Attempting going flipperless...suggestions?

skansand · Post by **skansand** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:33 am

theres alot of kneelos thatve played water polo....i played for two years as wing and goalie,,

ocean7847 · Post by **ocean7847** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:08 am

I had no idea, did you play?

EDIT: of course you did, you said you did. where i mean..

eqKneelo · Post by **eqKneelo** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:39 pm

The Creediler was State Player Of The Year in High School, and then won 2 NCAA TITLES at CAL Berkeley.
His brother Jodi, who got Creedlier into kneeboarding, won 2 Silver Olympic Medals.

... I still think all those dudes in Speedos is kinda creepy.

gunkie · Post by **gunkie** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:19 pm

I wear fins. I enjoy wearing fins. I am a proud fin wearer

1. I've had shoulder problems since high school baseball and the fins take the paddling burden off my arms, to some extent.

2. I surf mostly shifty beachbreak waves and the fins get me in exactly the good take-off spot everytime. And the fins help a lot with the no paddle take-offs in these situations.

3. I don't get to surf as much as I did when I was single and childless and therefore not at the highest level of surf fitness. The kneeboard / fins combo allows me to take-off on and fully surf the most critical waves during a given session.

4. I'm pretty sure fins saved my life once.

5. When traveling, I use the fins for snorkling and body surfing, too.

6. I enjoy getting no respect. It really scratches the itch of my passive-aggressive nature

YMMV and I hate this centered text format.

ShaunMurphy · Post by **ShaunMurphy** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:32 pm

Waterpolo and kneeboarding = good combo, if u get caught under we can just egg beater up.

, Matt i know why you were goaly too haha frikken Giant

JackG · Post by **JackG** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:31 pm

gunkie wrote:I hate this centered text format.

Way off topic I know ....

The centered text is IE7 fault. Use Firefox, and all will be as intended.

W.G. Facenda · Post by **W.G. Facenda** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:35 pm

6. I enjoy getting no respect. It really scratches the itch of my passive-aggressive nature

----------so true! I agree.

ocean7847 · Post by **ocean7847** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:56 am

didn't realize we had so many polo guys in the house. too bad that CAL lost when we were in the water - oh well, i'm VERY sure those guys are used to it.

just shocked to find some polo players in the kneelo world since i've seen to know so few of them (us) (also a great Pink Floyd song).

burn baby burn

PS - guys in speedos awkward and strange? puuuhleeeeeeeeeez kneelo man!

southpeakbrad · Post by **southpeakbrad** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:22 pm

Earlier in this thread people wondered why we call fins fins and not flippers. When we were kids they were sold as Swim Fins so we just called them fins.

One important advantage of fins, for me, is being able to kick while punching through or duck diving when it's bigger. To not get sucked back, as far, can help keep you out of the impact zone for the next one

For those who don't use them is it any disadvantage in this instance??

Innertube Water Polo, Intramural Champions-UCSF...the good old days

KAVA · Post by **KAVA** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:45 am

KneeBumps · Post by **KneeBumps** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 6:54 am

Xcln't illustration of the topic! You must be a teacher?
I think you missed one- just at the top of the peak- wishes he had stayed in bed...

gunkie · Post by **gunkie** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:06 am

That's a great picture! I was thinking that I'd hate to be the guy on the inside looking at a two wave hold down.

Then again, it's 5 degrees F here, just outside of Philadelphia. I'm thinking "I wish I was that guy on the inside looking at a two wave hold down." That's gotta be better than this.

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:39 am

Photo of Blacks during the swell of December 2005. Great week of surf

ocean7847 · Post by **ocean7847** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:18 am

KAVA wrote:

that picture is friggin insane.

now - is there actually ANY way to kneeboard when its that size WITHOUT swim fins? the largest kneeboard is like what - 6'10"? (thats what phil curtis was riding in that shot at Mavs, AND he has fins on). can you even paddle in? i think thats my issue right now with bigger days. i'm riding a 6'0 (thick at 2 and 7/8ths) and i can paddle into most places around here, but at some point there is a limit right? unless i step up to like a gun sized board, pure paddling has a limit, right?

eqKneelo · Post by **eqKneelo** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:39 am

Gavin surfs Puerto Escondido that size and bigger without fins.
The boards that are OVER 7'0" are meant to be paddled without fins.
They paddle like any Gun.
Stand-ups are out on much smaller equipment, and they don't need them... so look your self in the mirror and ask yourself; "Why?"

I'd probably have short fins on, but I'm lazy... and they're great for swimming in after your leash and board are snapped.

However, you should also ask yourself, if I lose my board & my fins (Which has happened twice to The Creediler and I at Ocean Beach and Sharps Park), can I swim in? If not, you shouldn't be out there.