Sean Ross photos at G-Land

[bgreen]

Here is a link to some photos of Sean Ross riding a HPD on a recent trip to G-Land - https://www.facebook.com/HawaiiPaipoDesigns

Paul tells me that the new HPD flex boards are "close to a final production model". Perhaps beginning of December?

While looking at his site I noticed that he is also developing a spoon model.


Bob

[krusher74]

cool pics, some interesting ones don't know if he has lost his edge or that how they ride.

would like a go to find out

[bgreen]

Krusher,

Sean tells me his style is influenced by bodysurfing. I think he uses some of the techniques to lose speed/stall or to delay a turn, until finding a spot he can find maximum power. Seeing one of his on-rail bottom turns makes me think this isn't losing an edge.

I discussed something similar with John Clark a while ago - " rail riding was used if you lost control of your board in the white water. Rail riding was also used if a wave was too steep on the take-off for a flat-bottom board with no rocker. You turn the board to its side to make the drop and then straighten out the board once you get down the face of the wave. .. when I was growing up, we called this technique “side-slipping.” I used to see other paipo riders side-slipping their boards, but now almost all the
boards have some rocker in them, so I don’t see it any more".

Bob