(Raquel, Sophia and Brigitte love their inflatables...but they haven't had time to write!)
Hi Paul, I hope you are well.
As promised I am e-mailing you to let you know how I'm getting on with the new mat (Standard).
I have ridden the mat in a variety of surf conditions ranging from slow, crumbling peelers to fast, bowling waves and the mat has performed fantastically in all conditions.
It is so fast and responsive. I find myself making it around sections of white water with ease where on other surf craft I wouldn't. The "down-the-line" speed is phenomenal!
I had a surf recently with a friend and we lucked into chest-high, fast-bowling, hollow surf. When I was watching the surf from the shore I was worried that the waves were breaking too fast, but when I rode the mat I was having to stall with my fins and do cut-backs to stay in the pocket! I was getting some amazingly long rides!
So to summarise, I am extremely happy with the new mat (I can't stop grinning)!
Thanks, Matt
-----------------
Hi Paul,
The new Fatty arrived safe and sound in the middle of last week. I tried it out yesterday in a couple of feet of slightly blown out Cornish swell. The mat works like a dream and I think I had the best session out there, much to the annoyance of the longboarder with whom I was sharing the peak. Gotta love mats.
Cheers
Bob
-------------
Paul,
I wanted to tell you that the Greenough-spec UDT is an absolute balltearer! When we were recently in Sri Lanka I constantly used this mat because the waves were small and having a fractured wrist made riding a little more complicated and the UDT was very forgiving.
I believe that I've found the 4GF model that works best for me. For some, the Standard or the Tracker is their preferred choice but for me, I like lots of canvas!
I've also changed my mind about taking this mat out in medium sized waves...it works all the time for me and slide-outs are rarely a problem and the speed is always on-tap!
Thank you again, Paul!
Neil
--------------
The mats arrived in perfect shape, now for some surf. Thanks again for a
great job. I'll keep you posted on my progress as well as the interest shown
by a couple of aging surfer friends.
Do you have any idea of how a mat can generate such great speed and also
seem to have the holding power in steep portions of a wave? My friend John seems to make impossible section in crap surf on his mat while even
long boards are bogging down.
Let the fun begin,
Hugh
----------
Hi Paul
Sorry it's taken me so long to get back. I've been talking to my good mate Andrew Kidman, whom you may know, writes about the virtues of 4GFs. Hopefully he'll be in contact soon. Andrew says George Greenough can't speak highly enough of your mats.
My youngest daughter had an absolute blast on our classic last weekend. Seeing her experience that first glide was one of those moments I guess.
Hope you're well
Cheers, Hamish
--------------
Hi Paul
Just wanted to let you know even though I have only had some crap summer waves the mat is great, hope to get something better soon, waiting for a local reef to work
Thanks
Mark
-------------
Hi Paul
We received matt and T last week, all good!
Marita and I have both been riding it and having heaps of fun
THANKS AGAIN
Beau
-------------
Hi Paul,
The Vespa, I keep turning to it because I'm curious to learn where the threshold is, where it's too soft and round for the size of wave. I remember you saying that learning to handle it will improve my riding once I'm back on a Standard in juicy conditions, and I reckon that's right. But the Vespa worked really well the other day, no spin outs or anything. It was a little sluggish at first, until I let out a breath or so and flattened it out, then it was just grand.
Best,
Dirk
------------
Paul,
Thanks for all your work over the years at pointing out where the real stoke lies. I can't believe I'm 41 and it's taken me this long to get on a mat. We don't have many mat riders here in New England. That could be it. Still, I spent a lot of time in my 20's trying to make a pair of surf skis work. You'd think the mat would have been a no brainer by comparison. You guys had already made it, for one!
Anyway, glad I reconnected with the mat before it gets too late. looking more and more forward to it as the trip gets closer. acapulco slop, let alone some peelers, will now be a blast.
Jim
-----------
Hi Paul,
I am still wet from my latest session on my tracker. The waves are small and prefect today long mellow rights and lefts in Oceanside.
I surfed for a little over an hour every ride was fun. My second wave was a dry barrel on a two foot face.
On my last wave in a couple girls paddling over the shoulder looked at me with that
'why don't you standup look" and the words "excuse me if I don't stand up" just rolled off my tounge. I think I saw one of them smile
as I slid by.
TK
----------
pablo,
took my TRT out in some 3-5ft point surf. you know, coz the RTT is narrower, it allows me to paddle as well as kick, and saves wear and tear on the legs.
There was a bit of wind, so a lot of texture on the face of the wave....and she performed really well. held well.
A great mat.
Happy New Year, btw.
Saludos,
Jason
-------------
I took out the roundo in 5' campus today. It surprised me how different it felt compared to the classic. It's hard to verbalize but it is better. I made every wave, and loaned it out to two people who said they want one. Guerdon.
-------------
Paul,
The flyer came today! That was really fast! I have already blogged about!
Awesome product and I can't wait to get it out on the waves!
Sincerely, Michelle
-------------
No comments:
Post a Comment