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Random / Re: Cover songs.

« on: September 25, 2014, 04:22:49 PM »

surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night

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Sessions / Re: Rhode Island Road Trippin'

« on: September 25, 2014, 10:14:36 AM »

seems i cant post the url--google "new yorker goporo nick paumgarten" for the piece--it's free

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Sessions / Re: Rhode Island Road Trippin'

« on: September 25, 2014, 10:04:11 AM »

great piece in this week's new yorker mag for a great piece on the gopro phenom:

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/22/camera

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SUP General / Re: Paddle - Switching Hands

« on: September 25, 2014, 07:32:51 AM »

for balance ive kept a goof board in my office for years--since before i sup'ed

way more balancey/surflike than the other roller boards like indo etc

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SUP General / Re: Paddle - Switching Hands

« on: September 25, 2014, 07:27:13 AM »

sometimes i need a quick switch to redirect while paddling into a wave, and I fumble--not good--miss the wave, risk pissing off others.

pono, your words help, and the videos illustrate

i will repeat at home, such that it's automatic on the water

waves round here today and tomorrow, but picked up a bad cold---grrrrr

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SUP General / Re: Paddle - Switching Hands

« on: September 24, 2014, 12:47:47 PM »

ya--all good re the choke stroke (often on knees) to get back out when in impact zone--after falling, or when paddling out into sets. seems to come naturally when sets threaten!

it's about the paddle into waves and while on a wave

i like pono's language--

and ya, lotta good TOW these days---just now using the paddle while on the wave--vs  holding the damn thing and surfijng

fun at my age to improve at a sport constantly vs trying/failing to maintain long ago learned skills (see tennis, skiing, proning, etc)

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SUP General / Re: First wave of the day..

« on: September 24, 2014, 12:41:38 PM »

sands poorly--balls up

might try this winter in freeeezing weather, in hope that it's sand well then.

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SUP General / Re: First wave of the day..

« on: September 24, 2014, 11:42:54 AM »

hope you had another board with you! sound like nice conditions.

i once found a hairline crack on the bottom of a long proner board, across the board, perpendicular to its length. I thought someone had over-torqued roof straps. repair guy asked if i did floaters ever, and said he sees stress/buckle cracks all the time on bottom of longer baords used for floaters. i land em clumsily at best, so that made sense. unfortunately the repair sucked. guy must not have used enough hardener in epoxy top coat--still sticky after years, picks up sand has to be scrubbed to smooth with a green pad.

given that, any suggestion on how to deal with sticky repair area? i thought to just spray it with epoxy paint, feather/sand edges, but worry it'll be a mess, on top of sticky uncured epoxy. and I dont ride it often--too much fun on my wp, and gotta keep pushing to wire my S3

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SUP General / Re: Paddle - Switching Hands

« on: September 24, 2014, 11:32:09 AM »

thx for the advice pono.

i will mess around on the coffee table tonight.
and yeah, TOW cures most everything.

I monkey-see but most good riders switch so quickly/cleanly that you can't really see the detail of how they do it.

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SUP Gear Reviews / Newly Acquired / On Order / Re: Simsup S3 mini-review

« on: September 24, 2014, 08:39:08 AM »

see my signature--it's an 8'4" s3--appx 130 ltrs, i am 6'2" 200lbs.

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SUP General / Paddle - Switching Hands

« on: September 24, 2014, 08:34:27 AM »

This seems basic, but somehow, despite that I ride lots of waves, I get futched sometimes when switching hands/sides with my paddle.

Not a particularly big deal, but do any have suggestions for clean, quick switches?

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SUP Gear Reviews / Newly Acquired / On Order / Re: Simsup S3 mini-review

« on: September 19, 2014, 01:05:39 PM »

I rode my s3 for the first time in real waves on wed am long island.
could be waves were a bit big for a first day riding, but i flailed a bit, frankly. the glassy conditions were what made me conclude there was no excuse not to get on it.
Where i can make the big drops, turn early and get down the line on my WP 9 5, i was squirrelling often unable to make the turn after big drops.
had waves been 2-4ft instead of legit 4-6 and steep, i might have had a better day. thurs it was a bit choppier, so i rode the WP 9'5". made it seem easy comparatively. I will keep working with the s3. I feel fine paddling around on the s3, and once on the wave, when i make it, it feels great. just want to get it so i can drop/turn cleanly and consistently.

th morning was a surprise--predicted smaller than wed, but it was just as big and held til i crawled out at noon.

loving the fall!

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SUP General / Re: New England southside swell shots

« on: August 30, 2014, 06:34:30 PM »

cristobal was a gift--where're the pics from?

i did dawn th and fri at long beach
i was only sup in sight thurs, saw another guy 2 jetties up at magnolia fri.

thursday was great, respectably big--fri was all goodness, wind went to nil around 11am, with good sets still coming

im traveling up to maine monday, looking to surf NH ME etc--seems there wont waves.

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NorthEast / Re: Any SUPers in manhattan or Williamsburg

« on: August 27, 2014, 10:41:47 AM »

well then git you on it tomorrow

could be best waves of the summer

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SUP Advocacy / Re: Still need over 300 signatures by today ... Guests, this means YOU too

« on: August 27, 2014, 10:34:22 AM »

i signed--
now bring me cristobal

where you ridin it, creek?