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Ever get WAY too much speed?
- Thread starter cjs2002
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Thanks for measuring. 3mm may not seem much but it is the difference between just right and too sinky or just right and too boaty. I know because I had a blank cut with machine operater error, when turning it over to cut the other side must have aligned it wrong. I thought it was a bit thin but because I don’t build regularly finished it. Not much I can do with a cut too thin anyway without altering the outline. It was too sinky in my local sheltered beachy a wouldn’t pump up to speed on all except the steepest sections. although not too bad in the powerful open ocean, a bit unforgiving even there.
So the Tokoro pipeline board has even more sensitive rails than a HP shorty - I wasn’t expecting that! I can imagine how getting the Tokoro up to speed would be workable in pipeline juice, but lack of forgiveness would require fine rider input - I don’t know.
20mm of tuck is far too much for me on my 5’ 6” x 18 3/8” hp shorty. Would create too sluggish to react and pump I think.
I bet you could easily tell the difference between the rail heights of the Tokoro and Driver with your eyes shut and grabbing the rail like you show in the pic.
Not trying to be a smart arse and I get what he's saying as I love boards with speed on tap but it's just a matter of stalling it, or bleeding speed right off at the base of the wave and then pulling in. Takes gumption sometimes if it's a decent sized wave.
Have you seen how fast a top 5 surfer can surf in person? Are they missing barrels because they are too fast?
Let's take Felipe for example. Have you ever seen Felipe outrun a barrel?
Ok, maybe Flippy's a bad example.
Have you ever seen JJF outrun a barrel?
Too fast.
Too much time in the tube.
Too much spray thrown.
Too many waves caught.
Too long of a ride.
Too small of a crowd.
Last I checked my friend is not a top 5 surfer. He is pretty good but our waves are so short that by the time you realize you should stall, the wave's over.
The other people sharing the lineup with you might have a different opinion on that one.
I was lucky enough to pick one of these up off the rack on sale at the SB store shortly after I moved to LA. It was wicked fast.
Sometimes they come back: 1990’s CI MTF
www.surfysurfy.net
lol i actually run my cheater quad as thruster when i'm out in front of the pocket too much. my tkf from him can be too fast on bigger days too. depends on what the wave is doing tho. sometimes that speed is what you need
