Great review. I live in Melbourne and have surfed the pool a few times. Everything you said is right on the money and will be invaluable advice for someone going for the first time. It really is great fun. The take off is weird and really different to catching an ocean wave. The pull back and surge at the take off zone I think is the hardest thing to get nailed. In the intermediate sessions so many people miss getting onto their waves properly.
Spot on with your assessment! I’m in Switzerland at the moment surfing Alaïa Bay. It’s incredible and thanks to OMBE I have gone from the intermediate wave to the advanced. You can’t beat the opportunity for continuous and consistent repetition that the Wavegarden provides.
Thanks for the very informative video. For comparison, here is my experience. I had the chance to surf BSR in Waco Texas and although expensive relative to a session at my local break (FREE, less petrol), I felt it was much cheaper and a much better value than most surf trips I have taken. Granted, "your" surf destinations are much closer and better than mine. I live in the US, California. I can only go South into Mexico, Costa Rica, etc. My 2 day 8hr trip to BSR cost me about $1200 all in. This was for air, car, petrol, and surf time. BSR was at the time $90/hr (US). You only get about 10 waves per hour so it works out to $10/wave roughly. But like you said, super fun, no hassling, everyone is basically cheering each other on. I've been to Costa Rica 3 times and no one cheered my waves (except friends). I got snaked by locals, evil eye'd by other travel surfers. And in total, if I counted all my waves in the 6 days of surf, I had less than 80 good waves. Granted, I had probably 200 waves total in Costa Rica but hassling for position and trying to work out etiquette, at best I had 30 or so "Good/Great" waves. Every wave in the pool was 3 turns and a cutback, perfect training. my only complaint would be that the waves weren't long enough but having said that, on my second day, hr 7 and 8, my legs were blown. I couldn't not do a proper bottom turn because they hurt so much. hahaha Anyways, really appreciate your video. I would love to someday surf the wavecove technology for comparison. BSR is great but getting a booking these days is really hard to do.
@@ombesurf Thanks! Slowing things down is not easy. Could you do a review of the cruiser wave when in Melbourne next? There was not enough time to get back to the power source!
Hi Ant, how does this compair to the pool in brisol? looking at booking myself a session soon. is the intermidiate wave the same quality as the wave pool in the UK?
Ive watched alot of footage of both and from what ive seen..The bristol wavepool,s most extreme "expert" wave is seriously dumbed down compared to the Urbnsurf one. The advanced and advanced plus of bristol barely compare to Urbnsurfs intermediate.
I would say that URBNSURF is more powerful than Bristol.... in saying that I have only experienced Bristol back in 2019 when it first opened and they only had one setting at that time? If I was to book ay URBN again it would be in advanced for sure.
Great review. I live in Melbourne and have surfed the pool a few times. Everything you said is right on the money and will be invaluable advice for someone going for the first time. It really is great fun. The take off is weird and really different to catching an ocean wave. The pull back and surge at the take off zone I think is the hardest thing to get nailed. In the intermediate sessions so many people miss getting onto their waves properly.
ur review was so in depth and perfect! can’t wait to rip there now
Let us know how you went!
Awesome, great to see you in the water and catching waves. 👍
Thanks!! 👍
Thank you, I'm going there tomorrow for my first ever surf.
Thanks, this was really useful to watch just before the session 👌
Spot on with your assessment! I’m in Switzerland at the moment surfing Alaïa Bay. It’s incredible and thanks to OMBE I have gone from the intermediate wave to the advanced. You can’t beat the opportunity for continuous and consistent repetition that the Wavegarden provides.
the System they have in Switzerland is so much better with the numbers and the person who sits in the pool with the group
Would love to surf that pool with the mountain backdrop
Thanks for the very informative video. For comparison, here is my experience. I had the chance to surf BSR in Waco Texas and although expensive relative to a session at my local break (FREE, less petrol), I felt it was much cheaper and a much better value than most surf trips I have taken. Granted, "your" surf destinations are much closer and better than mine. I live in the US, California. I can only go South into Mexico, Costa Rica, etc.
My 2 day 8hr trip to BSR cost me about $1200 all in. This was for air, car, petrol, and surf time. BSR was at the time $90/hr (US). You only get about 10 waves per hour so it works out to $10/wave roughly. But like you said, super fun, no hassling, everyone is basically cheering each other on. I've been to Costa Rica 3 times and no one cheered my waves (except friends). I got snaked by locals, evil eye'd by other travel surfers. And in total, if I counted all my waves in the 6 days of surf, I had less than 80 good waves. Granted, I had probably 200 waves total in Costa Rica but hassling for position and trying to work out etiquette, at best I had 30 or so "Good/Great" waves. Every wave in the pool was 3 turns and a cutback, perfect training.
my only complaint would be that the waves weren't long enough but having said that, on my second day, hr 7 and 8, my legs were blown. I couldn't not do a proper bottom turn because they hurt so much. hahaha
Anyways, really appreciate your video. I would love to someday surf the wavecove technology for comparison. BSR is great but getting a booking these days is really hard to do.
Awesome review! Armando hope to catch up with you soon!! Literally heading for a session atm. So pumped!!!
Have fun!
@@ombesurf Thanks! Slowing things down is not easy. Could you do a review of the cruiser wave when in Melbourne next? There was not enough time to get back to the power source!
Great to see you surfing....you shred man...would really like to see all of the footage for the session..)
Maybe one day 😉
You’re a good surfer, nice flow.
🤙 Thank you!!!
Hey mate you did really well ! Nice job - definitely better than an average surfer IMO ! Your enthusiasm is infectious...Cheers
Thanks mate.... we cut out the bad waves 🤣
Wish I'd watched this before my first wave pool experience :D
nice surfing, very slick pop up wish mine was as smooth. Post lockdown I'm always catching my front foot on my pop up particularly in boots
Bloody boots!!!
Thank you Ant. Good review.
Our pleasure!
Great thanks, any long boarding coaching videos?
Hello Lemon. Would you be able to drop your suggestions here? -> ombe.co/roadmap
Awesomeness yes cool yes....
How about board selection? Small wave shortboard? Apparently its weak?
I wonder how much energy it takes to make all these waves. Good review.
As Doc would say in Back To The Future 1.21GIGAWATTS!!!!!
Do you have any recommendation on what board to take. Would you take more of a groveler or a normal short board?
Hi Anthony
Smooth style mate
What length board were you on
6'0 Swallow Tail, Epoxy, A full quiver review is coming soon.
@@ombesurf
Sweet
Looking forward to that
Hi Ant, how does this compair to the pool in brisol? looking at booking myself a session soon. is the intermidiate wave the same quality as the wave pool in the UK?
Ive watched alot of footage of both and from what ive seen..The bristol wavepool,s most extreme "expert" wave is seriously dumbed down compared to the Urbnsurf one. The advanced and advanced plus of bristol barely compare to Urbnsurfs intermediate.
I would say that URBNSURF is more powerful than Bristol.... in saying that I have only experienced Bristol back in 2019 when it first opened and they only had one setting at that time? If I was to book ay URBN again it would be in advanced for sure.
Imagine living in a place where the 4/3 is for cold, and not for when it's warm...