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62mac
62mac
WA
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11 Mar 2013 6:30pm
Today I had the pleasure of a long chin wag with Vanders,talking surfing, board design,shapes and tints.

One thing we discussed was nose and tail shape.

I much prefer a pulled in nose = no catching
I also prefer a rounded pin,pin tail over the square tail.

I find the pin shaped tails much more reactive than the square.

What do you guy's like
Ted the Kiwi
Ted the Kiwi
NSW
14256 posts
NSW, 14256 posts
11 Mar 2013 9:33pm
same....I also like some nice stiff rails from the rounded pin all the way up the lower 1/6ish part of the board - normally just past where the side fins would be.

I am a big fan of tints and love Simondo's blue as a colour.

But the thing I love most is uncrowded long glassy 3 ft right hand peelers with the sun coming up......I know any longboard goes well in those conditions but my one seems to just love them My Sweet Potato loves those conditions also which makes it hard to decide some days......
laceys lane
laceys lane
QLD
19804 posts
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11 Mar 2013 8:38pm
i was straight on to this.

i'm just the man for the job
thePup
thePup
13831 posts
13831 posts
11 Mar 2013 6:45pm
I like GODDARD Longboards .... classic yet modern great finish and handshaped to your dims

Being sh!te to ok all I need is something not too hard edged rails , same nose as the above gentlemen but a touch more lift than usual to help .... rounded Pin tail thrust set up fins

I'd like to keep improving I'd like a traditional Log I'd like to move to the ES asap

I'd love wave or 10 tomoro and it looks sweet if not a touch breezy
Ted the Kiwi
Ted the Kiwi
NSW
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11 Mar 2013 9:46pm
laceys lane said...
i was straight on to this.

i'm just the man for the job


well I think its time you manned up and either

1 - purchased one
2 - had a ride on one of Macs many

Next time I am up yr way you can come out with me - it will be 2 short boarders who are learning to ride a longboard.....sd provide loads of entertainment for others. It would also mean that we can just "accidentally drop in" as we are beginners

asea
asea
QLD
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11 Mar 2013 8:52pm
don't know what you said but all i know for what it is worth DO THE WALK NOT THE TALK it has been said to me many a time and i finally woke up one day and bingo i could walk
laceys lane
laceys lane
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11 Mar 2013 8:54pm
asea said...
don't know what you said but all i know for what it is worth DO THE WALK NOT THE TALK it has been said to me many a time and i finally woke up one day and bingo i could walk



so your a walking, talking living doll. how cute
62mac
62mac
WA
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WA, 24860 posts
11 Mar 2013 6:58pm
Well at least I received a couple of serious replies.
Ted the Kiwi
Ted the Kiwi
NSW
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11 Mar 2013 10:00pm
62mac said...
Well at least I received a couple of serious replies.


did you really think that a topic could stay on topic? Let alone on a Monday night? Come on Mac - you still in holiday mode or something?
chrispychru
chrispychru
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11 Mar 2013 9:02pm
Ted the Kiwi said...
62mac said...
Well at least I received a couple of serious replies.


did you really think that a topic could stay on topic? Let alone on a Monday night? Come on Mac - you still in holiday mode or something?


i started writing a serious one....stopped halway thr......
laceys lane
laceys lane
QLD
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11 Mar 2013 9:06pm
62mac said...
Well at least I received a couple of serious replies.



a couple more than i expected to see. be thankful i put a stop to that
62mac
62mac
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11 Mar 2013 7:06pm
Ted I dropped the word serious in the title for a reason,guess I was pushing my luck,oh well I tried
laceys lane
laceys lane
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62mac
62mac
WA
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11 Mar 2013 7:19pm
You know there is another longboard forum on the net and those guys are serious

I can't find it
thePup
thePup
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13831 posts
11 Mar 2013 7:23pm
Feck ya I thought you were serious ..... hang on wrong switch thread carry on
laceys lane
laceys lane
QLD
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QLD, 19804 posts
11 Mar 2013 9:23pm
62mac said...
You know there is another longboard forum on the net and those guys are serious

I can't find it



take down chat 2 and 3 and i promise to be a good boy
laceys lane
laceys lane
QLD
19804 posts
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11 Mar 2013 9:23pm
laceys lane said...
62mac said...
You know there is another longboard forum on the net and those guys are serious

I can't find it



take down chat 2 and 3 and i promise to be a good boy


and 4
Ted the Kiwi
Ted the Kiwi
NSW
14256 posts
NSW, 14256 posts
11 Mar 2013 10:24pm
62mac said...
You know there is another longboard forum on the net and those guys are serious

I can't find it




62mac
62mac
WA
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WA, 24860 posts
11 Mar 2013 7:24pm
take 4 is up and running
thePup
thePup
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13831 posts
11 Mar 2013 7:24pm
Feck
62mac
62mac
WA
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WA, 24860 posts
11 Mar 2013 7:26pm
laceys lane said...
laceys lane said...
62mac said...
You know there is another longboard forum on the net and those guys are serious

I can't find it



take down chat 2 and 3 and i promise to be a good boy


and 4


Stand by for 5
thePup
thePup
13831 posts
13831 posts
11 Mar 2013 7:28pm
yes better kit equals better chances Mate .... ahhh fark wrong thread switch
vanders1
vanders1
QLD
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11 Mar 2013 11:09pm
Enjoyed the chat today mac, I too was looking forward to some serious feedback but alas....................
obct
obct
NSW
3487 posts
NSW, 3487 posts
12 Mar 2013 7:10am
Don't know a great deal about design, but I can usually believe what I see. Last Saturday me an MR were having a surf and a mate of his called Mick turns up with a big westcoast board and he's struggling to get a wave. He's perling, and rolling all over the place with few results.

After about half an hour, he swaps boards and jumps on MRs 10' Diverse, immediately he pulls off a killer left.

It may be that the diverse suited him better than the westcoast, but then I've never seen anyone surf a westcoast well, and I know the Diverse surfs good because it was the board that convinced me to go back and try a Polly board after a 5 year hiatus.

So what makes a good boad? A good shaper I guess.

Simondo
Simondo
VIC
8025 posts
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12 Mar 2013 9:15am
Vander's, what board(s) do you have on the way?
chrispychru
chrispychru
QLD
7932 posts
QLD, 7932 posts
12 Mar 2013 8:30am
i was always a rounded pin man(ted summed it up nicely) yet when i got sdr to make my smile board i was not that happy to see a square tail on it

BUT now i love it. i will do a review off this board with pics as i have had it long enough and had..HAD surfed it heaps.
why i think it works is the fact the square is not big. in fact it is very thin and not wide with a big amount of tail lift. i run two big side fins and a tiny shark fin stabiliser(board still works really well with a small trailer) and imo this board would go backward with a rounded pin/pin. the loosest board i have surfed
62mac
62mac
WA
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12 Mar 2013 6:33am
I like to see what you think,same board with a pin

Hmmm what happened to Asea and your Byron trip today
asea
asea
QLD
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12 Mar 2013 2:19pm
62mac said...
I like to see what you think,same board with a pin

Hmmm what happened to Asea and your Byron trip today


2hrs of pure bliss
62mac
62mac
WA
24860 posts
WA, 24860 posts
12 Mar 2013 12:29pm
Chrispy front up
asea
asea
QLD
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12 Mar 2013 2:39pm
62mac said...
Chrispy front up


no, Taj gone
Simondo
Simondo
VIC
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VIC, 8025 posts
12 Mar 2013 6:11pm
I agree Mac, I prefer a pulled in nose.
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