Viewer Tip- Attaching Surfboard Legrope More Securely - Kook Shed

A Kook Shed viewer shared a tip in the comments and I thought I'd share it with you. How to attach your legrope to your board even more securely!
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[@DominicTschupp]

😉 Wow, what an honor! Got a video for my little comment. Thanks!

[@kookshed]

no worries mate, thanks for the positive input! the only drawback of this method i can see is that some people like to have a bit of length in their attaching cord, and this method reduces that length, so they may have to get a longer piece if it really bothers them, no biggie (i forgot to mention this in the vid! whoops), but apart from that it's golden. Cheers and all the best -KS

[@boszgershon7973]

I learned actually another way of setting the leash cord.
One of the problems in the two methods you showed is that the knot,although covered by the leash, still puts pressure on the board tail. Like a small ball pushing on the tail surface and in many cases eventually weakens the pu or epoxy in the tail.
The way to overcome this is to actually prepare the cord exactly as you did initially but instead of passing the part with the knot through the other part of the cord, do exactly the opposite. i.e. pass the part without to knot through the part with the knot. Once you pool the side without the knot, the knot actually is pulled into the hole near the pin. In this way, there is much less pressure as the small ball created by the knot is not moving around putting pressure on the tail surface.
Hope I explained myself clear enough.
Cheers from Israel

[@kookshed]

hey mate, thanks for that! great input, i understand. good idea. also i should've mentioned using a longer cord to get the knot further away from the board with the method shown, which some riders prefer. cheers and g'day from Oz -KS

[@boszgershon7973]

@@kookshed in the way I propose no need for longer cord. Actually the length of cord should be so that the leash base is pushing on board tail in every angle. More surface in leash base then the cord pushing directly on board tail.
I have seen cuts created by cord cutting through board tail. The surface of leash tail can prevent some of these dings if pleased in correct length of cord.
Just from my experience🤟