kicking when trying to catch a wave

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kicking when trying to catch a wave

Postby Huntingtonsurf80 » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:24 am

i see alot of shortboards at my break kick while paddling to catch a wave. Does this really help? seems if anything it would just cause drag.
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Postby isaluteyou » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:40 am

I think its more of a menal thing than much of a benefit.

I used to bodyboard so kicking came natuarly
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Postby kitesurfer » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:07 am

This topic was discucssed not so long ago.

https://surfing-waves.com/forum/view ... ht=kicking

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Postby IDynamite » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:23 pm

its pretty mental but i think it gives a little extra push when keeping up with a fast wave. I almost always do it unless I'm already deep.
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Postby skimninja » Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:37 pm

hmmm i never really thought about it being a mental thing...i almost always do it on my SB. kicking when swimming long distances is totally different then kicking in this instance...you want a short, explosive burst of power to catch a wave. a strong kick and 3-4 hard paddle strokes will give you that burst to catch the wave. kicking definitely provides some forward propulsion if you are doing it at the right time...it probably doesn't matter as much on a late drop in..but if you can see a nice wave coming and you know you might be a little too far out it definitely helps IMO.
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Postby rto3 » Fri Sep 21, 2007 3:24 am

yeah idk. it probably cant hurt. i mean for swim practice, they used kcik boards where kicking is the main propulsion. i do it anyway.
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Postby bluesnowcone » Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:34 pm

lol i used to kick wen i had my 6'2, but when i started longboarding i kept on forgetting and i ended up kicking my board wich realy hurts. ohnistly i think it helps alittle, but not dramaticly, and its definatly a mental thing aswell.
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Postby Driftingalong » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:41 pm

bluesnowcone wrote:ohnistly i think it helps alittle, but not dramaticly, and its definatly a mental thing aswell.



Holy crap! Stay in school kids...stay in school.


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Postby surfernoob » Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:01 am

i kinda noticed that it helps in thrusting myself and the board forward just slightly enough to get on a wave that i might not have gotten if i didn't kick.
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Postby surfernoob » Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:02 am

where in hb do u surf huntington80?
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Postby ANZAC » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:26 am

Ill agree with surfernoob here.....
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Postby Milo » Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:24 pm

Feels better when i kick, if i don`t i feel as if i1m dragging a big lump of lard. :roll:
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Postby NJKILLSYOU » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:29 am

sometimes i do, sometimes i dont. i have no idea if it helps.
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Postby Huntingtonsurf80 » Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:44 am

surfernoob, I surf usually northside huntington, but occasionally i'll surf southside.
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Postby surfernoob » Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:57 am

ah ok, i usually surf southside, way south at the river jetty. last week was HUGE.
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