It IS a state of mind! Surfing better now than in my twenties. Their attitude changes so quick when you shower them with spray on a big cuttie. You get a lot more space out the back. Can't wait for the reaction with the Vanguard, hopefully show em some fins if i can work it out
Wisdom... I believe we are several on that "getting wiser" boat. I do also take more time to enjoy waves lately!Originally Posted by Denchy
165cms 89Kgs dry...working on that at the moment...but not working!!! :)
Potato 5'2" /Vanguard 5'6"/Potatonator 5'8"/ Spitfire 5'8" / Quadraflex 6'0" / Flexflight 9'0"
Fins: Elevons, Solus, Controlllers, Jordy,AM2,
I'm still a Grom at 51 and have as much fun now as ever. I'm with Fan I tell my kids I've just hit middle age and am probably fitter than alot of 17 year olds, Move it or lose it I say, go hard or go home!! Iggy's right on with enjoying our waves more though, any day in the surf is better than a day at work. Age is definitely a state of mind, with age comes experience.
92kg 183cm. 6.0 FST Potatonator, 5'7" RF Baked Potato
Could be that the boards these days are so much better than the ones you rode in your 20s! I surf better than I surfed in my teens and early 20s, like I can do manoeuvres now that I could not do back then and I think it is improved board design that is responsible for most of it, at least, in my case. Relative to my peers I think I was better back then.
Ah what am I talking about? Don't question the stoke!
Jesus is coming, look busy!
Moving forward or just spinning faster? 6'0 90kg
5'8 RF Vanguard 32.2L FCS R2 quad
6'0 FST Dominator 34.8L FCS PC SF4 quad + stabiliser
6'0 FST Spitfire 34.9L FCS PC R2 quad + stabiliser
6'2 FST Jacknife 33.3L FCS PC quad front/rear TC Redlines/TC Aqualines
6'2 FST Hellfire 33.7L FCS PC R2 quad + stabiliser (x 2, yes 1 here, 1 there!)
6'4 FST Alternator 34.?L FCS PG7
6'5 FST Hellrazor 33.5L FCS R2 quad + stabiliser
6'7 FST Hellrazor 36.5L FCS R2 thruster
Big thanks to all the posative advice i've been getting going to get the 5'10'' for sure, as far as age go's i'm a better surfer at 37 than i was when i was 17 one kelly slater is solid proof of that .
I think u guys took my post the wrong way. I like being the "Old Guy" in the line-up. I like young surfers come up and try to show me what they got. It betters my surfing and theirs. In fact, it just makes me super competitive. I dont think i questioned anybody's fitness or skills due to age.
41 yrs, 6', 185 lbs
5'7 BP, 5'10 VG, 6'6 SF, 6'6 Q5, 6'10 ADD, and plenty of others
I may not win American Idol w my singing, but when I yell "HO!!!", its all baritone.
Hey Fokai...no offence intended... I just get a bit sensitive I guess at the thought 42 might be "old"...I used to think that when I was 25, but now I feel great bar a few injuries here or there. Surfing keeps me young for sure. But....I too have grey in my beard now and ....have often thought of reaching for the Grecian 2000, lol.
No worries. i get it. when i was 20, i wud paddle straight out to the best guy in the water, and if i didnt know him, i wud just move him out. nowadays, when ur the guy deep and have a beard like the dude from lord of the rings, the younger gen tries to move in. its really quite funny. i think the one question i get asked the most is "do u have a job, and if so, how can i do what u do?" because i surf everyday. here's another teaser w the 5'10
41 yrs, 6', 185 lbs
5'7 BP, 5'10 VG, 6'6 SF, 6'6 Q5, 6'10 ADD, and plenty of others
I may not win American Idol w my singing, but when I yell "HO!!!", its all baritone.
there's one thing about aging we have sidestepped...
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THE SLICE OF DEVON
OH DEAR
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6ft..90ish kg..35+ years surfing
WHERE'S MY VANGUARD, WHERE'S MY VANGUARD, WHERE'S MY VANGUARD, WHERE'S MY VANGUARD,*WHERE'S MY VANGUARD.... ETC
IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED,
IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED,
IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT,
IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE,
IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE, IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE, IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE, IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE, IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE
SWEET POTATO--- R/F -- 5'4 -------------------------- fins controllers
VANGUARD -------- WRF -- 5'6 ------------------------- fins futures ea blackstix..may test something a little bigger and stiffer
HELLFIRE ----------- R/F -- 5'10 ------------------------ fins futures SA3,SA4 honeycomb
FLEXFIRE ----------- R/F -- 6'2 x 18 3/4 x 2 1/2 ------ fins futures JC honeycomb
MICHEL BOUREZ------------6'2 --thick then thin ------- fins futures JC honeycomb, AM2 techflex heavy chop, ea b/stix at 84kg, now testing AM2 hex
ALTERNATOR ------ R/F -- 6'4--for bad back days---- fins futures JC honeycomb
and countless others (mostly nev's)
youngest grommet 45kgs throws my hellfire around with SA3's or in mush uses EA (techflex "cuz they look da bomb") and deviant
lol. at 41, i still rock my locks.
41 yrs, 6', 185 lbs
5'7 BP, 5'10 VG, 6'6 SF, 6'6 Q5, 6'10 ADD, and plenty of others
I may not win American Idol w my singing, but when I yell "HO!!!", its all baritone.
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