I’m in between wanting another crow or doing something in between that and the gx I had. Gx is so spicy but I want it to handle a bigger and proper wave better.
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Tim Stamps - Shaper of the Year
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I recall mine was a little too chippy for when it came alive at 6’1x19.25x2.28. my 5’10 GX had me covered until I jumped up to my 6’3.
I had the 6’1 and 6’3 out in the water at the same time and the 6’3 did everything better for NCSD.
I had the 6’1 and 6’3 out in the water at the same time and the 6’3 did everything better for NCSD.
seems like the blondspot should sit right between the gx and the scarecrow right?
gx for shitty beachbreak
gx for shitty beachbreak
This is my take. Blindspot has less rocker and is less tuned up than the Scarecrow. It’s the Scarecrow for non-pros. The board goes. But I’ve been surfing more fishy style boards and then going with a longer rail than 6’1 when we have waves.
If I’m grabbing the Blindspot, I’m thinking good lowers, decent to good Oceanside, HB and Newport, small to medium Blacks, travel board. I wouldn’t ride it in typical South OC/NCSD mush.
But YMMV. A lot is preference.
@silentbutdeadly: dims are bigger than I would ride for a non-stap. I wanted a shortboard that was more twitchy than a giggle box and over 6 feet. Tim told me to go 6’3 with a roundtail but I didn’t listen.
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Iirc my blindspot squash tail was fairly wide @12“ with everything else performance and length at my height.
could be why I liked the round tail staap and stubbier gx’s more.
could be why I liked the round tail staap and stubbier gx’s more.
i went with a pair of thumbtails based off the rerun. a 6-2 20.25 rerun and a 6-6 20.25 runup. both thrusters
really stocked. transition btwn the two is seamless. easliy the best two boart quiver for decent ca i ve had maybe ever
What's the turn around time on customs from tim? Read good things about the flare but 20 1/2 inches wide at 5'10 sounds like an awful lot, do people run them narrower than stock?
Turn around time varies but generally its pretty quick. 8 weeks or so seems like the average.
Just ask him what the current estimates are and he will be upfront with you, in my experience.
Just ask him what the current estimates are and he will be upfront with you, in my experience.
Its tough to say cause I ordered the
stock 5’10 varial and when it came I was kinda bummed it was so wide. Then I surfed it and had a good surf. Chaulked it up to the waves being fun. After 4 or 5 more sessions realized the board is epic. I would have probably ordered it at 20 but it goes so good maybe it would lessen the flow at 20. Board has this crazy slingshot effect where any bowly section the board just turns into a rocket. That being said I do feel the width when I get all that speed then try to go for a fully commited roundhouse. I notice it’s safer to break the rail mid turn and drift the tail instead of keeping it engaged where the wide nose is prone to catching at some point. Interested to see what Tim says as I’m planning on ordering a few more for slighlty larger waves (head and OH). I have always hated width but the board always leaves me stoked.
I have a 5’6” banjo and a 5’6” fx. I don’t really like groveling the banjo, especially on my backhand, unless it has really good shape. The fx is a blast in small beach break, it was my go to board this past summer at ob
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It’s kinda funny - when I ordered mine I told tim I have a mental hangup with short boards over 20” wide. He thought I was crazy. I joked for him to write 19.95” on the dims.
Saw a couple of mentions but not really a full review while searching but how do we like the warhawk
I have one and love it. Compared to the scarecrow, the extra foam up front seems to give it a little more ease of entry, it’s a little drivier, and a tad more range on the low end without any any sacrifice that I’ve noticed on the higher end. Will definitely be ordering another when the time comes to replace it