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supfoo

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Max volume for prone
« on: October 13, 2021, 06:49:21 PM »
Anybody have thoughts on volume for prone, what is too much? 86 kg rider
I want to try prone but don’t want to spend the money on a board. I was going to try my 90l wing board, bad idea?

PonoBill

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Re: Max volume for prone
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2021, 07:04:04 PM »
Why not? You don't have to sink to prone, though most do.
Foote 10'4X34", SIC 17.5 V1 hollow and an EPS one in Hood River. Foote 9'0" x 31", L41 8'8", 18' Speedboard, etc. etc.

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Re: Max volume for prone
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2021, 08:12:34 PM »
We have a guy here who only prones on wing boards.

Get it!

Dontsink

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Re: Max volume for prone
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2021, 11:19:37 PM »
Definitely give it a try,you already got the board.

I have proned a Naish hover 85l, at 5.2 it is not a super fast glidey paddler but it definitely gets earlier into waves than a prone and provides a very stable platform to pop up.

The drawbacks for me are:
-I cannot really duckdive it, in the small stuff you would normally use it it is no problem.But when it is a bit bigger it gets really corky ,add the foil pushing up and it becomes a handful to hold it.
-Less responsive surfing and way harder to pump out.



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Re: Max volume for prone
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2021, 07:53:20 AM »
Hi,
You could use the large board to learn the catch the wave, pop up and fly - that pop up & fly part is what sup foiling is missing. But a true prone board will be much lighter and fly different. 
Can't hurt to try.

 


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