Nov wrote:I do sort of the same thing, but, ah, why would you want to ride dk on a kneeboard? It's good to try stuff like pop-shuv-its and putting your foot on the nose for a hangfive (do it in the tube, it's fun!) but otherwise it's not a worthwhile thing to do on a kneelo.
If you need to push on the nose of your board for speed you must have a fairly weird board, try just sliding your left (or right if your goofy) knee up so you can plane better.
btw, I kept putting my foot up coming off dk bodyboarding, feels awful now!
Started out wearing the original green Churchills , now wear the solid black makapoos . I always trim about 2" off the tips defenitly does'nt help the thrust but could'nt stand up with out them on so just trimmed them down. Mostly arm paddle but kick getting into waves and if caught inside. And fins are an advantage if theres a strong current, I like to save my arms and just kick to stay in position.
Also started out wearing the green Churchills. I had one pair that lasted about 10 years ! Now I wear the blue and yellow ones, and the strap part always breaks within a couple of years. Are any of you out there plagued, like I, by footboarders who sneak up behind you when your paddling out and grab your flipper in mock shark attack ?
Jerry wrote: Are any of you out there plagued, like I, by footboarders who sneak up behind you when your paddling out and grab your flipper in mock shark attack ?
Nope--only by sea lions/harbor seals (can never remember which has the ears).
MT
Experience gained is in proportion to equipment ruined.
Beeline, you insult my honor, sir ! How dare you question my kneeboarding etiquette. We DID used to have a kneelo up here [ now retired ] that was king of the dreaded fin splash. Plus he used the demeaning two-armed dog paddle..... when he wasn't holding on to the rails with BOTH hands.
Hi John, I better not name names. Here's a hint: first name is a kind of bird. He gave this reason for retireing, said he had taken the sport of kneeboarding "as far as it could go", that there was "nothing left to prove" His absence continues to go unnoticed.
And to you, Beeline: Noodles !
One of my little 'tricks' was to slowly kick, circling surfers sitting on their boards waiting for the next set. I would then innocently ask, " Do ya' think sharks look at my swim fins as bait?" That would rattle them a bit.
