How many of you guys out there ride shorter (7’ and Under) single fins.
Discussion on your findings would be great (particully 70s boards)
I’ve found on my 6’1" single fin that i commonly end up making take-offs that i never normally make (however this is possibly because i’m leashless and don’t want to swim in)
Do you ever find the board to be harder on backhand reo’s? no rail fins make it harder? would moving your fin forward help this?
How many of you guys out there ride shorter (7’ and Under) single fins. yes… 7’ , 6’9 , 6’4 , 5’7 Discussion on your findings would be great (particully 70s boards)
well …
the 7’er
an attempt at copying a 1970s single fin that a mate had in his shed. This board is now 6 years old and getting a bit yellow and heavy .
the 6’9
[a 1969-1970 board] has 50/50 rails , no hard edge at the tail … and a big flexy fin.
It’s an s-deck . I find it REALLY hard to ride on my backhand .
The 6’4
has fairly ‘down rails’ , a hard edge in the tail , and deep double concaves . This surfs better than my s-deck .
Plus , I put a fin box in it , so I can experiment with different size and template single fins .
The main problem with this board …it’s twisted in the tail area , unfortunately .
The 5’7
(orange stubbie , that I made last year )
… Manouevrable , fast , fun !! [just a bit hard to paddle ]. A 6’ version would be nice …
width : -
All these boards are 20" wide .
thicknesses : -
The 7’er is 2 7/8" thick [too thick , too flat rocker for my liking … oh well , live and learn !]
I have a 6-8 single. Smooth and drivey down the line. The way I like to surf. Also, have a 5-11 Chip inspired Stubbie. Haven’t surfed it in anything above chest high yet. I don’t try too many reo’s, front or backhand. Works well in that kind of surf, though. Fast down the line. Still, I prefer my twin keeled fish. Still thinking about the board we discussed. Mike
In my quiver of shorter singles, i prefer my 5’11" Tony Eltherington (Spelling ?) which suits the Sydney conditions of which i mostly surf. I find in a section which is usually hitable on a chip shorty, i will get low and move my feet and weight towards the middle of the board to generate speed so i can come out of the section with speed and control to burn… Otherwise a high line arch or a quirky snap will be the order of the wave.
Mike I also like down the line waves for singles, particularly point breaks and well froming beachies. I think the mp board would work in those kind of waves.
Flowchild do you also post on the real surf forum as longy grom? logtown.
Chip, did you find that you still spun out the round wide board whilst on your knees?
