Haha, that's exactly the image I'm going for."British-yellow-teeth colour"
I picture Austin Powers! haha "YA BABY... YAHHH!!"
Nice pic above btw^^ !
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Tomo MPH
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Nice pic above btw^^ !
I've had my 5'9 XTR Hydrosquash for just over a year now. It's my go-to board for regular autumn/winter swells from shoulder to just overhead. I've also had it out in Indo at a very heavy beachie that was pushing up to double overhead and a punchy slabby reef similar to Bingin. Admittedly, I should've had my Hydronaut out in those conditions, but it was my first day there and I was feeling ambitious. Worked well though, and didn't let me down. The hydronaut manages the steep drops much easier though. It makes drops that my skills shouldn't allow me to make. I've tried the Hydrosquash out in chest-high surf, but it just didn't feel right.
It would be interesting to compare the rocker on yours to the newer ones coming out to see if they tuned them down for smaller waves.
The Firewire HS for sure has less tail rocker. The rocker is more like the LFT SKX (per Dan). It feels really good! Didnt take long to click with it at all. I have a feeling you'd like it JKB (since you like the SKX).
So, your saying your XTR HS goes best above chest-high, up to just OH, but not too steep? That's practically a step-up for SoCal! lol
Yeah, tweaking it to something like the SKX sounds about right to market it as a DD. Thanks for the intel, Deforest.
Maybe it's not a question of an older HS vs a newer one.
Maybe the XTR version has a different rocker than the FW version??
Maybe the XTR version has a different rocker than the FW version??
Yeah, pretty much. It can handle a steep drop, but not as well as my Hydronaut can. Front side or backside, the Hydronaut makes a drop almost automatically. It's true what Daniel was saying about that torpedo/dolphin/whatever nose; it really doesn't dig like a pointy one would, and the shape just pushes the water around it...or something.
Must be an older file vs. a newer one then.
I bet I'd really like the newer one. This is what I was hoping the range would be on my original one, but it was very similar to the range Goodfish describes.
I'll have to put in an order at some point. Sounds like it would be a fun board!
Tomo sighting at Lowers this morning. Looked like he and Noel were taking out their Hydroshorts in some fun surf.
You'll have to grab your favorite beverage and watch his review
They were just about to paddle out as I was going to work from the dawn patrol.
I bet! I think Dan probably gave him a deeper explanation of his board design too, which will probably carry over in Noel's general understanding of surfboard design. Stoke level will be on high!
errb, I seek ye wisdom...Got my eye on a 4 year old, surfed once, immaculate GMM2 by XTR. Asking price is $400-500 with a set of AM2s. Does is still shred the gnar or will the pop have left it even though it's just been sitting in a garage?
I think a 4 year old XTR would still have plenty of life. I think epoxy is chemically a durable material... what ye errd reckon??
Are you sure its 4 years old? That must have been right around the time that model came out?? Circa 2015?
I think epoxy is chemically a durable material... what ye errd reckon??Are you sure its 4 years old? That must have been right around the time that model came out?? Circa 2015?