Age old question leashes

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Foam
Foam
WA
768 posts
WA, 768 posts
5 Dec 2022 6:30pm
What do you prefer ankle or knee

9'1 log

What is better to use 9ft leash or 10ft
damned67
damned67
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582 posts
5 Dec 2022 8:13pm
I think here the 'age old' questions are about fins!

But with leashes, I prefer ankle. It's just what I'm used to. The leash is the least of my concerns when trying to walk the board!
9' leash would be plenty for me on a 9'1", but I've never had ten toes over the nose.... so there's that to consider in my response.
Foam
Foam
WA
768 posts
WA, 768 posts
5 Dec 2022 8:28pm
Fins well I rely on a single in all my logs, greenough 4a 10.5 works in pretty much everything, as for leash yes I'm not at 10 over yet so no idea
thedrip
thedrip
WA
2355 posts
WA, 2355 posts
8 Dec 2022 7:42am
damned67 said..
I think here the 'age old' questions are about fins!

But with leashes, I prefer ankle. It's just what I'm used to. The leash is the least of my concerns when trying to walk the board!
9' leash would be plenty for me on a 9'1", but I've never had ten toes over the nose.... so there's that to consider in my response.


You've described me. I'm a combination of Mr Gumby and Lurch when I start walking up the board so I go with ankle just because I am used to it. Never gets in my way.

Ive never hung five or ten either. That last six inches or so May as well be a mile.
Razzonater
Razzonater
2224 posts
2224 posts
8 Dec 2022 8:46pm
10 foot leash
sometimes though a lot of shops only have the 9 footer leashes available

always an ankle

had a knee one and it nearly ripped my leg in half like a fat man eating a chicken wing

advantage is it seems to disperse a bit of energy by the time it pulls tight with a 9,4 hanging off the end

the disadvantage is 10 feet is two more feet of leash than an 8 feet to either swim to or grab and spin your board before next set

that half a second or so can see you get one more on the head than not
surf1ng
surf1ng
SA
72 posts
SA, 72 posts
10 Dec 2022 7:48am
Ankle for me. They feel better to me than knee leashes.

I use a 9 foot leash on my 9 footer, I would also use a 9 foot leash on a 9'1".
Foam
Foam
WA
768 posts
WA, 768 posts
11 Dec 2022 1:27pm
I went with a knee leash, only for the fact they are harder to get, never used one always ankle but I want to look like the pros
Jeff J
Jeff J
NSW
79 posts
NSW, 79 posts
16 Dec 2022 5:48pm
Bought a second hand Mal a few years ago with a knee leash and gave it a go. 5 minutes later I put it around my ankle.
Don't know how people can stand wearing them up under the knee.
surfbroker
surfbroker
NSW
1489 posts
NSW, 1489 posts
17 Dec 2022 6:58am
I've always worn a knee leggie, it stays out of the way when walking..
Tassiedevel
Tassiedevel
TAS
2249 posts
TAS, 2249 posts
19 Dec 2022 11:11am
Thinking someone told me years ago the general rule was the length of the leg rope should be the length of the board . in saying that personally I use a 9 foot leg rope on all my boards ( 5 ft 6 through to 9 foot 6 ) . Prefer to have the board away from me when I come back up - not Surfing in crowded breaks like some of you though .
damned67
damned67
582 posts
582 posts
22 Dec 2022 9:55am
Speaking of leashes/leg ropes, I bought a new one yesterday.
Clearly labelled as a 9' leash. Here it is laid out along my 11' board.
You do the math.







rattlinbones
rattlinbones
WA
43 posts
WA, 43 posts
22 Dec 2022 2:52pm
Is it just the rubber that is 9'?
damned67
damned67
582 posts
582 posts
22 Dec 2022 10:02pm
Could be just the rubber that's 9' - although I'd argue it's still longer. I've currently got it hanging up with a little weight on the end to get the kinks out (they annoy me). I'll measure it after. With it sitting on the board as it was in those pics, I'd get damn close to getting the toes over..... if I had the skill. I'd have to assume it's close to 10' in length, out of the box, so to speak.
surf1ng
surf1ng
SA
72 posts
SA, 72 posts
23 Dec 2022 11:35am
damned67 said..
Speaking of leashes/leg ropes, I bought a new one yesterday.
Clearly labelled as a 9' leash. Here it is laid out along my 11' board.
You do the math.








Maybe your board's not 11 foot .
damned67
damned67
582 posts
582 posts
23 Dec 2022 11:34am
There is that too.
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