Hi there everyone,
I have been surfing for more than a year now( 2-3 times every week ) in either Santa Cruz( The Hook mainly ) and Half Moon Bay (Naples Beach) and am looking to buy a shortboard, of which I am not very familiar with.
I have gone from my first board (8' 2'' NSP) to a 7'6'' Islands Energy surf board, and I have no problems popping up or maneuvering on these boards.
I have been shopping around in Santa Cruz and have come across several different brands of short boards( CI , Rusty, SurfTech, M10 )
So far I have rented two shortboards just to try them out on The Hook on a good day :
6'4'' Pumpkin : Paddles ok, catches waves pretty easily, but also can pearl more easily because of a lack of a rocker,
6'1'' M10 fish : Paddles more easily than the pumpkin, easy to catch peaks, but terrible on small waves (<2.5 ft) , sharper turns
I was hoping to consult everyone's opinion here on the shortboard you might recommend for me ( 5'9'' height, 150 pounds ).
The main thing I am really looking for is a board that can thrust and still be able to turn more sharply than my current 7'6''
Thanks
IS