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Leash or No Leash…My Vote

By Soul Surfer · January 6, 2009
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There are two schools of thought - or two different debates - when it comes to surfing.  One: Longboarding or shortboarding? Longboarding is better. That one’s easy.  Moving on to the second: Leash or No Leash? I thought I’d cast my vote in this debate (er, school of thought), since the first one is an open-and-closed case…right?

Here’s what I say:  if you are a longboarder who does helicopters or spins on your board nonstop, then I could see where a leash would get in the way.  And props to you.  Or a shortboarder looking to be the first to do a kickflip on a wave, then again, props to you.

However, I think most surfers should use leashes. Yeah, sometimes it’s like you are trolling for seaweed - but Hell, you barely feel the leash and it could save some serious gashes.  I’ve seen more than a few surfers paddling back to shore to recover a board that rode solo on a wave. Oh, and I’d like to keep all of my teeth.

I vote for the leash - just in case.

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