Thats a big wide board. Try staying in the pocket tighter, it's the big uncontrolled drop from the top that makes the board spin out in the flats. Once slotted, it's pretty easy to make small adjustments in there. Surfers have to deal with the same issues, but that is why you see the most advanced surfers riding smaller gunny looking boards: big wide boaty boards are hard to control. Especially if you get in late and come down like one of those olympic bobsledders. It's also easier to scrub off speed if you get your weight up forward and back-foot the rail for traction. You can make that board work.jkrug wrote:i'm in my second year of riding strapless, and am struggling a bit with whether i just suck (leaving myself vulnerable with that one) or need additional equipment. i currently ride a Jimmy Lewis KT (6'*20") and really like the board. but when it gets bigger out there, i have a real tough time carving it, or even staying in control at times (like riding down the face of a big wave). my size is 6'3", 210 lbs. would a smaller board help out in those bigger conditions, and if so, how much smaller? or should i just stick with this board and work on simply getting better?
from my windsurfing days i understand the need of a smaller board in stronger winds, but this isn't so much about the winds as the waves, and i don't have a surfing background.
I'll ask you the same question as I put to others:jkrug wrote:i'm in my second year of riding strapless, and am struggling a bit with whether i just suck (leaving myself vulnerable with that one) or need additional equipment. i currently ride a Jimmy Lewis KT (6'*20") and really like the board. but when it gets bigger out there, i have a real tough time carving it, or even staying in control at times (like riding down the face of a big wave). my size is 6'3", 210 lbs. would a smaller board help out in those bigger conditions, and if so, how much smaller? or should i just stick with this board and work on simply getting better?
from my windsurfing days i understand the need of a smaller board in stronger winds, but this isn't so much about the winds as the waves, and i don't have a surfing background.
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