Just after some info on board length ...is it the longer the board the better noserider it makes ..? what is the optimum board size for waves from knee to head height ...? so many conflicting messages out there ...seen some good nose riding on 9.6 so leaning to this size ..

Great topic,I await the experts advice I got a big 10 footer made for those super small days much easier to pump one of them up for the conditions I want to ride one in and thats ankle high.

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bazz61 said..
Just after some info on board length ...is it the longer the board the better noserider it makes ..? what is the optimum board size for waves from knee to head height ...? so many conflicting messages out there ...seen some good nose riding on 9.6 so leaning to this size ..

Bazz the best info ive heard was from jonesy. You need your noserider minimal volume and have water lapping around all the rails to hold the board down. So i guess that means you have to get that board for your size/weight.
Makes a lot of sense to a mere novice like myself

to me it seems to be directly proportional to weight, the more you weigh, the greater the amount of water needed across the top of the board to counter balance your fat arse. Longer the board, greater the amount of water on top.

I have seen biggish guys noseride small boards, but the wave is usually exceptional and really allows the board to lock in under the curl.

This is a great article on noseriding and noseriders .

www.noseriding.com/pages/TomWegenertalksWalkingonWater.htm

Basically there are two different boards for this...
9'6 works for me....it's more about positioning than anything, gotta stay in the curl, so u want a slow board.
rounded rails and a wide tail. I also prefer a single fin...10.5 inch greenough on mine...basically your traditional log style board....nose doesn't even really need to be wide, in fact gets in the way when your locked in on a good nose ride!
Then there are the super wide nose more HP nose riders...like my takky ITP. Also nose rides but in a slightly different way. You can run up the front on a crumbler and it'll let you stay there for abit cause there is a lot of volume.....It's a lot fast er so when you got that good section where my log would lock in ...this can out run it abit. It also tracks at a different angle when on the nose compared to the log...so u kinda go side ways abit.... where the single fin tracks.
Both great boards...just depends on the conditions and how u feel on the day.
get two or three boards...but yeah I reckon 9'6 is a good size, for the avg slightly fat male mal rider....both those are 96

Geez that Tak is the Ducks nuts & sack & pubes & most of the little beast's feathers

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thePup said..
Geez that Tak is the Ducks nuts & sack & pubes & most of the little beast's feathers

Well I agree its insane and that was one hell of a reply thank you.



Lacey is onto his mate who rides a mighty fine RN

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SP said..
This is a great article on noseriding and noseriders .

www.noseriding.com/pages/TomWegenertalksWalkingonWater.htm

Thanks for posting that link SP. after reading that article when it first came out helped me immensely, particularly the bit about the different types of getting forward. I started with the stall type, which suited the 9'2" that I had at the time. Since then have changed to bigger boards, a 9'4" and 10'2". Can get to the hood on both, not pretty all the time, but fun anyway!!