I find in big waves it can hurt when the board gets dragged. I also seem to wrap the leggie around my leg more when on my calf..

Good thing about my calf leggie is that it also works on the ankle so I have both options.

Use a calf leggie too. Don't get to ride big waves based in Perth, so can't comment, but it was fine in chest- to head-high surf around Margaret River way when I managed to get down there 3 weeks ago.
However, leash seems to have a tendency to wrap around my arm or even my neck (damn!) more than on my old 9' longboard, & I had a calf leggie on that. Probably due to the fact that it's longer.

Hi as a kite, do you walk your 11 footer? If yes, it's a calf , if no, an ankle should do the job.
Calf leggies were developed for walking up and down a longboard, the idea is you dont stand on them as much because there higher up. Having said that plenty of good longboarders don't use a leggy at all. Personal preference once again. It's a bit like the recent fin discussion, everyones different, due to style, and board size and design. And the area not touched on is how you ride certain sized boards.For instance on 10-6 AA,I would always be looking to noseride this type of a board, which entails at least a 8-5" inch deep fin to hold the tail of the board in wave. A 6-5 inch centre fin is no dought going to be looser,but imho if you whant to noseride this baby you may need to perfect your helecopter manouver. The 9-6, and shorter boards are less likely to break free with a smaller centre fin. Oh I know i've jumped around a little bit here, sorry, and my comments are directed at sup performance even though i related a longboard as an example, cheers. Rodriguez

I used to like to cross step on my 11 footer, so I used a calf strap leggie. I did find it used to get tangled a fair bit though, around the fins, the paddle and me. On one wipeout it actually wrapped around my wrist and ripped the paddle out of my hand. Now I have a 9'6 and use a shorter ankle strap leggie because I don't cross step on it and I hav'nt had any tangle issues.

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Thanks guys, Me thinks I'll stay with an ankle rope, got a dicky knee.

Hey Brooko, how's the new baby float you compared to the yellow & black beast of yours?
Oh forgot, how did the tigers go last Thursday?[}:)]