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    your direction tends to follow your hips. get on...

    your direction tends to follow your hips. get on straight and the board will go straight.
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    buy a vic?

    buy a vic?
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    i just did my bi yearly bag cleaning. dragged it...

    i just did my bi yearly bag cleaning. dragged it in the shower with me. liquid soap the inside, zipped it shut, shake shake shake, open and rinse. easy as pie

    for wax i would open it inside...
  4. i run(well jog really fast) slow due to an injury...

    i run(well jog really fast) slow due to an injury back in the dinosaur days. i moved up from a medium to a medium large. if i cut off the nose and tail it would be like riding a "tex" short and...
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    you are sooo wrong. it's ok to put "surf" pads...

    you are sooo wrong. it's ok to put "surf" pads on the bottom of your board since that is where the "surf" touches your board. skim pads go on top, everybody knows that!


    @jackolantern, some...
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    none of that is actually possible. it was done...

    none of that is actually possible. it was done with mirrors and pixe dust. domke was standing on the beach the whole time flapping his arms, jumping up and down, and a big mirror was set up to...
  7. BFF is easier to do really deep water throws and...

    BFF is easier to do really deep water throws and FFF is easier to keep the board flat when you get on and not lose speed.

    that being said as you skim more and more these differences disappear and...
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    i didn't see any facts?

    i didn't see any facts?
  9. many people learning start off with backside...

    many people learning start off with backside because if you need to bail the board is usually not in your way and you just bellyflop onto the face of the wave and bodysurf it in.

    a frontside bail...
  10. i am right foot front and first, hold right side....

    i am right foot front and first, hold right side. maybe it's an old school thing cause most of the guys i grew up with hold right regardless of other factors.

    maybe it's a west coast thing? ...
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    i must have suction cups on the bottom of my...

    i must have suction cups on the bottom of my feet. i don't use any pads. just a little wax here and there. never had a problem slipping off.

    i remember the days when sand/small rocks would get...
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    that's my younger sister flappin her lip.......lol

    that's my younger sister flappin her lip.......lol
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    yeah we had the same experience, putting noses...

    yeah we had the same experience, putting noses and tails on basically round boards in the early 70's and they got longer and longer as we were trying(and i say "trying") to turn on waves.

    the...
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    i've seen piper doing them on a round board at...

    i've seen piper doing them on a round board at redondo in the early 70's on a tiny round board.
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    sorry ur wrong. there are three ways to do a...

    sorry ur wrong. there are three ways to do a texture coat. a dry lam , a peal off and what i suspect is the secret way exile does it and i will not divulge in respect to all their hard work to...
  16. Sticky: 3409 so name calling here is your way of...

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    so name calling here is your way of being friendly. i am not amused
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    he looks like skimmer nick hernandez.

    he looks like skimmer nick hernandez.
  18. Sticky: i was never good at the faggot thing. ur right.

    i was never good at the faggot thing. ur right.
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    skimming is an art of weighting and unweighted. ...

    skimming is an art of weighting and unweighted. practice is key here. some people get it sooner and some later. some never get it.

    think of how a skater pushes down on the skate right before an...
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    i am not heavy or tall and have had many fun fish...

    i am not heavy or tall and have had many fun fish shaped boards.

    rocker and length to match your weight is the key. placing your rear foot farther back sometimes is necessary due to a wider tail....
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    its hard to tell if that is damaged or came from...

    its hard to tell if that is damaged or came from the factory like that.

    honestly i cannot see any board coming from any factory like that. all boards are looked at and handled to a certain...
  22. you absolutely "NEED" carbon fiber, ninjas their...

    you absolutely "NEED" carbon fiber, ninjas their everywhere




    http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2197/2226443148_bb56853b77.jpg
  23. Sticky: now your talking!!!!! so i need a board like...

    now your talking!!!!!

    so i need a board like the skate in "back to the future", it should be fusion powered and if it ran on banana peels that would be even better. price is no object. thx
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    holy little liner batman. reminds me of malibu...

    holy little liner batman. reminds me of malibu at the end of the month high tide.
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    i agree. turn that lens around and bring the...

    i agree. turn that lens around and bring the rider in closer. that or get a bag for your rig
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