Graham Marsden

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Posted

10 Nov 03:20

Clayton Nienaber Perhaps it's time to shut down the https://community.ombe.co site as it's getting virtually no usage now apart from spammers trying to flog crap clothing etc.

Also it appears to only be accessible from the web, the app just keeps saying that I need to update it, but there's no update available for it in Google Play Store.


Clayton Nienaber I'm literally just repeating the stuff I've seen you say so many times in the Live Chats and training clips 🤙

04 Nov 07:36

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When you take off, you immediately turn out onto the shoulder instead of dropping down the wave.

Also you're heavy on your back foot, so when you try to go up the wave, it kills your speed.

Try to stand on the front foot with your back straight so you don't bend at the waist, and go more nose to the beach at the start which should help.

04 Nov 00:17

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Try using the icon on the left instead.

Although I think there's a size limit of 100mb, so it may be better to upload the video to YouTube and share the link.

This also makes it easier for others to scroll through the clip etc.

02 Nov 18:20

For the stress paddling, try doing some body surfing to get the feel of where the power is in the wave.

As for the stance, I'd suggest getting a surf skate and practising in a bowl, working on keeping your head up and your hips down.

Those waves look nice 👍

31 Oct 19:43

I think you need to be a bit more front on 👍

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31 Oct 19:42

Nice 👍

Now just get the front arm out of the way so you can pass the coffee back to the foam...

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29 Oct 11:10

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I'd suggest that your issue is here:

As you stand up, you're bending over from the waist and that's destabilising you.

If you can drop your hips and raise the elbows, that should help you straighten your back.

Also don't look down at the board...

Check out Clay's recent YouTube video series on the pop walk up.

Nice Oreo Biscuit technique, though 👍

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29 Oct 09:15

This happened before to Hadyn Wood but I don't recall how it was fixed.

Easiest thing is to upload the video to YouTube and share the link in here.

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28 Oct 22:46

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Scott Wagenblast IIRC Clay and Ant did a Coach's Eye breakdown of John John Florence's surfing.

This photo shows how he's compressing on the bottom turn and using his coffee cup hand like a surfboard, skimming the surface of the wave.

I'd suggest this would be a good thing to work on.

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