For me its two things. 1. How much drive and acceleration I get on that first pump. 2. That when I come of the bottom to do a top turn it goes where I want it to go without me having to force it to go there.
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How many surfs before you ditch a board?
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Fist question I'd hazard to say the answer could be:
"a board that does exactly what you want it to do in certain conditions (mushy, hollow, big days, etc"
Will very likely be "One that you love to ride everyday."
For your second question...I like the golf analogy...do you play a round of golf with one club?
Exactly what you “want” it to do and exactly what you “tell” it to do are two different things.
I want a board with a mix of both - the percentages of each varies depending.
There is only one question and answer for a board.
Is it fun?
Even Tomo/Firewire make dudes; they don't care, move on.
Is it fun?
Even Tomo/Firewire make dudes; they don't care, move on.
First wave I’ll know but I’ll lie to myself and say it’s the fins or I need better waves. So 2-3 sessions before I ditch it.
op just sell the thomo and order 3-4 more to dial it in
An expensive endeavor but I think it’s the only way To get it right.
The thickness.
I think my carnivore diet may have caused a little weight loss. Or Dark Arts is more buoyant than I thought. Or, the Vader has a thicker rail than the Revo.
In his defense I’ve only ordered a handful of customs from him. The majority have been stock models from firewire.
Maybe you have just outgrown the toemow.
riding manly boards is not all bad.
Damn, that stinks. Gonna be tough to find a similarly sized dude to sell a Dark Arts Tomo to.
You’d be surprised. There are lots of surfers in the 25-26L range.
In the States ... it was easy to put one i didn't care for up on Craigslist and sell it within a few days ... so went through some fairly quickly. One i remember getting rid of fairly quickly was a Lost Monkfish .... definitely the archer and not the arrow just wasn't ready for it. Here it is a lot more difficult to unload boards ... so i try to have a little more patience. One thing that was interesting ... i went on a single fin kick for an entire season ... only rode singles ... there was a bit of learning or re-learning curve and i think it actually helped my surfing. During the off-season i like to pull out boards i haven't ridden in a while and noticed that in more than one case they felt and rode different from what i remembered .... guessing from trying to surf them like a single fin and using the rail more than pivoting off the fins.
Just not sure if I should get ride of it.
Tomo personally placed the fin boxes on this one and hand shaped the bottom himself. It’s the very 1st Vader v2 to be made at Dark Arts. It’s such a sick board, but the footage and my feelings indicate it’s a little too thick. I have to lean hard to get it on rail.
Tomo personally placed the fin boxes on this one and hand shaped the bottom himself. It’s the very 1st Vader v2 to be made at Dark Arts. It’s such a sick board, but the footage and my feelings indicate it’s a little too thick. I have to lean hard to get it on rail.
you might be kicking yourself in a year or two if/when you gain the weight back
More squats and deadlifts? Easy fix, no?
You should be able to make a thick board work
less solo shot and analysis and more surfing
Report back after a few months of surfing the board
and order a another one in the meantime
less solo shot and analysis and more surfing
Report back after a few months of surfing the board
and order a another one in the meantime
Dark Arts builds hold up really well. You should surf it a bunch more before you decide. Sell it now for a $200-$400 loss or sell it 6 months from now for a $200-$400 loss.
In the meantime power down some burritos.
Also, surf it off the tail. Watch that vid of Tomo riding one. Tail tail tail.
You want to get on rail but a Tokoro.
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