pezza said...sir ROWDY said...pezza said...
Have you tried wearing them. It's not easier, I wore some in Peru to make getting in and out of the water easier but it took some getting used to riding with them. Much prefer bear feet
Agree with you there 100% but I know guys that use them because they grip the board better.
In-fact a mate of mine spiral-fractured his leg surfing (which is very unusual) and they said it was due to the extra grip on the board the bootie gave...
Yep I will agree with you after about ten days in pacasmayo I had got used to them and it did grip better but still wasn't a big fan of the feeling. I actually used a pair of vibram five finger shoes. Thought having the toes separated would feel better.
Careful, those seperate toes shoes can do some serious damage to your toes. The grip is so good, there have been dislocated toe injuries. Many of the surf boots now will seperate the big toe in terms of fit but keep the sole as one platform (or have the big toe stitched to the rest of the toes). This way you dont slip and slide in your boot and have less chance of injury.
Ive worn them in places like Gnaraloo. Grip us great but hate the process of putting them on and getting sand in them etc.
