Nose diving issue

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Re: Nose diving issue

Postby IB_Surfer » Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:28 pm

BaNZ wrote:Is shortboard different in catching waves? Cos I see that they only start to paddle and kick their feet when the wave is right on them. They seem to paddle a lot later than LB. They also position themselves very close at the breaking point.


Shortboards, like jetskis, have a small engine on the bottom, which make them catch waves easier than longboards. But you have to replace the batters very often
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