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Stab EAST 2023 - Shaun Manners
- Thread starter Hazrus
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I went to the premiere last night in Santa Monica. It was (over) a full house and everyone seemed to enjoy it, but I would have liked to have seen more borts Chunny could “rip” on for my 40 minute drive from South Redondo. Compared to other Stab EAST premieres, there was only one bort on display (a copy of an asym) of the various crafts Shaun rode and it wasn’t in the 1st episode. Free beer from 805 for the entirety of the evening was appreciated.
Adjusting to boards is a skill.
Also determining that a particular board is a junker and not worth adjusting to is another skill.
I’ve had many boards where I get on them, ride a few waves and say “fuck this thing”. Then I sell ’em.
I determine it to be a board that needs to be surfed in a way that i either don’t want to surf or are incapable of surfing it the way I want.
A simple example would be a CI Proton that is 25 liters. It’s not a bad board and I have had (and loved) a Proton. It’s that one that size wouldn’t really work for me no matter how much adjusting I do.
All my boards are weird, and I like different feelings as opposed to the same feelings...
last 4 sessions: 5'10 flare, 6'4 stepup, 5'8 mini sim today. Second wave I was completely familiar with the sim this morning. felt so good for the conditions. Variety is the spice of life
Hate to admit, but this is exactly how I am with HPSB style boards. The weird ones make me try harder. But I can hop on a board and usually know after 1 session, and a short one at that, if I'm going to keep it. Plus, once it's "in my head" that a board isn't good, that's it.
The ONLY exception I've ever come across is a Chilli I got years ago. it was a deep single concave round pin, shaped for someone else who didn't pick it up, so I got it for a steal. I simply couldn't get it to work the way I wanted to after 2 sessions and gave up. Put it up for sale. It didn't sell, though. Then the waves were up at a spot north of town and I grabbed it - since I couldn't seem to sell it - and took it out at a strong 805 beach break. Best session ever at that spot. Fell in love with that board and used it for years before it finally was 'destroyed' & I donated it to the cause. Never had another Chilli, but I should.
I felt up a ci pro today in my dims and really wanted to bang 7/7 in some good waves
Have to say, I’m also not really impressed after the first episode. The guy seems like a better candidate for SITD than EAST. I feel like the formula of HPSB guy tries alt shapes is tired. At least Micks had the wrinkle of shaper collabs.
The MOTE and Lovelace boars seem so similar to what they’ve submitted before, why even bother?… let someone else in there.
The MOTE and Lovelace boars seem so similar to what they’ve submitted before, why even bother?… let someone else in there.
I'd like to see a Critters Toy Co + Burch collab
What's weird is when you haven't surfed a board that used to work great for you in years...then one day you take it for a spin and it feels like dogshit.
Of the Aussie/Rage guys, I think Creed would've been a much better choice.
I had a dog sh!t board - weird custom directed by me - tried to sell it but nobody wanted it. Put it away for multiple years. One day I showed it to a friend who, when he talks anything surf related I listen, said I should put AMTs up front and nubsters in the quad rear boxes and try it.
I did.
It became a magic board that I surfed into the ground.
Yeah, this one does feel like a bit of a step back compared to the last two with the shaper collab and then the Mason and Coco one. The waves look so fun though.
Dunno why they were allowed to submit those as STAB said the remit was to make something wild and unlike anything they've ever made before...
Meanwhile in Ireland they have come up with this.
I liked them showing the surfer figure out each board and the progression of getting the boards to work for that wave.
Was cool to see! First off on that Swiet Simmonsy little slab it was looking dire and then every wave he got a better handle on it and was looking pretty good.
Looking forward to the Rosy one, had a pint with him the last time I visited. Boards 1-3 were ridden at a spot I've surfed a lot btw. Board 4 looked like sh!t haha