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Postby YungGrom » Sun Dec 11, 2016 10:55 pm

Hi i'm a beginner-intermediate [url]surfer from New Zealand[/url] and I'm currently 14,100 lbs and 5.3. I've recently been having trouble paddling and catching waves on my 5,9 JS Lowdown which is probably the wrong board for 1 to 3 ft as I'm not good enough for 22L at this stage. I surf nearly ever single week at the local beach break which is 1 to 3 ft most days.

I've been looking around at a few boards like [url]the Hypto Krypto[/url] and Average Joe because they have a nice load of letres which I shouldnt have a issue with paddling and catching waves with as I catch only a few waves each session hoping getting the right size board will increase my wave count quite a bit. Is there any boards you would recommend or sizing. Im quite hooked on the Hypto Krypto but am no quite sure of the sizing yet. Thanks in advance (:
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Re: Small wave boards

Postby Lebowski » Mon Dec 12, 2016 2:12 am

At 14,100 lbs you'll need a lot more volume than 22 litres! :-D
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Re: Small wave boards

Postby YungGrom » Mon Dec 12, 2016 3:23 am

Yeah that's mainly the reason I'm struggling right now where as both the boards I'm looking at have around 30L so hopefully that should be enough. What would you recommend?
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Re: Small wave boards

Postby benjl » Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:29 am

Where in NZ do you surf? I'm
Probably around the same weight and 28l is my smallest short board, especially
For small waves.

There's tonnes of cheap boards on trademe around that volume
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Re: Small wave boards

Postby YungGrom » Mon Dec 12, 2016 5:46 am

Yeah I have looked on trademe I surf in canterbury how about you?
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Re: Small wave boards

Postby benjl » Mon Dec 12, 2016 5:53 am

I'm from up in Auckland, what dimensions are you looking for? I'll keep an eye out. Barron surfboards make amazing custom boards, way better than an off the shelf hypto or Ci board
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Re: Small wave boards

Postby benjl » Mon Dec 12, 2016 8:28 am

Here's a cheap hypto in chch for you-

https://touch.trademe.co.nz/listing/view/1221018078
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Re: Small wave boards

Postby YungGrom » Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:09 am

Thank you will definitely look at it, thanks you putting some of your time into looking
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Re: Small wave boards

Postby YungGrom » Thu Jan 05, 2017 1:43 am

Bought the hypto and loving it I've had two sessions and have double my wave count and improving me going down the line. (:
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