Longer Rail/Higher Volume DD Thruster

[Maz]

I this guy builds, and shreds very hard on 90s style craft

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I've been looking at these for a while, and two of my mates picked up Vault models while in Aus. One's too little, the other too tall, but I'll give the 6'7 swallow a go soon. Looks so so good.

LSD Hammer is another obvious choice.

 

[Maz]

A lot of the Aussie free surfers have gone in that direction.

Noa Deane, Creed Mctaggart and Shaun Manners to name 3.

Bloody hell. Makes me feel like an old kook (I am an old kook). Nice economy of movement, in addition to the obviously outrageous skills.

 

[freeride76]

Yeah, I like that economy of movement- it's been an evolution in Aussie free surfing - very little noise in amongst huge turns and airs.

 

[encladd]

http://instagr.am/p/Cr88nR4uk-l/

 

[Aruka]

Real closing out the driver 2.0's.

 

[tedshred5]

Real closing out the driver 2.0's.

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excuse me sir this belongs in the yolo alerts thread

 

[Aruka]

excuse me sir this belongs in the yolo alerts thread

It doesnt feel like a yolo. I already have a shorter driver 2.0 in XTR so I know the rocker agrees with me.

 

[Bob Dobbalina]

It doesnt feel like a yolo. I already have a shorter driver 2.0 in XTR so I know the rocker agrees with me.

 

[Bob Dobbalina]

For what it's worth, I rode a 6'6" and a 6'4" round ish pin for years before settling in on 6'2" shortboards for the last several years. I go back to the 6'4" from time to time. I like the feeling.

 

[Aruka]

Its done

 

[OsideBum]

Great thread! I appreciate boards with a little extra foam and rail line.

 

[JDJ]

I had a 6’2 Parmenter Occster that I rode into the ground. Was a great DD even though the rail was much longer.

 

[Havoc]

i still have a 6’6 stubb vector and 6’2 malolo i will hopefully ride this wintet

 

[ghostshaper]

Is this the anti-Tomo thread?

 

[JDJ]

Is this the anti-Tomo thread?

Flashbacks to you borrowing my 5’3 Evo, ripping about 20 deep gouges to the shore, paddling the board back to me and saying, “doesn’t work for me; not enough rail line.”

 

[Aruka]

As suspected, she goes. Waves were not even that good and this was my first session back on a thruster in like 5-6 months. Still, the board felt pretty natural right off the bat. I was a little concerned when I ordered it that the round tail version would be a little too tuned for good waves but thankfully it didnt feel that way. It does have some rocker so its not a mush buster but as soon as the wave stands up it feels like there is plenty of pushback when driving off the bottom. Like, it doesnt have that sinking feeling that a step up would have on a waist-to-chest high little bowl. Compared to a squash the round tail is really not that much less area and the rails are pretty square, keeping some foam through the tail. Overall the length and volume felt good. Not a drastic change or anything. Im still pretty out of shape and practice but Im looking forward to riding this thing in some better surf this fall.

 

[silentbutdeadly]

great board, had one and used and abused her. Would bang again

 

[Ifallalot]

Real closing out the driver 2.0's.

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I love that area of OBX

 

[silentbutdeadly]

There's really a town called Waves?

Oh and let's hope Ruker takes good care of that board. Poor girl has done some traveling early in her life

 

[Ifallalot]

There's really a town called Waves?

Oh and let's hope Ruker takes good care of that board. Poor girl has done some traveling early in her life

Yeah, right between Rodanthe and Avon

It's epic