www.turfdog.co.uk
are these things any good?? worth the $800!!! look fun but dont know how much u would get out of them. any feed back would be sick! cheers.
I've got one, yeah they are pretty good but I don't use it very much.
If you want to simulate freestyle tricks you will find it sort of useful, but if you want to practise duck gybes and oldschool stuff I would advise you get a traditional land board.
Having said that I have the freestyle one, the other model may be good for oldschool tricks.
Hi Chris,
I haven't used one yet, but from the feedback I've got they are the best landboards around for windsurfers.
The way the wheels work makes the board awesome for learning freestyle type maneuvers, much better than the other brands with skate-board style trucks.
I am putting an order together, so if you are keen let me know as I'm pretty sure I can do a better price than $800.
Cheers,
Tony
hey tony,
very keen. if you could arrange a freemove and put it aside for me that would be awsome. i was going to get one over the net... 800 including postage. im sick of not beind able to go out due to marginal winds!! these look like fun. is it bad on your rig?? should i buy a **** little sail??
Hi again chris,
Sorry mate, probably didn't explain it very clearly on my last post.
I'm getting anyone who's interested to pre-order (with a deposit) and then I'm putting an order in with Turf Dog. The more boards ordered the cheaper they become, mostly due to freight.
Let me know if you want to order one, and if you know anyone else who's keen.
Cheers,
Tony
PS They're bad on rigs (and limbs) if you use them on bitumen carparks or hard ground, but they're fine if you sail them on the beach. Grass ovals are meant to be good too.
Tom,
I don't know anywhere in Melbourne where you can buy them, but as I said previously I am putting together an order, so PM if you're keen and I'll give you the details.
Tony
i just checked out the web site. they are cool as, i want one, let me know what price you can get me one for. cheers
I don't know about ebay, but if you email me at boardshop@glascraft.com.au i can give you the details on ordering one.
Chris & Tom if you are serious about getting one I am about to put in an order. It will be by pre-order only (deposit up front).
I'll have to confirm the details with you, but I think I can get them down to $750.
If anyone else is interested let me know ASAP.
Tony
Yeah, I've got one - the freestyle one. You'd be damn lucky to get one on ebay, and I'm pretty sure there isn;t an Australian importer yet. They're best on hard-ish sand / dirt, but because I live in Melbourne I generally use mine on the carpark and Green Point.
It's great for when I get down there and the wind isn't playing ball - I just rig up and go for a play and wait for the wind to turn up, and then I go get wet. Pretty useful to learn complex sail handling like heli-tacking, Flakas, upwind 360s. Vulcans are hard because of the backside rotation... but I can switch-vulcan it because that's front-side rotation.
They don't run as well on grass as you'd be lead to believe - it's gotta be a pretty smooth, short grass to get going well enough, but when it's windy and you've got a big open space and plenty of upwind clearance they can be ok. As I say, hard sand is the best, but not in great supply in Melbourne.
I honestly wouldn't recommend using them on a carpark unless you're pretty good at rig control and very light on your feet - when it starts to go wrong you've gotta get off it, stay on your feet and ensure the rig doesn;t hit the deck - I recommend having your footstraps set up so they're HUGE so you can just suck your feet out. I've dropped mine once, and yes, I damaged the boom.
If you do decide to use it on tarmac, then get some pipeinsulation and duct tape from bunnings and use it to protect the front and back of the board - not the prettiest, but it prevents damage.
The other thing I would recommend is to keep a bike-pump handy at all times, because they run really badly unless the front tyres are rock hard, and they do tend to deflate a little over time.
I love mine, but fully aware they're not cheap!
sorry tony! will have to pass. i need moneyto get down to beach port! and am paying off my maui trip still! but when i have the cash i would be very keen and will pop in and see you. cheers!
In the interests of competition I found another company that do a similar product called freesk8. Seems to be a lot stiffer than the turf dog: