this pic reminded me of my quiver.
it got me thinking …..its time for me to make a change
but what have i leaned from my equipment.

my quiver had a hole in it for a while, it won't cover surfing a beach break with a 9' performance longboard.

the problem is I've spent to much time on 9' 666ers in beach breaks and i am struggling to make a educated view of what i want.

any help would be appreciated longboarders.

So ya got a 9'0 HP LB & a 9'0 666

I'd say a 10'0 log for the summer days up to waist...

& a shorter high volume board for the bigger days. Short & wide for big/fat. Long & narrow for big/sucky like 6'4 x 20.5 x 2 5/8 & 7'0 x 19 x 2.5 (more if over 90kg)

4 or 5 boards can cover a lot of territory. Small/windy, small/not windy, really bloody small but clean, big/fat & big not so fat.

The good thing about 666 riding is real surfing feels so good after you've been riding them. So much more maneuverable...I had a similar problem after I got into LB'ing. I'd been riding a firewire hellfire 6 x 20 x 2'5 which felt like the best board I'd ever owned in winter. I bought my first LB just before summer & loved how easy it was to paddle into waves early & fly down the line on little waves. A good day came along & I felt like the firewire had sprung a leak & I was sinking.

I've got another board the same volume as that firewire now but I have transitional boards in between making it a lot less of a shock switching boards...some yoga & some time out on the shorter boards & you should be right mate

cheers mick the yoga and streching is working now i just need a new board

When I was riding longboards and mid lengths the break that I was surfing mostly is a pretty easy beach break so I'd like them flatter up forward with a bit of tail kick. They tend to trim faster and dont push water like a more rockered board they paddle faster and nose ride better. They get up and go quicker and if your going faster the turn Is going to be better. This type of board would probably suit a long pointbreak too. If you're surfing punchier beach breaks or reef breaks then a bit more rocker might help. I guess it depends on where you're surfing and what you want to do on a wave .

made for it mate

chrispy said..

Macaha said..
made for it mate

or a midlength

wash your mouth out

Talk to some shapers and see what they suggest.

smh said..
When I was riding longboards and mid lengths the break that I was surfing mostly is a pretty easy beach break so I'd like them flatter up forward with a bit of tail kick. They tend to trim faster and dont push water like a more rockered board they paddle faster and nose ride better. They get up and go quicker and if your going faster the turn Is going to be better. This type of board would probably suit a long pointbreak too. If you're surfing punchier beach breaks or reef breaks then a bit more rocker might help. I guess it depends on where you're surfing and what you want to do on a wave .

What this guy said....flat and wide at the front...maybe a bit of vee out the back with some tail kick....boom

SP said..

vanders1 said...
Talk to some shapers and see what they suggest.

Thread killer.

Good advice...

yep SP thats a given but it dont stop there.

i think its good to get other surfers experiences what worked and what didn't for them.

recommendations of boards maybe even some pics.

im a kook thats been surfing for years and i always talk to a shaper.

at the end of the day i will pick my board from the input of others

as well as shaper and finally on my own experiences.

im not going to take advice of others or a shaper if its never worked before.

maybe its a process of illuminations...

For what it's worth I've never heard a bad word about the SDR whalebones either. One in 9'1-9'3 would do the job well I reckon.

vanders1 said..
For what it's worth I've never heard a bad word about the SDR whalebones either. One in 9'1-9'3 would do the job well I reckon.

+1 great allrounder

boofy said..

MickPC said..

vanders1 said..
For what it's worth I've never heard a bad word about the SDR whalebones either. One in 9'1-9'3 would do the job well I reckon.

+1 great allrounder

SDR 10 foot hot log has been the best longboard I have owned

stop or mac will be sending you boys pm"s about evo 11

i wouls be going more for the king pin model

MickPC said..

vanders1 said..
For what it's worth I've never heard a bad word about the SDR whalebones either. One in 9'1-9'3 would do the job well I reckon.

+1 great allrounder

yep all rounder