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Album Surfboards
- Thread starter Aruka
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This is a discussion forum.
People discuss stuff here.
As for caring about other people - consider how often you point out my opinions/personality and make an issue of it.
Then consider how often I do that to you.
Email a few hours ago
All I need is Josh Kerr !
Greg,
I've ridden it half a dozen times and it feels like a magic board. It's perfect. It's my daily driver. Too bad I kissed so many toads before I ordered a board from you.
All I need is Josh Kerr !
Greg,
I've ridden it half a dozen times and it feels like a magic board. It's perfect. It's my daily driver. Too bad I kissed so many toads before I ordered a board from you.
cause you beat a dead horse that does nothing for the thread
I have four Albums, all PU, no issues.
I rode Oeste's 5'7" at 6'0 210 and it was plenty of foam. Felt good for my height. If I were to order I'd probably go thinner since I dropped lbs but keep the same height.
Ordered an asym fish from Album a little over a year ago, with bells & whistles (resin tint, s-glass, carbon over the toeside twin box) and it came out exactly what I asked for. Matt was friendly and responsive via email when working out custom dimensions with me, and answering my design questions about a few of the other board models.
Out of all the people on this forum, I really didn't think Duffy would go down the Album rabbit hole!
I thought 5’6 would be too short for me (but yolo). It’s not. Board works best with my foot on the leash plug. Having a disconcerting lack of board in front of me makes it mentally easier to get way back on the tail.
@Jamby SBD is lying, I believe mine is 5'8.
I'm 6' 0.5"(LOL), 177-182 lbs. and mine is sized like my TKF. A couple years ago I would've gone 5'6, but I don't wanna paddle that small a boar anymore. It feels chunky under arm, but I haven't had any issues feeling boaty/corky in the water, and I'm still waiting to have my first bad session on it.
Same. Just picked up my 5th(!) on Sat, Matt's personal 6'4 plasmic egg experiment. This and varial plasmic were used, the other 3 were new (unridden customs). Three are PU, all good to excellent glassing, etc. The 2 varials are excellent.
So that's my sample size. That sucks for guys that did have blems. Maybe the issues have become more common recently, I really can't say and no point in speculating.
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I had 6. Sold 3. All well built. Had one issue with resin in my Townsend finbox that was a bitch to get out.
Love my Townsend!
Crap!!!
Ok, well the 5'8" felt good, height wise.
I think there's such thing as too short as well (for me) and I don't really like anything under 5'7"
Will probably order my third sub next spring and still goes down as one of the greatest boards I've ever had under my feet.
two surfs in on the 6'4 plasmic eggy experimental thing. It's glassed like a mid, a bit heavier than I would order- cant help but think it would be rad in varial. But this Frankenstein boar is flat and fast.
1st session, I subconsciously surfed it from the middle like I do on bigger boards, then would have to remember to take a big step back to the tail for turns. In addition to being drawn forward by the round/ wide nose, I think I was paddling so far forward on the deck to catch the weak thigh-high waves, that I was already in the middle when I stood up, and racing down the line. Caught waves easily and flew around sections and through slow spots. My impression was how much it felt like my bigger Dankess with the plasmic channel.
2nd session this am, I consciously paddled further back from the nose. Still caught everything I wanted to. Was better positioned to surf from the tail, and had some nice lined up rights that let me carve and snap like that plasmic channel magic I was hoping for. Promising stuff. Just might be the crowd-killer / soul-crusher I'd been looking for. Plan to figure out what tweaks to make (maybe 6'8, not sure about the blunt nose or roundtail) and eventually order a varial.
Pic shows the outline vs. the 7' Darkness. Little different, but the flat rocker makes if feel similar. More time needed, but I have a feeling this one might replace the Dankness (which was an impulse buy for 2 used trade-ins).
Plasmic magic channel:
1st session, I subconsciously surfed it from the middle like I do on bigger boards, then would have to remember to take a big step back to the tail for turns. In addition to being drawn forward by the round/ wide nose, I think I was paddling so far forward on the deck to catch the weak thigh-high waves, that I was already in the middle when I stood up, and racing down the line. Caught waves easily and flew around sections and through slow spots. My impression was how much it felt like my bigger Dankess with the plasmic channel.
2nd session this am, I consciously paddled further back from the nose. Still caught everything I wanted to. Was better positioned to surf from the tail, and had some nice lined up rights that let me carve and snap like that plasmic channel magic I was hoping for. Promising stuff. Just might be the crowd-killer / soul-crusher I'd been looking for. Plan to figure out what tweaks to make (maybe 6'8, not sure about the blunt nose or roundtail) and eventually order a varial.
Pic shows the outline vs. the 7' Darkness. Little different, but the flat rocker makes if feel similar. More time needed, but I have a feeling this one might replace the Dankness (which was an impulse buy for 2 used trade-ins).
Plasmic magic channel: