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| 100109 | 2805 | Wondering | 4 | glider_boy | Jul 26, 2016 | 2016-07-26T10:57:57-0400 | slideright wrote: Cruised our coast (Florida) last weekend during a very decent run of swell. I noticed longboarding, in particular traditional style (leash less, single fin, heavily glassed boards) never really took hold here. Then I thought of my travels along the eastern seaboard and noticed the same idea (exceptions noted). Yes, you will SEE longboards in the line up, but they are typically 2+1's squirrel finned tethered to a 50 year old man. One would assume that given the small nature of our waves, people would go bananas for it. Even here on the gulf coast where the waves barely crack chest high, the crowd will mainly consist of shortboards. Trend following, lack of knowledge? Just feeling like discussing. Click to expand... Spent several years surfing the TX Gulf Coast. Lots of longboards, but definitely less of the traditional style. My primary theory: fewer surfers, less shaper-centered culture compared to CA, and therefore greater predominance of mass-market type boards (Stewarts, Surftechs, etc.) My secondary theory: although the waves are usually small, they are choppy, unpredictable and often outright crappy. Many transitional log designs are not necessarily ideal in crap conditions. I personally found it easier to ride a lighter, more "modern" longboard there and found my dedicated noserider poorly suited to conditions most of the time. Also noticed most of the best local loggers rode boards with more rocker and contemporary design features than one would expect for a hotshot. Dunno if this theory holds for places on the East Coast that have *better* waves tho. Quintal sure can rock a traditional log in FL waves. |