tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486681496379978910.post3471271691649880711..comments2024-02-11T00:38:00.073-08:00Comments on 23 Breaths: The Right Stuff23 Breathshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17733710263581519577noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486681496379978910.post-86798801464286846052010-07-15T18:58:15.372-07:002010-07-15T18:58:15.372-07:00Page 33 of Inflatable Dreams shows Kenny Hughes us...Page 33 of Inflatable Dreams shows Kenny Hughes using the same "outer fin dip" technique. <br /><br />That first wave in Fantasea was much smaller and weaker than it appears on film. It was a struggle to keep planing, espcially with a canvas top and bottom mat (I'm riding a Merrin, with an "unpealed" bottom.)PGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486681496379978910.post-15836034711505648892010-07-15T16:50:58.747-07:002010-07-15T16:50:58.747-07:00Ah the zen of fin usage. One of the things I picke...Ah the zen of fin usage. One of the things I picked up from watching the Fantasea Slo-Mo footage was how often Paul uses the outer fin to maintain directional control in the opening sequence of the fast run down the line in a higher gear so as not to diminish the speed he was enjoying. Still so much to learn and always amped to get on the mat again with the boards being left in the surf van more and more often.Growling Geckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047024701261814380noreply@blogger.com