I can enjoy some of the more progressive surfing on the shorter sups when the surf is cracking and they are putting it on a rail, pulling into a deep pit or dropping into a large open face.
What I have found a little interesting is watching a few of the SUP surfing comps which are rarely run in ideal condition. I think the last was at Currumbin last year at the State or Aussie titles where the tide was full and the surf was mediocre. In the final everyone is hopping around trying to make a shorter board work with limted success.
When the conditions are like this I would love to see one of the top competitors flip the coin and pick up a longer board and transition their style - not surprisingly some of those top guys are also phenomoninal mal riders. Apart from catching most of the better waves on offer by being able to position themselves more effectively, I think others ride the shorter boards could look amateurish if someone took a different approach and challenged some of the judges thinking a little. I think there is as much difficulty and skill and at times it looks so much more appealing.
Over to Mr Gleeve to provide some enlightenment.
Cheers Herb
. Oh and the Godfather is that good he doesn't need a legrope
