I'm with Goatman. That third shot, mate, thats a beautiful looking spray I must say.

So I just had my new board out at the alley yesterday arvo on shoulder high waves and I noticed this: marked difference in straight line speed and especially when on rail compared to other short sups... This allows the board to carry more speed into hard sharp turns. As a result you can access parts of the wave which previously had been difficult to get into more easily. Due to the speed of the board going into the turn you can inevitably carry more speed out of each turn as well, building more and more momentum as the ride continues allowing for bigger sharper turns, variety of manoeuvres etc..

My first post here. I stumbled on this thread from googling something like: "tomo vanguard style sup". There isn't much out there about these boards yet.

A few questions please...

1) Whats the latest with your Tomo style SUP? Did you get the shorter one?

2) Have you had it in bigger waves yet?

3) Hows it paddle in choppier conditions compared to a "regular" surf sup?

4) Any videos of you surfing from another camera instead of close up?

Thanks!

BenjiD said..
Mate
If u check out the minion topic on this forum you will see 600 posts on these style boards.

Thanks, I found it and have learned a lot about them.

Porchey, i make an Up from beginning with that video and your last comment about it as conclusion, thank's you,

porchey73 said..

This gives you an idea of how the new style of board goes.. Check out the crazy footage in the second half..

porchey73 said..
So I just had my new board out at the alley yesterday arvo on shoulder high waves and I noticed this: marked difference in straight line speed and especially when on rail compared to other short sups... This allows the board to carry more speed into hard sharp turns. As a result you can access parts of the wave which previously had been difficult to get into more easily. Due to the speed of the board going into the turn you can inevitably carry more speed out of each turn as well, building more and more momentum as the ride continues allowing for bigger sharper turns, variety of manoeuvres etc..