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What fins?! - Help

Postby Jester » Tue Apr 14, 2015 1:06 pm

:D Wonder what fins for your board? Let Johnny Redmond show you. I learned a lot!!

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Re: What fins?! - Help

Postby oldmansurfer » Tue Apr 14, 2015 5:02 pm

The proper way to post a youtube is to remove everything except what goes after the last backslash. I copy and past the code then place the cursor after the last backslash then backspace to the youtube code bracket.
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Re: What fins?! - Help

Postby Jester » Tue Apr 14, 2015 5:14 pm

Thanks OMS will try edit lol

Don't think I can edit original post so here goes, think you'll enjoy this!
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Re: What fins?! - Help

Postby oldmansurfer » Tue Apr 14, 2015 6:50 pm

WOW! great bit of surfing on a finless bodyboard, he does a spin like a skateboard maneuver. Rails are very important. I bet all the skaters are going to look and think "I can do this" when just catching a wave and standing on this board is going to take a lot of commitment and time as in weeks to months.
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Re: What fins?! - Help

Postby waikikikichan » Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:55 pm

Ahh, that Beater board has concaves near the rails on the bottom. Check out this flat bottom board. ( fast forward to :30 seconds, Mind blown at 1:50 mark )

[YouTube]watch?v=xfLuIZVxPT0[/YouTube]
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Re: What fins?! - Help

Postby oldmansurfer » Tue Apr 14, 2015 10:01 pm

In your case Waikikichan the code you need is what occurs after the = so if you move your cursor to between the = and the x then backspace through the rest up to the youtube bracket
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Re: What fins?! - Help

Postby Jester » Tue Apr 14, 2015 10:10 pm

Man he survived some heavy close out/wipeouts!!
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Re: What fins?! - Help

Postby waikikikichan » Tue Apr 14, 2015 10:37 pm

Notice the projection he get off the bottom turns ? He does 2 nice ones at the 3:06 mark. Setting and releasing his edge/rail and knowing where to be on the wave. Not relying on fins.
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