www.surfscience.com/best-surfboards-2011?top=Longboard

How the freak does that Walden thing outscore a McTavish Fireball? The McTavish gets better scores on Speed and Maneuverability...

There is actually ranking towards Popularity... Popularity brings in Pricing Point to the market. Damn GSI !!

Don't sweat it Simondo....as we know, the only way you can make remotely valid comparisons is to have a number of surfers ride the same length boards (say a 9'1) in the same construction from the various manufacturers in the same surf conditions together at the same time. And then do this over a number of days at different breaks at different wave heights, etc.
The Walden magic model actually has about 20 variants when you consider its available in glass, epoxy (vacuum-wrapped, like a Tuflite) and eps/epoxy with carbon rails, across sizes from about 7'2 to 10'0.
And even the Fireball is not that far behind it....being available in the above 3 constructions (minus carbon rails) but the size starts at 9'1.
So i'm as confused as you are as to what this report is actually trying to achieve, but isn't that typical of any product report that trumpets "here are the top 10 widgets". And surfing always has that subjective element - Mark

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Shortboard > Longboard any day Mac ;)

i'm going to get 'walden' now when the time is right.

thxs for posting mac

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newguy said...

Shortboard > Longboard any day Mac ;)

Very cheeky for a newguy

Good on you for sticking your head in the stylish forum

Oh give that doggie a whack over the head next time you see him

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laceys lane said...

Simondo said...

How the freak does that Walden thing outscore a McTavish Fireball? The McTavish gets better scores on Speed and Maneuverability...

There is actually ranking towards Popularity... Popularity brings in Pricing Point to the market. Damn GSI !!

i'm going to get 'walden' now when the time is right.

thxs for posting mac

Lacey I just dewaxed your new Mct mate,its in new condition
and its way sicker than your SIC

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asea said...

lost me

FK that wouldn't be hard would it

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62mac said...

asea said...

lost me

FK that wouldn't be hard would it

nope,asea makes the irish jokes seem like they might have credibility

yeah that is an interesting survey......a bit too much bias for my liking but its kind of hard to do it any other way I imagine. Maybe those fells in the SUP room can devise a better system !

No doubt Burton are pretty stoked to have 6 of the top 10 all being Channel Island boards.