Upgrading to second board.

[Josh1986]

Hi Guys,

I'm currently living in Fremantle,Western Australia. I've been riding a 7'1" 7S Board at a few of the beaches nearby. I bought the board second hand and am looking to upgrade. I've had a look at the Shane Stingray 6'8" and am pretty impressed with it. I would class myself as an advanced beginner to intermediate. I can paddle comfortably, duck dive, stand, and am beginning to ride across waves. I find my board a bit sluggish on the paddle, and when I start to drop into a wave some times the nose dives and catapults me off. The Shane board is meant to be a bit thicker (2 3/4" rather than 2.5") and the nose is a bit stubbier so I think it should be a bit easier to paddle and a bit more buoyant when I drop into the wave. Any advice on this would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Josh

[jaffa1949]

Hi Josh as with any query on boards it is a good thing to add your height weight and age to your question as it helps us help you more>
Sounds like at this stage you're rebounding through several positions in your paddling and I would suggest the 7S is not the problem but how you are going through your paddling!.
The performance of the two boards would be similar ( well as two boards can be) just the differences in the volume could be a definite factor effecting your surfing and we can only advise after getting your dimensions.
As a ferinstance a 7'3" poly 7S can float a 90Kg in its category , but that usually supports the better surfers. Your current board may well be tired and not as buoyant as it was was.
Hope this helps

[IB_Surfer]

Although I know ladies don't like to answer, how much do you weigh and how tall are you?

[jaffa1949]

Although I know ladies don't like to answer, how much do you weigh and how tall are you?

Hi Maths ,I suspect Josh may be guy

[surf patrol]

Hi Josh1986, welcome to Surfing Waves!

Is Port Beach your local spot? It used to be mine when I lived in Mosman Park for a while.

That's weird, when I read the post I thought the first line said that Josh was a Female. On a second look, Fremantle.

[jaffa1949]

I'm prescribing glasses all round

[IB_Surfer]

LOL, I read too fast, I thought it read "I'm a female, in Western Australia..."

Anyway, we usually can tell if your size is ok based on your weight