Comments on: Surfboard Design http://www.surfinghandbook.com Surfing Information And Resources Sat, 03 Mar 2012 22:34:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: ' Psyche' http://www.surfinghandbook.com/surfboard-design/comment-page-1/#comment-3654 ' Psyche' Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:30:28 +0000 http://surfinghandbook.com/?page_id=72#comment-3654 Interesting , The bottoms , tri-plane hulls, guns and mini-guns with the classic powerboard rolled V in the back 1/3 , You know what tey say ,'Everythings been done Before' is true, but; every time the cycle rounds, we have a little more fine tuning here and there Peace Out Interesting , The bottoms , tri-plane hulls, guns and mini-guns with the classic powerboard rolled V in the back 1/3 , You know what tey say ,’Everythings been done Before’ is true, but; every time the cycle rounds, we have a little more fine tuning here and there Peace Out

]]> By: surfnow http://www.surfinghandbook.com/surfboard-design/comment-page-1/#comment-3045 surfnow Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:00:35 +0000 http://surfinghandbook.com/?page_id=72#comment-3045 9'6 is very cumbersome, if I were you I would try an 8'6, that's what I started with and you will get back to your old self. 9’6 is very cumbersome, if I were you I would try an 8’6, that’s what I started with and you will get back to your old self.

]]> By: Samm http://www.surfinghandbook.com/surfboard-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2607 Samm Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:01:34 +0000 http://surfinghandbook.com/?page_id=72#comment-2607 I used to surf in my young days. I am now 57y female , 5'8" and weigh about 180.. Yikes now you know why I want to start surfing again. what size board would you suggest. I used to surf longboard 9'6 in my young days. Was one of the few " girls" in the 1960's that surfed southern calif. Thanks for the help samm I used to surf in my young days. I am now 57y female , 5’8″ and weigh about 180.. Yikes now you know why I want to start surfing again. what size board would you suggest. I used to surf longboard 9’6 in my young days. Was one of the few ” girls” in the 1960′s that surfed southern calif.
Thanks for the help
samm

]]> By: admin http://www.surfinghandbook.com/surfboard-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2564 admin Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:48:58 +0000 http://surfinghandbook.com/?page_id=72#comment-2564 Hi Jack, welcome to the site. That board you described might be a bit tough for you to learn on if your body type is how you've described. It's definitely on the smaller side. (plus, if it's a shortboard thruster type shape it's not going to be hiding foam in the nose or tail). I would definitely recommend getting yourself a mal to start off with. A fish would be good too, but it's nice to have a longer floaty board in your quiver anyway for really small days (do you guys get small days in Australia?). So in short, I'd say you can try to slog it out for now, BUT I just have a feeling it's going to be frustrating so I'd try to get a funboard / longboard with a full nose. Hi Jack, welcome to the site. That board you described might be a bit tough for you to learn on if your body type is how you’ve described. It’s definitely on the smaller side. (plus, if it’s a shortboard thruster type shape it’s not going to be hiding foam in the nose or tail). I would definitely recommend getting yourself a mal to start off with. A fish would be good too, but it’s nice to have a longer floaty board in your quiver anyway for really small days (do you guys get small days in Australia?). So in short, I’d say you can try to slog it out for now, BUT I just have a feeling it’s going to be frustrating so I’d try to get a funboard / longboard with a full nose.

]]> By: Jack http://www.surfinghandbook.com/surfboard-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2561 Jack Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:58:11 +0000 http://surfinghandbook.com/?page_id=72#comment-2561 hey guys, im not from the U.S. like most of you, im actually from Manly, Australia. (gives me some great beaches to work with) i've been checking out this site for a while now and u seem to know what your on about. i've looked thru forums and all they do is confuse me due to the difference in opinions. i need advice on learning with my shortboard i've got about a week left till i graduate from high school (planning on going out heaps over summer), and i got a shortboard off a friend who has been surfing for decades (note: he is over double my age), he says he's only getting rid of it because it didn't ride the way he wanted. his price on the new surfboard was indeed generous, so naturally i couldn't refuse. anyway, I am 6"3' and roughly 185-190 lbs with little to almost no experience in surfing, and wouldn't exactly say im the most athletic guy around. this shortboard however is 6"6' x 19 7/8 x 2 5/8. (need anymore info, i've done my research, i'll be able to tell you). i'm not sure how good it will be for learning in the long/short term. would it be okay to slog it out in the meantime? or better to find a mini-mal or a large fish to start with? then move on to my shorty? hey guys,

im not from the U.S. like most of you, im actually from Manly, Australia. (gives me some great beaches to work with)
i’ve been checking out this site for a while now and u seem to know what your on about. i’ve looked thru forums and all they do is confuse me due to the difference in opinions. i need advice on learning with my shortboard

i’ve got about a week left till i graduate from high school (planning on going out heaps over summer), and i got a shortboard off a friend who has been surfing for decades (note: he is over double my age), he says he’s only getting rid of it because it didn’t ride the way he wanted. his price on the new surfboard was indeed generous, so naturally i couldn’t refuse.

anyway, I am 6″3′ and roughly 185-190 lbs with little to almost no experience in surfing, and wouldn’t exactly say im the most athletic guy around.
this shortboard however is 6″6′ x 19 7/8 x 2 5/8. (need anymore info, i’ve done my research, i’ll be able to tell you).

i’m not sure how good it will be for learning in the long/short term.
would it be okay to slog it out in the meantime? or better to find a mini-mal or a large fish to start with? then move on to my shorty?

]]> By: Surf Lessons UK http://www.surfinghandbook.com/surfboard-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2507 Surf Lessons UK Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:12:33 +0000 http://surfinghandbook.com/?page_id=72#comment-2507 As a surf school operator - is there any chance you can add some info about "soft top" surfboards? As a surf school operator – is there any chance you can add some info about “soft top” surfboards?

]]> By: becky http://www.surfinghandbook.com/surfboard-design/comment-page-1/#comment-1727 becky Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:17:40 +0000 http://surfinghandbook.com/?page_id=72#comment-1727 hello, the thorough input of this article is really helpful for beginners like me so thankyou =), but I was also wondering if it would be possible to add pictures with the descriptions? for example, I'm not sure what a crowned deck looks like, lol. hello, the thorough input of this article is really helpful for beginners like me so thankyou =), but I was also wondering if it would be possible to add pictures with the descriptions? for example, I’m not sure what a crowned deck looks like, lol.

]]> By: wyatt http://www.surfinghandbook.com/surfboard-design/comment-page-1/#comment-584 wyatt Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:00:47 +0000 http://surfinghandbook.com/?page_id=72#comment-584 can you visually see the difference between an epoxy board and a polyester board? can you visually see the difference between an epoxy board and a polyester board?

]]> By: Colin Yu http://www.surfinghandbook.com/surfboard-design/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Colin Yu Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:58:12 +0000 http://surfinghandbook.com/?page_id=72#comment-227 concering the surfboards design could you please let me know that what is "tail stop" thanks concering the surfboards design could you please let me know that what is “tail stop” thanks

]]> By: second hand surfboards http://www.surfinghandbook.com/surfboard-design/comment-page-1/#comment-69 second hand surfboards Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:26:58 +0000 http://surfinghandbook.com/?page_id=72#comment-69 Thats a very comprehensive and informative article well done. Can you please become an editor on wikipedia and add some interesting stuff to the surfboard page because right now it makes for very boring reading! Thats a very comprehensive and informative article well done. Can you please become an editor on wikipedia and add some interesting stuff to the surfboard page because right now it makes for very boring reading!

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