boarder paul said...

Hi,

No i did not, but they look real stable wide and fat, Unless your asking about the mano range

I tried the corebans, nice boards well made, i did not get on well with them as the deck is domed, A domed deck and low rails makes the board more unstable for the general punter.

I injoy the boards with a flat deck i.e mctavish, LSD, And most of the PSH boards

The PSH 9'11 is awsome just a bit much board for here or i would of not let it out of my hands.

From my time in noosa, And a lot of info from the guys i come home with one fact, Progression takes time and in the world of SUP This is the key.

Sure most guys, girls in noosa are on short boards but they do rip on them and have been doing so since day one, same as the hawaians reason being the surf in on the back door steep and surfing in the only life, I.E always been on a board of some sort.

For my self, I am going shorter but wide and flat decked, But the rails play a HUGE part in this the board can be 30 wide but still unstable if the rails are realy low, The best all round short boards i found.

Coreban
starboard stinger, Starboard hero
mctavish 9'6... NOT the 9'0
psh WR
LSD 8'6 fish

To me everything else seems more progressive, But as mentioned you can ride any board if you have been riding long enough ===== Progression is slow
But the right boards first up is key.

Sure, If you want a short board first up go for it, it will be frustrating but it can be done, but even i tried thin in noosa i wanted the shizzza but after a few board i found i was having bad habits coming through, And it was seen by others

My fav boards that i would purchase this time round

LSD fish
PSH 9'11r or any of the 9'6wr
starboard 9'0 stinger
Starboard hero, but very mych a first board if you dont want a big mana ect
mctavish 9'6

There are many others but for these boards are more than enough progression for myself.