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damned67 said..
Hey Chrispy,
Josh and I talked about the 'nose riding', or lack thereof. It is something I want to do, just not skilled enough.
I also love running down the line, maybe a turn or two... but love speed and trim. Whenever I try to nose ride, it's pretty much when the wave is pretty much done and I've had my fun with it. So not very successful.
And these noserider x performance boards seem to sit with what I like, or how I like to surf. Stable and tight forward, loose on the tail. Both the ITP and the Cruz seem to like going rail to rail (at least within my level of ability). Or something like that.
I've only surfed the board twice now, so too early to comment on the grey colouring and the wax. Doesn't seem too much different to other boards I own.
Took the board for a surf today at my usual spot. Waves were a bit better than they were at Noosa the other day.
The board certainly has that 'magic sauce'. Even attempted and made some turns today that were a new level for me - but whether that's specifically the board, or the board giving my the confidence to give it a shot, who knows?
Love the board - even the fin set up that I was initially questioning. I still fell like the centre fin could lose a little base and surface area, but I also easily walked forward up the board (front foot in the red section - I know it's a long way from nose riding, but I'm getting there).
I might move the centre back an inch or two, see if that changes much.
Either way, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed surfing it today!
Cheers!
Secret sauce is the best sauce..well almost

Stoked you are loving it,and so good your first custom is a dream that makes you smile
Confidence or the board...mmmm if something feels great it will give you confidence,. Like a great haircut on a Friday night lol...but the board still needs to work which it is
On the noseriding bit. I was the biggest shuffler in the world and it was ugly(and not really effective big problem with shortboarders i was told) I would watch asea surf and be envious how he moved effortlessly, amongst a few oz champs
Best tip I got was to forget about surfing the wave or blowing it,just go straight to the nose and it will all come together ...it worked
I still can't hang ten and be perched on the nose,I have plenty of excuses why I can't

. But it was the best tip I ever got ,as I was like you and would wait for the end of the wave to try and it was always a failure as the wave was spent . Blew a lot of waves ,but now I can cruise it up and down and not look like a kook shuffling
Looking forward to the next update with lots of waves under your belt
Froth on grom