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 Yes, drag is necessary.....in powerful waves, but you don't want that drag in less than perfect waves. (see Stun Gun exp)

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Outline curve is drag, rocker is drag, etc. A board with minimal drag would be a narrow piece of plywood with no fins and parallel rails from nose to tail.

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Surfboard design is all about controlling drag and using that drag to accomplish a certain level of performance. No drag and you'd have a board that is unrideable. It all has to balance out somewhere and produce a desired effect

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Any thoughts on how different bottom shapes might affect toe or no-toe?
For example: a board with a single concave from nose to tail is going to tend to channel the water straight back along the length of the board which would seem to fit with no-toe fins, whereas a board without channels and with a lot of V in the tail is going to tend to release the water more out to the sides back in the fin area which would seem to make sense to have some toe in the fins.
Does that make sense, and does that correlate with any testing results?
It ends up being more about outline and length. Again, the overall design elements of the board will determine how the toe in will affect things.

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Fin toe is just one part of the overall recipe of the board. No toe can work great or it can totally ruin a board. All parts of design need to be considered including rocker, outline. foil, thickness. etc. The riders style must also be considered. Fishes with straight toe are just blindingly fast

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SUP General / Re: Fin Placement
« on: June 20, 2019, 11:48:44 AM »
I shaped Twinzers for years after the Will Jobson principles and those were amazing boards. The small fins prevented the big fins from cavitating in turns by keeping the water attached to the outside of the fins

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SUP General / Re: Things Ain't What They Used To Be
« on: June 14, 2019, 02:08:50 PM »

 . Doctor said I am a good candidate for shoulder replacement.
Good to hear.

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SUP General / Re: What to wear to SUP surf in ~65 degree water
« on: June 13, 2019, 06:51:52 AM »
Anywhere from trunks to a spring suit.
Factors:
 Wind
 Air temp
 How often you'll end up  "in the water"
 Water temp sensitivity

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SUP General / Re: Fin Placement
« on: June 12, 2019, 06:38:23 AM »
It will depend on
The board
How and where the fin boxes are placed
The fins.

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SUP General / Re: Things Ain't What They Used To Be
« on: June 04, 2019, 07:02:13 AM »
Bone on bone. I don't think there's much you can do except for replacement. NSAIDS and a training program that strengthens the deltoids and as mentioned a shorter paddle and improved technique. Be wary of those injections.

 Aging is an extreme sport in itself and not for pussies.

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SUP General / Re: Surfboard Leash String - what to use?
« on: May 14, 2019, 09:55:32 AM »
Whatever you use, use 2. If one breaks or unties you have a backup. Make 1 slightly longer.

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SUP General / Re: SAD NEWS--Sunny Garcia
« on: May 03, 2019, 07:36:44 AM »
It looks like Sunny will pull through but it begs the question, did he want to? Hopefully this will be a wake up call and he gets help rather than attempting taking his own life again. I've had 5 friends or relatives take their own lives in the last 12 months and it just seems like it's getting to be more prevalent unfortunately.

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SUP General / Re: Start of trial of Surfer assaulted by paddle boarder
« on: April 18, 2019, 05:25:02 PM »
I can see how things can get out of hand. There was a proner just hassling the hell out of my wife on her SUP one day IN THE DESIGNATED SUP ZONE for no reason except her calling him on his BS tactics in the water. I was just so EXTREMELY close to feeding him my paddle it isn't even funny and it was all I could do to refrain. I'm  surprised this isn't a more common occurrence, actually.

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SUP General / Re: Double concave vs flat
« on: February 23, 2019, 08:03:56 AM »
Concave is used to straighten out water flow and allows the board to go on the rail easier when used in the middle. Too much and the board sticks. Double concave helps this when used on wider boards.

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SUP General / Re: North Shore Surf spots?
« on: November 14, 2018, 02:56:39 AM »
Depends on size and swell. My favorite for SUPing is Laniakea on a North.

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SUP General / Re: Wavepool produces 2,400 waves per hour.
« on: November 12, 2018, 06:51:05 AM »
Looks promising but not anywhere close to the quality of Kelly's wave

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