Graham Marsden

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Something that I've always thought would be helpful would be an OMBE Trouble Shooting chart.   A lot of the stuff in the Lives etc is Clay telling different people the same things eg Positioning for the wave, doing the Oreo take off, looking down the line, stacking on the front foot, keeping the coffee cup arm forward etc.   I've sometimes considered going through the videos and making a list for example:   Problem: I keep missing waves or nose diving on the take off.  Solutions:

1) Look for the Treasure Map [video link]   2) Practice the Oreo take off [video link]   3) Look down the line as you glide [video link]

etc

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20 Oct 20:42

It's a shame that the Live has had to be cancelled, but hopefully the Op will go well and best wishes for a quick recovery 🤙

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18 Oct 06:26

That's looking nice, especially the section in the bowl 👍

Next thing I'd suggest is trying to relax the shoulders and push them back so your head stays up and you're not tempted to look at the ground.

Also lift the elbows and you should find it easier to twist through the turns.

17 Oct 19:43

Your take off seems good, you glide in and look down the line, but it appears that your back foot is turned at more than 90 degrees from the nose which is causing the poo-man stance.

If you can get that fixed it should help you get front on so you can stack on the front foot with the coffee cup arm forward.

16 Oct 23:41

Have a look at the Stick Surfing drills.

Using what Clay calls a "pattern interruptor" to make you concentrate on what your hands and elbows are doing may be helpful.

Cath Gito Sorry, I can't help with that since I've never done it ☹️

13 Oct 21:10

I've got a 7'6 Torq Mod Fun, but it's a thruster configuration. What do you mean by "struggle at bending"?

12 Oct 10:38

Maria Molè  I was out at East Wittering and the conditions were beautiful, almost glassy smooth with just a little bit of off-shore wind, sets running around 3-4' or even more with about a 15 second period and nice long gaps between them too. Unfortunately last month I'd picked up some virus which has wiped out my endurance, meaning I was struggling and my technique was pretty rubbish.Worse, I kept missing waves despite trying my best to do the Oreo take off and then, after about an hour and a half, my left calf muscle suddenly cramped solid as I was walking up and I had to quit.There was even some left over swell today, which would have been nice on my 8'2, but I just didn't dare take the risk 🙁

12 Oct 02:02

I would wonder if the humming was caused by a phenomenon called "vortex shedding" which is making the fins vibrate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_shedding