i usually ride long right hand points, but i frequently surf the left on a a-frame reef and a rivermouth, and i’m very comfortable with it. i just think it boils down to some people being more comfortable and enjoying riding backhand, no matter what the equipment is. Of all my friends, i’ve always been the most comfy backhand.
the only time i flew past a a guy dropping in on me, a la KP ( that sepia tone or BW pic of him blowing past a longboarder ) was backhand on a left rivermouth.
and i’m relatively new to hulls… i only started riding them in late 2006.
sometimes when i’m on a smallish wave climbing and dropping making sections, it reminds me of a hang-glider catching and releasing off thermals or upward-moving air.
Sounds like you’re writing about me; only looking in mirror. I’m
goofy foot and 99.5% of the points around here are right handers so I
had to learn how to ride backside in a hurry.
Your description of " a hang-glider catching and releasing off thermals or upward-moving air." is perfect.
<span>**Dynamic soaring** -- Albatrosses perform a fascinating and
complicated flight
maneuver called dynamic soaring, in which energy can be extracted from
horizontally moving air and transferred to the bird so that an energy
gain
is achieved which enables it to fly continuously without flapping.
Dynamic
soaring is possible when the wind speed changes with altitude. This
type
of wind, which is called shear flow, exists in the boundary layer above
the ocean surface in areas in which albatrosses are found. Dynamic
soaring
consists of periodically repeated cycles, with one cycle illustrated to
the left: 1 - climb (windward flight); 2 - upper curve
(change
of flight direction to leeward); 3 - descent (leeward flight); & 4
lower curve (change of flight direction to windward) (Sachs 2005).
another thing unique about hulls is you get peak speed running up into the face of the wave after a BT (more noticeable in smaller weaker surf)… which allows you to ‘float’ across the top of the wave with ample horizontal speed, unlike thrusters where you tend to want to crank and redirect back down the steep to look for speed again.
in my experience: retro fish with parallel keels seem to do this too - gliding off the top - but not so good as my hull, which has that birdlike ( maybe ‘albatross-like’ is more appropriate, ha!) feeling, where it’s all kept smooth and flowing… and fast. ( again - other boards feel like, accell >bleed off speed with a snap or tight turn > look for steep for speed again > bleed it off again)
I think this is a 6’3"? I’ll let KP describe it. The last pic is KP’s daughter lamenting over not getting to keep this board. C’mon KP, just give it to her!
Kp you’re such an —. why do you do that to your daughter? hell, lord knows you can afford to get her that board since you never pay for a board-from anybody- it pains me to see Erin suffering needlessly…i might buy it for her just to piss you off mate!
Thats a Liddle we ONLY do 8ft and over thats a 6’3’’ like warmjets, well Im in England for my sons wedding and the town by where Im staying is called Hull, what are the chances that?Erin has a few boards I already gave her . Matt got me grog on in the local pub lastnight in Barnby on the Marsh a small village where we are staying.the beer is Great!
Just wondering if anyone tried the new Liddle ID shown on his website. Is this a more user friendly hull and can it be used in a wider range of range waves? Looks great!
