Yea, that turn I feel like it needs to be held. Skateboarders I watched when learning to ride bowls mention that a bowl is designed to be ridden a certain way, and you kinda have to ride the bowl the way the designer intended.
Towards the end of that turn is a hip, so making the turn tighter, while it can be done, puts you in an awkward position to go over the little hip that is there. Watched others and experienced eating poop trying to shorten that turn. It's awkward cause it's a small hip and where the roll in is. If you shorten the turn too much it either puts you into the flats or give you that weird angle directly at the hip. Which has a nasty habit of jack knifing your trucks there.
The company that put the bowl in actual tried talking the skateshop that sponsors the bowl Into NOT having that hip for that specific reason, being that it can give you awkward angles in and out of it. But the owner of the shop knew a lot of surfers would be too uncomfortable with a straight drop in, and really wanted the roll in/hip.
So while I do understand your point and agree with it, that particular spot almost seems to require it. The skaters better than I tend to do airs over it, but I ain't trying that yet.
Commented on Adv. Drill: Surf Skate Drill (Throw The Hands, Hold The Turn, Look Where You Want To Go) | Bottom Turn
11 Oct 04:27
This is where I'm struggling at the moment. Getting my head to lean over far enough to get the perpendicular to the bowl. Not sure what I need to do to get that more lean stance going.