Trimming on a Hayley Pin...

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Tudor with some really smooth surfing on the mid...

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The thing I like about dialed surfing on a single fin is guys like Joel(mind you he's an incredible surfer) are perfectly placed on the wave to slingshot them down the wave so they climb back up and do it all over again. Very nice to watch, especially in bigger waves,

Yeah for sure, good point SP.

Look at guys like Torren, perfectly positioned on the wave and he just flies!!

SP said..

McHenry said..
The thing I like about dialed surfing on a single fin is guys like Joel(mind you he's an incredible surfer) are perfectly placed on the wave to slingshot them down the wave so they climb back up and do it all over again. Very nice to watch, especially in bigger waves,

That's a good point, good surfers have good positioning and generate speed so easy. I know you said single but I don't think it matters, tri, single or twins.

The pros do it better then anyone, generating speed of the take off, carrying speed over dead sections and positioning themselves to get the most out of every wave.

It's the key isn't it. ...and I agree that it applies to all types of boards. Good positioning equals speed on tap and with more speed everything is just so much easier and better.
I think it's often applied to singles because if you're not at least partially doing it (good wave read and positioning) you're often left behind, whereas something that can be pumped for speed can to some extent cover up a deficiency in this regard.
Isn't this the reason it's often said that a stretch riding singles only is good for your surfing? Because it makes you learn stuff that you might not even realise with a pumpable cluster?

McHenry said..
The thing I like about dialed surfing on a single fin is guys like Joel(mind you he's an incredible surfer) are perfectly placed on the wave to slingshot them down the wave so they climb back up and do it all over again. Very nice to watch, especially in bigger waves,

I reckon wave knowledge and positioning are just about the most important but overlooked aspect of great surfing... And I agree that it applies with all sorts of fin set ups and crafts but I guess some are more forgiving than others... I mean, with a single fin mid you really have to surf with the wave whereas with a SB thruster you can definitely impart your will over the wave far more...

Lizzy is a classic example, if you aren't on the right part of the board and the right part of the wave she'll still go but average... but... when you surf her well and in the right part of the wave well she's just UNREAL...

One of my mates (thats Nathan, Salty) commented on one of my waves on Saturday, I took off badly, poor positioning, but it was tricky as the waves were kinda cross-shore... anyways... I recovered, found the sweet spot of the wave and she just took off... in his words "it was like you hit the turbo" but really, it was all positioning, finding the power source of the wave.

Wave positioning on the wave and at takeoff are what I'm most focused on in the water atm as I feel if I can improve these and my paddling fitness this is where I can most improve...

SP said..

saltyheaven said..

SP said..

McHenry said..
The thing I like about dialed surfing on a single fin is guys like Joel(mind you he's an incredible surfer) are perfectly placed on the wave to slingshot them down the wave so they climb back up and do it all over again. Very nice to watch, especially in bigger waves,

That's a good point, good surfers have good positioning and generate speed so easy. I know you said single but I don't think it matters, tri, single or twins.

The pros do it better then anyone, generating speed of the take off, carrying speed over dead sections and positioning themselves to get the most out of every wave.

It's the key isn't it. ...and I agree that it applies to all types of boards. Good positioning equals speed on tap and with more speed everything is just so much easier and better.
I think it's often applied to singles because if you're not at least partially doing it (good wave read and positioning) you're often left behind, whereas something that can be pumped for speed can to some extent cover up a deficiency in this regard.
Isn't this the reason it's often said that a stretch riding singles only is good for your surfing? Because it makes you learn stuff that you might not even realise with a pumpable cluster?

Yeah, no matter what craft, you look at someone who has good position and going quick and think that's good Surfing.

I don't think the number of fins really matter, just cause it has 2, three or 4 fins doesn't mean a lot. It's how the person surfs it.

The rush of a continuous rhythm probably sums it up pretty well..

Great Vid... Love RB

AndyrooMac said..
Speed bottom turns are fun...

Liddle Death Machine

Oh would you just get a hull already

Souwester said..
Got a teaser from my shaper the other day..getting close

Love those ragged stripes! Shark deterrent, or is that BS?

This is my 3rd board from the same local shaper - you just can't beat them

Who's the shaper souwester? looks a nice outline from that angle...

But really, i'm way WAAAAAAY more scared of adult learner SUP's than our beautiful grey friends

Souwester said..

Shout out is to Ross Rutherford @ Soul Boardstore, makes an awesome hand made sled and a pretty good Espresso.

Has his finger on the pulse with what is needed to have fun in Perth surf conditions.

Had a dozen waves on a 7 footer of his a few weeks ago, it went very well indeed!

AndyrooMac said..

@Salty, is that the guy who shaped Nath's boards? If so, I've surfed the 8' Displacement Hull and that was one sweet ride, made me sell my Tim Clarke as it just wasnt on the same level

Yes. But not really a hull that 8 footer.

AndyrooMac said..

saltyheaven said..

AndyrooMac said..

@Salty, is that the guy who shaped Nath's boards? If so, I've surfed the 8' Displacement Hull and that was one sweet ride, made me sell my Tim Clarke as it just wasnt on the same level

Yes. But not really a hull that 8 footer.

I thought it was through about the first 2/3 of the board?

The bottom rolls out to the rails a bit for sure, the whole length right through to the tail.

It's a bit of an odd name 'Hull' for a surfboard, and Liddle himself calls it a misnomer. For a board to be a hull, I reckon, it needs to ride like one - and to ride like one takes more than just a rolled bottom.

SP said..
Aren't all surfboards a hull in the end? Either a planning hull or a Displacement Hull?

Or something in the middle, bit of both depending on the moment. Agreed.

Just that the word 'Hull' when related to surfboards has come to mean a specific thing beyond the literal meaning of the word.