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graceful > 9 months ago, 17 Sep 2009

graceful

773 posts

17 Sep 2009 7:24pm

looking to but a new twin tip for riding in the waves not flat water..
what to you guys suggest i demo?
gonna give the hammer a test for sure

Slack

685 posts

17 Sep 2009 8:11pm

Definately try the Hammer. Love mine.

sandman

432 posts

17 Sep 2009 9:06pm

hammer, but you'd better hope they have some left...

Kitehard

2782 posts

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17 Sep 2009 10:36pm

Hey Sandman,

There will be Hammers available for this season. The Aussie importer bought up all remaining stock of the Hammers from last year so they are available for the last time this season. Australia is the only place in the world the Hammers will be available.

Good stuff! Very popular board for waves.

I hear the boards have been delayed a bit so we await their arrival into Oz.

Cheers,

KH

waxhead1

VIC

172 posts

18 Sep 2009 9:22am

give alex gillian a call at STONKER (03) 52616077, he has unreal boards. I use a 135cm angry bear design. I set it up with 75mm rear tail fins and 50cm on front. This board is fantastic on the flat and incredible in the waves. I mainly ride waves but it gives you the advantage of control and the ability to boost or whatever you want to do. I weigh 76 kilos and generally fly my 11m in surf between 15 and 28 knots, and in 1 to 6 foot of swell. The board goes really well in all conditions.

good luck

1likeBJ

152 posts

18 Sep 2009 11:35am

Never ridden a hammer (would love to) but I would add Jimmy Lewis Model3 into the mix - similar outline to the hammar, think a bit more rocker (3-stage) but no flip tips. Huge single concave, "Dominatrix" hull shape.

high as a kite

1312 posts

18 Sep 2009 1:22pm

Hammer, love mine.

T one

321 posts

18 Sep 2009 3:01pm

^^^^ yep me too...

wot the hell were airush thinking stopping production of these???

might be an opportunity for a smaller "dynamic" board company there???

au_rick

752 posts

18 Sep 2009 2:21pm

meh,
get a directional, you'll never twintip in waves again

spot1

1588 posts

18 Sep 2009 4:40pm

hammer

getfunky

4485 posts

18 Sep 2009 5:13pm

Seems like it's hammer time..

lotofwind

NSW

6451 posts

18 Sep 2009 8:36pm

Whats the price tag on a new hammer???Does anyone have a second hand one their selling???
Keen to give one a go.

graceful

773 posts

18 Sep 2009 6:42pm

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au_rick said...

meh,
get a directional, you'll never twintip in waves again

i ride strapless surfboards but also love the twinny is waves...
cant wait to test the hammer

Kite This

62 posts

18 Sep 2009 7:00pm

I ride a jimmy lewis rad f in the waves, it's not bad but also not ideal. I think it has a similar design to the hammer (feel free to argue the point, going on alcohol affected memory) and it has a a fantastic ability to ride up over white water. Downside is that it tends to dig the nose and it doesn't have much buoyancy, so you need a reasonable wave to get a decent ride.

My mate has an old toxic wave which isn't too bad either, carves well, has more buoyancy, but it's heavy as hell!

surfingboye

NSW

2707 posts

18 Sep 2009 9:52pm

there is nothing worse than seeing someone riding waves on a twin tip.
surfboard or flatwater for mine.

Slack

685 posts

18 Sep 2009 10:48pm

I’m in the process of updating my kites and boards and the only item not going is the 08 138 Hammer. Have recently acquired an 08 Spleene Zone and 09 Jaime Pro. Now I’m a very happy kiter in the board department.

I kite generally between Leighton and Scarbs and all are available if you want to try one.

Kitehard

2782 posts

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19 Sep 2009 12:16am

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lotofwind said...

Whats the price tag on a new hammer???Does anyone have a second hand one their selling???
Keen to give one a go.

Hi Lotawind,

The new Hammer is $1049 which makes it $100 cheaper than the '09 of last year. This years Hammer is 09 as well so it just goes to show how much influence the USD has on our board prices.

Who said prices go UP every year.

Regards,

KH

waxhead1

VIC

172 posts

20 Sep 2009 9:59am

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surfingboye said...

there is nothing worse than seeing someone riding waves on a twin tip.
surfboard or flatwater for mine.

I watched ruben lenten riding waves at 13th beach last year on a twin tip, I could easily think of worse things to see!

Baz

NSW

205 posts

20 Sep 2009 10:49am

Try this:

I've had my TB Haura XXL for a while and never looked back.
Constant winds,
Baz.

BigAirPaul

QLD

140 posts

20 Sep 2009 11:15am

@Baz
Does the black plastic bag thingy help in any way ?
And only one footpad/strap ?

Baz

NSW

205 posts

20 Sep 2009 3:47pm

The black plastic thing is a board bag that comes with the board. The other strap is covered by the bag. The fins can be set up 2 front/ 2 rear or 1 front/ 3 rear and tha footstraps moved from standard twin tip to mutant style as in:

Constant winds,
Baz.

stabber

NSW

1114 posts

20 Sep 2009 3:53pm

no wind at One mile either baz!

We're all waiting....waiting....

hibbo

NSW

11 posts

20 Sep 2009 7:31pm

who makes hammer never heard of it need to know more by the sounds of it.

T one

321 posts

20 Sep 2009 8:37pm

airush

sir ROWDY

5378 posts

20 Sep 2009 7:25pm

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waxhead1 said...

surfingboye said...

there is nothing worse than seeing someone riding waves on a twin tip.
surfboard or flatwater for mine.

I watched ruben lenten riding waves at 13th beach last year on a twin tip, I could easily think of worse things to see!

You would have to be pretty bored.
Watching a kid scooter around a carpark would be more amusing, at Least he might hurt himself.

waveslave

4263 posts

20 Sep 2009 7:40pm

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Baz said...

Regular foot or goofy ??
Wavekiting on a symmetical board can sometimes blurrrr conformity.
I'm a natural footer by preference but I ride lefts frontside switch.
lol.
Regarding the above drawings:
Whether the board is a standard twin-tip with twin-fins....
or whether the board has a tri-fin arrangement at the 'tail-end'.....
if the fins are slider fins....
even with the addition of an extra fin....
the fins will slide.
Waveriding is enhanced if the fins drive.
Drivey fins...not slidey fins.

Baz

NSW

205 posts

21 Sep 2009 6:19am

Waveslave,
Slidey fins are

Drivey fins are

Please define size.
Baz.

waveslave

4263 posts

21 Sep 2009 8:33am

Baz,
You'll find drivey fins hanging on the rack at your local surf-shop. ^^^

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