after every kite i have i find a perfect circle of wax been pushed away from where i ride with my front foot. I asked one of the bws riders once and he said use "Far King" wax. so i did, i scraped the old wax off put a new layer of far king wax on and same issue.

i know i could go and stick on a sheet of deck grip but id rather not: it looks too old skool

anyone found another solution?

try a harder wax (cold water wax) mabye

you need to wax every sesh
if you are riding for many hrs keep a bit of wax in your boardshorts

I used to deal with this then I just put deck grip on

to give it a go

it feels rank for about 1-2 sessions

then you will never go back to wax as it works so well

dont worry about the cool police

wax really is a pain in the a$$ in so many ways and deck grip is actually equal too

or maybe greater in terms of grip try it

I would still only ever use wax for surfing though

There is nothing more annoying than when you get caught with a smooth board mid session eh! I also don't think there is much you can do to stop the wax being pushed off your board.

Most longer sessions I will end up stopping way out the back where I will float and do a super quick re wax on the heel spots. Other guys rather do it on the beach. Either way it's a pretty painless solution. So as a couple of others have mentioned;

1) Take a small lump of your wax (& comb if you like) with you in your pocket and re wax when needed.

2) The water is warmer than past summers at the moment so you might want to try a wax suited to the warmer waters.

Haven't tried the deck grip before??? Guess it depends if your board doubles as your usual surfboard or not. I've just got the one so sticking to wax.

CarlBevo said...

I used to deal with this then I just put deck grip on

to give it a go

it feels rank for about 1-2 sessions

then you will never go back to wax as it works so well

dont worry about the cool police

wax really is a pain in the a$$ in so many ways and deck grip is actually equal too

or maybe greater in terms of grip try it

I would still only ever use wax for surfing though

Yep totally agree Bevo, I cut down a tail pad and stuck it on to get a bit better grip just for the Lighthouse to Leighton...... and never got around to taking it off.

Yeah it feels weird at first but you get used to it.

I often have 3hr+ sessions and used to hate always having that smooth spot after an hour or so.

If i was trying to use the board for surfing and kiting I would stick to wax but I have given up trying to do both on the one board, so deck grip it is for me, anyone that has seen me kiting in my bucket hat knows I don't give a damn about the cool police.

Yeah a grip would be ideal but it is my paddle surfboard too :(

kitecroc said...

I have tried the Bali brew followed by the cold water wax and after a long session you still get the same problem. Now a carry a small wax comb in one sleeve of my wetty and a small block of wax in the other. I then rewax as needed during my session out the back between sets . If you find a better solution can you let me know.

Cheers Croc :-)

Me thinks it for ya hair croc

HTFU and skip the wax

ride in switch heelside then change once on wave?...

Surfy31 said...

Never learnt how to ride switch. I have been kiting for 4'months and learnt on a surfboard with straps. Surfed all my life riding natural stance.

I may need to learn as that would solve the issue!

Could be a goer.

i put a stomp pad on backwards where my front foot goes . the raised bit is good when cruising back up wind and also when jumping you can push forward on it

Switch surfing is all wrong to me, it's just feels f#%# up!
40 years surfing natural can't change.

Gale to hear I'm not the only one with this issue.
1. I don't wanna waste one minute of perfect wind trying to ride switch.
2. A tail pad for my front foot would be ideal for kiting, although no good when paddling into waves