Hey all
Anyone riding the new JS ghetto cat?
Thinking of getting one and would love to hear your thoughts!
Cheers

I've had a few JS boards and really like them - They always perform as expected and I've never had one I didnt like. Off the rack the glass is a little lighter than what i'd like, (i snapped my new JS clean in half last Saturday ) but they do ride really well.

As for the Ghetto Cat - A short, wide template with plenty of volume, extra width through the nose, pulled back to a rounded pin. Flat rocker and a big single to double conc on the bottom.

This template is the new black;

HaydenShapes have the Hypto Krypto
DHD have the black Diamond,
Lost the Minnie Driver
Rusty the Magic Thumb
Merrick the Gravy
and now JS have a Ghetto Cat.

All the big guns are getting in on the act, essentially putting their own spin (and logo) on the same template.

Hit up Katana from this forum, he's a local shaper and does a board similar to the above called the Skud. I'm on my 3rd one and it goes great in everything from 6ft indo barrels down to horrible scarborough straighthanders.

The epoxy construction is tough as nails too, and definitely doesn't show the wear and tear of my JS boards.

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Hit up Katana from this forum, he's a local shaper and does a board similar to the above called the Skud. I'm on my 3rd one and it goes great in everything from 6ft indo barrels down to horrible scarborough straighthanders.

The epoxy construction is tough as nails too, and definitely doesn't show the wear and tear of my JS boards.

So why the third one?

Skud 1 was a true magic carpet but unfortunately pinched from the back of my ute.
Skud 2 I lent to a mate for an indo boat trip. He loved it so much he refused to give it back and bought it off me
Skud 3 is going strong and looking forward to a Bali trip in a couple of weeks!

I'm still on my first Skud.

I won't be going back to big board makers after riding the skud. And I can't keep up with their marketing - ghetto cat, huh? It's a short/wide shape with a round pin - if you want that sort of shape it will probably go well.