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what tail shape?
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Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:48 pmby patman89
I plan to buy a bigger surfboard for this coming winter. I know that pin tails and round pins handle the best in larger surf, but the shaper that I like only sells squash and swallow tails. So how do swallow tails handle in big surf compared to round pin and pin tails?
Posted:
Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:04 pmby drowningbitbybit
"Badly" about sums it up
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Thu Jun 29, 2006 6:05 amby surfinforlife
I know someone else has posted this website on here before and i found it really handy...
http://www.safarisurfco.com/content/view/21/44/1/1/
it tells you a lot about the different tail shapes.
Posted:
Thu Jun 29, 2006 6:48 amby drowningbitbybit
surfinforlife wrote:I know someone else has posted this website on here before and i found it really handy...
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Oh, that was me. I really should remember my own handy links
Posted:
Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:10 pmby Driftingalong
Squash will deffinately be better, but...
I'd look at getting a board from someone else if that's how they're going to be.
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Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:21 pmby kitesurfer
Will this shaper not do you an alternative tail shape then? Or would that end up costing too much?
Shapers should be open to discussion as to what their surfers want.
thanks guys
Posted:
Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:19 amby patman89
Thanks eveyone for your input. The surfboard shaper I like is using new tech. so thats why he only offers swallow tails right now.
Posted:
Sat Jul 01, 2006 2:06 pmby pat42
Good name you have patman
