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kicking when trying to catch a wave
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Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:24 amby Huntingtonsurf80
i see alot of shortboards at my break kick while paddling to catch a wave. Does this really help? seems if anything it would just cause drag.
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Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:40 amby isaluteyou
I think its more of a menal thing than much of a benefit.
I used to bodyboard so kicking came natuarly
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Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:07 amby kitesurfer
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Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:23 pmby IDynamite
its pretty mental but i think it gives a little extra push when keeping up with a fast wave. I almost always do it unless I'm already deep.
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Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:37 pmby skimninja
hmmm i never really thought about it being a mental thing...i almost always do it on my SB. kicking when swimming long distances is totally different then kicking in this instance...you want a short, explosive burst of power to catch a wave. a strong kick and 3-4 hard paddle strokes will give you that burst to catch the wave. kicking definitely provides some forward propulsion if you are doing it at the right time...it probably doesn't matter as much on a late drop in..but if you can see a nice wave coming and you know you might be a little too far out it definitely helps IMO.
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Fri Sep 21, 2007 3:24 amby rto3
yeah idk. it probably cant hurt. i mean for swim practice, they used kcik boards where kicking is the main propulsion. i do it anyway.
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Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:34 pmby bluesnowcone
lol i used to kick wen i had my 6'2, but when i started longboarding i kept on forgetting and i ended up kicking my board wich realy hurts. ohnistly i think it helps alittle, but not dramaticly, and its definatly a mental thing aswell.
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Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:41 pmby Driftingalong
bluesnowcone wrote:ohnistly i think it helps alittle, but not dramaticly, and its definatly a mental thing aswell.
Holy crap! Stay in school kids...stay in school.
(sorry blue, I couldn't resist)
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:01 amby surfernoob
i kinda noticed that it helps in thrusting myself and the board forward just slightly enough to get on a wave that i might not have gotten if i didn't kick.
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:02 amby surfernoob
where in hb do u surf huntington80?
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:26 amby ANZAC
Ill agree with surfernoob here.....
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:24 pmby Milo
Feels better when i kick, if i don`t i feel as if i1m dragging a big lump of lard.
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Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:29 amby NJKILLSYOU
sometimes i do, sometimes i dont. i have no idea if it helps.
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Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:44 amby Huntingtonsurf80
surfernoob, I surf usually northside huntington, but occasionally i'll surf southside.
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Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:57 amby surfernoob
ah ok, i usually surf southside, way south at the river jetty. last week was HUGE.