23 November 2009

Being on Maui, working on some top secret projects... ;)
Yesterday it was pretty windy and no waves, so me and Leo Ray were in Sprecks doing some Freestyle... it was nice cause i could test my new Loft Wavescape 4,2 - amazing... :)
Here some photos from that day (the freestyle shots... the rest are wave-shots from Hookipa few weeks before...)




Today the swell arrived - and was pretty big already at times (at least for me) - Upper Kanaha was great fun on 4,7

I just found out what a huge difference the trim makes on waveboards!! Last week with waves, i thought how the hell can those guys put soo much pressure on the rails and do such tight turns... was just impossible for me... Well i thought it's cause i am just not used to it...
Today i read my book - the Tricktionary (see www.tricktionary.net ) - You should know, the wave-part was written by John Skye (John's really good now - wow!), he's a real wave-pro, doing this for many years, he knows exactly those tips and tricks that you otherwise have to learn over the years.
So i put the fin 1.5 cm forward - tadaaaaa... WOW - my board is now feeling soo much better in turns!!

My tip: Really test with the trim of your equipment!! Or let somebody experienced adjust it for you once. Try to do the manoeuvres you can do best and try to feel how the boards performance changes with just little changes you do to your boom height, mast foot position, footstrap position, fin position and size,...
Sometimes it isn't your fault that a manoeuvre doesn't work, it's just more difficult because of some wrong setting!!


Christmas is close, if you want to order books or DVD's from our website, please do it soon! Otherwise it's not sure international orders arrive on time for Christmas!
Check the Tricktionary November Newsflash: HERE

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