Kneeboard Surfing USA Community Forum

If it was from a purely personal perspective (and isn't that, not contests or films or marketing, etc., what kneeboarding is supposed to be about?) it would have to be George Greenough because the person who introduced me to kneeboarding started kneeboarding himself due to Greenough's influence. Of ...

Toed-in fins do not necessarily make a board turn easier. As some have already commented there are actually several factors involved in determining how easy a board does (or does not) turn, and the degree to which your fins are toed-in may actually be far less important than you might think. In fact...

The level of thinking, sophistication, and value of information regarding surf craft design on Swaylocks is so far advanced compared to the ksusa site that it is like comparing apples and oranges. (Although at one time kneelos may have been independent and progressive thinkers in the surfing world, ...

Headwax, But of course, Anderson is playing semantics! Now why didn’t I think of that? :shock: Why then, I ask, did the well respected science magazine ‘Discover’ publish his work (April 2001 issue) and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association give his book, upon which his web site is based, the f...

It's alway quite interesting to see how some people prefer cling to old ideas and remain ignorant rather than try to open their minds! :roll: For example, there are those who still believe that the Earth is flat, or that it is the center of the Universe... :P (A couple of weeks ago I got into a deba...

Unfortunately all of your discussions regarding the Bernoulli Principle and what provides lift are, for the most part, wrong! :o I refer you to the following web site for an accurate and scientific depiction of the forces acting to provide lift in an airplane wing and thus, by way of analogy, a surf...

The problem with kneelos copying standup surfers is that it just reinforces the perception that kneelos are just a bunch of wannabe standups who are unable and/or incapable of standing up. :oops: Is that what you, as a kneelo, really want? :lol: If so, fine, but then don't complain when you receive ...

You think a surfer in the lineup getting getting hit by a shark every now and then is bad, did you catch that made for TV movie last week, "Spring Break Shark Attack"? Now that was scary! I always thought that shiny bright metal objects only attracted two types of dim-witted, cold blooded ...

It is rather easy and economical to make your own fins savers from recycled snapped leashes. They will be much stronger and secure than commercially available ones. :D First, take the ankle strap from a broken leash (an OE should do quite nicely). Second, tie a short loop of thick, strong cord or st...

"What's really funny is the look on people's faces when you're flying down the line at mach 3 on a fifty pound 11'6"... on your knees." - Uriah I believe that is the look of sheer panic as they realize there is no way in hell you can either turn or control that thing and they try to f...

I just posted 3 pics of my balsa flex spoon that is in the final stages of construction. Glassed with epoxy and S cloth. Fin is polycarbonate core with 1 layer of cloth running the entire length of fin, 2 layers about half length. Exhibits excellent flex characteristics. Spoon nose section and outer...

Beeline wrote: "actually your average kneelo has substandard skills compared to your average standup." I totally disagree. What research do you base this statement on? Have you measured this in any type of scientific fashion? I believe the average kneelo actually has far superior skills to...

My apologies for ATTRIBUTING the qoute to Hart (which is not exactly the same thing as misquoting). Late at night/multitasking type mistake. :oops: In regards to Willi's observation, in a way he is correct. :o In fact, as Einstein himself demonstrated all of space is curved, so in reality it is impo...

Roy Stewart wrote: “In order to discuss the speed potential of a surfboard one must take into account the weight of the rider. Surfboards are propelled…by gravitational potential energy, which is directly proportional to the mass of board and rider combined. Thus any given board and rider combinatio...

When debating how fast one can go on any given wave, what we are in effect asking is how fast is that wave breaking and can we keep up with that wave as it breaks? The falling lip is moving at a greater speed than the swell is traveling forward (i.e. towards the shore). This is a fact of physics, pe...