How many Swellers really also LB and/or SUP??

The stigma regarding longboarding is efftarded IMHO. I refuse to accept it.

Don't want to turn this into SB vs LB, there's no point in hashing that one out. Again.

In good waves, the only thing harder about short boarding is catching the wave, and if you're a good short board surfer then wave catching isn't an issue. Yah, it's easier to catch a wave on a LB. But to actually maneuver a LB & get a proper ride out of it is not as easy as it is with a SB.

Much easier to transition from LB to SB than vice versa. Again, talking actual surfing maneuvers not just catching the wave.

LB stigma comes from a few things:
beginners do start on pretty big floaty boards & are the subject of derision by experienced surfers a lot of times;
many riders of LB go straight across the wave, maybe they toss in a wiggle or two but no turns or maneuvers & that sometimes gets people irritated;
LB riders can go out in crappy conditions & still get rides;
lotta chicas are LB riders, which tweaks the dudes for some reason;
and of course stick envy, which occurs when the LB dudes are catching waves & the SB dudes are stubbornly flailing & missing waves when the SB dudes in fact should understand the conditions & change up their equipment for a board that suits the swell.

Anyways, just an opinion.

 

I believe it was a collective etymological effort...the frequent use of 'fellers' somehow > 'swellers'.

I have a 7'6 I ride when it's sh!tty.

 

oh, I didn't mention SUPs, and I didn't provide my self indulgent opinion to all of you about them. i don't own one, and i probably won't unless i move to Hawaii or something, where they belong. but maybe they would be cool to fish off of. i dunno, i'll need to think about that. or if you're Laird...Laird is allowed to ride one wherever he wants.
anyway, they are probably great for fitness or rehab purposes. but please please please be very respectful of the guys surfing on the peak when "surfing" on them. do not take advantage of your completely unfair advantage to catch a wave 25 yards further out than a guy prone paddling a surfboard.

 

The same can be said for LBs. I try to be cognizant of this when sitting outside.

 

I will drop in on every SUP known to man. No room for that **** in the line up. Period.

 

KOOK ALERT

 

drop in on me pls

http://instagram.com/p/pZ69ngskQ5/

 

The polls have a few weeks to go yet, metard but you def have my vote

 

Bringing dishonor to the Greg Noll jailhouse boardies.

 

Fark I can't see the pic, is it steamroller?

 

I hear ya dawg. But sometimes, it's just so nice to sit outside and pick off the nice ones. F all them punk azz little kids.

 

The colder the water, the longer the board.

SUP for flat water core exercise because A) I get worked all the time trying to surf the dang thing. B) The reservoir is way closer than the beach.

 

Shorties from 6'0" to 6'2" . 50 years old and 190 lbs. Child of the short board revolution. In the 80's if you had a long board you better better also have your AARP card other wise you were getting your ass handed to you. Times have changed and it's all cool ... for me the shorter the better !!

 

yup

I have been known to sit way outside and wait for the bombs. Plenty of quality waves coming through when I do that, plus the bombs are generally clean up waves on the inside. (just stay outta my way)

 

you need to move

 

Good for you man. Your body has held-up over the years to allow you to do this. I'll see how I'm doing at 50...Should be a car wreck.

 

Wow! I actually totally agree with Yankee!!! Good post!

 

i lb and short board, if the waves are small i am not goin to dog it on sb and look like a retard. youse guys need to use the right boards for the right conditions.

 

Boom! Blasters just dropped the knowledge bomb on ya'll fools!

 

yep