Thanks... I totally flaked on the Swaylocks refferance... I have the site bookmarked under a different name, so thats why I was confused.
Your help has been invaluable.
FYI - OZ surfer, here are some pictures of the wave!
http://www.2imagine.net/news.html and then go to the postings "editing Air Force 1" posts. This is the good wave! Not the ultra steep one, but the faster, flatter one.
Corran
Kneeboard design for river waves
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Corran,
The page wouldn't open for me, mate.
The page wouldn't open for me, mate.
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Hey Corran,
The page opened..good footage.
What I noticed but, and considering your focus on aerial manoevres, is that all the Kayackers lean way back to keep their noses out of the water..
But the bottom curves of their equipment is relatively straight.
I feel that if they didn't have that straightness, that they wouldn't be getting the air in the first place.
Now, drivey kneeboarders need their weight forward to generate the Falline..but aerial manoevres are generated from the top one third of the wave..like they don't really push off the bottom to the top. It's more a timing thing coming from a more parallel approach..and hitting the lip at the right moment..and for that, straightness in the bottomcurve helps.
Things may be catching because the surfer is too low..too far forward perhaps at that particular time.
Maybe you could consider chine rails (almost like I see in the bottoms of the kayacks) to help keep the rail high, but the bottoms straight. And there's so much bloody water movement happening that it doesn't matter if there is a rail catch or two..if you know what I mean.
And keep fins open, like not too much toe-in..cause it will help with a parallel approach. This will track in the Ocean, but probably help in a River.
Regards, from OZ.
The page opened..good footage.
What I noticed but, and considering your focus on aerial manoevres, is that all the Kayackers lean way back to keep their noses out of the water..
But the bottom curves of their equipment is relatively straight.
I feel that if they didn't have that straightness, that they wouldn't be getting the air in the first place.
Now, drivey kneeboarders need their weight forward to generate the Falline..but aerial manoevres are generated from the top one third of the wave..like they don't really push off the bottom to the top. It's more a timing thing coming from a more parallel approach..and hitting the lip at the right moment..and for that, straightness in the bottomcurve helps.
Things may be catching because the surfer is too low..too far forward perhaps at that particular time.
Maybe you could consider chine rails (almost like I see in the bottoms of the kayacks) to help keep the rail high, but the bottoms straight. And there's so much bloody water movement happening that it doesn't matter if there is a rail catch or two..if you know what I mean.
And keep fins open, like not too much toe-in..cause it will help with a parallel approach. This will track in the Ocean, but probably help in a River.
Regards, from OZ.