CowboyMisterIndependent Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 So, I longboard, and I finally got around today to building a land paddle, which I've wanted to do for a couple years.Longboarding is a pretty inherently lower-body sport...maybe some core for balancing. But a land paddle lets you really get your upper body into it, too. ... And also, it may or may not make you look like a wizard on a longboard...My land paddle is six feet of North American Pine tipped with rubber and garnished with crisscrossed friction tape (because friction is sexy).[ATTACH=CONFIG]3428[/ATTACH]Does anybody else longboard here? What do you ride? When did you start riding? Why aren't we best friends yet? Cowboy - Human Adventurer STR: 3 | DEX: 2 | STA: 2 | CON: 2 | WIS: 3 | CHA: 3 Link to comment
leadchipmunk Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Looks pretty sweet, but I gotta ask. What exactly is a land paddle, well besides a 6 foot pole with friction tape? Level 1 Woodwose STR 5 | DEX 2 | STA 1 | CON 2 | WIS 5 | CHA 4 WAR 0 | RNG 0 | SCT 0 | ASN 0 | MON 0 | DRU 0 | ADV 1 Current Challenge: Specialization is for Insects Previous Chapters: 1 Link to comment
CowboyMisterIndependent Posted May 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Well...that's pretty much it, really!Normally you longboard just like you'd ride a normal skateboard...kick around and occasionally try to do something cool and fall.But with a land paddle, you can switch it up instead of just kicking and actually "row" your longboard. Think of it like a gondola in Venice, except instead of a boat on the water in romantic Italy, it's a plank of wood on four wheels and pavement in the suburbs. But the whole "using a stick to push forward" principle is still the same.It's not that it was a huge project or anything...I just haven't bothered to go to the store and pick up a six foot stick, rubber stoppers, and friction tape...especially living in a place where it's winter most of the year. Cowboy - Human Adventurer STR: 3 | DEX: 2 | STA: 2 | CON: 2 | WIS: 3 | CHA: 3 Link to comment
leadchipmunk Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Oh, gotcha. I was thinking longboard surfing, not skateboard. I was wondering where in Detroit you would get to surf. Haha Level 1 Woodwose STR 5 | DEX 2 | STA 1 | CON 2 | WIS 5 | CHA 4 WAR 0 | RNG 0 | SCT 0 | ASN 0 | MON 0 | DRU 0 | ADV 1 Current Challenge: Specialization is for Insects Previous Chapters: 1 Link to comment
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