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4 lines of surfing
Surf Better

Which Surfer Are You? The Four Lines of Surfing

Jeremy Dean
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February 22, 2024
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surf skate recommendations
Podcast

What surf skate do we recommend, how to get started and work up to skating a bowl

OMBE
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September 28, 2022
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How to surf
Surf Better

How to Surf in Seven Simple Steps

Jeremy Dean
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November 12, 2021
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How to catch a wave
Ocean IQ

Increase Your Wave Count: How to Catch More Waves Using Less Energy

Jeremy Dean
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October 22, 2021
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Surf Better

20 Quick Tips to Get You In & Out of More Barrels

Clayton Neinaber
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December 12, 2024
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December 12, 2024
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surfboards for wavepools
Surfboards

1 Shaper, 3 Boards, 1 Wavepool: A Surfboard Design Experiment

Clayton Neinaber
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April 29, 2024
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April 29, 2024
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4 lines of surfing
Surf Better

Which Surfer Are You? The Four Lines of Surfing

Jeremy Dean
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February 22, 2024
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February 22, 2024
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mindful surfer podcast
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What does it mean to be a mindful surfer

OMBE
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November 17, 2023
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November 17, 2023
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surfing frustration
Podcast

What to do in your surfing when feeling frustrated, stuck or in a negative loop

OMBE
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October 26, 2023
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October 26, 2023
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effective surf training
Podcast

Effective surf training to develop muscle memory - Slow is smooth and smooth is fast

OMBE
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April 5, 2023
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April 5, 2023
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what surfboard to get
Surfboards

Should you move to a bigger surfboard and how to manage changing boards up or down

OMBE
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March 29, 2023
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March 29, 2023
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getting back into surfing
Podcast

Getting back into surfing after years out or an injury

OMBE
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March 22, 2023
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March 22, 2023
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Best exercise for surfing fitness
Fitness

The best way to improve your fitness for surfing

OMBE
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March 15, 2023
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March 15, 2023
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surfing pop up technique
Surf Better

Where should you hands be during the pop up and how to fix your pop up

OMBE
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March 8, 2023
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March 8, 2023
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soft top surfboard
Surfboards

When to stop riding a soft-top surfboard and upgrade to a better board?

OMBE
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March 1, 2023
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March 1, 2023
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surfing tips
Surf Better

What I wish I knew about surfing when I was younger to help me improve

OMBE
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February 22, 2023
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February 22, 2023
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improve surfing
Surf Better

Shouldn't you just surf more to get better or are there other ways to train?

OMBE
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February 15, 2023
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February 15, 2023
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angle the take off surfing
Surf Better

How to angle the take-off and common mistakes

OMBE
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February 8, 2023
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February 8, 2023
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beginner surfing guide
Surf Better

Beginners Surfing Guide: How to get out the back and more

OMBE
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February 2, 2023
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February 2, 2023
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what surfboard to buy
Surfboards

Finding the right surfboard and when to change boards

OMBE
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January 26, 2023
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January 26, 2023
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how to perfect your pop up
Podcast

Pop up Masterclass: How to fix your pop up and find your stance in surfing

OMBE
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January 21, 2023
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January 21, 2023
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surfing style
Surf Better

What is Style in Surfing and how to surf with more style

OMBE
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November 9, 2022
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November 9, 2022
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how to finish waves
Podcast

How to finish waves: You are missing the best section of every wave

OMBE
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October 26, 2022
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October 26, 2022
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improve your style and technique surfing
Podcast

Fix your surfing style with this one tip & improve your technique, so you don't surf flat

OMBE
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October 19, 2022
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October 19, 2022
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Travel

The Ultimate Guide to Surf Traveling

Nico Palacios
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October 19, 2022
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October 19, 2022
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visualisation to improve your surfing
Podcast

Visualisation - if you can't see yourself doing it, you wont & copy other surfers to improve your surfing

OMBE
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October 12, 2022
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October 12, 2022
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how to improve your surfing
Podcast

Applying The OMBE Method of Training to anything in your surfing

OMBE
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October 5, 2022
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October 5, 2022
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surf skate recommendations
Podcast

What surf skate do we recommend, how to get started and work up to skating a bowl

OMBE
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September 28, 2022
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September 28, 2022
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how to improve your surfing turns
Podcast

How to Complete turns and not cut them short

OMBE
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September 21, 2022
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September 21, 2022
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surf fitness explained
Podcast

Surf Fitness: How flexible and strong do you need to be - what you actually need and what's just bs

OMBE
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September 14, 2022
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September 14, 2022
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surfing how to steep take offs
Podcast

Steep Take Offs: How to nail them

OMBE
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September 7, 2022
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September 7, 2022
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how to improve your pop up
Podcast

How to make your pop up more consistent

OMBE
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August 31, 2022
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August 31, 2022
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how to get barrelled surfing
Podcast

A Barrell Riding Masterclass: 6 tips to get you barrelled next surf

OMBE
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August 24, 2022
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August 24, 2022
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Melissa Keppens surfing story
Podcast

Melissa Keppens: Charging big waves as an intermediate surfer

OMBE
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August 17, 2022
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August 17, 2022
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how to get better at surfing
Podcast

Confronting the mental side of surfing: why is surfing so hard to improve at & why can it feel like you are going backwards?

OMBE
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August 10, 2022
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August 10, 2022
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How to improve your surfing and land training
Podcast

Surf training: How to get the most out of it, what not to do, how to progress faster and use a feedback loop

OMBE
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August 3, 2022
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August 3, 2022
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