trevor1 said..
Hey Doggie (WA71),below is a helpful link for you to catch up with Suba:www.rsvp.com.au/login.action?loginTarget=%2Fprofile%2Fdisplay.action%3Fhandle%3Dsubasurf%26mail%3Dfalse%26md%3D1%26uid%3D2898268

(Although I still reckon you and him are the same person ... !!!)

Legion said..
Don't bring me into this! That link is blocked for me, but I'm guessing it's how this whole date discussion started out .

subasurf said..
...and here begins the 5hit storm of our time hahaha.

subasurf said..
Christ this forum must have been dead before I came along hahaha.

WA71 said..



Its called a Pandanas - The Fat, its a big cruiser with super grippy wheels.

http://www.pandanas-australia.com.au/products/coming-soon

Gringo said..


Hey Doggie, can you use that skateboard in parks or is it too big and heavy ?

Ted the Kiwi said..

If you are after good paddle technique which will enable you paddle more efficiently and effectively and hence for longer you could always read Mr Carroll's contribution to the debate. Well worth a read for anyone who likes to paddle in their spare time.

forum.realsurf.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12430

Most surfers paddle with a fairly stiff elbow, rotating most of the movement through the shoulder joint and relying on sheer grunt to get the job done. They swing their arms wide on the return and put a lot of effort into the middle of the stroke. Often they cup their hands. They tire fairly quickly, within 50 strokes or so, and have to take little rests all the way out to the lineup. Sound familiar?

You think this is OK, fine, but I've got a thousand surfers with rotator cuff injuries I can introduce you to who'll tell ya otherwise.

Correct technique takes the effort out of the arms and shoulders and transfers much of it into the larger muscles of the upper and middle back.

I'm not gonna do a tutorial here -- if you want one of them you're gonna have to pay for it. But here's some tips:

The "catch" -- the initial sliding your hand into the water and the first six to 12 inches of movement -- is the most important part of the paddle stroke.

Put your hand in soft and flat -- fingers slightly apart, wrist tilted at 45 degrees, neither the thumb or the little finger going in first, but nice and flat -- take a fraction of a second to gather some water under the palm of your hand, and pull through.

Keep the hand relaxed and the stroke pretty much straight from "catch" to release -- don't twist your hand under the board too much.

Once your's hand's past the line of your shoulder, effective transfer of power is finished. At that point, cut the straining and relax. The back end of the stroke -- the "release" -- is all about bringing the hand out smoothly.

Bring it out earlier than you think -- about at the hip line, max.

Instead of lifting the hand out, lift the elbow. The hand will follow.

Keep the elbow high and track the hand up to the "catch" in as straight a line as you can.

Keep the strokes per minute down and focus instead on correcting the stroke. 40 spm done right will ruin 80 spm done wrong. (As the actress said to the bishop.)

And ... consciously ... relax.

MornoPom said..

Anybody used this?? www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=fit2surf&e=com

Probably a bit expensive for what it is as I am sure you can get the same results with resistance bands/tubes from Rebel, but it seems like it would work in theory. Seems to have some good reviews on Magic Seaweed.

Poida said..

...add some swimming at a pool or ocean with some intervals

Legion said..

No rubber bands or anything will help. Technique will be a far bigger factor than fitness. No way around it but to paddle.

Ctngoodvibes said...
I reckon positioning is more key than paddling

Ctngoodvibes said..

My point is you can be the best paddler in the world, but if you don't know where to sit, or don't know how to read the ocean you won't be getting any waves.