Hi
I would like some advice on how to bank the board when bottom turning :
I am 77 kilos and have an 8:8 Jimmy lewis super tech 112 litres , been using the board for around 40x2 hour sessions after dropping down from a 125 litre board .i use 3 x large futures AM2 fins .
when dropping down a wave I find that when I try and bottom turn and bank the board , it feels as though I am leaning into the turn but my board is sliding a bit and not banking ( the board is still flat on the wave and the rail is not biting into the wave and banking in line with my body angle )
so I end up with a drawn out bottom turn and lose speed rather than a tighter bottom turn to project me back up the wave for a nice top turn .
my back foot is sometimes not back far enough over the back fins so I know I have to improve that .
also sometimes I try and initiate the turn before I get to the bottom of the wave so I think that's why it also feels like the board sliding a bit.
But when I do get the back foot back and drop down the wave I don't seem to be able to get the board banking to create a pivotal turn and just lose speed and get caught at the bottom of the wave unable to get back to the top .
I realise thy at there's a lot of variables but any tips on getting the board banking would be great .
many thanks

Hi all,

Just looking to see who out there is loving there hipster twins and what you think of them? pros/cons etc..
They seem like they are fairly wide for the length of them, thinking they will be super stable still with that bit of extra width.

I am currently riding the 10 footer and the 9'2 hipster longboards and I am looking at getting the 8'3 x 31 120l model for the bigger steeper days ( plus probabaly every other day in between on the lower tides) . I love the longboard versions they are super fun and I have taken them out in some awesome swell.

SMIK Spitfire and Hipster twin fin
Inspired by MR twin fins
Love to hear any feedback on these boards demo a SMIK Short Mac yesterday only in flat water paddles great , great glide stub nose heaps of stability wondering what these boards are like compared to say sunova's ??????