by bazza87 » Sun Nov 13, 2011 8:03 am
by IB_Surfer » Fri Nov 18, 2011 4:19 am
by jaktequila » Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:26 pm
by lorcar » Sun Dec 25, 2011 7:54 pm
by jaffa1949 » Sun Dec 25, 2011 11:39 pm
by IB_Surfer » Sat Dec 31, 2011 10:26 pm
lorcar wrote:my problem with bigger waves is that they are usually also more vertical and wall up pretty fast, so this would translate into a late takeoff, or a drop into the void.
by Roy Stewart » Sun Jan 01, 2012 7:21 am
themathteacher wrote:
The reason for the bigger board is so you can paddle faster, catch the wave sooner, and be halfway down the line as the wave walls, that way you can ride it if it's good or turn around then dive off the board under the wave if not.
by Roy Stewart » Sun Jan 01, 2012 7:29 am
jaffa1949 wrote:One of the problems faced in the hunt for bigger waves is they don't happen as often as you would like to get accustomed to size and often when it is bigger it is with a close to shore system that is generating it. All of which means that you are not getting the experience with quality surf.
Ideally you have perfect surf that gets bigger every day, how often does that happen.
Bigger perfect surf can be a little easier to handle first up as you get caught in the perfection and the timing is easier to get
Really to ride bigger you need to be able to commit to the wave and also be unafraid of a wipeout, give yourself plenty of time to get out to the break and plenty of time to plan your first couple of waves, rehearse them in your mind , try angled take offs at first and less aggressive lines until you feel you have the control and ability to read and ride the situation.
A couple of interesting that you'll find, bigger means more speed, means more power to push turns etc.
Often bigger means that there is more time in the white water coming down as it has further to fall but then again, so do you!
You really have to commit to your take off, half scared paddles get you nowhere except lip launched, make sure you are confident that your equipment is suitable for the surf, you are off to a shaky start when you are undergunned and the board is just not holding it.
About bigger boards and take offs, more volume in the board gives more paddle power and ability to catch the wave earlier, you just have to adjust your take off lines accordingly, and that comes with experience and that comes with putting your balls on the line and paddling out and into!
Final clue if you don't feel, you can do it you probably can't, if you feel you have a chance of giving it a good go you probably can![]()
BTW there is absolutely nothing wrong in declining a go out at size, if it is not for you
by Rickyroughneck » Sun Jan 01, 2012 3:18 pm
Roy Stewart wrote:themathteacher wrote:
The reason for the bigger board is so you can paddle faster, catch the wave sooner, and be halfway down the line as the wave walls, that way you can ride it if it's good or turn around then dive off the board under the wave if not.
That's some truly bad advice, diving off the board under the wave is not a habit which we should be promoting .
You just advocated taking off, surfing 'halfway' down the line and then diving off the board if the wave isn't 'good'.
Join the Dunce Class with rickyroughneck who says that jumping off the board is his normal end to a ride...
Idiots!
by Roy Stewart » Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:29 pm
by Rickyroughneck » Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:04 pm
by Roy Stewart » Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:30 pm
by IB_Surfer » Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:18 am
Roy Stewart wrote:You are talking nonsense, again, and are giving bad advice to newbies when it is clear from your posts that you are a kook who can barely surf.
Themathteacherr's video shows that he is in the same category.
You guys don't even surf bigger waves and jump off your boards on every wave even in tiny waves... pathetic.
by bazza87 » Tue Jan 03, 2012 10:38 am
by Roy Stewart » Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:27 pm
themathteacher wrote:Roy Stewart wrote:You are talking nonsense, again, and are giving bad advice to newbies when it is clear from your posts that you are a kook who can barely surf.
Themathteacherr's video shows that he is in the same category.
You guys don't even surf bigger waves and jump off your boards on every wave even in tiny waves... pathetic.
I don't surf bigger waves? You know this? Pathetic, don't start throwing stones, you won't like the broken glass.
by jaffa1949 » Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:57 am
bazza87 wrote:So at what height waves would i ride a bigger board e.g. my 6,3 (measured from the back)
by IB_Surfer » Fri Jan 06, 2012 2:10 am
Roy Stewart wrote: By the way that is a very strange posture you have adopted, bum way up in the air with hands still on the board, let us see what happened next did you jump off the board again ?
by Rickyroughneck » Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:51 pm
by IB_Surfer » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:58 am
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