Anyway enough of me...Its the old saying if your on a good thing..... and it looks like you might have it
Kneeboard Shapers South Africa
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Terence it is a sweet looking board you have come up with. It is the same problem where I live there is only one kb shaper in the whole state and he is only part time these days. Like you I was away from surfing for a long time. I took a real punt a while back after seeing a board shaped by Glen Darcy of J Bay and after some discussion via email had him shape me an everyday board for 3-6" conditions..It turned out to be a real gem, so not long ago I had him shape me a bigger wave board. I took it for its first series of surfs 2 weeks ago and again I am impressed, It was quick , had a lot of drive and paddled into the wave beautifully. It was quick down the line just as it was intended to be. I am yet to really put it though its paces,Price was good too even with freight from RSA.
Anyway enough of me...Its the old saying if your on a good thing..... and it looks like you might have it
Anyway enough of me...Its the old saying if your on a good thing..... and it looks like you might have it
Kneelos do it deeper
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Terence H
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OK two surfs now , first surf i was stressing and very grumpy ,but gave it some thought and checked out my kneeling position and i was kneeling too far forward which was fine for my last board.
Today about 3 foot light Easterly (bad wind here) very fast down the line and i came off the top on one so fast i flew into the air and blew it with the speed totally unexpected.
Battling slightly with tight cutbacks but i little tweaking of my position and my fins and i will be there.
I notice people going on about the kneeling forward style of surfing but your knees have to be fairly far back in the first place to achieve that ,noticed that after studying the action shots in the Album
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Today about 3 foot light Easterly (bad wind here) very fast down the line and i came off the top on one so fast i flew into the air and blew it with the speed totally unexpected.
Battling slightly with tight cutbacks but i little tweaking of my position and my fins and i will be there.
I notice people going on about the kneeling forward style of surfing but your knees have to be fairly far back in the first place to achieve that ,noticed that after studying the action shots in the Album
T
Terrence I too kneel fairly far forward and also upright when I surf, I find that when I need to get low and fowrard center of gravity(barrels, cutbacks) I need to lose the upright stance and almost sit my ass back on my calf muscles (lower the stance so to speak or risk burying the forward rail too much))..this way I do not have to adjust my knee postion on the deck.
Kneelos do it deeper
