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Deck Grips

Postby Laguna » Sat Nov 26, 2005 4:54 pm

Ive always wonder are deck grips worth getting. They seem useful and all, but I havent got an on my boards yet because I find it ok just using wax on the bottom part.

Is deck grip worth getting? and also how does it actually attach to your board?

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Postby Dopey » Sat Nov 26, 2005 5:10 pm

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Postby baja fresk » Sat Nov 26, 2005 5:11 pm

usually you only use them on short boards because of the extreme maneauvers and aerials. you never put one on a longboard or fish. at least i dont. it's just preference
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Postby k mac » Sat Nov 26, 2005 5:23 pm

you can have them on longboards .....question of wether or not your good enough to be able to make use of it !
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Postby Laguna » Sun Nov 27, 2005 1:32 am

thanks. I suppose I wont need one on my 6"10 funboard or 7"3 mini mal, hopefuly one day when i get good enough to progress to a shortboard I will get some deck grip to try doing arials and manouvers.
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Postby deathfrog » Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:44 am

I got one on my funboard, it makes it easier to find the tail.
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Postby schanti » Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:58 pm

Dopey wrote:There is nothing worse then a great day of surfing only to have your back foot start slipping off at the wrong time.


(*&(^%$# hate that!!
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Postby oslo » Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:54 pm

I'd say they are good for beginners as well. It makes it way easier to find the "right" spot for your foot. (assuming you put the traction pad on the right place)
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Postby sinistapenguin » Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:25 am

To answer the second part of your question - they stick on with VERY strong glue, so if you get one - make sure you mark where you want them to go before you stick them down!!

I used to have a full deck grip on my old shortboard - it made it very clean - never had old wax stuck into the inside of the boardbag!!

The thing I hate -almost as much as slipping off is when you're barefoot and you pop up with the ball of your back foot on your leash - that hurts!! :(
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:35 am

sinistapenguin wrote: they stick on with VERY strong glue,:(



...Unless you stick it on when its cold :roll:

Then it'll peel off just as the wave closes out on the tail of the board (putting lots of force on it) and just at the point you need it to kick out. I speak from experience... :shock: :roll:

If you're going to put a tailpad on, and you live in less than tropical climes, best to do it inside, and gently heat the tail of the board with a hairdrier first. Then leave it to stick properly in your nice warm bedroom (or bed even).


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Postby jerry814 » Thu Dec 08, 2005 7:25 pm

is it possible to remove deck grips? i'm thinking about buying a longboard that has them all over the board -- probably 10-15 individual pads. i'll try out the grips, but my guess is i'm going to prefer just using plain ol' wax. is there some way to remove the grips without harming the fiberglass?
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Postby tomcat360 » Fri Dec 09, 2005 2:45 am

yea, aint too hard, just acetone or nail polish or something. do a search and youll find something.
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