I remember having a stamps flare and a super fling and I would take them both down to the beach and try to decide if I wanted to fling my flare or flare my fling
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2 boar southern california quiverI remember having a stamps flare and a super fling and I would take them both down to the beach and try to decide if I wanted to fling my flare or flare my fling
The melody of that song Lunatic Fringe comes into my head whenever I hear Superbrand Fling.
(Chords in parenthesis for those who want to try it out)
SuperBrand Fling! (in D)
I know that you're out there. (in Bm)
Thinking about which fins. (D)
Is it quad or is it a thruster? (BM)
Talk with Greg Griffin (A)
And ride it with the G10's (Bm)
Or maybe talk to the erBB (A)
And change it to a bonzer (BM)
Whoa oh oh oh, Whoa oh oh oh (BM)
SuperBrand Fling!
Mine's a custom 5'8 Superflex. I think I just went a little narrower and 2 1/2" instead of 2 5/8 or whatever the stock thickness is. Pretty close to my standard liters. 32.5 or so. I'm about 180-185. The rails are pretty thin compared to my Puddle Jumper which is also 2 1/2". I think the 5'8 stock dims would have been just fine for me but like you I was leery of too much thickness since I'd never felt one up in person and grovelers can sometimes be so chunky. Overall I'm happy with the size. More foam would paddle better but there's always that little trade off in performance. I think at your size you will be happy with either the 5-5 or 5-6. Hopefully you can find another good deal or at least find one to check out in person to give you an idea of how they are foiled.I'm trying to track down a good used one. I thought I'd be fine with a 5'5 at 30.5L since I usually ride shortboards in the 28L range, but I saw a video that Brett Barley rides his 3.5L more which would put me on a 5'6 at 32L following his logic.
Yesterday I drove up from Redondo to Ventura to grab a 5'5 poly for what seemed like a good price ($260) and the person wouldn't answer the door or phone. He or she finally texted last night that they sold it the night before (despite texts at 8:30 pm confirming my early pick up time). They probably needed money for meth and couldn't wait. Luckily I had my NB2 in the car and got some really fun waves with about 12 people, half of those being the bigger names from the area.
The slight debacle got me really thinking about if I should be looking for a 5'6 and try to wait for a Superflex. How is everyone liking their volume compared to their HPSB's? A 2 9/16" thick board really makes me leery since I've usually don't like boards over 2 3/8" since they ride too on top of the water, but I guess that might be what I'd want in the Fling. I'm 6' 170lbs and would normally say advanced ability, although I know for sure I wasn't standing out in yesterday's company.
I’m about the same size/ability etc. Occasionally 5 lbs heavier. Have the 5’6” stock superflex. One caveat- I surf in full NE winter gear at least 6 months out of the year. So I tend to err on a little more volume than less. But I think it feels really good. I could go a little smaller but don’t really see a need or reason. Board is insanely fun.I'm trying to track down a good used one. I thought I'd be fine with a 5'5 at 30.5L since I usually ride shortboards in the 28L range, but I saw a video that Brett Barley rides his 3.5L more which would put me on a 5'6 at 32L following his logic.
Yesterday I drove up from Redondo to Ventura to grab a 5'5 poly for what seemed like a good price ($260) and the person wouldn't answer the door or phone. He or she finally texted last night that they sold it the night before (despite texts at 8:30 pm confirming my early pick up time). They probably needed money for meth and couldn't wait. Luckily I had my NB2 in the car and got some really fun waves with about 12 people, half of those being the bigger names from the area.
The slight debacle got me really thinking about if I should be looking for a 5'6 and try to wait for a Superflex. How is everyone liking their volume compared to their HPSB's? A 2 9/16" thick board really makes me leery since I've usually don't like boards over 2 3/8" since they ride too on top of the water, but I guess that might be what I'd want in the Fling. I'm 6' 170lbs and would normally say advanced ability, although I know for sure I wasn't standing out in yesterday's company.
Teach me your ways.surprisingly 10 pounds lighter than usual despite daily intake of 2-3 IPA's.
Have a 13 year old in a 1200 ft² condo that hasn't seen her friends in person for two months with both parents working from home with all three of us simultaneously having Zoom meetings most days. Add to that a whiny-ass Malti-poo; the pounds just melt away!Teach me your ways.
Thanks for the fin recommendation. Yeah, I'm expecting my 5'6" to be pretty corky, but it'll be for local dribble that I've been passing on for the last few years. I'm sure if I was in HI where there's more power, I'd want to be on a 5'4. My 5'6 Superflex is 2 9/16" and I think there were some that were 2 5/8" which really doesn't matter, but mine feels pretty good under the arm. I also weighed in that it'll be easier for my daughter to ride than a lower volume board since she's just figuring out angling on the Wavestorm.I run AM fronts with medium performer rears (I think they are Large Merrick rears?). That's my go to, but last two sessions I borrowed my brother-in-laws split keels from FCS that feel really fun. I always like the loose truck feeling on grovelers so maybe that's why I'm the only one saying quads on the fling.
I rode my fling the past two sessions in mediocre waves and while I had a blast on it, I realized the stock superflex 5'6 is oversized for me at 6'1 185. It's great as a groveler but now I want to try a 5'5 or a 5'4. Can't order one right now though.