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44 posts & 21 voices | Started 2 years ago by phildowling | Latest reply from Mal-ec

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Good enough for Joel Tudor good enough for you Mr Dowli

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gavtheoldskater - Member

I'd be interested if I felt you could crank it up in waist high conditions

yes, very definitely. and especially if the waves are a bit full they really come into their own.

the prob with a paddle on a prog mal is that, unless you are silly super light, it would'nt float you to stand up paddle. but don't be fooled by the usual stand up logs that most people are seeing (and i'd argue are giving the few of us that actually surf the things some really bad press), there are some seriously advanced progressive boards being made - i've got a 9-3 quad coming in a few weeks and the guy i surf with regularly has a 9-3 thruster that looks and surfs like a regular shortboard.

i've had a few longboards, and indeed at 5-11 and 16st am built for one, but i don't surf them because whenever i do i enjoy it for a few sessions then start to crave shorter boards... but if i could get a longboard that surfed like a progressive sup then maybe it would be another story.

here's a progressive 8-5...

and some nice pics...

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Mal-ec - Member

Now that looks more like it, you can see the leaverage he's getting out of the paddle in the 2nd shot. I'd struggle to get that vertical on my mal in waves that size. Interested...
Quad sounds good, (loving the versatility + speed of my 6' 4"). Whose shaping it for you? Epoxy?

Posted 2 years ago #
kaya - Member

Phil Longboards are all about the Glide and being smooooth, If you wana whack the lip ride a shortboard. If you want to be smooooth and soulful ride some thing long, But in answer to your question YES try a log you never know you may like it:wink:

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bintangman - Member

1st post here and its on surfing!
I've just been tempted into the fishy avenue and will only go back to boards under 20 inches wide if the waves are worth it- which, if you're honest with yourself, if you don't get in the water very often, is probably quite rare in this country. I can see the lure with longboards, but the thought of duck diving them just worries me! Much rather go wider than longer, but maybe another 10 years and you never know.

An interesting thread re SUPs - for my part, I reckon they have their place, but not in crowded 2ft line ups. Friends in the gower go out to the waves you'd need a boat to get to, or paddle, and get waves all to themselves - they are really very dangerous things in inexerpienced hands though - certainly a lot of momentum!

I'd be up for a STW get to gether at Rest, say after work if that happens.

I got in to biking as a replacement for surfing, given I don't live so close to the sea any more. Its getting a close run thing for me - while you just can't beat a classic days surfing, those days are really quite rare, and days in the brecons or round Monmouth where I live, can be quite hard to beat sometimes!

Cheers
btm

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gavtheoldskater - Member

If you want to be smooooth and soulful ride some thing long

i'd argue its more the rider that is the key to flow not the board. ever seen tom curren on a fish or rob machado on, well, anything?

Whose shaping it for you? Epoxy?

sups are more about the surftech type production and technology, the lightness and stiffness suits them. plus you get a board, if you go for one of the leading companies like C4 or PSH, thats been developed by the best riders and sup shapers in the world.

i'm waiting for a C4 'subvector', its a design by dave paramenter (who i greatly admire, i'd love to get one of his widow makers shaped up if it was'nt for the fact its virtually impossible to get a custom surfboard from him) based on the stubvector surfboard concept he's been making for many years now.

that said there's a couple of guys in aussie custom making boards that'd be worth a look if it was'nt so darn expensive to ship them.

if you want any advice on sups my email is in my profile.

Posted 2 years ago #
TooTall - Member

Longboards to shortboards is like 29er to 26er. Lovers and haters - horses for courses.

29er and Custard Point 9'6" owner.

Posted 2 years ago #
phildowling - Member

Well i've added one a 9'2 and so far i love it, actually prefer it to the short board.
Last night Rest Bay on the drop was cracking, 2 foot clean easy paddle out and virtually empty Took me a while to get the hang of needing to move around to turn etc but it was awesome, so smooth and flowing.

Went in today bit bigger and bumpier, got nailed on the way out a few times but still great fun.
29er's and longboards rule

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kaya - Member

Phil welcome to the world of logs "waves from the other side of the country" Hope you have many glassy evenings and a long and happy relationship with your log

Gav yes I agree there are some smooth shortboarders, But there are many more smooth longboard riders. IMO, Riding a longboard is about flowing with the wave and moving on your board with style and grace

Posted 2 years ago #
Mal-ec - Member

Cheers gav, will do.
Nice one Phil. You'll be getting caught practicing you cross stepping on kerb stones soon then
Getting out at beachies when its big is a nightmare, but on the points a big board on big days is ace.
Nice little wave at Whitesands last night + this evening on the drop.

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