I ride a shortboard

What's with the passive-aggressive thread loaded with thinly veiled scorn for longboarders? The longboard thread definitely did not take that tone, so why are you getting so defensive about it?

 

Yeah I know that. I may well have misinterpreted the tone of your thread, but

Sounded like the whole thread started out defensive with a passive aggressive jab against longboarders who "take the top off that mushy slop" and "just stand there." I have no gripe about whatever you find more fun or less fun, but I thought the implications in later part of that sentence were at least a little mean-spirited.

 

people are asses... ride what you want and don't give a crap about what anyone else is doing, just do you....

 

I have boards from 6'4" - 9'8". Where should I post ?

 

LSTM......laughing silently to myself. Very cute

 

Yeah what the hell is wrong with riding whatever you like and think is fun. I think both of the threads are as useless as a 10'6" gun in WB shore break.

 

i have a surfboard too. are you guys surfers too?

 

Sometimes I pee when I fart

 

I think you're absolutely right.

Longboarding at a high level takes as much skill as surfing a shortboard at a high level. Standing there on either one is sad. And you're right... the best longboarders I know are good shortboarders too, and they're athletic and in shape no matter their age.

 

BronzeWhaler I bet you are like most "shortboarders" around here are - not even close to having the ability to properly ride what they bring to the water. People who work in surf shops want to make a sale, and risk insulting the fragile ego of the walk-in customer by advising a less performance oriented shape----well that just doesn't put food on the table. A log is the call when it gets big and super (for here) long period

 

2 things:

1. i can't think of a single place i've ever surfed where big, long period swell called for a log. a step-up maybe, but not a log.

2. a GOOD surf shop employee will steer you toward whatever type of board will work for your ability level & the manner in which you want to surf. contrary to the seemingly popular opinion, not all surf shop employees are brainless, clueless hucksters trying to sell you the most expensive board you don't need.

you, dave, are letting your ignorance show again.

 

oh great... here we go... another argument about nothing...

 

Dave,

i totally agree with you. I might ride a longboard three times a year or so, but it will almost always be mid winter, hard offshores, long period swell dragging on the bars and breaking too fast (for me) to make sections on a shortboard, or do any turns anyway. Obviously this day isnt anything big, but its mid-winter, cold water and air, 20+ offshores, 12-14 second stuff unloading on the bars way too quick. Making waves mainly because of the log.

 

I don't know what to tell you, sucks to be you then I guess.

really. Who? I used to live out there, well, more accurately I was TDY at Pendleton, so maybe I know him????

 

Mitchell thats pretty much it. Anything over 12 seconds and rideable in NJ and the usual read on the waves goes out the window, so to compensate I always just go for the log. I have a Fly/Baymore custom shaped super heavy glass, three redwood stringers, tucked in tail with wood tailblock & rocker'd out nose and tail, works awesome.