tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post2518440618466802713..comments2024-03-28T12:51:43.585-07:00Comments on SURFMATTERS: Another Question...Paul Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614071361550493917noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-87642240969855737142012-02-13T13:38:55.126-08:002012-02-13T13:38:55.126-08:00on a level sand beach, or in my case a steep pebbl...on a level sand beach, or in my case a steep pebble bank which as you walk backwards adjusting 5mm of neoprene all over, tends to unbalance you, wherupon you dad dance trying to get that one pebble out of one fin and then get hit by the shorebreak and half fall half collapse in trying to not land on your mat.Really must practice the graceful entrance more!old surferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340704674661682854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-90110456576675348502012-02-12T17:37:23.700-08:002012-02-12T17:37:23.700-08:00I generally slip on my fins over my feet. I have ...I generally slip on my fins over my feet. I have tried other appendages but they just make me look silly. Guerdon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-72576006010411211632012-02-12T12:54:27.297-08:002012-02-12T12:54:27.297-08:00I like to sleep in mine and then drive to the beac...I like to sleep in mine and then drive to the beach still wearin em.<br /><br />I does make putting my wetsuit on though...pranagliderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07936332444971443669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-1283674816148912692012-02-12T09:49:21.364-08:002012-02-12T09:49:21.364-08:00Right on da beach....Right on da beach....Mateohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334856807869170325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-35352143467017409912012-02-12T09:28:15.169-08:002012-02-12T09:28:15.169-08:00I usually wade about waist deep, if it's mello...I usually wade about waist deep, if it's mellow, then put them on. If there's a rocky threshold to cross, then I put them on there. Doffing procedure is pretty much the same in reverse.misterdirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16397330606862971507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-30497201050825683982012-02-12T09:16:04.664-08:002012-02-12T09:16:04.664-08:00I see pros(lifeguards) such as Mark Cunningham put...I see pros(lifeguards) such as Mark Cunningham putting on fins in water.Dafins' one drawback is that they collect sand easily.<br />I walk in backwards to exacerbate this effect.It slows me so I don't get ALL the waves.<br />UDTS can be put on in supine position.The leverage of their weight'll flip wearer upright.Piskiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-57606977201255963592012-02-12T08:06:27.848-08:002012-02-12T08:06:27.848-08:00Sand. I use velcro tethers so not only getting fi...Sand. I use velcro tethers so not only getting fin and ankle strap angle/placement right but also warping and sticking those tethers in place is much easier.<br /><br />I kinda like doing the duck walk. Aside from being a nice leg warm-up, it is such a distinctive "look". Sort of a style statement in a world of clones gone mad.Geoffrey Levenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985724057703601570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-71544546686063759872012-02-12T07:57:36.413-08:002012-02-12T07:57:36.413-08:00I've always put my fins on before heading into...I've always put my fins on before heading into the water. Doing the duck-walk into the water looks silly, but when there's rocks on the shore, it saves my feet.Paul Grosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614071361550493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-65417313616173679302012-02-12T07:26:48.418-08:002012-02-12T07:26:48.418-08:00on the beach so I won't lose oneon the beach so I won't lose onemrmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921640800787163053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-86254659540466272872012-02-12T03:16:09.937-08:002012-02-12T03:16:09.937-08:00On the sand, as cold water and booties force me to...On the sand, as cold water and booties force me to adjust my fins properly.Denisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-15517430589116067882012-02-11T22:29:49.087-08:002012-02-11T22:29:49.087-08:00...man sitting on mat transfixed by lineup dons fl......man sitting on mat transfixed by lineup dons flippers for waddle into brine...Maxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-13954963463352917142012-02-11T20:09:05.599-08:002012-02-11T20:09:05.599-08:00Sitting right at the water's edge.Sitting right at the water's edge.Surfsisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765971136509837841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-33008035824625942162012-02-11T20:03:25.189-08:002012-02-11T20:03:25.189-08:00When I was a kneeboarder I would put my Churchill ...When I was a kneeboarder I would put my Churchill fins on in the water, but today with the Duckfeet I put them on while sitting on the sand.<br />Tom T., San DiegoTom Threinenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795470012565428347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-58417361088698487202012-02-11T18:47:33.285-08:002012-02-11T18:47:33.285-08:00wade inwade inn s pyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719138094503410893noreply@blogger.com