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Quiver Shots - Post 'em up!
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Bonzer egg is a good idea. 6’4” or so should do the trick. Honestly he’s not a total beginner even though he should be for how long he’s been a surfing.. Half the time he’s better than the adult learners and old men. He’s good at everything he does more than a few times and he’s picked it up incredibly quick. I’ve never pushed him into a wave or anything and he’s figured it out himself. 99% of the time he’s the only kid out and he will charge when it’s overhead. He just got in a funk on the little boards and lost confidence. Want him to get the summer and fall under his belt just having fun and getting lots of waves. He could also ride an egg this winter when it’s big and he needs the paddle power.
That’s basically what I started him on minus the pop out part. He was using one of my old boards that’s 5’6”x 19.25”x2.375 He was able to get waves when it was small but he couldn’t come close to duck diving it. He was totally out of the water when sitting on it. Even the short boards I got him which I think are 17l and 18.5l float him to his belly button when he’s sitting on them. Think he’s gained a little weight recently though.
I think the long twins are pretty easy to surf. They are what I ride when I feel like taking it easy and catching lots of waves. I'm mostly familiar with the Album versions (Townsends, Plasmid and a Bullet twin). I also have a 7-2 Allan Gibbons channel twin. They all catch waves well and have some built in speed. None of them are too loose. I would avoid one with too narrow of a tail like the Bullet Twin or CI Twin Pin, unless you want it for good surf exclusively.
I like the channel bottom twins but I would personally avoid channels if given the choice, especially for a small person. To me, (and this applies to all channel bottoms, not just twins) they make boards feel a little more demanding, like you need to really push them through turns to get the most out of them.
One thing to note is a lot of the retro mid twin type boards will be glassed pretty heavy which is probably not ideal or helpful for a sub 100lb. human.
first point applies to Fiji and beamish rifle ranger.
2nd point is Important too. my uncle made me ride old school longboards for a while. I used to get demolished trying to mandhandle those things.
I don't really subscribe to the mid-length trend although I can certainly appreciate they are at times the right tools for the job and can be ridden with talent. Mid-lengths were called "Fun boards" in my formative surf years and the ones I rode back then were "thrusters" which to me felt like the absolute worse quality of both a longboard and shortboard.
On occasion I will ride a buddies "mid-length" 7'0 Rawson as a single fin and it's definitely fun. Like every Rawson I've seen/own it's a really clean shape and while it has fin box options I can't imagine it would go better as anything but a pure single fin.
On occasion I will ride a buddies "mid-length" 7'0 Rawson as a single fin and it's definitely fun. Like every Rawson I've seen/own it's a really clean shape and while it has fin box options I can't imagine it would go better as anything but a pure single fin.
Same. I’ve tried with a few different mids, but when they probably might be the right tool for the waves, I’d almost always be riding something smaller and more maneuverable. I reach for them mostly when I need the crutch paddle power and now have a couple that work well for those kinda average conditions
Now apply that "I can't imagine it would go better as anything but a pu" to your boards and you may never be riding any of those carbon boards.
Changing some fins out and giving them a go is a super easy ask and answer.
Just saying.
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I definitely appreciate where you are coming from. I have piles of traditional builds as well but have just been on the alternative construction path for a minute. I'm am also likely still scarred from the late 80s/90s of over shaped blanks, crappy sanded glass jobs, and imminent destruction.Now apply that "I can't imagine it would go better as anything but a pu" to your boards and you may never be riding any of those carbon boards.
Changing some fins out and giving them a go is a super easy ask and answer.
Just saying.
Poly 7'2 Brewer and 6'8 Tokoro from the source:
Interesting boards. They all look like the same outline with different nosees and lengths.
Beautiful looking quiver. Any chance you want to give a rundown of differences between each board? Intrigued.
6-0 is a Elis Ericson knock off of his Kite model. Not really an edge board, but a look in that direction.A bottom end board with low rocker fins set at 7"
6-2 bat tail is a step down/DD 21 3/8 wide 42.5l wide point at center,tail block is about 1" wider than than the other 6-2. Subtle single to vee that I put double concave inside of that narrows through the fins opening out the tail(I did this to eliminate the Jobson "slot" fins at 6 3/4 3/16 toe 4° of cant
6-2 straight swallow(6 1/2" tip to tip) 21" 42.1l wide point is 1" back of center. This is my next up/DD designed for good waves but really for head high and under. Same bottom contour and fin position slight accelerated entry rocker from the bat tail.
6-5 straight swallow 20 7/8"42.9l pretty much my step up (but I ride it a lot) very similar to the 6-2 just longer narrower tail block 5 3/4
6-2 bat tail is a step down/DD 21 3/8 wide 42.5l wide point at center,tail block is about 1" wider than than the other 6-2. Subtle single to vee that I put double concave inside of that narrows through the fins opening out the tail(I did this to eliminate the Jobson "slot" fins at 6 3/4 3/16 toe 4° of cant
6-2 straight swallow(6 1/2" tip to tip) 21" 42.1l wide point is 1" back of center. This is my next up/DD designed for good waves but really for head high and under. Same bottom contour and fin position slight accelerated entry rocker from the bat tail.
6-5 straight swallow 20 7/8"42.9l pretty much my step up (but I ride it a lot) very similar to the 6-2 just longer narrower tail block 5 3/4
Anyone else's wife "let them" use a closet for their quiver?
ur thomos are out of the closet?
Same, though I haven’t used the closet…yet. This might change EVERYTHING