312T4 wrote:Hi Jaffa,
I'm reading all, but there are things that are not clear yet. The definitions of board parts are fine, but it's not evident what feature does what. Or what reaction they cause.
For example I think I understood that a square tail should give you a faster turn.
Nevertheless this board here:
http://www.soulsurf.com.au/new-surfboar ... -longboardsays: excellent board to turn.
And on Smorgasboarder mag: easy cut-back and re-entries.
Well.. I think not as easy as with another similar board with a square tail! or not?
But I don't want to waste your time with this now. I was just making my point.
Instead, I'd like to ask you what you mean with this:
Jaffa's quote:
"A beginner is easy to spot because they are always slower than the wave is offering and
not making sections because they cannot get speed from the board"
What does it mean "to make sections?"
Thank you!
I don't mind answering your questions it doesn't waste my time, I choose to do it gladly. ( It is something I am doing as an exercise in getting my writing gland going as I'm writing fantasy books now I've retired ( especially when the surf gods don't provide distractions.)
The board you are looking at is a rounded pin, with the pointed tail not being too extreme, so if you'll pardon the pun it's an all round board and will turn well. If you move the centre fin towards the nose the board will turn more easily and as you move it back the board become stiff and requires more effort to turn.
There are many schools of thought as to which are the best shapes to ride, but it depends on the waves you ride how you want to ride and your level of skill.
The easier boards IMO for learners and intermediate surfers are the rounded pins, the rails then allow a progressive transition in direction as you turn, stingers wings and acute rails really allow the more skilled surfers to get a bite into the wave face and it provides a fulcrum to direct their power into a more radical turn.
The reason there is direct answer is there are subtle combinations of things including what happens under the board while you are doing something.
Now square tails give an extra pivot point in a turn but can catch and throw you off balance, the fin positioning helps here BTW put the fin too far forward and you get a skateiness and the potential to bog a large section of rail particularly at the lower speeds that beginners work at.
That brings up the next question SECTIONS, simply put: the wave doesn't always break across its face at the same speed some sections are faster some are slower, and it is the wave's response to the shape of the bottom contours in rock or sand.
Being able to vary your speed to make or avoid a SECTION is a vital skill, being able to read the ongoing wave is most important and will enable you to meet the changes of the wave
I've taken up troll hunting just for fun, instead of a rifle I'll just use a pun! 冲浪爷爷
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