Graham on OMBE Surf

Graham

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

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Commented on https://youtu.be/boCzBRorhvYI'd reall...

01 Jul 04:35

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Most obvious thing I can see is that you're in a poo-man stance, bending from the hips, because your back knee is pointing out to the side instead of to where you're going.

If I were you, I'd look at the surf skating drills and practice compressing and extending over the front foot with your head up and back straight.

Once you've got the posture right, the rest should be much easier.

Oh, and the lifeguards need to have a serious word with the idiot who paddled over the shoulder right in front of you!

Commented on Need a little help, I want to post a ...

30 Jun 08:07

To add your own videos, you need to use the Picture symbol (confusing, isn't it!)

But I think the size limit is 100MB.

It's easier to create a YouTube channel and upload them there, then share the link here.

Unfortunately that link appears to be to your OneDrive account which I can't view ☹️

Commented on Any constructive feedback would be mo...

28 Jun 05:57

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I'd be happy if I could actually even get on a wave like that (probably not ever going to happen ☹️)

But the thing that stood out IMO was that you got projected out onto the shoulder when you could have got in at least another top turn if you'd got more on rail.

But your friends were impressed and I'm sure everyone else here is too 🤙

Commented on Hey all!Living a long way from the se...

25 Jun 21:34

You get the principle when you say a wave is moving forwards.

If you plot your surfing path in 3D, it's not a simple parabola as you're being pushed forward at the same time.

A curved bowl face replicates this more realistically. 👍

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25 Jun 01:30

Look at the Browse/ OMBE Insiders/ Feedback on your surfing replays of the old Live Chats.

Often Clay talks about the "strike zone", ie the part of the wave that you're going to be engaging with next.

When you take off, you want to look down the line to see what the wave is going to do, but not looking so far that you're not aware of the immediate surroundings.

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15 Jun 22:50

Wishing a happy birthday to Clayton Nienaber 🤙

Commented on Hi OMBE headsI just went on a trip to...

05 Jun 00:08

Lovely wave!

I would suggest that maybe you need to go further down the face before you start your bottom turn.

Get more Nose to the Beach to pick up speed, then pass the coffee to the lip.

Don't forget to look back to the foam after the top turn.

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05 Jun 00:04

John Kuras Thanks for that.

I can get the stance right when I'm on dry land, but I don't seem to be able get it right on the board ☹️

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04 Jun 05:07

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Following my previous post, last Sunday was a "surf social" event that a local group organises and they had someone taking photos, so here's a couple of shots of me.

Unfortunately the conditions were pretty rubbish, there was some ground swell, but it was windy and there was a lot of chop that spoiled the waves.

I'd decided to take my webbing strap to practice the stick surfing drills and try to get more stacked over the front foot, but even though it felt a bit better, it looks like I'm still very much on my back foot.

BTW it also appears I'm looking down, but I was actually trying to read the wave in front of me.

I have been doing the Bosu ball drills, but it's just not translating into the water.

I'm not sure what to do next, should I try to get my elbows higher? Hips forward? Any suggestions would be welcome.

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02 Jun 08:29

Thanks for the comments, but my issue at the moment is just to get the stance right.

Once I've got that fixed I can worry about everything else 😕