Effortless Surfing: Mastering Wave Catching with Less Struggle

Effortless Surfing: Mastering Wave Catching with Less Struggle | OMBE #1 - The Ocean

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Жыл бұрын

Dive into the art of catching waves with less effort and more joy in this in-depth tutorial. Uncover the secrets of surfing like pro surfer Bethany Hamilton, and learn how the right technique and positioning can transform your experience in the water. Ramp up your knowledge, not your effort, and let the ocean do the work for you. Get ready to glide into waves with ease and confidence.
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@nouse3771 Жыл бұрын

This is pure genius. I’ve been lifted and pushed … never really understood why I either got lifted vs pushed. Thank you

@nathanallen7550 10 ай бұрын

Honestly, this changes everything. After a fairly traumatic year all the stress seemed to transfer into my surfing - I was getting more and more tense in the water, catching fewer and fewer waves and ended up really frustrated with myself. Along with some of the other OMBE videos, this has helped me relax in the ocean and fall back in love with surfing again. Thank you Clayton!

@skisurf6134 Жыл бұрын

Game changer, pure gold. I wish I had known this 30 years ago.

@user-dy2qk2yn7x 3 ай бұрын

Super helpful. I have trouble integrating this advice though with the advice from other videos to, say, exhale at the last paddle (via Twiggy) in order to tilt your weight forward and thus tilt the board forward. Leaning back, of course, has the opposite effect. Are they tools for different scenarios, tools to be used in sequence, something I'm missing? I'm wondering if perhaps tilting your board forward with your weight or an exhale is a good tool for catching a shoulder when the wave lacks steepness, while leaning back on the tail is useful at the peak with all it's power? Can anyone help resolve the apparent discrepancy?

@SB-vh9bs 2 ай бұрын

i have really weak waves where i live and i cant catch anything by leaning back it doesn't work at all. have to paddle like a mad man and lean weight forward.

@donuteatingtiger Жыл бұрын

I love how you are integrating the examples visually through video montages! Great content and thanks for sharing!

@javier5766 7 ай бұрын

Clay you are the person with the highest ability to trasmit propper knowledge!

@kirbyharness9696 10 ай бұрын

Great insight and having surfed over 50 years I can use all the help I can get these days beyond more volume and less rocker. I would add, knowing your break and the angle of the waves and where the energy peaks is instrumental. Stay perpendicular to the wave and using your hands and arms to knife through the water instead of pushing water down vertically may help.

@betel1345 11 ай бұрын

Love your whole approach to surfing, Clayton!

@timwannell6477 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this trick!

@mikecummings3611 16 күн бұрын

Love it did it it works Ty guys!

@shaybowen2239 Жыл бұрын

I've been surfing 35 years (59 now), and I've been blowing/missing so many take offs over the last 12-15 months. Looking back on it, this is the exact reason why. Don't know if I suddenly picked this up as a bad habit ???

@earthy770 9 ай бұрын

Love, Love this video and illustrations. Just Beautiful

@ricood 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, fantastic and informative video. I’m riding longer boards now 7’6 and up and often feel like I’m going to nosedive the board. I think the tail is getting picked up early. Is it more difficult to keep the tail down of longer boards? Is there any additional recommendations or techniques for longer boards? Cheers

@ninerminer370 5 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@RossenBial 11 ай бұрын

Awesome theory, great surfing documentary filmmaking. Your channel guys is the one to look for help!❤👊🏼🤙🏼

@matteot6903 Ай бұрын

Great explanation Clay👏👏👏

@niconine268 Жыл бұрын

Damn son. This is something

@kimball_stone Жыл бұрын

This is interesting, counterintuitive, and basically the opposite of almost every other instructional video I've seen. But the example is clear and matches the form of every great surfer I've seen out in the water lately, doing 2-3 paddle takeoffs. Can't wait to get out and try it!

@ombesurf 10 ай бұрын

You will be surprise!

@WEEBER13 2 ай бұрын

2:25 -- So helpful to see!!

@dz1515 11 ай бұрын

Smart. Thank you. Ps, what is thr name of that track? Good tune.

@user-pl4on7id4f 3 ай бұрын

Very cool, I've managed to feel my way into this on more forgiving waves like the cruiser, or bigger slower wave thanks for sharing such an epic game changer. For intense takeoffs, particular the strong suckback intermediate wave (my nemesis, hardest takeoff I've ever experienced) I'd love to see video of the intermediate from when you get into position onwards to see the lead in, and slo-mo as well if possible. I did notice last time it sucks back hard in the blue dots, then very suddenly pushes forward in the black dots. Also, I have lost weight now (a year off with surgery and daughters VCE), but I've noticed a round tummy sharpens the point of balance on the board dramatically on shortboards, and makes quick popups harder. Much easier to take off now it's flattening off. Thanks, Boz

@DGT73 9 ай бұрын

She’s the goat

@robertpearce7726 9 ай бұрын

I after surfing for 45 years, I’ve fixed 20 years of mistakes in the two years following you! Thank you

@seacamp1 Жыл бұрын

I see the light but also i notice pros with their chin on the board while paddling into steep waves please clarify

@ed1pk Жыл бұрын

If you are paddling into a wave early, you need all your weight forward to help get into it. Like longboarders do. If it’s about to break on you and will pitch you forward, you need to be further back on the board to prevent pearling/getting flipped. For big conditions, it’s safer to paddle from the outside and paddle into the wave early to avoid getting caught inside on powerful sets.

@ombesurf 10 ай бұрын

This applies when you are in the right position to catch the wave. Check the examples of pros your re mentioning and you will see they are catching the wave late or further out in the shoulder.

@rodrigoalencar2305 8 ай бұрын

🤯🤯🤯😮😮 I'm 180 and trying to get on my feet using a 7'0 sometimes I paddle like a crazy to get nowhere. Also I'm trying to really surf the wave instead of going straight to the beach

@ed1pk Жыл бұрын

2:34 Leaning back won’t help the first two people. They don’t have the balance and reaction time to catch these waves from that position. They need to start further back and paddle earlier to gain enough momentum and extra time to drop in on the face. Bigger boards will make up for paddling power and slightly angling their takeoff will get them down the line.

@ombesurf 10 ай бұрын

The examples are shown and the knowledge is shared. There is nothing else we can do for you.

@ed1pk 10 ай бұрын

@@ombesurf LOL. My intention is not to criticize or offend. :) Your examples are an excellent way to differentiate between "push" and "lift". Just wanted to point out that those first two needed enough speed and momentum to catch those waves to avoid just being "lifted". They don't have the balance for shortboards yet. The only way to learn and gain that balance is to move to bigger boards and only move down when they are consistent. (catching more than 50% of the waves) This is what most surfers fail to realize and waste too much time on shortboards or boards to small for them. Anyway, great surf tutorial videos! Love the the in-depth thoughts and discussions. 👍

@thiagofrancisco5147 Ай бұрын

@@ed1pk yeah, it makes all sense, I'm still in the learning phase, and I have two boards one 6.6" and another one 6.2", and only after I got used to the bigger one and in situations where the wave was nearly too break on me, I could starting using the smaller one. So I agree with your comments, only after we get the balance and understand other principles like where you see is where you go, we can start applying these tips that were shared.

@iamok2009 29 күн бұрын

totally yes. you've always got to try to get the board horizontal by shifting weight from front to back. but beginner surfers are taught all sorts of things by others, so this vid doesn't get its rightful share of views.