NSP 9'2'' review

[oxenboy]

Greetings,
Which NSP long board variant are you talkinv about. I am 45yrs old and weigh 98kg. I am looking for a good starting board? I can see different NSP, Elements etc. Which is the bettrr model? What size should I buy 9.2?
thanks in adcance

[pingisik]

Greetings,
Which NSP long board variant are you talkinv about. I am 45yrs old and weigh 98kg. I am looking for a good starting board? I can see different NSP, Elements etc. Which is the bettrr model? What size should I buy 9.2?
thanks in adcance

Surfed NSP cocomat 9'2", weigh about 200lbs (91KG) , loved it. Broke recently in some heavy waves but I beat the $@#@ out of it.

Board choice really depends on where you surf and what the waves are like. Generally, I would go a little longer if you are a beginner(9'6" or 10'2"). It will help you glide more in small surf. This gives you more time to catch the wave and to pop up. However, if your waves are steep and pounding then a long board can be a huge pain. A long board in heavy surf is tough to handle.

I don't know all the differences between the various models. I would get an epoxy board that is rated to be very durable as you will likely make a lot of mistakes with the board when you are beginning and the epoxy generally takes a beating. I think the E+ line is supposed to be durable.

Hope that helps.

[312T4]

Hello,
sorry I haven't been hear for a while.
My review refers to the old epoxy model, before the Element series. That was back in 2011.

Now, I think the bamboo model is a bit less strong, while all the others should be pretty similar. In terms of shape they should be exactly the same.

Something that I can add here is that the fin system was not FCS and probably still isn't.
The bottom of the board is flat. There's a bit of concave on the nose but not much. Rails are round 60/40 and hard near the tail.

It was very intuitive in terms of weight distribution (moving forward/backward).
I sold it less than a year ago to a 60yo guy who got his stolen!

I still think it's a good board for beginners and I would never tell a beginner to talk to a local shaper for the first surfboard.
A beginner simply doesn't know what he/she needs and what he/she likes.

Now in my 7th year of surfing I've 2 very different longboards that need completely different approaches. But I can 'feel' them and enjoy them now. It would have been impossible in 2011.

[waikikikichan]

Something that I can add here is that the fin system was not FCS and probably still isn't.

The fins boxes on NSP's are now FCS twin tab.