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Tim Stamps - Shaper of the Year
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I don’t think so, never ridden tho. I have the OG at 5’5 (I’m 6’1), but it goes fine, ridden up to HH. if anything, it is always a little squirly so when it gets bigger the sensation isn’t new.
I sold off my 5’7 lightbender, I don’t think it’d stretch so well with its foil, maybe consider a shorter moonstone if you want an album semi long fish. I have a 6’3 widened and thinned. it’s fun but never had it in good waves bc we haven’t had any or I couldn’t surf bc of life.
I’m not sure if there’s a difference but Stamps called this the Flare Next Step. 5’11 20 ~31L
Ive finally ridden my 5'11 Stamps Rerun (swallow tail) enough times to give a quick review. The foam distribution is interesting. The rails are pretty full all the way towards the front with a pretty flat deck. I didnt really like it at first when I was using AM2s. I had a hard time sinking the rails and pivoting. I then switched to some old rusty honeycomb fins and the board lit up. I think this board wants slightly smaller fins to compensate for the full rail. It has a healthy amount of rocker, but with the boxy rails and foam in the front I havent had problems generating speed in pretty mushy small surf. The tail is thinned out and sensitive. Ive been loving how roundhouses feel on this. Nice combo of hold and pivot.
Overall super stoked on this. Im now back on a PU thruster kick, but my varial twin sparkbox from JDJ is still an all time favorite. Both boards have similar rails so its easy to transition from one to the other.
Overall super stoked on this. Im now back on a PU thruster kick, but my varial twin sparkbox from JDJ is still an all time favorite. Both boards have similar rails so its easy to transition from one to the other.
Glad you’re still digging the SparkBox! My rerun is also going well. I like it with F6s.
I’ve been riding a 6’0 grinder x 3-4 days a week for the last 3 months and I have to say this model is right at the top of my all time fav hpsb’s. This is my third one and I’ve said the same about all three. It’s always a good sign when a board just feels good with any of my fin setups. They’ve varied from swallow tail to squash, poly to eps. This lastest is a squash in eps. I like the looks of some of his other board models but there really isn’t anything I dislike about the GX for me to want to try something else. But I just pulled the trigger on a 6’3 Grinder X round tail as sort of a next step. With all the good surf we’ve had so far I feel like this will come in handy this winter. Stoked!
what fins u like in squash tail one? If El Niño here, may need to get a thruster again.Looking at 6’1 stamps shadow or rerun. Maybe a gx nkfefus file
I like Roberts or AM large fronts with 3.75 flat foiled rears or 4.0 80/20s
I am planning on ordering a Grinder X. What is your height and weight? I am thinking of a 5'11" or 6'
