why do long boards need such a wide nose


serious, why.

yes i understand nose riding but how many really do it

its about the glide man. i can get near the nose on my shorty

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chrispychru said...
its about the glide man. i can get near the nose on my shorty

you would still get glide if the nose was a little pointer. i'm not talking a shortboard nose chrispy.

to my why of thinking a slightly more pulled in nose would enable you to have more curve in the outline- equals better turning.

right i'm going to re invent the mal with your mate steve

Lacey I don't own a fuller nose board,I find they catch and I can get real close but no cigar,its not how I surf.

other than nose riding, I don't think there is another reason

Maybe making X stepping easier

I got nuth'n

Simondo has a few boards that look almost like a grown up shortboard with lots of that curve LL.....plus he loves a good technical discussion - I reckon he might even throw some science in as well....this should be a good discussion. For my two cents I probably think its a combo of tradition and volume. I recall yrs ago Nat Young riding shortboards with the nose sawn off as he said that there was no need for the last 4 or 5 inches....when you think about a boat or any other type of watercraft when you take length off generally it comes out of the middle - hence why a 35 foot boat is significantly bigger than a 30fter.....I like the concept of the shorter stubbier nose on my short boards - means I can retain a similar amount of volume but have a shorter board.....maybe if the longboards all had a more pointy nose then they would be an extra 6 inches longer or so?

ted, im thinking a bit pulled in at the nose. i'm thinking you could turn the board a bit more further in position rather then stepping back to lift the nose out so it don't catch.


think 12'6 bullet nose. i'm sure you could still nose ride it and i could turn it from just behind the middle in the right part of the wave



hey guys, i'm not digging for dirt here. just thinking outside the box, being a outsider myself

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laceys lane said...

hey guys, i'm not digging for dirt here. just thinking outside the box, being a outsider myself

Your a class act Lacey

So SDR is making your next board

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62mac said...

laceys lane said...

hey guys, i'm not digging for dirt here. just thinking outside the box, being a outsider myself

Your a class act Lacey

So SDR is making your next board

maybe, maybe take a carton down with me. get him loaded and firing

That will work a treat mate need a hand with art

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62mac said...
That will work a treat mate need a hand with art

hmmm, some swear word coloured in white ,red and yellow perhaps

Only a nutter would do that.

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laceys lane said...

62mac said...
That will work a treat mate need a hand with art

hmmm, some swear word coloured in white ,red and yellow perhaps

^^^^
Hahaha gold

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laceys lane said...

why do long boards need such a wide nose


serious, why.

yes i understand nose riding but how many really do it

good point does it for me every time.

pearling

didnt know where to post so this will do.


The sunset found a new home last week

i would have liked that board to hang on my wall...or turn into a bar but i am saving for a lounge

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chrispychru said...
i would have liked that board to hang on my wall...or turn into a bar but i am saving for a lounge

**** board mate,bar table at best

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62mac said...
didnt know where to post so this will do.


The sunset found a new home last week

ahhh mate - she would have been THE seabreeze wall hanger that one .... it's pretty much everywhere you google boards n tints on the net .... she'll make someone happy for sure

Pigs its a dog

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62mac said...
Pigs its a dog

ahh well that explains it all

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62mac said...
Pigs its a dog

strange though...most dogs i fu6k are mental crazy good,while the hot ones are always dont bleep bleep fricken bleep
some hot ones are lovably mental though

goooood evening Lady A .....

geez this came back from the bottom of the barrel



changed my mind after this

time for an upgrade lacey

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laceys lane said...
geez this came back from the bottom of the barrel



changed my mind after this

still no farking BBQ right that's a farking Beer fine young Lacey Froffer .... 6 pack full strength you know the caper [}:)]

but its not my photo. so the beer fine is back on you- you know the drill

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laceys lane said...
but its not my photo. so the beer fine is back on you- you know the drill

Beergarden Constitution section 1 (f) (ii) ..... beerfinesmeister cannot be shat upon nor fined in his official role nor whilst performing such role , get a mango up ya and pay up ya tight bastard.

and get a BBQ or it's doubled

That's a very good question. My performance mal paddles better fin first as the nose area makes it easier to catch waves I reckon it's purely to allow for nose riding and glide. If you reduced the nose area you reduce the glide but you reduce the swing weight to so it might turn better, quicker.
But would it become a stretched short board with less glide and wave catching ability. It would look like a rhino chaser. I haven't had a problem with the nose catching unlike some wider nosed short board which seem to catch on the down or straighten out turn. Not the katana but

Deano