I grilled my kid for that today, He kicked off a sick one to pump out, ‘wtf are you doing?’ , the surf mind is strong.
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I am only half heartedly working at it. The key for now is to exit with speed. But that means kicking out if a perfectly good wave to catch the wave behind....and that is against my principles ;-)
Still generally riding too far in to pump out to the bombs outside, good thing the local has a nice reform on the inside.I'm always pulling off early. Just hoping I can pump out to a much bigger wave and get on it well before it breaks.
I don't know when Axis is gonna release informations about 2021. I heard some informations but it would be nice to have all the details.Got to the beach today and it looked dismal, but my brother wanted to paddle out. So I start setting up. I quickly realized I had my mast, 900 wing, but no fuse or tail wing. I didn't put my fuse with 760 and tail wing in the car. So dumb. A quick text message to the LAFC whatsapp thread later I get a reply from a guy that lives nearby and offers to let me borrow stuff.
So I got to ride a crazy short fuselage, 860 front wing, 460 back wing. I'd only ridden a 460 once before so I was excited to try all of that.
The good. The crazy short fuse is nice. It goes up and down in pitch super fast. So if you touch down on a pump it's real easy to get off the water and up high again. I'd be fine with that as my only fuse I think. (I currently ride an ultrashort)
The fine. The 860 front wing is nice. It definitely pumps better than the 760. It has more low end pump than the 900 too. You can be going slower and pump it up to speed. That was nice as the waves were terrible today. The downside. It's a lot more drag than the 900. I had to move the mast forward to be able to take off otherwise it just hung on the drop and wouldn't get going. It turns slightly better than the 900 to I think, but I didn't get to test that out really. Just pump runs. I think the 860 would be a good wing for someone to learn on. The 900 is a better wing though. More speed and pumps faster and just that little bit more efficiently.
The bad. I don't like the 460 tail wing. It's way to wide. I'd definitely chop one if I had it. The 420 is probably the solution to what I'm feeling. Haven't had a chance to ride one of those yet though.
I have the 420 and ultrashort fuse, but don't have any other rear wings to compare it to. You're welcome to try it if you're down this way.Got to the beach today and it looked dismal, but my brother wanted to paddle out. So I start setting up. I quickly realized I had my mast, 900 wing, but no fuse or tail wing. I didn't put my fuse with 760 and tail wing in the car. So dumb. A quick text message to the LAFC whatsapp thread later I get a reply from a guy that lives nearby and offers to let me borrow stuff.
So I got to ride a crazy short fuselage, 860 front wing, 460 back wing. I'd only ridden a 460 once before so I was excited to try all of that.
The good. The crazy short fuse is nice. It goes up and down in pitch super fast. So if you touch down on a pump it's real easy to get off the water and up high again. I'd be fine with that as my only fuse I think. (I currently ride an ultrashort)
The fine. The 860 front wing is nice. It definitely pumps better than the 760. It has more low end pump than the 900 too. You can be going slower and pump it up to speed. That was nice as the waves were terrible today. The downside. It's a lot more drag than the 900. I had to move the mast forward to be able to take off otherwise it just hung on the drop and wouldn't get going. It turns slightly better than the 900 to I think, but I didn't get to test that out really. Just pump runs. I think the 860 would be a good wing for someone to learn on. The 900 is a better wing though. More speed and pumps faster and just that little bit more efficiently.
The bad. I don't like the 460 tail wing. It's way to wide. I'd definitely chop one if I had it. The 420 is probably the solution to what I'm feeling. Haven't had a chance to ride one of those yet though.
Yeah surfdad! Armstrong 1550? I forgot what you moved to.Pumped back out and connected a second wave. First time today. Back at it tomorrow. My legs are gonna be dead.
Got my first 2 for 1 a few weeks ago too, felt like losing my virginity again. Haven't made one since Though haven't really been trying either. Surf season in PNW is now happening, swells a few times a week, which means foil surf potential on the daily. And that means enough waves to lessen the desperation factor, can start experimenting with gear and techniques, vs the down-the-line you-better-make-it panic routinePumped back out and connected a second wave. First time today. Back at it tomorrow. My legs are gonna be dead.
Yeah 1550Yeah surfdad! Armstrong 1550? I forgot what you moved to.
My brother hit his first double last week. He’s been able to get at least one on every session since.
Looking at one of those for my kid, his gath won’t fit now he’s wearing a hood and like Juan says the oversize option can offer some neck injury problems.would probably put the soft helmet over the hood and still have a lowish profile.What do you guys think of Tom carrols soft surf helmet?
Foil protection
I’ve seen lots of guys wearing impact vests. Those are common enough to find. What about head protection? Who’s wearing it? Post up your home made or store bought solutions. I’ve seen gath helmets of course. Or different kite surf helmets. There’s always the danger of falling at high speed and...foil.zone