Hello all,

Does anyone have experience or opinion about the difference if any, between JP's LXT and Wood Pro construction?

There are some 2023 LXT boards for reasonable prices and I am pondering their durability.

So the question is if they are comparable or the Wood Pro is worth the significant price difference or waiting until next year when the current models would become cheaper.

Thanks in advance,
LD

The LXT is eggshell s *in some years*
Wood is always better for impact resistance but where is it located .......? So need to know which board

2023 JP Super Lightwind LXT

Thank you!

Sorry dunno specifically in that model but I have seen LXT be pretty thin and easy to damage in others. The wood is always going to be more durable so up to you re: price difference......

I've got the Textreme Super Lightwind and 2 Textreme Magic Rides and have had other JP boards in pro construction. I wouldn't have the wood construction it's too heavy. The Textreme boards are not only lighter but stiffer and as a result plane earlier and are faster because they don't flex over chop, and in gusts as varying power is applied to the board through the mast base. So for light to medium winds they perform better. Pro construction uses S glass and makes for a better board for high wind or savage chop. Wood construction is durable but heavier, slower and doesn't provide a lively or early planing or fast board.

Yes but he has a choice of LXT on discount, or wood

id say that's a hard decision

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Mark _australia said..
Yes but he has a choice of LXT on discount, or wood

id say that's a hard decision

Well ... related. I was going to get a Duotone Frewave SLS 95 but is out of stock. Forever, they changed model this year. The Freewave, that is in wood construction, is still available. Buy? Pass?

The Wood construction is claimed to be only 300 grams heavier than the SLS, and the description makes it sound like the difference is in the deck reinforcements, the bottom probably the same? www.duotonesports.com/en/products/freewave-sls-14240-1006

I would stay away from LXT, many disappointed customers on seabreeze forms as well as people I have sailed with , I have found wood to be the best weight to strength ratio

Thank you all for your responses, I will sit this one out and wait for a wood one.