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get some ST2's!bigC7 said:
I decided to go down the buzzsaw rabbit hole with rts265, gotta say I'm digging it. I still have to play around with fins, but this board seems like it will be awesome for those glassy late drop Montara mornings. I'm stoked on this one, thanks rts265!!
kool-aid said:Wow, that is a lot of board. Looks super nice.
Def would agree that the buzzsaw is a strangely versatile board for the waves we get around here.
You won't be disappointed. Make sure you play around with fins to find the right mix.
I found the largest fins to work the best in the buzzsaw with its wide tail. Works as a thruster too even though it's mostly intended to be ridden as a quad.
:rockin:rts265 said:get some ST2's!bigC7 said:
I decided to go down the buzzsaw rabbit hole with rts265, gotta say I'm digging it. I still have to play around with fins, but this board seems like it will be awesome for those glassy late drop Montara mornings. I'm stoked on this one, thanks rts265!!
Myself and my buddy got Thing swallow tails a couple years ago. I didn't click with mine, felt like too much concave in the tail or something just couldn't get it to settle down. Had some fun sessions in like really quality head high waves but never felt like I could trust it in bigger waves and it definitely didn't grovel well. My buddy got on a bit better with his, he's more of a front footed surfer and seems to click with most Stretch's better than I. Still, we both agreed they were not great in smaller or flat faced waves. I think the Skate has more versatility at the low end. I've had a few friends with them and they always looked like they had speed to burn even in weaker waves.thekadvang said:Had my buzzsaw for over 2 years and haven't quite clicked with it... but haven't sold it either. I live in SF and primarily surf central cal beachbreaks (read: not very good waves, often flat faced).
I think the board is a bit misrepresented as a 'daily driver'. It really needs waves with some curve (or size) to get going -- when I've enjoyed it most is in HH barreling style waves. Not so great when the wave is flat and/or smaller. I really only pull it out now when it's pitching and ride a fish as a DD 90% of the time. In those conditions, it's awesome. In early, making steep drops, and full speed on the gas with the big tail and quad setup.
I also have felt (and I think you can see in that video of Darshan) that the big tail with 4 fins is hard to wrap and or snap through turns unless you are a beast a la Nate Fletcher or similar -- I tend to go flat through turns instead of finishing back into the pocket as I imagine.
With that said, it's an awesome travel board. Mine has been buckled (fixed by Stretch's shop) for over a year now and is still going strong.
Like saucerboy, I'm keen to try a thing or skate as a new DD when this one goes...
First off let me start by saying all my custom stretch are single to double buzz series then must say I have a grovel buzz just for that grovel and superbuzz daily driver and then buzzsaw as step up good surf. My personal experience is boards have more specific range from stretch but when I show up with gbuzz and surf is bigger it works but not right tool for job.Aruka said:Myself and my buddy got Thing swallow tails a couple years ago. I didn't click with mine, felt like too much concave in the tail or something just couldn't get it to settle down. Had some fun sessions in like really quality head high waves but never felt like I could trust it in bigger waves and it definitely didn't grovel well. My buddy got on a bit better with his, he's more of a front footed surfer and seems to click with most Stretch's better than I. Still, we both agreed they were not great in smaller or flat faced waves. I think the Skate has more versatility at the low end. I've had a few friends with them and they always looked like they had speed to burn even in weaker waves.thekadvang said:Had my buzzsaw for over 2 years and haven't quite clicked with it... but haven't sold it either. I live in SF and primarily surf central cal beachbreaks (read: not very good waves, often flat faced).
I think the board is a bit misrepresented as a 'daily driver'. It really needs waves with some curve (or size) to get going -- when I've enjoyed it most is in HH barreling style waves. Not so great when the wave is flat and/or smaller. I really only pull it out now when it's pitching and ride a fish as a DD 90% of the time. In those conditions, it's awesome. In early, making steep drops, and full speed on the gas with the big tail and quad setup.
I also have felt (and I think you can see in that video of Darshan) that the big tail with 4 fins is hard to wrap and or snap through turns unless you are a beast a la Nate Fletcher or similar -- I tend to go flat through turns instead of finishing back into the pocket as I imagine.
With that said, it's an awesome travel board. Mine has been buckled (fixed by Stretch's shop) for over a year now and is still going strong.
Like saucerboy, I'm keen to try a thing or skate as a new DD when this one goes...
I went down as well but my buzzsaw is a step up to my superbuzz to my gbuzz so...hummm,,
so width??
how much wider do you guys go? relative to your other boards?
my narrowest board is probably just 19".