Midlengths

[Davros]

I've seen people do great on them

[JET01]

I miss my midlength

[buddy]

Yep, become a lazy paddler so every take off is a bit late.

[Davros]

Oh yeh, feet for sure

[JET01]

I actually find that I surf better after spending some time on the midlength or my short single as it slows everything down.
After I've been surfing my thruster for a while i tend to try and do too much too quickly and dig rails a lot. I always seem to surf better after a stint on the singles.

[JET01]

Have a look at this tasty barge
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/torquay ... 1144994106

[black duck]

I agree about slowing down and using rail in turns when back on the short board

Its more the initial foot placement that does my head in first surf after riding a long board

Front foot placement is my achilles heel. Get it wrong all the time. It is completely fcuked. An inch or 2 difference is all that takes on a critical takeoff. Difference between fcuking up or nailing it.

[JET01]

Boys I've got a Round tail 6'8 x 21 x 2 3/4 Miller Waterskate that I've had since 2008. It's still in pretty good nick as I had Grant glass it strong.
As it's a bit wider in the tail than my big red 6'8 single I'm thinking about getting a finbox put in it so I can ride it as a 2 + 1.

Have any of you tried to do something similar in the past?

[Davros]

Dare I say it Nick C has written a good piece about foot placement somewhere, I read it years ago but it stuck with me. It's along the lines of being a bit excited when you jump back on the smaller board and jumping up a little bit early and aggressively, need to chill a little. It was along those lines anyway. After riding my middie I try to remember this.

[JET01]

That sounds pretty spot on. I notice when i get too excited I get to my feet with no tail pad under my back foot.
After watching the Bells comp last week I noticed that guys like Mick Fanning (same height and weight) always have the foot on the pad.
The main thing to work on this autumn me thinks.

[BA]

Any thoughts on this? Loofy, don't you have one?

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/surry-h ... 1145721926

[Drailed]

I did, sold it. I found that when you were in tune with it it was magic, but a bit tricky to jump on and jump off. Coudlnt be surfed off the front foot, had to narrow your stance a bit and not try to overpower the board.

Fast, carved beautifully, confident - would stick any takeoff.

Would be tempted to try one again but maybe with a rounded square tail to loosen it up a bit.

When it was good though, fark it was good. Loved it when a wave sucked up.

[Davros]

I love my Quartet

[Davros]

Interesting

[JET01]

I just want to make sure that everyone has seen this clip. It's a big call, but it's the best surfing clip I've seen on the interwebs for as long as i can remember. I'm sure I'm responsible for half the views it's had.
Smooooooooothhhhhh.

https://vimeo.com/117554484

[Davros]

Devon Howard? If so guessing he is surfing a Takayama Devon Howard model. I could be wrong

[JET01]

It's a Tylersurfboards custom. Specs at the end of the dit. 7'2 x 21 1/2 x 2 3/4 (2+1).

I'll have to retire the 7'7 one day...

Not sure what Devon weighs, but I'll go shorter maybe 7'4 next time and 2+1 rather than straight single. That's why that Southcoast egg on the gumtree is so tempting.... lucky it's so far away.

[alakaboo]

Tyler's are fcuking gorgeous boards, and they work.
Bloody expensive though.

And don't go off San Diego dimensions and rockers, they don't work in Sydney waves.