I was preaching smaller fins in the ghost like 40 pages back but no one listens to me.
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Pyzel Ghost?
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Hello guys, thank you for all your inputs on everything ! i have read all the pages of this thread and it taught me a lot ! i wanted to ask you what do you think the xl dimensions will change in the board except paddle power ? will there be any downsides ?
i've not seen much reports on the xl dimensions, and i am looking at the ghost because i am at a place where waves are pretty huge and steep and sometimes it can be 6 to 10 ft
The thing is, i'm not a great surfer to begin with and still learning, so i am scared the stock version will be too hard for me since it seems a lot harder to use than my board, but it seems it is also the "easiest" mini step up i can have available around me. i'm 145-150 lbs by the way, 180 cm
i've not seen much reports on the xl dimensions, and i am looking at the ghost because i am at a place where waves are pretty huge and steep and sometimes it can be 6 to 10 ft
The thing is, i'm not a great surfer to begin with and still learning, so i am scared the stock version will be too hard for me since it seems a lot harder to use than my board, but it seems it is also the "easiest" mini step up i can have available around me. i'm 145-150 lbs by the way, 180 cm
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@cros , I'm not sure if it answers your question, but the Ghost XL is aimed at bigger guys who wants to pack more foam into the board, I'm not sure it's intended to be more "user friendly", if that's what you're asking?
By the sounds of it, you shouldn't worry too much about giving up performance by blowing up the dimensions though.
By the sounds of it, you shouldn't worry too much about giving up performance by blowing up the dimensions though.
yes that what i seem to have read you are right. my seaside is 35l, and i cannot pack something bigger than 6.0 or 6.1 max (currently wandering abroad) so i thought maybe just take the xl version to fit more volume, but i have seen that volume isnt everything. And since i am not a bigger guy, i am probably not the targeted audience, not sure it would be a wise idea to take it without more info.
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great to hear"handle big waves much better than my current board "
I don't have a Ghost myself, yet, but It's safe to say that at least that box is ticked
Where are you surfing where you're getting 6-10ft waves often... on a Seaside no less ?!
From what i have read of the ghost, this seems to be a big wave machine and i have yet to see a bad report on it which is very telling
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@cros The difference between the 6'1 stock and 6'1 xl is 2 liters. Thats a lot at that length. My rule of thumb with Pyzels boards are try them at stock dims first before you do anything. So get a 6'1 stock and see how it goes (assuming thats the right length for your stepup), then if you want to tweak it order a custom. I can tell you that as these things get thicker you lose a little performance, thats the cost of the added paddle power. Also you lose bite when its steep/hollow, but you can negate that with quad fins.
Thank you ! I cannot try them unfortunately, but the description you say is actually interesting, when you mean bite, you mean like you adhere less to the hollow waves /steep drops ? Because that was my main reason to not be sure about the xl dimensioms, since i am taking it entirely for its big waves handling abilities.
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okok got it, that's actually great advice and what i was looking for as information so thank you guys !
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145-150lbs, your definitely not an XL guy. I would avoid the XL size. If your looking for extra paddle power and a lot more confidence in the bigger stuff than I wouldn't go too short. Especially if high performance turns aren't your priority at the moment. The ghost is a completely different board than the wide chunky epoxy seaside. I'd say if you can fit it, consider going with a 6'3" pu stock version ghost. Its a good step up length for somebody our height in bigger waves. The length will help your paddling and get you in a little early on big drops so they dont feel so sketch. Its more volume than you need at your weight for sure, but it will still be lower volume than what your currently riding and something good to progress into bigger waves on. My two cents.