too at the end!

Clayton Nienaber

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September 07

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHOLDRhJh2f/?igsh=NGUycGJkNHB3cjZp what happens when you skate in the flats

Jerry

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September 07

Why are there videos on you tube that aren’t added to the OMBE subscription site? I just discovered new content (ie pop up series) that I don’t think is on the site, or am I not seeing it. It seems as subscription users we shouldn’t have to monitor both sites and that new content should be added and flagged as new on the subscription app/website.

Ricardo Nembardo

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September 04

00:16

Hi All, Just hoping someone could give me some pointers on what I could do to improve, feel like I’m really off balance and losing a lot of speed. Thanks in advance

Rohan

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September 04

00:59

Had a lekker surf on the 1st, best way to start the Spring time and new adventures. Was planning on doing the Make a Wave challenge again, I unfortunately dont have the time right now. Just too many things going on and I have been a bit spread to thin. Anyways, here's three of the better waves of the day.

Started doing some Leo moves exercises two weeks ago and it is already making a difference. Wasn't struggling with my pop up like in the previous video... Changes the game quite a bit.

Scott Wagenblast

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September 04

00:09

Graham Marsden Been focusing on getting my front arm out of the way on frontside top turns. I've read your "put your elbow in your back pocket" comment enough times that it's finally starting to carry over into the water.

I think I still need to open that shoulder sooner, but at least my arms were both pointing in the direction I wanted them to go.

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