Hi guys I'm new here.
I'm wonder if anyone has shaped or surfed a longboard with a low entry rocker but high nose? Does it noseride well in general?
I got this profile pic from a local surf shop. It's a 9'6 PU board. Maybe the board's meant for steeper waves and a more progressive style?
I've seen videos of surfers like Kirra Seale noseride this kind of board perfectly but in one of her vids she's hanging 5 then the tail lifts and slides out (fins completely out of the water). Do you think it's because of the nose?
Thanks
They "plow" water. If you get used to that characteristic, you can make them work. Dewey Weber's "Scooped" Performer was a classic example. A good Noserider is a much simpler board, that noserides easily. No tricks or techniques needed.
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Thanks McDing. I read on this forum and many posts also suggested that a noserider board doesn't necessarily need any fancy like a nose concave.
I guess the only way to find out is to try a similar board.
One of the best old school noseriders; The Morey-Pope Penetrator, was a dead flat bottom at front third with a turned down rail. (Known as a "Wing-Nose). A shallow concave 1/8" through 1/4" has always worked well for me.:
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I think it depends on what you mean by nose ride. There are quite a few people here in Hawaii that can run up to the nose and hang ten for a few seconds on a board like that. That style of board is great for bigger or more powerful waves.
Most of the newer longboards I see these days have a low rocker nose for more traditional long nose rides, but I see them being used in smaller south shore waves.
I don't know about other places, just the south shore of Oahu in Hawaii.
And there you have it - board design is influenced by the prevailing local conditions. A longboard with a high nose rocker isn't going to be well suited for noseriding in most spots on the West Coast due to the weaker and slower conditions. A traditional rocker isn't going to fit well in the faster conditions. A surfer might be able to make it work but at that point it's more attributable to the rider than the board.