If you have a reason to come north please let me know!
Last two evenings at the Lane -- more lotus fun! Lost the mat badly
yesterday, one of the longest swims in years, from the top of the
parking lot most of the way to Cowells. Probably good for me, I got
pretty winded.
Hope you are having fun and getting waves. October is your time, huh?
This quick video from Wardie Ward is a master class in mat riding. Nearly every frame holds a riding secret that took George decades to refine...
One of Greenough's slickest mat riding tricks involves grabbing the rails near the front of the deck and manipulating the nose area to adjust his track.
Some stills from the video illustrate this technique:
Here, George is trimming comfortably with his hands on the top of the deck...
As a section lifts up in front of him, he grips the outer part of the rails and creates a "bump" in the bottom...
The drag of the bump angles the mat's track upward and into the power...
Later, on the same wave, George employs the same technique on a smaller/weaker section. After a long run with his hands on the top of the deck, at the right moment he grips the rails and pulls up...
I'm really loving my new surf mat. Attaching a shot a friend took out
with the Del Mar Body Surfing crew at 17th Street on a recent sunny
Saturday morning.
Well after a bit of a spring flat spell. I finally found some decent waves to try my new XL out on..
As expected the mat went excellent from the first wave.
I did not find much difference in the slightly bigger mat compared to the Omni etc.
It allowed me into the waves easy and made some steep walls with little slip.
I particularly liked the "Hot Waxed Deck" it gave great grip when hit by white water.
Howzit
Mates? Have enjoyed another backpack adventure on Molokai. Lots very
good days riding the incredible Mini Max.
Heaps of new friends and
enlightening experiences. Gave the Lotus to a lovely family from da big
island with a ripping son who charged on the mat so hard that I just had
to turn it over. His GF rode it in NZ (see sbove).
Am back with Mom and
Dad in Gisborne. Everything is sweet. Hoping you are well and having
fun.