Thursday, August 17, 2006
What Kind of Fins Should I Get?
Anybody who knows me knows I tend to fixate on the details of a surfboard: rocker, concaves, tail shapes, rails, thickness, bonzers, fish, nuggets, fin setups, and so on.
Then I run into a video like this on 70percent.org--Jamie O'Brien riding a finless thrift store junker with more style than the "hottest" surfers in the mags.
So next time you're contemplating whether it's worth it to drop a grip on a balsa-edged Firewire or carbonfiber Aviso board, watch this clip and get out there on your tried-and-true stick.
Oh yeah, and GET LOW!
Hot Chip - Boy From School
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5 comments:
Are you kidding?!!! Well, I guess it just goes to show it's all in the rider, not the ridden. But if that's true who do we have to blame when we purl, bury a rail, rag doll or just plain fall over? I'm sticking with the board...if I had a different board yesterday I would of been boostin' airs and spelunking in the green caves.
I agree, that is all the board. By the way I hate hot chip...and there name sounds a piece of poo that got inadvertantly stuck to teh toilet seat.
Hot chip hates you too.
Wow! I am SUPER IMPRESSED!!!!
Finally watched this clip. So sick! What is that, like head high shorebreak he's getting barreled in? That's a day that's not good enough to paddle out in on the North Shore, and I'd kill to just bodysurf those waves. Ugh.
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