Surf Mat Riding

Designed to go rather fast.

Surf mat riding. Experts in mat surfing know when to partially deflate their gear to get better performances in some types of waves. It doesn t take much effort to blow it up to rideable tension you ve got to exhale anyways and even in disappointing surf its still fun. With a handmade personally customised surfmat you can catch and surf the best waves of your life. 3rd gear is a term george greenough uses to describe high speed mat surfing.

45 90 degree bend is a good average volume of air to start with. My journey on to surfmats was down to a change of wheels i was a kneelo and always used to carry a bodyboard and bellyboard in my van for fin removing waves or tiny days. Incredibly it allows us to reach high speeds even if we feel we re flying over water on an airbag. Obviously it s easier to get in the car too.

The one i ve been riding is a 42 inch krypt surf. This mat folds down to about the size of a beach towel i can get it in a mesh bag with my fins and throw it in the beachbag with the kids stuff. Surfmats will change the way you think about surfing. The warpmats lightweight pacer surfmat the point break specialist model.

In the plus column surf mats can be stored in the trunk of your car so you re never without a good compact wave riding vehicle. Now they ve developed a small cult following with a handful of companies crafting high quality mats by hand. As a general rule of thumb a deflated mat will increase speed while. Measuring air volume is done by bending the mat until the fabric goes taught.

Surf mats faded into oblivion. Learning to balance and fine tune the surf mats air pressure to the specific needs of the waves you ride is part of the everyday fun and variety of riding a surf mat. With surf mat riding being such an underground thing how did you get into it and how are newcomers getting on or more likely off board. The more skilled riders will often be seen riding mats which virtually flop over in a 180 degree fold.

The mats have three conveniently located grab handles that make it easy to hold onto while riding and even easier to carry around the beach all day. The surf mat is a basic yet exciting wave riding vehicle. 3rd gear is moving beyond simple trim speed and running past one section over a flat area and through the next section. Pierre move through the gears to gain speed that is matched by few other surf vehicles.

Riding waves on surfmats is pure joy. In simple terms riding straight off is 1st gear while trimming across the wave at curl speed is 2 nd gear.