No contest for the groms this weekend, so i got to sleep in today! feel so rested now. North Shore was huge so i stayed in town and went to Kewalos to surf. It was really fun again today!
I usually don't wear leash in town but this past couple of days i've been wearing leash since the rights were fast and little onshore wind. (more chance of me losing my board and the board go in all the way to the inside)
Yesterday, i used a normal comp (thinner) leash. Nothing special, occasional leash wrapping around my feet and standing on the leash.
Today, i tried out XM Tangle Free Complite Leash. It has a free moving little weight on the leash and supposed to prevent it from tangling on your feet.
you see the yellow thing? that's the weight. so when you are sitting on your board, the weight goes to the middle of the leash and pull the leash down just enough to make a perfect arch. And when you paddle, the weight keeps the leash away from you.
surfline did a review on this little while ago so check it out if you have no idea what i'm talking about. they have a nice video of it too.
It actually works really good! i never once had the leash tangled on my feet and didn't really feel any drag while i was paddling.
so in conclusion, i like it! In Hawaii, i think Tropical Blends is the only place who carry these leashes. i think they don't cost any more than regular ones so go get yours soon!
People's been asking me how my Newax is working. So here's my update. I still like Newax! Now that i'm more used to it, i like it even more. no more messy wax and i never have to worry about wax melting in my car while my car is parked in the sun!
They don't sell Newax here in Hawaii so if you are ever in Japan, you should pick one up!
Ok, now on to Community deckpad... it's all black with a orange logo and it looks really cool! BUT i HATE this thing!
there's no good traction to it and the kicker part is too angled and too soft. My back foot use to slide off all the time. that's why if you look closely in the photo, i have wax all over that thing. it's better with wax on it BUT what's the point of having a deckpad if you have to wax it??
see that one blue sticker on the middle of my board? my back foot slipped off of the deckpad while bottom turning and my knee hit the deck! Bloody knee and a ding on my new board all because of this crappy Community deckpad!
so if you just bought one and still have the receipt, go return this thing.
I found a great app for your iphone! It's from SkullCandy!
This app is FREE and i love this thing! as you can see you can discover some new music, find where the skate parks are and what they have at the park, surf report, snow report, SkullCandy TV, etc.
ok, ok. i guess we don't really need snow report here in Hawaii, but if you are planning a ski/snowboard trip, it's going to come in handy!
the surf report is really easy to use and so far it's been pretty accurate. (just so you know, this screen shot was taken last week so it's not from today.)
This app is totally worth a download! you get all this for FREE! Skull Candy is doing things right!! now i can listen to some new music using my SkullCandy headphone and check the surf report! ha ha.
I think they are going to run the O'neil Sunset event tomorrow since they need to get it done before the huge swell gets here and wash away all the tents and towers they have set up.
not sure if i'm going up there since i've been having so much fun surfing non-crowded town. i'm going to sleep in past 5am again and see what i feel like doing tomorrow. I'm loving my weekend with no groms contest!
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