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carl
Joined: 25 Feb 1997 Posts: 2674 Location: SF bay area
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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stilladdicted wrote: | Any other old guys thinking this would be a great way to kill the afternoon and get your kids talking about you at school?
Mike |
A wise WSer once said: Trix are for kids!
But if you're "young" enough to still have kids in school, and your knees-back-ankles are still good,, then go for it,,,Yahoo!! |
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scargo
Joined: 19 May 2007 Posts: 394
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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This is probably a dumb question, but do I risk damaging my equipment doing the self-catapult? |
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DonORiordan
Joined: 06 Feb 2001 Posts: 146
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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carl wrote: | stilladdicted wrote: | Any other old guys thinking this would be a great way to kill the afternoon and get your kids talking about you at school?
Mike |
A wise WSer once said: Trix are for kids!
But if you're "young" enough to still have kids in school, and your knees-back-ankles are still good,, then go for it,,,Yahoo!! |
Bob Reay made his first one recently. I think his kids are in college |
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wyattmiller
Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 651
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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During the self-catapult the only thing you can really bust is the nose of the board. Like any catapult if you hold on and keep sheeting in you will avoid slamming the nose. It is when you let go with the back hand during a catapult that you go forward towards the nose instead of around to the down-wind side of the board.
However learning the self-catapult will allow you to avoid nose dings in the future. Whenever I am about to get catapulted these days I just say "screw it" keep sheeting in and do a self-catapult instead of resisting, letting go with the back hand and cracking the nose. |
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carl
Joined: 25 Feb 1997 Posts: 2674 Location: SF bay area
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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DonORiordan wrote: |
Bob Reay made his first one recently. I think his kids are in college |
That could be only 40 something! Naish's age, and doesn't he still sail at Jaws? Young wiper-snappers!! |
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TheItalianJobber
Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 121
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 2:23 am Post subject: |
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carl wrote: | DonORiordan wrote: |
Bob Reay made his first one recently. I think his kids are in college |
That could be only 40 something! Naish's age, and doesn't he still sail at Jaws? Young wiper-snappers!! |
Robby will be 50 next year... and he's been a granddad for 2 now.
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ctuna
Joined: 27 Jun 1995 Posts: 1125 Location: Santa Cruz Ca
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