Or there all short. By the way nothing wrong with riding big boards.

helps soften up heavy landings I was told by a pro

you are all such kooks hahahaha

okay so 1. those boards have huge rocker. so if your a 136 standard board with normalish rocker on a high rocker board you need a 140 so a 133 normal board would require you to use a 136. this is due to the back rail not being able to be in the water as much and the contours in the base add a fair bit of drag in the water.

2. it lowers your center of gravity allowing you to make easier and faster rotations.

3. how is this not common knowledge? your instructor should have taught you guys this on your second lesson when introduced to the board. the whole shape size design speech......

4.... plummet for gods sake you make boards you should know better... but you got some of it right :D


also 3rd place needs to be dropped from redbull for putting her sticker on the bottom of the board and upside down hahahaha

and i said you got some of it right :)

Kozzie said..
you are all such kooks hahahaha

okay so 1. those boards have huge rocker. so if your a 136 standard board with normalish rocker on a high rocker board you need a 140 so a 133 normal board would require you to use a 136. this is due to the back rail not being able to be in the water as much and the contours in the base add a fair bit of drag in the water.

2. it lowers your center of gravity allowing you to make easier and faster rotations.

3. how is this not common knowledge? your instructor should have taught you guys this on your second lesson when introduced to the board. the whole shape size design speech......

4.... plummet for gods sake you make boards you should know better... but you got some of it right :D


also 3rd place needs to be dropped from redbull for putting her sticker on the bottom of the board and upside down hahahaha

What the hell you on about You geek

I ride a big board cause I am a fat heavy bastard...
140, pffffffft, doesn't even get me planing.

Kozzie said..

kemp90 said..
I ride 141. Gives you more pop. Having boots gives your more control, so you can handle a bigger board.
Bigger boards slow your rotation but you rotate more, of that makes sense!

do yourself a favour and have a quick google to see how helicopter blades work. in particular how theres leading and trailing blade if you can get your head around that youll understand why when you rotate your board it is slow to start but fast to finish or you know wind some rubber bands around center of a pencil and observe it untwisting then add some weight to the pencil if you want.

You're a SUPper aren't you?

Loftywinds said..

Kozzie said..

kemp90 said..
I ride 141. Gives you more pop. Having boots gives your more control, so you can handle a bigger board.
Bigger boards slow your rotation but you rotate more, of that makes sense!

do yourself a favour and have a quick google to see how helicopter blades work. in particular how theres leading and trailing blade if you can get your head around that youll understand why when you rotate your board it is slow to start but fast to finish or you know wind some rubber bands around center of a pencil and observe it untwisting then add some weight to the pencil if you want.

You're a SUPper aren't you?

your a PEAnut arent you

1950 said...
Just recently saw this picture, but it's kind same thing for all photos like this



Are this boards really so huge or this is photo/marketing trick?
If they ride with full quiver kites in almost perfect conditions would't be easier for them to use smaller boards?
Does boots here play it's role, is it easier to pop & land with so massive boards? Probably yes for landing, but complicated freestyle moves looks like much harder with big boards.

Cheers everyone

The chicks in Europe arnt built like your Aussie rugby chicks

Another call could be that bigger board = more upwind = more room for bigger tricks

In surfing there is a thing called the Kelly Slater syndrome.
Most people want to surf like KS so they look at what KS rides
and get that but most people his size can't even paddle his boards &
in reality require a much bigger board.

In kitesurfing even our best local riders are still beginners compared to the pro's in the videos and on the podiums.
This is in regard to tricks, kite control and even down to edging and weight distribution.

Just be real and get a much bigger board than you think and you will have much more time for everything you lay down