Finally a review of this gem.
So I'm arguably one of the most stoked guys every time I get a new board that works beyond anything I had imagined (since it's a custom), and this time is no different, this is why I waited more than usual to review it.
Just as a reminder, this board is a wider nose/tail Blur outline with a Qualifier rocker tailored for speed while keeping peak performance.
Usually all-rounders have been a miss for me, they either don't perform or feel sluggish down the line, those days are finally over. Funny enough, it was never intended for anything other than surfing lefts (cause goofy foot).
It's unfair to say it feels like 'X' shape, it is unique, but its not easy to describe without comparing it so.... Qualifier-like performance with WB-like speed and doesn't feel like an 'in-betweener', if I now its decent or better, this is the one to grab.
There's enough foam/planning surface for some grovel and it's volume is low enough for OH+ without breaking a sweat, the short rail diamond tail makes it feel shorter and handles power as good as a round tail. Paddles great thanks to the lower nose rocker but doesn't catch on turns unlike its predecessors.
Of course, since its not a specialty shape, it doesn't outshine a purebreed Qualifier or an M80-S in their respective elements, but it may as well be a one board quiver or a performance oriented 3-board quiver.
For me, this is what the Blur should have been all along and I'd even go as far as saying it should replace it entirely from the Coil lineup (or at least be part of it), it is THAT good and it deserves to be baptized with a bad ass name.
But enough of my board-gasm :wave2:
PS: 2016 Kick lam is tha s***!!
