Tail Pads, do we really need them?
I agree. I like having one so I know where my back foot is on the board. But the size of the tail pad should be in proportion to the board. If a grom is riding a 5'3", they don't need a standard size tail pad.
These guys sell 5 piece tail pad which is pretty good for size customization:
Hate them and no we dont need them.
Hate them and no we dont need them.
Peel Coopers off....i dare ya..
Haven't used a tail pad in 25+ years. I'm a wax minimalist, front foot and back foot only (not in between either) and nil wax on rails.
How does that work when duckdiving heavy waves?
Hang on tight! Very rarely have the board ripped out of my hands
tail pads I can do without...but knee pads on a kneeboard, best invention since...the kneeboard.
tail pads haha marketing magic.......might help compressions in the tail but when you see the pros waxing their tail pad you gotta ask yourself the question.....why have one...also has to be a lot of drag from the kicker ..imo
I don’t mind tail pads , stops my foot slipping of the back and injuring foot on rail or fin which has happened in the past . I don’t use them on boards over 7’ , no point really unless you’re in cold water and have full deck done . When I was talking to webby about putting one on my 6’ 10” DS he said it would add to the overall strength in that area . With my style of duck diving , I use my right foot on tail pad . Webby did say don’t put one on the 7’6” and I wasn’t intending too , narrow area and a bit pointless. I have thought about if the tail pad effects performance when laying board over on a bottom turn but doesn’t really effect my surfing . Each to their own.
simba wrote:tail pads haha marketing magic.......might help compressions in the tail but when you see the pros waxing their tail pad you gotta ask yourself the question.....why have one...also has to be a lot of drag from the kicker ..imo
simba wrote:also has to be a lot of drag from the kicker ..imo
Interesting, never considered that before.
Just finished making a couple of boards last thing to do before waxing them up is to throw on tail pads.
So being a miserable tight you know what and looking at spending $50 to $60 on a piece of stick on grip just wondered what others think.
Back in the day never used them but at some point they just became normal and never questioned them, until now.
Any opinions?