Ah yes, Surfers Ear remember it well. First surgery 32 years ago was out for 12 weeks, second surgery about 18 years ago was out for 9 weeks and was worth it each time. Hasnt grown back again which is great. At 60 still only riding short boards and hopefully never 'old enough' to need a motorised fin :)
@@davewarland1680 I still have gauze in my ears and i can already tell a huge difference. my left which I haven't had the surgery feels more stuffed than the ear with gauze and blood. Can't wait to get the left done next year. Cheers bro.
I hope they do it, it' doesn't seem hard to do either. Just something that you bite to activate and release to deactivate. The motor has 2 stages with the current remote, I don't think you need that. Anyways, when Paddling out, you don't really need the motor if there aren't waves coming, just for catching waves and for paddling trough a consistent set.
frankly..? entrance to the wave seems the same as without it, if the whole point is trust the board to the pop-up/drop in the the point its speed seems 0 as to puddling, if you are already on the wave its a lose lose its not fast and the wave reading is the speed genration (the fin it self seems to do nothing if that is the case..no real reason to ivest +500$), it needs to be said becouse its a nice markting trick but the board whight needs to be calculated with the whight of the surfer on it (not in a basic shape)
Totally agree (as well as with the mouth option by the OP too). A guy where I surf has one of these fins and this is his thoughts too - he also mentioned that you actually want it turned off once you are up and riding, as it messes with the behaviour of your board through manoeuvres (cutbacks and stalls for sections etc). He also says that the safety guard actually creates drag and becomes a hinderance at higher speeds on a wave. I see this idea evolving and becoming more like a jet propulsion system than propeller.
i forsee Longboard Larry and the old timers all getting this and sitting way out in no mans land catching all the waves next to SUPer Dave and Foil Man Freddy leaving none for the kooks in the line up. hope you have a speedy recovery - maybe do a video on your ear - what symptoms you had - what they did - etc..
I thought about it but Brett Barley did a good video way back when he had it done. I looked into the doctor he used and he was just too far. Anyways, now that I have been through it once with my right ear, I may see about doing a video when I do the left ear. I would have preferred to do them both at the same time but policy prohibited it. :( Anyways, I will see what happens on my post op and ask the doctor if he is willing to let me vlog the entire process next time.
no, not al all. in fact, it only can propel you around 4mph to 6mbp so soon as you catch the wave, the fins is not necessary which is why it would be better to have active control over the mother at all times. I wrote an email to them saying they should somehow build regenerative charging cuz I'm certain the fins spins backwards if you go too fast. hoping they respond.
@@danielbarbieri8199 yeah, a little for sure. which is why I said, likely not for anyone other than someone with a physical issue or someone older who doesn't surf well. I suck at longboarding to it wasn't a huge difference for me but I'd imagine if you were any good, this would feel like a sail in the water. haha
@@ThomyeSurfs Yes indeed 😆 I tryed to imagine myself on very soft waves that you need to paddle like crazy for nothing, and after 10s I realized it will never be for me, unless like you said if I was in a very bad physical condition or injuried. But in this case I would surf with stand up paddle or bodyboard...
i think it would be if i was telling people to go get this and this product made sense for surfers. That would be selling my soul. But as I said in the video, this product is not for me. Not outside of SUP in harbors and my fishing kayak.
LOL, I wouldn't worry too much, those guys don't need this. I'd be very surprised to actually see one in the wild other than for testing or if someone is impaired in some way. And in that case, I'm ok with him having it.
I thought that initially too but it only helps on occasion. So you definitely need some strength and endurance, this just gets an injured or weaker surfer over the hump of missing waves, but not all waves. I still missed a few, poorly timed or was fussing with the remote. If they fix the remote control issue I mentioned, it could improve the overall experience. .
Fair enough, but did you watch the entire video? Where I said it wasn't for me and likely surfers in general. and it is likely only good if your are injured or older and have issues paddling. So are you saying people that have those problems are kooks?
@@ThomyeSurfs So this product is an accessibility product? With this logic motorized surfboards also fall under this category. But yes they are both kook merch regardless and that's not to say someone cannot enjoy them.
@@IIIxwaveIII definitely agree if the motorized surfboard is being used in a line up, it's kookie but not kook merch. I think motorized surfboards are good if flat water and a alternative to surfing (less people surfing). These definitely need a wave. no way it can get any speed to be useful for a regular surfer. cheers, thanks for the input.
Thanks!
BTW, thanks bro. Really appreciate that.
Ah yes, Surfers Ear remember it well. First surgery 32 years ago was out for 12 weeks, second surgery about 18 years ago was out for 9 weeks and was worth it each time. Hasnt grown back again which is great. At 60 still only riding short boards and hopefully never 'old enough' to need a motorised fin :)
did you have them both drilled? or was the shorter one chiseled? amen to no motors.
@@ThomyeSurfs Same ear twice, ground out both times but different surgeons.
