Thursday, December 10, 2009

LIDDLE BOTTOM TURN 101

Been seeing a few photos on blogs as of late and a lot of weak pussyfooted turns, this is Greg at Malibu around 73 or 74 and is a textbook hull turn IMO. #1 drive the board down the face with your feet parallel across the stringer.


#2 set your line and press over with even pressure with your upper body leading the way and bank that baby over on rail, loading the fin up.



#3 now the fin is laoded up and the rail is engaged and your ready to spring out of that turn and site where you want to go next. Thats a 7'0'' GL template Greg still makes. These are off a 8mm film by Mike and Ricky Brown, thanks guys!!!


7 comments:

  1. love it!!! i had the pleasure of surfing a liddle hull last year a few times. hands down the most difficult board to get right. very humbling. still want to get my hands on one and figure it out.

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  2. Most guys over think it, its not that hard, just let the board do the work.

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  3. OK. Now gently push your humility aside and do "Liddle bottom turn 101 BACKSIDE" please. Thanks.

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  4. Anonymous12/13/2009

    can any other hull shapers out there lay it down like that? doubt it.

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  5. Anonymous12/14/2009

    .....SURE THERE IS, JUST ASK UM!.....

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  6. Anonymous12/18/2009

    i know of three-one who is more into riding mats, the other lives way up north building boats and the third is a fireman who use to glass for liddle and is into making flextail hulls.

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