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How to Beach Start

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Drury > 9 months ago, 8 Sep 2014

Drury

NSW

502 posts

8 Sep 2014 8:44pm

Hey guys,

Just made this quick little how-to on beach starts. Check it out and play safe everyone!

cauncy

8407 posts

8 Sep 2014 7:44pm

Also curling your toes up means your board won't suck on wet sand

kemp90

QLD

1694 posts

8 Sep 2014 9:57pm

Love the pass at the end!

AussieDave

68 posts

9 Sep 2014 12:00pm

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kemp90 said..
Love the pass at the end!

Cheers for vid .. great work.

poorboy

NSW

57 posts

12 Oct 2014 1:20am

Can this be done with a cross shore wind into surf??

Loftywinds

QLD

2060 posts

13 Oct 2014 12:49pm

Yeah but try that with a TT board. Almost impossible to pop out of the wet sand, especially with little to no rocker. You have to lean back more and slide off onto the water more.

James01

QLD

283 posts

13 Oct 2014 12:57pm

Doesn't the TT water start involve running with the board in hand, jumping, putting board on feet then hitting the water!

Loftywinds

QLD

2060 posts

13 Oct 2014 1:50pm

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James01 said..
Doesn't the TT water start involve running with the board in hand, jumping, putting board on feet then hitting the water!

LOL... yeah good one. That's one way.

Hybrid_Z

VIC

382 posts

13 Oct 2014 3:01pm

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Loftywinds said..
Yeah but try that with a TT board. Almost impossible to pop out of the wet sand, especially with little to no rocker. You have to lean back more and slide off onto the water more.

Watches video about TT beach launches, tells poster to try it with a TT...........classic lofty.

KIT33R

NSW

1716 posts

13 Oct 2014 4:23pm

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Loftywinds said..
Almost impossible to pop out of the wet sand, especially with little to no rocker. You have to lean back more and slide off onto the water more.

If you position the board on a little mound of sand it won't stick to the wet sand.

Loftywinds

QLD

2060 posts

13 Oct 2014 4:02pm

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Hybrid_Z said..

Watches video about TT beach launches, tells poster to try it with a TT...........classic lofty.

I meant without bindings Koolhead! lol

Rails

QLD

1371 posts

13 Oct 2014 4:08pm

strapless beach start would just involve chucking board into water and jumping on eh

Loftywinds

QLD

2060 posts

13 Oct 2014 5:25pm

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Rails said..
strapless beach start would just involve chucking board into water and jumping on eh

Hmmm nah... Not that simple. You have to time it perfectly and take off like taking off on a skim board. I know it cam be done, but not for the faint hearted.

kemp90

QLD

1694 posts

13 Oct 2014 7:36pm

I tried my first nolly off the banks today. Super fun and easy. The more you press the more spring you get :) definitely worth a try

kiter101

QLD

115 posts

13 Oct 2014 8:06pm

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Loftywinds said..

Rails said..
strapless beach start would just involve chucking board into water and jumping on eh

but not for the faint hearted.

haha what you on lofty?

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