Advice in by my next board

[moosh]

Hello everyone.

I'm surfing a 7'6" funboard for two years, mange to stand easily, and turn on the wave fairly easy. I’m don’t like to paddle too much, basclly I surf for fun.
I have two problems with my current board:
1 – Its turn too slow and I feel I can do better.
2 – I can’t do “duck-dive” with it, so paddle out in good wave day is very frustrating.
I thought bay a hybrid around 7'.
What do you guys think? Maybe it’s time to move to short board?
I’m 35 years old, 5'9'' height and 165lb weight

Thanks

[drowningbitbybit]

I’m don’t like to paddle too much, ...
What do you guys think?

That you might as well give up

[surferdude_scarborough]

I’m don’t like to paddle too much, ...
What do you guys think?

That you might as well give up

i wouldnt go quite as far as drowning!!! it is possible to catch waves without paddling much but you need the right board (a very floaty one) and good technique. as for duck diving its a tricky one because you need to be able to surf decent waves to progress bit you need a bigger floatier board at fisrt. when you can turn the one you have now to the point that you want more manoevreability (sp?).

[drowningbitbybit]

i wouldnt go quite as far as drowning!!!

Anyone putting in that little effort has probably already peaked

[surferdude_scarborough]

theres nothing wrong with wanting a board thats easy to paddle. as for your next board. i think something around 6'6-6'10 but fatter than a standard shortboard would be good for your next board. something like an egg or another funboard. less volume should be easier to duckdive too.

im missing my funboard at the moment becuase im not very fit. mainly due to 6 weeks out of action for a broken foot.

[moosh]

i wouldnt go quite as far as drowning!!!

Anyone putting in that little effort has probably already peaked

Drowningbitbybit, I think you got me wrong, I do exercise, and put effort in paddling as I can, but as I wrote I’m 35, with job and 3 kids at home, so I don’t have much time to practice my paddling, when I have time to get to surf, I want to enjoy surfing.

[moosh]

when you can turn the one you have now to the point that you want more manoevreability (sp?).

Opps, I forgot to write that I had surf when I was young 16-22 on short board, but I stopped for 12 years. I can turn my current board to any point I want, I think my technique is good, I want a board that will give me faster and better turn, but still I can catch waves, without be a 22 years athlete (I’m not ).

[pkbum]

I’m don’t like to paddle too much, ...
What do you guys think?

That you might as well give up

That's what i think too. Just paddle to the maximum and get your shoulders and arms buffed up.

[moosh]

I’m don’t like to paddle too much, ...
What do you guys think?

That you might as well give up

That's what i think too. Just paddle to the maximum and get your shoulders and arms buffed up.

I’ll do that in the gym, at the sea I wont to have fun .

[jethrodog]

I just traded in one of my 7'7" funboards for a 7'3" shortboard with a thicker middle section for more float. Haven't tried it yet but a friend of mine has a similar board and he says that it is way more manueverable without sacrificing too much paddle. Also he says it is way easier to duck dive on it.
I'm taking mine out tomorrow for the first time, I will tell you how it handles.

[moosh]

I just traded in one of my 7'7" funboards for a 7'3" shortboard with a thicker middle section for more float. Haven't tried it yet but a friend of mine has a similar board and he says that it is way more manueverable without sacrificing too much paddle. Also he says it is way easier to duck dive on it.
I'm taking mine out tomorrow for the first time, I will tell you how it handles.

what is your height/weight?

[jethrodog]

35 years old
5'9"
180 lbs
lazy

[moosh]

35 years old
5'9"
180 lbs
lazy

so how was it surfing it?

[silversurfer]

get a 6'6 fish 21"width,3"thick and pointy nose and swallow tail i recmmmend some boards on
9fishsurf.com

[jethrodog]

35 years old
5'9"
180 lbs
lazy

so how was it surfing it?

Brilliant. It is only 3" shorter but it feels way smaller. Turns waaaaay easier, but I actually felt more stable on it. Just as easy to paddle, if anything, with the pointed nose instead of a hybrid type it was easier to cut through the waves to paddle it out. It just felt really good. I know the extra thickness in the middle helped. It was easier to duck dive, but not alot. It is probably just because I suck at it.

All in all, I would definately recommend a similar style to someone who is looking at making the jump to a shortboard style, or to someone who wants a fun, "turny" board but has a touch of laziness in them. I was able to stay a little inside on it, wait for the wave to jack up a little more than usual, and make some fun drops on it, and pulling them out more than usual.

I am taking it out this week to Playa Hermosa, been having some head-and-a-half waves for the last 5 days, gonna try some larger stuff on it. Will take some pics of it and post them, along with the dimensions of the board.

[moosh]

35 years old
5'9"
180 lbs
lazy

so how was it surfing it?

Brilliant. It is only 3" shorter but it feels way smaller. Turns waaaaay easier, but I actually felt more stable on it. Just as easy to paddle, if anything, with the pointed nose instead of a hybrid type it was easier to cut through the waves to paddle it out. It just felt really good. I know the extra thickness in the middle helped. It was easier to duck dive, but not alot. It is probably just because I suck at it.

All in all, I would definately recommend a similar style to someone who is looking at making the jump to a shortboard style, or to someone who wants a fun, "turny" board but has a touch of laziness in them. I was able to stay a little inside on it, wait for the wave to jack up a little more than usual, and make some fun drops on it, and pulling them out more than usual.

I am taking it out this week to Playa Hermosa, been having some head-and-a-half waves for the last 5 days, gonna try some larger stuff on it. Will take some pics of it and post them, along with the dimensions of the board.

sounds great.
thanks a million for your post, waiting for your next post, with the pic.

[jethrodog]

well Moosh, took the board out again today. Surf was supposed to be head high, but it was sucky. Around knee high, with the occasional shoulder high close out. Come to think of it, it was even closing out at knee high. So it sucked. So I didn't get any pics. I would have been embarassed to show a pic like that.
But one good thing to note to you: the board actually performed really well even with the small crappy waves. I thought that maybe with the small stuff it would be harder to paddle in and catch them and that if I did get one I wouldn't have enough speed to ride anywhere, but I was 100% wrong. It was really easy to paddle in, and it still turned super easy and quick. After today I think that i will probably never use my hybrid again, because this board out performs the hybrid in every situation.
I will take some pics of the board tomorrow and post them, along with the dimensions of the board, too.

[crepuscular]

get a 6'6 fish 21"width,3"thick and pointy nose and swallow tail i recmmmend some boards on
9fishsurf.com

agree, get a fish... shortboards are for performance, so it's sized down to be more maneuverable...

but what you said is totally against each other, and i'm amazed by it because you surfed for 2 years already... more float = easier to paddle, less float = easier to duck dive. Turning too slow mostly because the board is a bit too big, maybe need more rocker; but remember you loose speed with more rocker, thus need to paddle harder, same thing if you go for a shortboard.

[jethrodog]

Okay, here's some pics of the board










dimensions are
7'3" long
21" wide
3 1/16" thick

[moosh]

Jethrodog, Nice board, thank you for all, i think that i'll buy a board like this, cheers