Newguy logs are best suited to pointbreaks and softer beach breaks.
They can be a handful in sucky beach breaks.

Ctngoodvibes said...
I like to snap logs off every morning....

Twice a day for me at times.

What I love about beachies is how different hey can be from one week to the next. Certainly my local which can have spitting barrels after a storm and then fatter mellow criusers a few days later. Unfortunately it can have plenty of knee high closeouts but that's another story.
So throughout the year I get to use my whole quiver from logs to mals, retro singles, fish and all sorts of other weird and wonderful things.

In terms of nose diving I think it's more technique than board. If you take advantage of the bigger boards size, sit further out, paddle harder and angle the takeoff you can usually make most drops. Occasionally the banks are such that it really sucks up late and you can be better off on a shorter board with more rocker.

chrispychru said...
i hate logs...full stop. they have no purpose except to hang on the wall.
i do not see the point of owning a log when there are some many other longboards that can do what a log can,plus plenty more. i hate how heavy they are...geez i just farking hate them

still having problems with that cross-stepping eh chrispy

Yeah, me too

You lads crack me up. Looks like I'll be hitting more reefs then. The pro's-seemingly more chilled out crowd about although just as packed. Any tips on cross stepping Chrispy?

Will get some photoes up Ted once I find the camera!

Simondo said...

chrispychru said...
i hate logs...full stop. they have no purpose except to hang on the wall.
i do not see the point of owning a log when there are some many other longboards that can do what a log can,plus plenty more. i hate how heavy they are...geez i just farking hate them

I had fun on your Flow Chrispy, in Beachies...
When you pick the right wave that reels off, the logs can still be plenty of fun!

i hear ya grom man. i had a few fun days on the girl as well. i just believe that you can get plenty off allrounders that can be ridden in the same waves as log,plus you can do a hell of alot more on a a/r.

obct,my cross stepping is coming along really well the going backwards part is still proving the hard/people laugh at me part

Rarely