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tailpads

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  • 01-12-2013 10:31pm
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    Bub34
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭


    hey all just wondering would a tailpad be any benefit to minimal board?


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    tigerballs
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭tigerballs


    Well, It would be of minimal Benefit I guess!


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    #3
    Bub34
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭Bub34


    what would be the benefits of it do??


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    tigerballs
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭tigerballs


    Not much need for a tailpad on a longboard or Mini Malibu.
    The benefits of a pad really only come into play when surfing hard off the rear of the board.
    Normal foot positions on a mini mal type board would be off the tail pad position.


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    pauld81
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭pauld81


    I reckon tail pads are great for the extra grip, but I use them on a larger boards more as a reference point for my foot. On anything larger than a 'short board', I tend to use a pad that can be broken up into separate parts so it covers the large tail area.
    I have to disagree with Tigerballs - "normal foot position on a mini mal type board would be off the tail pad". I believe that if you wish to progress on any board, your back foot is always on the move.. Ie: Back foot mid board for speed - back foot as far to the tail as possible to crank out hacking turns.. This is a basic principle of surfing and if you watch the likes of Ben Skinner his back foot is right out over the tail for turns, so my point is the tail pad is useful for grip and reference point. Hope this helps a wee bit Bub34, PS: If you already waxed the tail, the tail pad won't stick to the board.. You have a lot of scrubbing to get it back to make the tail pad stick, try the Pickle Wax Remover Ball.


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    tigerballs
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭tigerballs


    Maybe Bub34 you should explain where you are at on a surfboard regarding experience and what kind of board/ waves you surf.
    Traction pads and a lot of that gear are just stuff you are encouraged to buy and not necessarily any use to you until you really need them.
    A simple alternative to using a pad as a point of reference is lumps of wax where you want them.


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    qapmoc
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭qapmoc


    tigerballs wrote: »
    A simple alternative to using a pad as a point of reference is lumps of wax where you want them.
    that may be ok in Australia but here in the winter, going down a wave, it may not be as easy to feel lumps of wax through thick wetsuit boots as it would be in bare feet.


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    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,239 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    I don't personally see the need for a tailpad on anything but a short board, but if it helps as a point of reference for someone's feet then there's no harm in it either.

    Some NSP minimals come with them on as standard I think, so its not like its out of the ordinary either.


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