Hi Guys

I’m able to catch waves up to 6ft with no major dramas, weight the rail to travel down and along the face horizontally but I can’t yet carve enough to go back up the face and down again.

I’m on an 11’2 Starboard at 90kg and I was wondering would a smaller board be the best way to go or is this just a technique I need to learn on the board I have now?

Thanks in advance for any advice

Cheers

Dave

Thanks Kit

Didn't you get out up north over the weekend had some monster sets come through .

Yep already thinking of selling my kite gear for more stand up!

DILLIGAF2 said...

Hi Guys

I’m able to catch waves up to 6ft with no major dramas, weight the rail to travel down and along the face horizontally but I can’t yet carve enough to go back up the face and down again.

I’m on an 11’2 Starboard at 90kg and I was wondering would a smaller board be the best way to go or is this just a technique I need to learn on the board I have now?

Thanks in advance for any advice

Cheers

Dave

many things to consider. hears one. to go up you first have to go down. i mean you have to go down and get out on the flats to come back up a wave. this applies to all types of boards. have a good look at the pro's on vid
cheers

62mac said...


YES YES YES, hard work getting a 11 something vert in 6 foot

mac

Tell me about it but I hell of a motherf*cking buzz

How was Te Ari point? That should have been working if there is some decent sand.

You need to use your paddle to turn the beast. As it was said before get your back foot right back but the secret with the big board is to use the paddle - as soon as you dig that in the board will turn very sharply. You will definitely find yourself falling off loads until you get the hang of how much you need to dig it in. Watch all those youtube videos that are posted on this site and others and watch how they plant the paddle in. Its a weird feeling at first though.

Enjoy!

The Forestry is just around the corner from Te Arai, so East coast. Yes Te Arai would have been working but I prefer the Forestry. There is a left hander there for us goofy footers, whereas Te Arai is predominantley a right hander. Of late the banks there have lead the wave to form late and crash heavily on the beach, so nice short punchy rides for 5ft shortboards but not all that cracky for a SUP...AND I don't want mine to get broken! That said Friday evening (when i snapped those very clear quality pics..) my wave of the session just happened to be on my back hand. It was as fast as I've ever been on a board and when I got back to the line up two shortboarders even commented on the speed of the board..so it must have been a good un. Very pleased with the C4 SV 10'