new shortboard

[JfetZ]

Im wondering what size board i should get because my 7'2" is to big and slow for me. It is around 21-22 inches wide and is 1 1/4 inches thick. Im looking for a shortboard that will allow me to gain speed and more maneuverability along with performance. Any suggestions? oh and im going to be around 200 lbs in about 4 months.

[scuba steve]

oh and im going to be around 200 lbs in about 4 months.

Huh???
Anyway how tall are you cos it really depends on your height.

[drowningbitbybit]

oh and im going to be around 200 lbs in about 4 months.

Are you pregnant?

[Dec]

Just in 4 months? Any reason why thats 4 months?

Probably something with some thickness to it for bouyancy

[Laguna]

Its 1 1/4 Inches thick??? and your nearly 200lbs ?

[Spiman]

i thought guys couldn't have babies

[JfetZ]

im 6'4 1/2. and my mistake its 2 3/4 inches thick and no im not pregnant lol. Im going to be bulking up soon.

[Dec]

Bulking up will really affect yor surfing. It will limit your choices on board size because bigger guys can't ride certain shortboards.

[Spiman]

you should prob keep the weight you are at now..then you can pretty much get any board you want...otherwise if your to heavy and you get a thinner board you'll sink and that would be sad and like he said ^^^^the guy up there..it really does limit the boards you can get buuuuuuuuttttttt you can always get a custom job

[rich r]

At 6-4, you're looking at a board between 6-4 and 6-10 as the shortest you can go.

You might be able to drop to 2 1/4" thick if you keep the width, but maybe a 20" (*maybe* 19) width with a 2 1/2" thickness

[rich r]

Oh, and remember as you drop in height, you're going to be less flexible in the thickness and widths you can play with if you want to still float. Same goes the other way.