I also noticed on some waves I got caught in the early section and on a few I did not. On the one's I didn't get caught, I think I took a slightly different line at the take off. More across the wave near the top rather than down. I do have a bigger board a 5'10" 37ltr epoxy JSI Sub Xero. I don't like it much. My very first post to Clayton was about whether you can have too much volume. When he said yes it was like "Hallelujah." But on the right wave I love it.

Re your question : I have a philosophy - The surest way to knock the curiosity out of a child is to laugh at their questions. So please feel happy to ask straight out. Am I too overweight/fat/heavy for the board. At this stage most likely.

That's a very politely put question Michiel. I am not offended, I have considered the fact myself and it is most likely true. I am transitioning from being dragged behind a boat on a surfboard (freeboarding) as a kid, to a surfer. I was pretty good at freeboarding if I do say so my self. Then one day, all we had to use was a big windsurfer board and to my embarrassment, I couldn't even stay on my feet. The board didn't move when I did and I wasn't used to that delay in response. I did surf a bit as a kid, as a result of freeboarding but wasn't all that good. Firstly when freeboarding your weight is on the back foot not the front, I didn't know it was the other way around for surfing, that was until Ombe and secondly with freeboarding we relied on our boat for speed, not the wave. I struggle with everything, without the speed. I am spending a week with Clayton at the end of the month and I have every intention of asking him your question, though so until then I will struggle on.........

Thanks Graham, you have left me feeling inspired to go train on my surf skate. See ya!

Hey nice job Blair. I had to put grip tape on my ball it was too slippery with bare feet

I haven’t come across the Bosu duck dive or the get up In speed generation I am practicing jumping onto the ball both feet and landing softly if you make it then you crouch but I am still trying to land softly

Hi Roxy my Bosu looks the same as yours. I don’t know how to find it on the OMBE site but if you google Bosu Surfer you’ll find Clayton doing some tutes. I found my Bosu really slippery to stand on barefooted, tried sanding the base no better so went to the hardware and got some grip tape. I have no idea how you are going to get your foot up from what I see in the video sorry