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Well, you have a testing ground down in Bristol at the wave. no too far for a road trip.

I would not recommend surf Snowdonia in wales as the wave there was less like a normal ocean wave.

CHRISPI wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 28, 2019 5:36 am

Arm leashes specially elbow make boards with pointy bits come back to fast and hard.

That's not my experience of using them, but I guess they work differently for everyone. Dragging a leg leash just sounds horrific! lol

Just noticed they are all leg leash plugs, was that by order or you dont like arm leashes?

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I got my board (same model) a few months back, only riden it once on a knee high glassy day at a reef, it sure is fun, rips along in the pocket. Its a little over flexy for me, managed to bend reverse rocker into it and the nose went under on one turn, but a great little craft.

You sure have some alternative constructions! Do you just test out samples and see what sticks?

Great to see plenty of interesting paipos and 5! being ordered.

Well I hadn't got out on this board in a while so for a second surf of the day I decided to try it again this time in the best waves I had given it a go in. And simple answer is it dosent work for me. I feel like i have to get up the front of the board to get over the rocker balance point to get it ...

That's interesting...I've never experienced that. It may be that the dual "exit concaves" I place on the bottom are doing their job and relieving the pressure beneath the tail, eliminating excess lift in this area. Lindsay Lord discuss this phenomenon in his book and which inspired Bob Simmons to i...

I've done a few mods to the summer groveler, moved the leash plug to where I wanted (asked) for it to be installed in the first place. 10" back from the nose. I also find when I first fit a new desk pad it too sticky and it hard to move up and down the board, this resulted in by my 3rd surf the pad ...

Saw this video recently has a load of great slow-motion video, very interesting to watch rider leg/swimfin positions and also board angles of attack and body position on boards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_eKVA5 ... ture=share

Wetsuits can be like swim fins, see how it fits on you. O'Neil wetsuits have consistently fit me (whether I was skinnier or plumper) but Rip Curls were just the opposite (constricting my range of motion). Try before buy. O'Neill seems to be the only wetsuit brand that has exclusive technology, I ha...

I'm working in a surfshop in ireland now, could do you a good price on one of these come later in the season when they restock

https://www.oneill.com/gb/en/psychofrea ... BL-XS.html

Thanks for the advice. I was surprised at how few beginners try prone boards. In Newque, during the week I was there, I saw maybe 5 body boards compared to hundreds of stand ups. It’s surly easier to get into good waves sooner riding prone? Wetsuits, what’s the vote on rear zip or front pull over. ...

As far a weight goes in a paipo I feel that's way down the list of things that have an effect on it's surfing ability. length (planing area) volume rocker rail design Hull design tail design Flex. I would say these make up 99% of how a board works and maybe weight can throw in the last 1% I think ri...

I have now ridden the board twice in small beach break conditions. Interestingly on the first wave, i felt a lot of turbulence from the new channel at the back corner and thought oh no have a got this all wrong, but that feeling seemed to soon be unnoticeable. The extra volume up to 30L is certainly...

nomastomas wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:51 pm

Lighter is better from a "feel" perspective. My 5lb G5 "feels" like riding nothing.
Leash belongs on the right rear corner attached to your ankle

Don't get me started on what a heinous addiction a leg-rope is to a paipo!!

How much does it weigh? I had no idea so I weighted a few for you. Groveler 6lbs performance board 5.5lbs bodyboard 3.5lbs. So my bodyboard is nearly half the weight and I feel there is no discernable riding difference due to weight between them all. What are your thought on board weight and its ef...

I get that it's irritating to not get the plug where you want it, but what will be the effect - one place or the other? 5 things!! :o 1, in the normal location I have the plug (10" from nose) the bicep coil bodyboard leash I use sits nicely on top of the board out of the way while riding. 2, while ...

Picked the new board up from the Glasser yesterday and got the deck pad put on. Here are pics for comparison to my performance board. The same base design is there the groveler is just bigger 1.5" and 5L volume, has a different tail and a couple of extra channels. I asked for the fin plug in the sam...