Fantastic video . One of the best . Love it
Casso when would you choose the Skate over the Shroom (i.e what conditions ) ?
Impressive camera setup btw. I would be interested in more details...
Is the zooming in/out only done in software, or do you have a sliding pole?
We can see in the final sequence (walking) the - short - pole for the cam on the paddle.... but how is them the cam fixed?
Great view of the action... very sweeeet!
How long did you have to practice with that camera pole? Looks like it would take some getting used to!
It looked like you had to slide your fingers around the pole to re-grip, hows that for paddling around?
Why is the Sunova Skate a thruster not a quad set-up like every other similar shaped offering from other brands?
I've spoken to Dylan about this when I was looking at getting a custom Skate a while back.He reckons the Skate goes unreal as a quad and actually recommended having the quad option on the custom. Apparently the Skate's one of Sunova's original boards and they don't seem to sell many of them anymore - probably because more and more people are chasing banana-shaped 'performance' type boards with outrageous rockers - or longboards. There's less demand for low-rockered ultra-fun fish machines like the Skate - which is weird. So they're probably offered more as special order type board in which case, make sure you get quad options as well as thruster when you order your next one.
Being a shape that works well in small gutless conditions then, what setup would enhance this aspect?
Not interested in 'looseness', the waves are too small and short lived for anything fancy anyway. No room for vertical. Just want to get into the little waves and go for it, maybe turn once before bailing or straight-handing into the shore. Just want to go horizontal as fast and easy as possible, on something as small as possible.
So,
On a fish, Thruster vs quad for getting into gutless mushy waves? (talking proper weekend warrior slappers).
Glide?, drive?... drag!?
I was chasing a skate some years ago and guess what...no one had the right size in stock and nothing second hand so I ended grabbing a shrooommm. I would like to hear form anyone that has ridden both to find out the differences??? Maybe your the only rick ???
youre the man rick... I knew youd make sense of it all. Ya throwin those boards around like a horny teenager