Maria Molè The long grey hair in a pony tail is a bit distinctive 🙃

A couple of years ago I was sitting on my board at Croyde, waiting for a wave, when a guy who was free swimming across the Bay came past, then stopped and said "It's Graham, isn't it? We met at the OMBE session at The Wave in Bristol!" 😲👍

PS I forgot to mention, but in the car park after, I was chatting with another surfer and he said "are you part of the OMBE group? I think I recognise you"!

His name was Joe and he's not a full member, but he follows Surf Hacks on FB 👍

Maria Molè That's OK, I thought for a moment you were watching when driving! 😲

Maria Molè I hope you do only mean "listening"... 🤔

John Kuras Thanks, I'll give that a try 👍

John Kuras Thanks for the recommendation, although the ceramic bearings are seriously expensive 😲

John Kuras I think a light bulb has just switched on! 💡

I have a feeling that that was the explanation I have been looking for...

I've always been back foot heavy (I have weird hips), so I've been trying to avoid putting any pressure on the tail and only use the front leg, just trying to keep my hips forward.

But if I understand correctly what you're saying, when I extend I should be using my back leg to push my hips forward at the same time, is that right?

Scott Wagenblast Yes, the bowl is fully enclosed unfortunately, so there's no roll in ☹️

As it was my first time there and I'd not done much surf skating for a few months (plus it was very humid!) I took things easy.

There's a park near to where I live which may be better and I'm going to try it out when the kids go back to school.

Emily Brooks You're welcome 😊

Emily Brooks OK, I get what you're saying now, thanks 👍

You're probably right that I could have come down the slope, but then immediately gone up the left hand slope and compressed down through the corner.

This was actually the first time I'd ridden a park like this, so I need to think more about the lines I could take 🤔