My duckfeet are dying, need some sugestions!

jimithesaint · Post by **jimithesaint** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:52 am

Tim -
Thanks for the review of Kicks - Sounds like you are sold -might have to try'em
Jimi

SouthernTim · Post by **SouthernTim** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:45 pm

Hey Bob:

Having finally settled on my choice in fins, I've got an XL pair of Wave Rebels I can send your way. I'll check at home tonight to make sure, but they are black/orange and XL.

T

KenM · Post by **KenM** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:52 pm

Trowt, are you selling a pair of xxl dafins? If so I'll buy 'em. PM me the total w/shipping and yur adresh, oops I mean your address and I'll shoot ya a money order.
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JohnS · Post by **JohnS** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:13 pm

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:24 pm

Thanks, Trowt.

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:46 pm

Check out fin blow out by Southern tim

$8.00 fins

RW · Post by RW » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:49 pm

Nov wrote:Just how do the standups do it?

EDIT: I just checked out the duck feet, they look farkin' ridiculous. The drag created by them must be horrific.

Kids.....

without gettin' all scientific on ya.....I don't know any KneeBoarder who surfs based upon the connection to his board....however I have come to understand that Kneelos do....but the rest of us Kneeboarders ride waves....and rely only on our connection with the pure source of the experience.....the wave.

....who in their right mind sets out to ride a board

.....Jesus H. Christ...that ain't sufrin....NO HOW....NO WAY.....

unless of course yur a Kneelo....

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yur Dad rocked man.....best Rollo guy ever....there were Ozzie cats in the Country late 70's and early '80's who would tell me about yur pop....Keep the Faith...practice makes perfect.

...but on the flipper thing ..and this so called drag...yur lookin' at it all wrong....ya gotta think like Greenough...that soft rail edge of the flipper hang off the rail line is yur flex track connection....it's the anomaly of edge control and fine tune'in adjustments in the pocket that ya just don't get with a hard edged, flippers less skimboard.....think it all the way through from the Source.....it's pure and natural....only then decide if ya wanna really condem it.....but then do consider what ya condem.....

....and ya ain't no heritic....not loik Geno and Me.

...in fact yur a bonafide legacy....and that's a responsibility yur gonna have ta grow into. I got faith in ya.

wino · Post by **wino** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:00 am

I know this will sound crazy and all, but I have agree with RW on this one. On more that one occasion that little bit of fin overhang has saved me from losing an edge and winding up in a bad position. Also, I feel that I get better leverage in turns due to the platform my flippers give me to push off from.

If you are really concerned with drag take off your leash. I don't notice any gain in speed when I ride with out flippers. However, when I ride without a leash, I notice the lack of drag right away.

Just my $.02, opinions by others will vary depending upon usage and are only valid for 30 days.

kidrock · Post by **kidrock** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:28 pm

Wearing a leash ALWAYS created more drag for me, personally, than any set of fins ever did.

The main reason to wear fins? Because they propel you through the water better...plain and simple.

RW brought up a good point about flexible extension of rails. Never thought about it that way, but I understand the theory.

If I remember the story correctly, Lis created the Fish because he didn't like the drag his fins created whilst riding a pintail. The Fish was born.

My 2 cents???

Ride a Fish...Not a pintail.

Nov · Post by **Nov** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:26 am

trowt wrote:they ride standup boards!

No way!

Kids..... Wink

without gettin' all scientific on ya.....I don't know any KneeBoarder who surfs based upon the connection to his board....however I have come to understand that Kneelos do....but the rest of us Kneeboarders ride waves....and rely only on our connection with the pure source of the experience.....the wave.

Question ....who in their right mind sets out to ride a board Question .....Jesus H. Christ...that ain't sufrin....NO HOW....NO WAY.....

And what do you think it is that allows you to surf a wave? Your board. If you don't have a good connection with your board, you aren't going to be able to surf waves very well.

yur Dad rocked man.....best Rollo guy ever....there were Ozzie cats in the Country late 70's and early '80's who would tell me about yur pop....Keep the Faith...practice makes perfect.

He never used flippers.

...but on the flipper thing ..and this so called drag...yur lookin' at it all wrong....ya gotta think like Greenough...that soft rail edge of the flipper hang off the rail line is yur flex track connection....it's the anomaly of edge control and fine tune'in adjustments in the pocket that ya just don't get with a hard edged, flippers less skimboard.....think it all the way through from the Source.....it's pure and natural....only then decide if ya wanna really condem it.....but then do consider what ya condem.....

Right.

Never mind the water they catch or the extra weight they add to your tail.

skansand · Post by **skansand** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:30 pm

.. there seems to be 2 different kinds of Da-fins....mine are super soft and the blade is actually warping from my down-kick ...kinda giving the fin some rocker!...

everyone seems to be getting the "old" formula....stiff blades...i think id be happier with those...

nov, yur dad rocks man...im sure he had some insane muscle memory, being able to pull those rolos all the time...

i dont work out, and i really really like beer!,.. so flippers are a absolute MUST if im to ride waves over 8' faces...

W.G. Facenda · Post by **W.G. Facenda** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:33 pm

I must see 50 guys a week standup surfing Rincon on Fish under 5ft 8" in overhead surf.....but they are fit and under 30.

RW · Post by RW » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:04 am

Nov wrote:Kids..... Wink

Thanks for answering the $64 who in their right mind sets out to ride a board Question.

1. you don't get it.....surfers ride waves...that's the source.

2 you worried about drag.....go ride bigger and more powerfull surf...the concerns you have will be moot.

....don't know of anyone complaining about drag in big surf....just issues with harnessing and controling all that natural energy.....something the Ozzie style of surfin' can't quite embrace.

Peaches · Post by **Peaches** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:54 am

as told to me by Geno..."Fins on yer feet don't have any drag, as they are on top of yer stick when yer surfin'...what's creatin drag is probably the board yer ridin' or that squiggle butt style yer tryin' to pass off as kneeboarding, or that kook kord hanging off yer ankle...as ususal, THE ANTI-HERO, A.K.C. KINGPIN R.W. is right on the money....money shot bwayyyyyyy!!!!!!.....as told to me by Geno....

KenM · Post by **KenM** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:59 am

This surragate thing is great but I still want the real Geno.

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