Is throwing big spray good surfing ?

OOK · Post by **OOK** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 4:28 am

Not sure wether this has been debated before but I know some judges look for big spray when awarding higher scores. This may not be relevant but I know in skiing the carve is the holy grail and skidded spray turns are frowned upon when searching for the perfect carve.
As kneeboarders should we be looking at carving turns with spray coming off the rail evenly the whole turn (pure turn ?) as distinct from a sudden spray to earn points (a sliding or pivot turn?) Both turns are valid but are we miffing the guys going for the pure carve with even pressure in competition ?
DG

scoop · Post by **scoop** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 4:38 am

OOK

as a skiier as well I know that doing big sprays of snow when carving could mean you are using your heels too much and not on the balls of your feet as you should be so maybe as you may have intended ...big sprays dont really mean good surfing technik(spelling)

Tony

K-man · Post by **K-man** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 6:20 am

Mornin all,

All I know is this.Could there be anything more better than a hard-cranked turn,spraying session buddies with heaps of spray whilst they jeer and cheer your aqueous endeavours?
Oh the glory of it all

K

OOK · Post by **OOK** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 10:40 am

Thanks tony i will try that next time I am up in the white room.
K man your right I have been on the end of a few spray showers in my time paddling up the shoulder its certainly a good way to impress some of the crowd you just have to pick the right people and mates are certainly fair game
DG

DrStrange · Post by **DrStrange** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 1:03 pm

And then there was the @$#hole who decided to spray me and clocked my ankle with his fin (cutting it a frog-hair too close) nearly broke my ankle. Nearly broke his face...

K-man · Post by **K-man** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 1:59 pm

greetings doc.

Now thats a side I ain't heard before

Must be those yahoos from santa rosa-menace to society and hazards to navigation.OFF with their testes

geldings all

geetee · Post by **geetee** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 5:44 pm

ouch

Steeno · Post by **Steeno** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 6:32 pm

as long as you are throwing spray its a good thing

surfhorn · Post by **surfhorn** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 6:37 pm

Then there was the time that my dog was going crazy at 4Am and I mistakenly opened and my dog bolted outside and onto a very large and very pissed skunked.

As I worked to pull my dog off the skunk it let go with the BIG SPRAY.

Oh, did I mention I was naked..............talk about Full Frontal Assault. It was a gas.

geetee · Post by **geetee** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 9:35 pm

I'm not sure Steen meant that kind of spray.

personally I like big rooster tails, shows power

Beeline2.0 · Post by **Beeline2.0** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 10:14 pm

geetee · Post by **geetee** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 12:16 am

thanks for that

I suppose I walked straight into it

hart · Post by **hart** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 1:40 am

surfhorn wrote:
As I worked to pull my dog off the skunk it let go with the BIG SPRAY.

Hey surfhorn,

2 trips to baja from LA and both times my eyes watered.

I said to the guy(s) driving "What the f@3k was that..?"

"Dead skunk, man.."

No wonder Mr Wainwright III had inspiration...

To write something about roads.

hart

surfhorn · Post by **surfhorn** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 8:14 am

Stinkin' to high Heaven.

Hart, if you're a fan of Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road, check out my friends radio station in my hometown of Watsonville, CA.

KPIG.com - first radio station on the Internet and as irreverent as they come. Great bunch of people, too.

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Is throwing big spray good surfing ?

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