@@davewarland1680 I still have gauze in my ears and i can already tell a huge difference. my left which I haven't had the surgery feels more stuffed than the ear with gauze and blood. Can't wait to get the left done next year. Cheers bro.
Excellent idea! They need you in their RD department.😂
I hope they do it, it' doesn't seem hard to do either. Just something that you bite to activate and release to deactivate. The motor has 2 stages with the current remote, I don't think you need that. Anyways, when Paddling out, you don't really need the motor if there aren't waves coming, just for catching waves and for paddling trough a consistent set.
frankly..? entrance to the wave seems the same as without it, if the whole point is trust the board to the pop-up/drop in the the point its speed seems 0 as to puddling, if you are already on the wave its a lose lose its not fast and the wave reading is the speed genration (the fin it self seems to do nothing if that is the case..no real reason to ivest +500$), it needs to be said becouse its a nice markting trick but the board whight needs to be calculated with the whight of the surfer on it (not in a basic shape)
A friend of mine made something like this but it was activated by a large button on the deck, one slap mid paddle
Totally agree (as well as with the mouth option by the OP too). A guy where I surf has one of these fins and this is his thoughts too - he also mentioned that you actually want it turned off once you are up and riding, as it messes with the behaviour of your board through manoeuvres (cutbacks and stalls for sections etc). He also says that the safety guard actually creates drag and becomes a hinderance at higher speeds on a wave. I see this idea evolving and becoming more like a jet propulsion system than propeller.
i forsee Longboard Larry and the old timers all getting this and sitting way out in no mans land catching all the waves next to SUPer Dave and Foil Man Freddy leaving none for the kooks in the line up. hope you have a speedy recovery - maybe do a video on your ear - what symptoms you had - what they did - etc..
I thought about it but Brett Barley did a good video way back when he had it done. I looked into the doctor he used and he was just too far. Anyways, now that I have been through it once with my right ear, I may see about doing a video when I do the left ear. I would have preferred to do them both at the same time but policy prohibited it. :(
Anyways, I will see what happens on my post op and ask the doctor if he is willing to let me vlog the entire process next time.
AllSurf Disclaimer: If I see anyone out in the water with a motorized board they are fair game to be dropped in on. 🤙🏻
@@allsurf LOL
That things sweet. Do you notice an obvious increase in speed while going down the line? Looks like it from the video.
no, not al all. in fact, it only can propel you around 4mph to 6mbp so soon as you catch the wave, the fins is not necessary which is why it would be better to have active control over the mother at all times. I wrote an email to them saying they should somehow build regenerative charging cuz I'm certain the fins spins backwards if you go too fast. hoping they respond.
Looks like it drags you when trimming ?
@@danielbarbieri8199 yeah, a little for sure. which is why I said, likely not for anyone other than someone with a physical issue or someone older who doesn't surf well. I suck at longboarding to it wasn't a huge difference for me but I'd imagine if you were any good, this would feel like a sail in the water. haha
@@ThomyeSurfs
Yes indeed 😆
I tryed to imagine myself on very soft waves that you need to paddle like crazy for nothing, and after 10s I realized it will never be for me, unless like you said if I was in a very bad physical condition or injuried.
But in this case I would surf with stand up paddle or bodyboard...
Yeah, Thomye. Selling your soul is not a big deal :)
i think it would be if i was telling people to go get this and this product made sense for surfers. That would be selling my soul. But as I said in the video, this product is not for me. Not outside of SUP in harbors and my fishing kayak.
Nice
A motorized fin on a longboard 😅. Half the fun surfing is catching waves on your own. I could see this helping certain disabled surfers though
Great. Now long boarders don’t even have to paddle to hog waves.
LOL, I wouldn't worry too much, those guys don't need this. I'd be very surprised to actually see one in the wild other than for testing or if someone is impaired in some way. And in that case, I'm ok with him having it.
Need for no muscoli
I thought that initially too but it only helps on occasion. So you definitely need some strength and endurance, this just gets an injured or weaker surfer over the hump of missing waves, but not all waves. I still missed a few, poorly timed or was fussing with the remote. If they fix the remote control issue I mentioned, it could improve the overall experience. .
kook merch
Fair enough, but did you watch the entire video? Where I said it wasn't for me and likely surfers in general. and it is likely only good if your are injured or older and have issues paddling. So are you saying people that have those problems are kooks?
@@ThomyeSurfs So this product is an accessibility product? With this logic motorized surfboards also fall under this category.
But yes they are both kook merch regardless and that's not to say someone cannot enjoy them.
@@IIIxwaveIII definitely agree if the motorized surfboard is being used in a line up, it's kookie but not kook merch. I think motorized surfboards are good if flat water and a alternative to surfing (less people surfing). These definitely need a wave. no way it can get any speed to be useful for a regular surfer. cheers, thanks for the input.
@@IIIxwaveIII I always thought anybody using the term “Kook” was exactly that.
That's because u r not a surfer@@realtalk4366