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Laird again

Created by Towny Towny  > 9 months ago, 11 Jan 2015
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Towny
Towny

NSW

903 posts

11 Jan 2015 1:54pm
deanrobi
deanrobi

VIC

641 posts

11 Jan 2015 7:28pm
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Towny said..


His board shorts match the color scheme of the board
SupaTrooper
SupaTrooper

QLD

243 posts

11 Jan 2015 7:19pm
Love the shape of this board with the great pintail, keen to give it a go when it finally hits the shores
thePup
thePup

13831 posts

11 Jan 2015 5:34pm
Line-up clearer !!!!
supthecreek
supthecreek

2750 posts

11 Jan 2015 9:18pm
I can't figure out why companies make vids to promote their product, then don't back up the talk with action.
I am sure they have footage that demonstrates the special features of that shape... why use clips that are so blah?
thePup
thePup

13831 posts

11 Jan 2015 9:24pm
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supthecreek said..
I can't figure out why companies make vids to promote their product, then don't back up the talk with action.
I am sure they have footage that demonstrates the special features of that shape... why use clips that are so blah?


Probbly design theft before it is released into production ????
lost at sea
lost at sea

WA

358 posts

12 Jan 2015 6:16am
Hmmmmmmmm, I'm going put that one in with those funny d$&@ shaped boards that are slowly seeping into the market , sorry but I think sometimes it is a case of a fool and his money are easily parted!!!!
Mastbender
Mastbender

1972 posts

12 Jan 2015 7:10am
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supthecreek said..
I can't figure out why companies make vids to promote their product, then don't back up the talk with action.
I am sure they have footage that demonstrates the special features of that shape... why use clips that are so blah?


Agree 100%, Laird could have easily been on a crap board in that first action clip, and probably surf it just as well. And with that clip of him shooting the Malibu pier, he wasn't the only one who did it that day, just the only one using a "Surrator".
Slatz
Slatz

NSW

182 posts

12 Jan 2015 10:28am
I test rode it late last year in very crap mushy onshore conditions.
It is more designed for steep barreling waves and the serrated edge holds you in the face much higher than a normal board will allow.
As the conditions were poor to say the least it is too hard to call if the board rides as it is designed to, but in went pretty good in the mush.

I did a little video of the board outline etc showing the rail profile and got the rundown from the Australian Distributor on the benefits. I will edit it up tonight and post it when finished.

The board I rode was a carbon /PVC board and was very light and strong, but I have no idea on the RRP when they are released.

I will be getting it back to test in bigger stuff in the next month or 2 so will get some footage of it in action
Bnaccas
Bnaccas

VIC

1722 posts

12 Jan 2015 12:58pm
Makes total sense to me. The concept work amazing in a snowboard and it wasn't accepted at first by the snow community. But when you ride it the effect it has is obvious. I can see how it would work in water but the traditional surfboard shapers are too one dimensional in their thinking. SUP shapers on the other hand will try anything which is great IMO.

I bet you will see it on a surftech surfboard in the next 1 or 2 years.
Slatz
Slatz

NSW

182 posts

16 Jan 2015 9:47am
I finally got around to finishing this clip.
It is not the best quality as it was filmed on an iPhone as my camera battery died, and I put Dave (Laird distributor) on the spot asking for a run down of the board
It's more just to show the rails and outline of the board,


gumballs
gumballs

NSW

408 posts

17 Jan 2015 12:30am
That looks f$&?@n unreal
Mastbender
Mastbender

1972 posts

17 Jan 2015 3:25am




Just like the phazers that we used to see on the bottom surfboards, it looks like a glasser's nightmare.
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