Reverb on Swaylocks asked the following question:
...hey man, in a previous page I commented about riding the board forward (to trim down the line Pipeline) but you say only in the middle so, will be efficient to move the stance forward ina a really hollow fast toob? thanks
Hi Reverb, the riding position is from the middle of the board, adjustments fore and aft in the usual way but only a few inches or a small step or so and not forward of centre, in a hollow fast tube it's not a straight line trim feeling really it's kind of outside rail and nose down, the nose leading the board down and the rail softly rolling and squeezing up and down a little in the wall while directing the big fin on its glide path. . . . sort of hard to explain sorry, more like constantly dropping in from on high rather than tracking it.The long nose is like a counterweight, when some of the rail is released the weight of the nose drifts the nose of the board down the wave and the big fin lowers its glide path and slices down to follow. . . . thus downwards adjustments in the tube can be done without having to jam a turn. . . just a subtle rail release and she swoops down smoothly.. . . . this means that one can hang high as it is so easy to carve back down. .Hope that makes sense.
