Using the Carveboard w/ Kahuna Big Stick to Practice Surfing Technique

[Byronmaui]

Hello Blane this is Byron on Maui just wanting to leave a message on your phone to say Get with the program and where is the tutorial that you promissed in this thread.

[hawaiian.style]

hey Byron & Blane, have a stupid question  ... when you guys are carving the hill, do you guys maintain decent speed, or do you carve it hard enough to lose most of the speed you gain from going downhill?

[Byronmaui]

hey Byron & Blane, have a stupid question  ... when you guys are carving the hill, do you guys maintain decent speed, or do you carve it hard enough to lose most of the speed you gain from going downhill?

Both happen. Here is an older clip of Noah when he was learning. Maybe this will help ya. I will get a newer clip soon and as you get better you hold more speed thru full carves, half carves, etc.

Aloha

Byron

http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc43/byronmaui/?action=view&current=784431fc.pbr

[Byronmaui]

Working on some stuff for this thread. Stay tuned.

Aloha

Byron

[champcrow]

Same question as Makana as i'm in the same predicament as him

[Byronmaui]

Aloha

The carve board with pneumatic wheels will work ok on flat land but I would probably check out the carveboard with regular skateboard wheels. From what I understand is they are pretty grippy. One the flat land you should be fine. Be careful with a regular skateboard and sliding out. More injuries have occured with the traditional skateboards and the Kahuna stick with the guys I ride with.

Byron

[hawaiian.style]

I had the same questions as you, and after going back and forth with Byron, Blane and others, I went with the 6' Bamboo (I'm 5'10").  flex and length work well for my height and limited abilities 

[Byronmaui]

Another question for the forum.  The Kahuna Big Stick comes in 3 different models

Classic (Light Flex)    ~$160
Original (Medium Flex) ~$90
Bamboo (Heavy Flex) ~$150

For the flex characteristics, which one seems to best simulate SUP?  Looks like Blane is using the Original, wonder if he has tried the other models and what his inputs are on the differences. 

My SUP paddle is 78" (6' 6"), should I go for the 6' Big Stick or 6'6" Big Stick.  Which one would feel closest to SUP for my height (~6ft)?  I figure, since the blade is usually submerged under water, probably the 6' Big Stick would have the closest feel to SUP surfing.  Any thoughts?

This really depends on how you ride. If you are doing flatland I would go 6 foot. If you are riding down hills go 6'6. If you are doing both flatland and hills 6'6. The only stick to buy is the bamboo full flex. There is tons of flex and I have had some big guys lay hard into the stick with no problems. Hopefully this helps.

Aloha

Byron

[Strand Leper]

Big Stick on Flats:

I don't have a carveboard... so I just use my regular long skateboard and big stick on the flats.  My wife rollerblades and I use the big stick... I do it for exercise, to hang with the wife... and to work on switchstance and cross-stepping.  For these three things, it flat out rocks!  Another hot tip ... my wife thinks it's cause I dig her... (I do)... but I do tons of yoga and pilates with her in the evenings and it really helps my balance for SUSurfing.

Now I have to get a carveboard.  I can use all of the money that I save by buying all my SUP's off Craigslist!

SL

[SUP Kahuna Cory]

Are you guys still riding with these things??