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supmaori thought id do a quick update on my riding, had 3 quick sessions now. first two were windy n choppy so very tricky for the 7'11, but get the punt onto a wave and what a weapon!
today had a quick session, little calmer, not windy but still quite lumpy from fronts and wind last few days. still bit tricky getting up to feet and got to kind of keep moving
again tho, get it onto a wave and what a weapon. made some good sections, turns well, really well. paddles onto a wave real nice, even fat waves for a 26' wide board with 94L gets onto it very well, the nose helps.
just got to get that balance point dialed. still moving my feet slightly to find the right spot. same for paddling onto wave.
hope you got urs wet. let us know what you are finding with the board.
Awesome Caution..sounds like fun alright..I'm hoping to have a few good waves over this weekend so will keep u posted. Amping to get wet..and give it a good thrashing. From my initial ride..i can't wait
Chur bro
Damm surf not co-operating with me ampness ..messy and onshore..but still hope tomorrow
I work with all these people who don't surf......they are completely clueless about how essential surfing is to us surf addicts
can you see the likness 
Second session on the Speeed in 3-4ft glass this morning. This board is so smooth and generates it's on acceleration...just with a subtle shift it takes off. On one wave I was right on the back stomper and just cranked it around like a sub 6ft shortboard .
Waves were a little soft going backhand but found some pump going left which lit up the board even more. So much better than other boards Ive ridden at paddling through water too! Rides over it and pops up.
Work-ons..
a) finding the sweet spot more consistently ..at times I felt I was just off it..so making a reference point in with my balance /feet is what I need to work on. This will become more natural once I've got it dialed in and used to dome deck
b) surfing in a slightly wider stance than I usually do to make sure I'm over the hip or on the foot pad..when I made it all the way back it just turns and carves so well
c) keep my front foot more centred and really drive off my back to unleash the rails and fins
Stoked with the overall performance..just like I imagined and as I've said before alot different to my Minion. Surprised how light under foot it feels and the length just disappears when your riding it. The profile on the water is alot lower than my minion..most if the board is underwater but still feels stable couldn't get the solo shot set up at the break I was out but will get some footage soon
Chur
and came out of the turns keeping that speed, making it easy to transition down the wave.
Hey Brenna I won't b selling my minion .. love that board too and it does have its purpose in the quiver..happy now that I've got both..
Chur
All my days are going to be Speeed days virtue of new weapon needs to be dialed in..but the Speeed suits waves with long solid walls..my fav break is a 3km paddle which I used to do on my minion..but at 7'8 it was a mission..now I can get a bit more glide but still keep performance..il use my minion on short swell period of soft full waves
Chur
Had an almost glassy day yesterday on the 7'11, much easier than sloppy high seas and wind!
anyhow, for such a small board it paddles onto even the fat waves easy, +1 for the punt nose!
on the wave, oh my goodness freaking amazing. feels like such a natural surfing board. flowey, good speed, so easy to turn. down the line, top turn to cut back then back down line so nice. loving it.
finding my feet now especially getting easier from sitting to pop up squat then up and into wave.
was pretty worn out in an hour! get stronger, more training! love it.
CSE...the minion is a quick to pick up waves too so I don't think you lose much in catching waves..just a little less glide I guess moving to peaks...the minion with the wide tail surfs fat waves ok and I like the 5 fin set up...time will tell whether I will use it over the Speeed i guess once I've ridden it more
can you see the likness
Double over head this morning some may have been triple, the 9'5" was a bit of a hand full lol lot of water moving around there's no foul like an old foul
Awesome Towball..just got out here..not as big as that but got some nice sliders in..starting to feel a bit more natural on it now after 3 surfs
I can't see towball
on his speed anywhere......but apparently the point was really really good
