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« on: June 08, 2008, 07:27:55 PM » |
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Well..since we've had great recent threads on shortboard stoke and super longboard stoke, let me complete the cycle here...  I recently picked up a 7'0" Ricky Carroll mini-longboard for the small summer days...the smallest of the series for RC (range 7'0" to 8'6")..and this weekend provided a perfect opportunity to give it a go. It's farking GREAT. What a blast, simple to ride, and catches just about anything. Got it set up with a 7" Yater fin, tried it with and without teh sidebites, love it both ways. Great addition to the quiver for someone who doesnt longboard, but doesnt want to sit out the small days or risk never getting a wave when the lineup is jammed with 9-oh's.... |
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« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2008, 09:03:51 PM » |
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A very under-rated shape in my opinion. You can ride them aggressively with a shortboard approach or ride them with more longboard style. Mine's a 6'8" Aipa double ender quad. Off the tail it's a shortboard. But you can trim and glide longboard style.
SC, you'll get LOTS more waves on those marginal days with that baby. Good acquisition.
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« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2008, 07:52:32 PM » |
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anyone else catch this?.... hmmmmm
love it both ways.
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SeaCliff
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« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2008, 08:05:09 PM » |
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A very under-rated shape in my opinion. You can ride them aggressively with a shortboard approach or ride them with more longboard style. Mine's a 6'8" Aipa double ender quad. Off the tail it's a shortboard. But you can trim and glide longboard style.
SC, you'll get LOTS more waves on those marginal days with that baby. Good acquisition.
Excellent points, ed- I have to admit that I was more than a but apprehensive, thinking that it might hurt my shortboarding - 2 rides in and I was absolutely convinced it will do nothing but help. |
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« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2008, 09:15:35 PM » |
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sounds like a ton of fun! |
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« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2008, 09:36:11 PM » |
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did you pick it up from LB surf shop? i looked at a bunch of those and came very close to getting one before I bought the Toad. EPS?
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SeaCliff
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« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2008, 09:47:00 PM » |
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did you pick it up from LB surf shop? i looked at a bunch of those and came very close to getting one before I bought the Toad. EPS?
Yep....thanks for leaving it there for me!  |
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« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2008, 09:52:43 PM » |
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I would agrgue that riding "more appropriate" boards for different conditions will actually IMPROVE your shortboarding.
1-you'll get more water time/catch more waves which will make someone a better surfer no matter the board of choice.
2-you'll learn a new approach/turn the board with more flow and glide which translates to more fluid shortboarding.
3-you'll ride your shortboard in the right conditions/not sit around trying to surf thigh high waves on a chip.
4-Shhhh. Don't tell any industry types but lots of top shortboarders sneak around on longboards/SUPs and it doesn't seem to bother them(Sunny Garcia has longboarded for years, Tom Carroll and Rob Machado are avid SUPers, even Tom Curren has been known to sneak off for a log session now and then).
Just my humble opinion.
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SeaCliff
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« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2008, 10:08:20 PM » |
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I would agrgue that riding "more appropriate" boards for different conditions will actually IMPROVE your shortboarding.
1-you'll get more water time/catch more waves which will make someone a better surfer no matter the board of choice.
2-you'll learn a new approach/turn the board with more flow and glide which translates to more fluid shortboarding.
3-you'll ride your shortboard in the right conditions/not sit around trying to surf thigh high waves on a chip.
4-Shhhh. Don't tell any industry types but lots of top shortboarders sneak around on longboards/SUPs and it doesn't seem to bother them(Sunny Garcia has longboarded for years, Tom Carroll and Rob Machado are avid SUPers, even Tom Curren has been known to sneak off for a log session now and then).
Just my humble opinion.
Agree on all points....I'm not always so fast on the pickup, so it took me a while...but i def agree. |
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« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2008, 01:20:40 PM » |
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Woah you rode it already?! This I gotta see! The closest thing Ive ever seen you on a longboard was maybe the fish. |
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SeaCliff
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« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2008, 06:39:28 PM » |
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"I could not help concluding that this man felt the most supreme pleasure while he was driven on so fast and so smoothly by the sea…" 40.58°, -73.70°
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« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2008, 06:18:41 AM » |
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did you pick it up from LB surf shop? i looked at a bunch of those and came very close to getting one before I bought the Toad. EPS?
I was looking a them yesterday, I would be a great addtion to my quiver. Also they have a sick SUP board in the front on the shop that I wast real bad. |
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SeaCliff
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« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2008, 04:20:04 PM » |
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did you pick it up from LB surf shop? i looked at a bunch of those and came very close to getting one before I bought the Toad. EPS?
I was looking a them yesterday, I would be a great addtion to my quiver. Also they have a sick SUP board in the front on the shop that I wast real bad. Def do the minilongboard if you can, TC - you wont be sorry! |
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« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2008, 08:23:21 PM » |
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Def do the minilongboard if you can, TC - you wont be sorry!
Friday June 13th 4:20 PM. OK who had the date/time in the pool? I had something like September 2041 as when I expected to hear SC make a statement in support of anything other that a three finned shortboard. |
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SeaCliff
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« Reply #14 on: June 13, 2008, 08:26:55 PM » |
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Def do the minilongboard if you can, TC - you wont be sorry!
Friday June 13th 4:20 PM. OK who had the date/time in the pool? I had something like September 2041 as when I expected to hear SC make a statement in support of anything other that a three finned shortboard. Hahhahahhahaaa.. Except that it DOES have three fins (ok, a longboard fin and two sidebites) and at 7', qualifies by the official rules and regulations of the Eastern Surfing Association as a shortboard.  |
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