Tail pads
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Tail pads
I noticed at the Australian open that not one of the professional surfers that I saw used a tail pad, and yet virtually every shortboard in the lineup on any other day has one, including me. I use one because it gives me a reference point for my back foot that I can feel and it saves on wax, what are your thoughts on this subject?
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i always use one too .... and it's because i can feel where my back foot is when i want to line a manouvere up. i also like the gorilla grip ones with the arch bar.
some pro's have their own signature model, so i don't know hwo they are gonna get away without using them in comps .... taj, egan, irons all have their own model.
but then again occy has his own FCS fins set, but always uses set fins!
some pro's have their own signature model, so i don't know hwo they are gonna get away without using them in comps .... taj, egan, irons all have their own model.
but then again occy has his own FCS fins set, but always uses set fins!
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no id agree - but not quite. kelly slater very often uses his own fins (though i dont think iv seenhim using them during a WCT heat) but thats coz theyr farken sick fins...none of the pros use the fcs/speeed fins or whatever they promote
on the other hand..anyone ever seen the mick fanning speedfins adds? the fins on his board are added with a computer it seems. very fake indeed. he doesnt advertise their logos on his boards and his quotes they feature in the adds are a little suss..."speedfins are the best removable fin system iv ever used" now does that sound scripted or what?
also i wonder if he actually HAS used them at all....
I use a tailpad due to getting a sea ulcer on my right foot where my big toe joins my foot a few years ago and if i don't have that little bit of softness (in the tailpad) when my foots there then the stupid ulcer scar gets annoyed and gives me the shits for the next few days.
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ive been surfing for about 3 years and i have only ever surfed with a tailpad when it was on other peoples boards. i reckon they feel weird under my fett, prob coz im not used to using them
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So I'm not alone! I get that bastard too, exactly the same spot. And once you've got it you can't get rid of it. My last one lasted two years, even after 6 weeks out of the water thanks to a burst ear drum it came back first surf without a tailpad. I use em religiously now.Rug wrote:I use a tailpad due to getting a sea ulcer on my right foot where my big toe joins my foot a few years ago and if i don't have that little bit of softness (in the tailpad) when my foots there then the stupid ulcer scar gets annoyed and gives me the shits for the next few days.
_cant_touch_this wrote:no id agree - but not quite. kelly slater very often uses his own fins (though i dont think iv seenhim using them during a WCT heat) but thats coz theyr farken sick fins...none of the pros use the fcs/speeed fins or whatever they promote
on the other hand..anyone ever seen the mick fanning speedfins adds? the fins on his board are added with a computer it seems. very fake indeed. he doesnt advertise their logos on his boards and his quotes they feature in the adds are a little suss..."speedfins are the best removable fin system iv ever used" now does that sound scripted or what?
also i wonder if he actually HAS used them at all....
Naaa speedfins are actually better than me fcs they are the best performance fins ...tad heavier than the fcs and a lot sharper
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Tail pads
you guys talk alot but you don't see much, Luke Egan has a signature tail pad with Creatures but NEVER rides tail pads, Mick never uses Speed fins, Occy rides FCS exclusively, maybe not his fins but definately the system and Kelly does ride his fins in WCT events, what was Parko riding in the latest Tracks? FCS and Kelly's fins, jeez FCS must be crap if Parko has gone from glass ons to FCS
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i happen to notice a lot of what you have just said. L.E does use his tailpads, although not all that regularly. iv watched him in teahupo'o and his boards were fitted out with a creatures tailpad, whether it was his signature model or not, i dont know.
as for parko, iv only ever seen him in 'CT events with glassed in fins. and vary rarely have i noticed him in magazines or vids with a removable system. but i havent seen (or have any intentions of buying) the latest tracks.
true - kellys fins are the shit
as for parko, iv only ever seen him in 'CT events with glassed in fins. and vary rarely have i noticed him in magazines or vids with a removable system. but i havent seen (or have any intentions of buying) the latest tracks.
true - kellys fins are the shit
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Kelly's fins would want to be the shit for $110!!!!!!!!!!
Personally i would luv to have all my boards with glassed in fins but cause of travel and excess baggage i dont have time for em. FCS pull out all the time for me so on my next board i've gone for the OAM fin system that my shaper has suggested. He just came back from Mentawaiis and said they were great, i hope his optimism isnt unwarranted. Worth a shot anyways in my book.
As for tailpads i reckon creatures r f**ken great. I wont have a normal board without em, saves my rails and tail from caving in as much and is a great reference point for ur foot. The kick is only of use if u pull it up the deck and inch or so, not a huge fan of chunky arch bars though a small one is ok. Bigger boards dont need em as much as the glass is usually a little heavier and u tend to use more of the board so choosing one place for a tail pad would be a little difficult. If u check out kelly in colour he has a tail pad on in the pipe masters from memory.
Personally i would luv to have all my boards with glassed in fins but cause of travel and excess baggage i dont have time for em. FCS pull out all the time for me so on my next board i've gone for the OAM fin system that my shaper has suggested. He just came back from Mentawaiis and said they were great, i hope his optimism isnt unwarranted. Worth a shot anyways in my book.
As for tailpads i reckon creatures r f**ken great. I wont have a normal board without em, saves my rails and tail from caving in as much and is a great reference point for ur foot. The kick is only of use if u pull it up the deck and inch or so, not a huge fan of chunky arch bars though a small one is ok. Bigger boards dont need em as much as the glass is usually a little heavier and u tend to use more of the board so choosing one place for a tail pad would be a little difficult. If u check out kelly in colour he has a tail pad on in the pipe masters from memory.
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