I see this all the time out and about...I feel bad at times but more waves for me... The guy will be sinking the thing, not getting anything but a headache! Just put some foam under ya...you don't have to log it but get real...What's everyone think???
seriously, you take what you can get on the kinda board you like to ride, who cares what the other guy is riding as long as hes not being a jerk about it Maybe the short-boarders are all laughing at you when its head high and pumping
I've had people say that to me, longboarders I know. I always say I would rather get 5 good rides on a short or shorter board than 20 rides on a longboard. When I moved back to the beach after 10 years away I bought a longboard and rode it religiously for 5 years. I mean I rode that thing in everything from ankle high to over head. I eventually got bored of it and went back to a shortboard. longboarding did improve my surfing by training me to slow down and look at the wave a bit more rather than just hacking away. The most I will ride now is a fish and don't understand what these guys are saying because 9 times out of 10 I am getting just as many waves and my rides are just about as long. I think when they see me pumping they interpret that as struggling since they can just lay back and let the board carry the momentum.
I really hate that most dudes on logs cut people off constantly just because they can sit farther outside and catch the wave sooner. That being said, I recently just expanded my quiver with a 9'6" walden magic that I found for super cheap. We'll see if I become "converted" into loggin it all the time.
I saw this as recently as last weekend. I mean I was pushing it with my 9'6" and two kids came out on traditional shortboards. They didn't catch anything and they didn't get in the way, so no problem for me. If they want to waste their time, it's their time to waste.
did you really start a thread hating on short boarders? Fat kids on pro model boards, yes, thats silly. I ride short boards because im all about the go, not the glide. If its worth riding out there, i have zero trouble catching waves, even if it does sink when I sit on it... If its small, id so much rather sit around and wait on sets on my retro than catch a bunch of crap on a log. my log is reserved for truely "Flat" days. I always say im going to log a good swell, but everytime it comes I look at my quiver and laugh that one off. Look at the bright side, we dont hate you anymore thanks to the SUP's. Its almost like your cool again!
"Look at the bright side, we dont hate you anymore thanks to the SUP's. Its almost like your cool again!" lol
A good quiver pretty much solves the problem for me. Not a big quiver, but a good quiver. Three or four boards built for different conditions doesn't leave many gaps. A five wave session isn't enough for me. I need to get my fill or I'll leave the water unsatisfied. Generally, the smaller the surf, the the more foam I need (excluding the biggest days of the year). A log, a fish, a groveler, and a shortboard let me make the most of whatever the day's got to offer, and even give me some choices depending on what frame of mind I'm in.
LbCrew, sorry I didn't mean a five wave session I meant a five good wave session. There could be ten to twenty waves thrown in there that I don't consider good. I rarely surf on days that it is so small you really need a longboard. The days I have had people say something have been knee to waist high weak summer swells that really were full outlined shortboard or fish waves. No real reason to ride a log on those days unless that is your thing or your just being lazy.
Zippy... true. To be honest, noseriding is my thing... not so much longboarding. If it wasn't for noseriding, I wouldn't ride a log. I've been through the HPLB thing, and for sure, there's little there for me. Fish blow my mind. I have a deep love for the true retro, twin keeled, deep swallow, fish. There's nothing else like it. Goes back to my junior high school days I guess. I've shaped and ridden just about every variation and without a doubt, there's very little to improve upon that particular original design. A few tweaks, but really very close the the original. Once you get them figured out, they're just pure fun, with no frustration or struggle in small surf. All of the Plank type boards that are very trendy now are just bastarizations of the fish, designed to replace it with a more performance oriented, full volumed cousin. But sorry... they just miss the mark. The one good thing I can say about them is they've opened up the minds of a lot of surfers. It's like... if surfers can't think outside the box, just make the box bigger. So for that... thank you, Matt B. I also agree with your comment about full outlined shortboards... what I call grovelers... just a slightly fuller, flatter, slightly wider but shorter shortboard. They really open up the performance window for small surf for those who don't like the pedal-to-the-metal drive of a fish. But when it gets good, nothing takes the place of a modern performance shortboard.
when its small enough to warrent rideing a log i usually stand up bodyboard or skim on it.. but my one board quiver of 5'10 stretch quad takes just about any wave oc can produce from 2ft and mushy to overhead and draining
what do i think? i think that you're prob. a troll, given that this is what you decided should be your first post on this forum. stirring up trouble/unneeded controversy. as others have noted, if you're riding a board that's suited to the conditions w/ the appropriate amount of foam, you'll be able to catch just about anything. i rode a 5'10" stubby tues. afternoon in knee-waist high mush & caught a ton of waves. could i have logged it? sure. but i prefer to ride shortboards. logging is fun, but only when i'm in the mood for it. & i'd rather ride just about anything except a "funboard".
Cant believe this thread hhaha.. but I like to log it when its 1-2ft or less, Ide rather longboard and cruize then sit on the computer all day. Longboarding IS surfing and always will be the staple of surfing. Just watch some Bruce brown videos (step into liquid, Endless Summer 1-2) Longboarding is not gay like most little dumb kids think.. But shortboarding is sick and will allways be the sickest thing! Cant beat boosting airs on a 4ft barrel after getting slotted :cool See you out there.. just surf! 10ft board or 5ft!! we all rip!
Does it really matter? You can go out there and ride on a damn piece of 1"x12"...if your having fun, then that's all that matters....
