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Front Vs back footed boards

Postby Pornstar » Fri Feb 06, 2009 7:13 pm

Nevermind esex and Isalute you have been trully helpful already
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Re: Front Vs back footed boards

Postby isaluteyou » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:27 pm

Four Words - GO SEE A SHAPER
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Re: Front Vs back footed boards

Postby essex sucks » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:32 pm

Hahaha no point telling him it don't get though :D
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Re: Front Vs back footed boards

Postby Pornstar » Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:31 pm

Thanks guys. You were really helpful.
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Re: Front Vs back footed boards

Postby isaluteyou » Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:40 pm

Thanks guys. You were really helpful.


No problemo

But whatever. sorry for wasting your valuable time.


No worries mate



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Re: Front Vs back footed boards

Postby essex sucks » Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:50 pm

we are not trying to be mean alot of us have tryed to relpy to your threads and help u but u don't seem to want our help u seem to already know what u want. when we say try as many boards as u can we do not mean go and buy lots what is meant by that is hire some try your mates boards out and things like that.

p.s i live the uk not the us


This is the work of a pissed of essex sucks sorry if it comes across mean
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Re: Front Vs back footed boards

Postby drowningbitbybit » Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:35 am

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I love the touchy hurt nature of these posts :wink:

Okay, the thread was a bit long for me to read the whole thing, but I guess the gist of it was 'what shape for a front foot surfer'?

As someone who is front foot heavy, what works for me is to have the widest point forward of 'normal' and to have a relatively narrow tail.
What really doesnt work, at least from a manouvreability point of view, is volume in the tail. So fishes, quads etc (which I do still ride) turn really slowly as there isnt enough weight over the fat tail and the fins.

Also, length doesnt really work with a front foot bias - better to have a relatively short board (Im 6' and ride a 6'3) and hide the volume in the thickness of the board, rather than the length.

But thats what works for me, and Im no expert, so you know the drill - talk to your friendly local shaper :wink:
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Re: Front Vs back footed boards

Postby IB_Surfer » Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:11 am

I find that using both feet makes surfing easier than on one foot...
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Re: Front Vs back footed boards

Postby IB_Surfer » Sun Feb 22, 2009 4:05 am

pornstar: the reason for the answers you got was the question your posted, so here are three answers for three different ways of explaining your problem:

1) If you are a begginer and you keep pearling: You need to work on your form, don't take off straight toward the beacch, paddle and then turn to catch the wave, sideways down the face, not forward.

2) If you are a experienced and are having problems with board wobble or squirleyness: change the fins, something bigger or longer rake

3) If you are experienced and you do use your front foot more: if you like it buy a smaller one, you will whip it around easier, if you dont' like it get either a thicker or longer one, it will slow you down enough to gain control.

Hope that helps...
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