Select the Surfboard for the Next Level - Line 2

[@johannes.evol.]

Looking forward to boards for line 3!!!🎉 amazing series thanks!

[@sabinakormanyos8294]

Love this series of videos! 🫶

[@ombesurf]

Thanks

[@AAkCN1]

Finally some good explanations of some of the things. Wish I had found this series a few days earlier. Enlightening!

[@ombesurf]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ant7ac]

you guys are great! soon or later I will try to book a camp with you. Im sure it's a life-changer experience

[@ombesurf]

Please do! Best investment in your surfing

[@johnm41]

Clay thankyou for this series, I'm in the midst of analysing which board to move to next, I'm getting my midlength back to the pocket, only to find I have too much board to manoeuvre back out to the shoulder. Thanks for this and the rest of the wisdom you have shared!

[@ombesurf]

It’s knowing what to do and when with Midlength and also creating space for the turns

[@djsarahconnor9716]

Loved this one, thanks a lot!!, Very clear. Thinking about how you would explain top and bottom turns ...

[@ombesurf]

That’s line 3 on the cards in editing

[@doggettstyle2271]

Super helpful!

[@jaydn23]

Best explanations on the internet. Well done. One thing I'd like to know is choosing the ideal length of the board in this range? Based on height?

[@ombesurf]

There are a few variables like you local break is it hollow or a slow rolling wave. Are you tall and skinny or tall and build like the Rock. Fitness levels and skill levels and then add fear into the mix. Chatting with knowledgeable shaper is always good

[@doggettstyledogtraining]

This is SUPER helpful ❤

[@ombesurf]

Glad you think so!

[@maxxawesome7412]

Do you have any recommendations in the FireWire line or similar for this stage? Been looking at reviews on sweet potatoes, seaside and beyond, larger seasides, Sundays, mashups… I’m 45 years old, 155 lbs, 5’8”. Trying to find the right board to move to. I’ve been surfing for years in small shore breaks on 6’4 short boards, just because that was always the old 90’s advice as a kid “get one that about this much taller than you and go” and because short boards looked cooler so that’s what we got. Then I bought a foamie to teach my wife and found it so easy to paddle that it spoiled me and upped my wave count so much that I’ve switched to having fun on it and figured I’d learn a little bit of the long board style, . But now I am seeing the thick rails hindering my turning, as you describe, and after watching a bunch of your vids, I’m trying to relearn the right way and so I’m probably at your line 2 stage needing my next board. Appreciate all the great content and any advice you may have on boards to try next.

[@ombesurf]

Ride a more refined version of what you normally ride that offers both paddle power and manoeuvring. If you go too extreme they jump back can be frustrating

[@nvalis9830]

Hi Clayton, the surfers living nearby and able to follow your courses/camps can consider themselves very lucky. Keep up the great work! I'm a 6'7" 225 lbs. intermediate surfe in decent shape, having had a board custom made for smaller to medium sized waves, easy to paddle in and make turns. It has a wing swallow tail, rather round nose, 7'3", 22", 2 7/8", 50L I feel it allows for decent turns for my level. I also have a new 7'2" mid, based on the CI Mid model, which I'll try in 2 weeks and hopefully should allow for faster surfing on rail. Do these measurements make sense to you given my size and level? Especially I'm concerned about the width, with the thinking that taller people should have wider boards (pendulum concept - surfing on rail). Would really appreciate your feedback!

[@ombesurf]

It’s hard to say without seeing video. If you have e some post it on surf hacks on FB or download the ombe app and post it there

[@nvalis9830]

@@ombesurf Thank you! Unfortunately, I don't have any video but I'm planning to go to a surf pool soon where I'll be able to have access to footage. Cheers.

[@hywelevans3587]

Hi. Moving on from my 7'6 fun board and find myself in this level of surfing so this is the perfect video! Quick question; I'm looking to get a fish hybrid and I'm stuck between deciding on a 6'10 or 7'2 as I don't want the jump from my 7'6 to feel too fast!

[@ombesurf]

Go the 6’10 as you need to learn positioning, padding and turning

[@vincentkr3w]

Would be invaluable to get your explanation and take on epoxy vs poly considering conditions and what we wanna achieve on the wave🤩

[@ombesurf]

Noted

[@30yearoldgrom]

OmG!!!! I was only going to message you to ask this question yesterday. Then you dropped this video 🏆🫡🤙

[@ombesurf]

Haha stoked

[@lucaschaves5114]

pleaseee keep goingi love those

[@ombesurf]

More are on the way

[@vincentkr3w]

Love the explanation regarding the different tails and the intention behind each of them! I went with round-tail for my first midlength after hearing Clayton talk about the ease of turning. Decent nose-rocker, hard rails, quad setup. It’s basically a progression machine🔥

[@ombesurf]

So stoked to hear that!

[@FelixGA9]

Woohoo. Thanks for the info . For us weekend warriors. Is practicing with the Surfskate in the bowl the fastest way to progress from line to line?

[@Pinetatoe]

Nah buying high performance boards is the best way to progress

[@sabinakormanyos8294]

100% yes

[@vybhavkandadai2989]

No the fastest way is to surf every day

[@ombesurf]

It develops your trust and fills in the missing data on what to do when you take these lines in water

[@Dobertathon]

@@Pinetatoe That's one of the worst ways to progress.

[@michaelk.5706]

Is there anything volumewise that differs for surf pools vs ocean Boards?

[@ombesurf]

Personally I don’t change volume but I do prefer wider tail as there is not much push from the lip

[@Andrew-tl9gk]

Are this boards coming out or what?

[@ombesurf]

We have stock and do custom orders

[@markcreamer3196]

I grew up surfing in the 60s and 70s Nobody and I mean nobody showed us how to surf or what board Please man up Just do it And figure it out for yourselves This is like coddling and babblyining people Figure it out on your own and just go 4 it and just do it.use your own brain It's called thinking

[@ombesurf]

Let’s say you have any to buy a board and drop a lot of money. Learn the hard way and trust a minimum wage shop assistant who sells you your perfect volume?