Asher Pacey // Pieces Astray - video

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Asher Pacey hooks up with long time filmer Matt Kleiner in Kleiner's old stamping ground of California. As usual, Matt gets the unique shots while Asher draws the unconventional lines.

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lostdoggy Tuesday, 22 Mar 2016 at 3:36pm

My kind of video. Nice waves and awesome psych music with great cinematography.

Thought the title was an anagram for a sec, but it's not.

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stunet Tuesday, 22 Mar 2016 at 3:41pm

But it could be.

'Spaciest Year'

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lostdoggy Tuesday, 22 Mar 2016 at 3:48pm

Touche....just not an anagram of asher pacey.
It's an anagram with some pieces astray maybe?

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stunet Tuesday, 22 Mar 2016 at 3:51pm

*yuck, yuck*

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lostdoggy Tuesday, 22 Mar 2016 at 4:27pm

Sorry, Stu.

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yehmateyeh Tuesday, 22 Mar 2016 at 5:44pm

Just love, love, love watching this guy surf. Saw him tube riding at Snapper in the flesh about a month ago on his twin and it was something to behold. Absolutely schooling the worlds best

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Basil Tuesday, 22 Mar 2016 at 7:33pm

Why don't I see many people riding twin-fins, at least in small surf? They look super fun, and loose. Is it just too hard?

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memlasurf Wednesday, 23 Mar 2016 at 1:50pm

Basil got me a new one similar to the more normal looking one Asher rides.I used to ride them back in the day when the switch from single fins happened and have always had a soft spot for them. Awesome small way board up to 3 foot. Can go anywhere on the wave without trying with a ton of speed. Love it...and here comes the but...once it gets a bit gnarly they are a handful for a mere mortal like me. The acceleration off the bat is huge and changes of direction happen in a nano second and don't even think of going backhand unless you really nurse your turns. Once it gets solid I switch to a thruster which seems tame by comparison. You don't see many vids of Asher going left.

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memlasurf Wednesday, 23 Mar 2016 at 1:52pm

Basil got me a new one similar to the more normal looking one Asher rides.I used to ride them back in the day when the switch from single fins happened and have always had a soft spot for them. Awesome small way board up to 3 foot. Can go anywhere on the wave without trying with a ton of speed. Love it...and here comes the but...once it gets a bit gnarly they are a handful for a mere mortal like me. The acceleration off the bat is huge and changes of direction happen in a nano second and don't even think of going backhand unless you really nurse your turns. Once it gets solid I switch to a thruster which seems tame by comparison. You don't see many vids of Asher going left.

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udo Wednesday, 23 Mar 2016 at 2:03pm

Add a small trailer fin and box with a little adjustment for those gnarlier waves...makes moves more controllable.

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memlasurf Wednesday, 23 Mar 2016 at 2:32pm

Tried that Udo but it seemed to emasculate it, like a wannabe thruster. Thought I might as well just surf the thruster which I now do.

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floyd Friday, 25 Mar 2016 at 3:22pm

Check out Joel Tudor in One Cal Day ... he rips on one.

I also have one and love it, can only agree about the speed, super fun

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Basil Wednesday, 23 Mar 2016 at 3:00pm

Thanks memlasurf. you've certainly pricked my curiosity. It sounds anything but dull, which on a small day could be just the trick. Not too many lefts around me and I'm not a big fan of backhand anyway! I might investigate a purchase. Any pointers on a board I could look at?

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memlasurf Wednesday, 23 Mar 2016 at 3:11pm

Personally I would stay away from the really fishy versions and go for something like this. It is a reasonably simple shape and if you don't get a DHD your local shaper will be able to knock you up something very similar.http://dhdsurf.com/surfboards/twin-fin/
My son couldn't relate to it as he had never surfed them before and I suppose they are quite different to a thruster, however if you persevere on small waves you can have a ball. Mine is a 5'6" which is about my height.

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Basil Wednesday, 23 Mar 2016 at 5:16pm

Yep I'm not a fish fan at all so happy to steer clear. I will check it out the dhd. Thanks heaps.

By a very strange coincidence, checking out that link, I saw Asher up close in the the video, and I reckon he was in the water charging when I had a paddle earlier today....didn't see if he was on the twinny or not though!

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sandy Tuesday, 22 Mar 2016 at 8:52pm

Got to hand it to Asher, he's got the twinny working really nice! Nice wee clip the waves look so fun...