What board dimensions should i be looking for?
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:43 pmHey guys. Was wondering, what +- dimensions should I be looking at board wise for a surfer like me (+-78kg, 6 foot)? I'm a very average surfer (you could still say beginner). I can ride down the line, move up and down a little bit and thats about it 
I currently own a 7'2" x 20 x 2 3/8 Lost (what i surf mostly) and a 6'.4" x 13 3/8 D.Girven Rusty (I was given this board so I'm just hanging onto it for the future). I am happy with the Lost buoyancy wise and ease-of-catching-wave'ness but did i maybe go a bit unnecessarily big? My biggest issue with the board is duck-diving. I can duck diving it pretty well (considering it's size) but if I mistime once, it drags me soo much and on very duck-dive busy sessions, by the time i get to the backline i feel like my arms are noodles. Duck-diving it is basically like benching at the gym :\
Like just in general, what dimensions are generally suggested for a surfer with my weight and height. Just want to make sure I'm not creating extra stepping stones by using the "wrong" board, surfing is hard enough as is
I currently own a 7'2" x 20 x 2 3/8 Lost (what i surf mostly) and a 6'.4" x 13 3/8 D.Girven Rusty (I was given this board so I'm just hanging onto it for the future). I am happy with the Lost buoyancy wise and ease-of-catching-wave'ness but did i maybe go a bit unnecessarily big? My biggest issue with the board is duck-diving. I can duck diving it pretty well (considering it's size) but if I mistime once, it drags me soo much and on very duck-dive busy sessions, by the time i get to the backline i feel like my arms are noodles. Duck-diving it is basically like benching at the gym :\ Like just in general, what dimensions are generally suggested for a surfer with my weight and height. Just want to make sure I'm not creating extra stepping stones by using the "wrong" board, surfing is hard enough as is