Last Sunday was almost perfect at my favorite spot. Three sessions on one cracker of a day!
[Naish 8'8" X32 90 Kg]
Great vid and beautiful conditions.. 
This is freaks me out a bit because yesterday I bought a new double cd best of Golden Earring..
I bought it mostly for that song and once loaded in my computer I had that song (Rader Love) playing over and over on repeat..
I hadn't listened to it for years.. Very freaky.. 
Select to expand quoteDavidJohn said..
Great vid and beautiful conditions..
This is freaks me out a bit because yesterday I bought a new double cd best of Golden Earring..
I bought it mostly for that song and once loaded in my computer I had that song (Rader Love) playing over and over on repeat..
I hadn't listened to it for years.. Very freaky..
Spooky!
(I would never have though that Golden Earring could fill a double CD let alone call it a "best of". That is a great track though.)
nice waves
, interesting to watch as I have the same board and weight, I was watching where you have your feet, my board feels best the further back and on the rail I can move my back foot in the turns , seems to slow down and not turn as well if my weight is further forward. Best board I have ridden although the deck is staring to get a bit of a soft spot.
Select to expand quotetomooh said..
nice waves , interesting to watch as I have the same board and weight, I was watching where you have your feet, my board feels best the further back and on the rail I can move my back foot in the turns , seems to slow down and not turn as well if my weight is further forward. Best board I have ridden although the deck is staring to get a bit of a soft spot.
I hate to think of anyone looking at my feet position - I doubt they are in the best position...
But I agree - if I can get my back foot on the rail, above or behind the fins it just takes off. It feels as if it accelerates, and the turns are amazing (to me). If my back foot is not far enough back then it is slower and sluggish on the turns.
I don't know if it is me, but there are times when I am paddling for the wave and just starting to ride the wave where it seems to drag heavily in the water - I feel as if I am having to push it to get it up on a plane. Once you get it going it seems OK, but it feels like it is spraying water forward - you can see it in the picture below. Maybe it is me. Maybe all boards do it. I have wondered if it is due to the amount of rocker.
(I do have small indentations where my feet are normally positioned when paddling - but at the moment they don't seem very bad. I have only had it since October.)
I just watched the original vid of Robbie Naish riding one , its good to watch and see what they can do. I caught a smallish wave the other day that was holding up and not quite breaking, where you might normally be weight forward and paddling just to keep going, instead I put a lot of effort into turning the board from the tail from side to side , seemed to pick up speed like the way a skateboard can be pumped along. The x 32 sometimes feels pretty lame if you just stand and go along for the ride but the more effort you put into it the better it seems to get,I am often out of breath after a wave,[ maybe I am forgetting to breath or else I am just too old].
You are right it probably is the rocker , you need to get it up planing on the tail and not pushing water with the belly of the board. I tried a 9 1 x 32 . it felt only a little better to paddle but not as good on a wave.
Do you have the link to the video of Robby Naish?
You are right though, the sooner you can start the turn the faster it comes alive. I will have to try the skateboard pumping action.
Select to expand quotemickyj said..
Great vid!
Wheres King Kong Island ?
Looks bit like the Prom.
Yes - it is the Prom.
"King Kong Island" is our nickname because the weather and surf conditions seem to follow their own rules down there.
