correct paddling technique?

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Post by Nick Carroll » Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:55 pm

Leprechauns have PERSONAL ASSISTANTS?

and no squanto, you can buy your own.

Though like Bert B, if it doesn't work, I'll take it back and write you one for your VERY OWN :lol:

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Post by wanto » Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:06 pm

:oops:

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Post by WANDERER » Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:22 pm

Nick Carroll wrote:Leprechauns have PERSONAL ASSISTANTS?
wait til ya find out where the golds hidden... :twisted:

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Post by ric_vidal » Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:05 pm

WANDERER wrote:
Nick Carroll wrote:Leprechauns have PERSONAL ASSISTANTS?
wait til ya find out where the golds hidden... :twisted:
It’s OK Nick, I used my hairdressing empire contacts :wink: I think it takes yearssssss off ya. You can stash a few bills under it for good measure.

Watch that frown though you’ll end up with a wrinkle between you eyebrow, oh hang on, there’s already one there.

Such focus and determination, only a Carroll could muster that... I think you just bloody scare your competition into submission.

Now get on the speaking circuit ya bum! One word ‘chiselled’ :D Mrs kNickerless :shock: is a lucky lady.

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Post by wanto » Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:40 pm

now that blue steel would be the envy of even s39 :lol:

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Post by kreepykrawly » Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:07 pm

I don't care what anybody says......I reckon NC is jealous of his little brother.

When i look at pictures of him....I can see so much sadness in his eyes and on occasions.... lots of anger.

I just wish he wasn't so angry inside.






























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Post by puurri » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:09 pm

BACK ON TOPIC!!!!!!!!!!!

Paddle from the front to the back (it's a girl thing handed down over milennia)

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Post by Nick Carroll » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:35 pm

Well I spose I walked into this by stepping down as rickity's deputy in the Realsurf Election.

This is what happens in politics, KK - be warned...

They'll turn on you in a f**ken second. Hairpiece or not.

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Post by ric_vidal » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:46 pm

Nick Carroll wrote:Well I spose I walked into this by stepping down as rickity's deputy in the Realsurf Election.
Yes, I was cut to the quick. Et tu Nickelus
Nick Carroll wrote:This is what happens in politics, KK - be warned...

Beware Krusty, vengeance is mine.
Nick Carroll wrote:They'll turn on you in a f**ken second. Hairpiece or not.
That’s it isn’t it, behind the pleasant :wink: persona smoulders a turmoil of emoticons.:D

All I need now is a photo of mustkillathong, couple 6" nails and and my work will is done.

Sleep well... :twisted:

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Post by mustkillmulloway » Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:29 pm

i've found if i watch my hands do the catch...i develop a natural little body rock with my stroke

also....theres a negative with lifting the elbows :cry:


it leaves u open too nicknames :cry:

i'm " monkey arms" now :x

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Post by Nick Carroll » Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:14 pm

Yeah, they call you "monkey arms" while you catch all their waves :lol:

You'll gain a better and less obvious paddling rhythm over time fongy don't worry.

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Post by Slowman » Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:00 pm

ric_vidal wrote:
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The Taiwanese translation. I'm not kidding. Someone over there called us and said there was a market, could they do a translation. And they did.
Taiwanese eh? I didn’t look to that extent. They surf in Taiwan or was that where it was printed? Just had another look, it appears a lot of the enquiries on the forum are from Hongkers.

Might have to put you on the speaking circuit, if we can just do something about your appearance and general demeanour. :D
Here is some of that market in Taiwan. There are hundreds of man made breakwalls like this. The place receives plenty of swell after 20+ trips some for business, some pleasure, it's been flat only twice on me. It isn't Indo by any means but neither is Cronulla but people still surf it. But then the best waves probably haven't even been discovered yet. When I first went there in 2002 for work hardly anyone surfed, different story now.
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Post by chrisb » Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:03 am

Interesting Taiwan photo. Maybe a few more breakwalls in Sydney aye :twisted:

Technique helps but you can't beat genetics for paddling prowess - I recall in MP's bio how he was described as having "hands like dinner plates, arms like a gorilla and shoulders like coathangers"... caught every bloody wave he wanted whenever he wanted and was always the first to get back out.

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Post by Nick Carroll » Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:33 pm

Yeah but you can't change the genetics. You can change the technique.

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Post by marcus » Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:21 am

this is an awesome thread, if collnarra doesnt mind, ill make it sticky.

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Post by mustkillmulloway » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:20 am

well.....my body hurts pretty much all over 8)

but that nasty deliberating pain in the rotator cuff i use get after long sessions i'm happy too report is missing :!: :idea:

why is it important be able paddle correctly :?:

days like today :wink:

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p.sif ya know the spot....don't say ok :wink:

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Post by S,M,L,XL » Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:15 pm

i dislike you east coast surfers immensely :wink: ...waves like the ones above almost make me want to cry.the surf has not been above waist high in Perth for about a month and a half, heaps of southerlies to boot. :( :( Please east coast surfers, use these new found paddling techniques to catch as many waves as possible and think of us poor wave starved west aussies while you are doing it.

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Post by Beanpole » Thu Jan 24, 2008 2:45 pm

Gee funny I never bothered to read this thread before. Good stuff.
Someone mentioned MPs paddling style and he definitely had an action very close to what Nick was describing. Lots of short strokes using his elbows rather than his whole arm. He used to motor past everyone. A lot of Queensland surfers paddle like that these days. It also helps if theres a big rip your paddling against because the longer you keep your arm extended underwater the more its going to be affected by the undertow.

As far as Taiwan goes I've got an old longboarding mag (sorry to admit this in the shortboarding section) that has a big spread on Taiwan and apparently theres heaps of waves there. Looked okay in the pictures. The waters a bit brown though.

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