Missed off the previous post 🙄

I'd say it's your stance that's causing the problem.

As you say, your hands are both over one rail, putting you in a poo-man stance.

This causes you to put your weight on your back foot and you end up heading out onto the shoulder where there's no draw up or lip to help you turn.

I'd suggest working on getting more front on, hands forward and over each rail, back straight and stack on the front foot and you should find it much easier to get to the lip.

PS yes, video is depressing, isn't it 😕

I've just heard back from someone else who had lifetime membership of OMBE but hasn't had an email.

I know someone who I think was a life member, I'll drop them a message and see if they have heard anything.

Honestly, I'm not sure.

You could try some surf skating on the flats and just practice compressing down by lunging the knees, but keeping your head up and pushing the shopping trolley, but I'm not an expert on this, so don't take my word for it!

I don't think you have a poo-man stance there, that tends to be when your butt is over one rail and your hands over the other.

You are pretty much front on, but you're bending from the waist instead of compressing the knees.

Try straightening your back and lunge the knees further forward while you bring your coffee cup arm forward so you "push the shopping trolley" through the wave.

Hope that helps 👍

It's now under Browse/ Insiders/ Surf Smart

I've certainly found that practising in a bowl helps, because it makes me concentrate on getting stacked over the front foot and looking where I want to go.

Check out the 12 week programme, (week 7, I think), for surfskate drills.

I'm definitely not qualified to give advice on barrel riding, but you can upload a video by using the "picture" icon (yeah, I know, it's confusing) however it's easier to upload it to YouTube and post the link in here.

PS your kid looks pretty impressive 👍

Your take off looks good, but then you're bending from the waist, instead of compressing and extending the front leg.

Try lifting your elbows to keep your back straight and stack over the front foot. Don't forget to bring your coffee cup arm forward so you're facing the nose of the board and your style should improve 👍