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billekrub said..
Not sure I understand why one would propose the Acid for small, softer waves, given the Sunova description:
GENERAL GOAL | THEME OF THE BOARDA high performance board for sucky waves...
WAVE TYPE ||| SIZE IT'S WORKING BESTSucky bowly waves.. ||| From chest high up to head and a half, maybe a little more in the right conditions...MANEUVERS IT DOES BESTPocket snaps and getting vert.
SKILL LEVEL IT'S BEST FORAdvanced to Pro..PADDLE POWERSPEED: Decent speed for a performance board..DIRECTIONAL CONTROL: Quite a good paddler with minimal yaw for the outline..OVER WHITE WATER: Great nose flip to help lift the board up the white-water, enough mid width to float you over the soup..WAVE CATCHING ABILITY: Spins easily, plenty of mid board surface area to help lift the board onto the plane. The flip kick reduced area in the nose and tucked rail handles late drops with ease..WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF WHEN YOU DESIGNED IT?The Goal was to focus on performance in suckier waves, something that could surf tighter in the pocket and get rail to rail faster, that didn't feel over sized.WHAT IS POSSIBLY COMPROMISES ON THEN?With the focus on juice, it doesn't like soft open waves with drawn out turns, unless you're riding an oversize version.
That's a fair question... as it does seem like an unlikely "fun shape"
"WHAT IS POSSIBLY COMPROMISES ON THEN?
With the focus on juice, it doesn't like soft open waves with drawn out turns, unless you're riding an oversize version."
( I may actually have written that line, in the Acid description)
I always ride and recommend an
oversize version of the Acid for small waves.
Funny thing is, I never use my Acids in sucky, powerful OH waves... I always grab a Creek for that.
I find the Acid particularly good in small waves,
The nose is so light and thin, that it is super easy to snap around in low power surf.
My 9'4 is fairly wide and easily glides over weak waves, with an easy rail line to "pump" for speed.
BUT..... my Acids are my tippiest boards.
I don't use them in chop... and never in winter gear.
Acids are not easy boards, I work hard on my 9'4.
They require a good skill set,
or ride a
much larger size than you normally do.....
my 8'10 Flow is
way more stable than my 9'4 Acid.... as shown in my "Sunova stability test" video.