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Brian Park

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Oct 30 at 04:02 AM

I would consider myself a line 2 surfer at this point, actively looking for opportunities to practice bottom turns and connecting them with cut backs.  I do feel that I struggle with the concept or feeling of riding the rails.  And as a surf enthusiast, I'm intrigued by all board shapes and sizes.  I currently ride a 7 footer pin tail mid-length mostly.  Would riding a smaller fish help or hurt the process of learning to ride the rail more?  Thoughts? 

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Posted

Oct 15 at 03:50 AM

Hey OMBE community, I'm hoping to get some advice. I usually ride a 7'4" midlength (Harley Ingley Moe) and through OMBE method, have gotten very comfortable doing the OREO method and catching a ton of waves and doing some maneuvers.  In order to progress and work on getting more vertical, I got a narrower 6'8" board (Lost Crow Killer).  Last few session on this board has been a challenge.  Mainly because I don't feel the lifting of my feet like I usually do with my 7'4" when I'm paddling into a wave.  This was typically a signal for me to arch my back and glide.  Now, all I feel is a lift under my chest.  I'm guessing this is to be expected with a shorter board.  But when I feel this lift under my chest and try to glide by arching my back, the wave tends to go under me.  Of course, a lot of Youtube videos say to paddle harder and lean forward, which I know is not the OMBE way.  Rather than continuing to struggle and create bad habits, I wanted to see if any of you out there went through something similar transitioning to shorter boards.  Thanks in advance!

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Aug 02 at 01:53 AM

Michiel,

Thanks for your input and the awesome clip of Slater. 

It's the art of surfing, isn't it? Figuring out what the wave is doing and not trying to enforce what I want to do. :)  More reps! 

Cheers,

Brian 

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Posted

Aug 01 at 07:58 AM

Anyone struggling with making the transition from simply gliding across the face of the wave to going straight down the wave to set up for bottom turns?  I feel like I'm going back to my beginner days by going straight down.  Any advice on how to make this transition?  Should I still be angling my takeoffs and look for sections to drop and try bottom turns or initiate bottom turns with all waves?  I don't see any videos about this specifically.  Thanks in advance!

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