Appreciate the feedback! Sometimes its a different perspective … when I was working a regular job 40+ hours a week and getting limited opportunities to surf each week or unable to surf when conditions were optimum … then I would absolutely agree with your statement. I wanted to get the most out of each session I could. Now - that i'm retired and surf as much as I want - its about keeping things fresh, expanding/improving my skills, getting barreled and enjoying being in the water. As I mentioned been dabbling with twins and twins + trailers - and have come to love the speed, looseness and the different lines you draw out on a wave face. From what I've read the twinzer setup - even though 4 fins still feels more like a twin versus a quad. Of course - the gamble is with an unfamiliar setup with a new custom board - but it feels low risk - if the twinzer setup turns out to be not for me - I can remove the canards and run as a twin which is what I originally intended to do.Appreciate the vid. Saw that review when it first came out last year.
He eventually surfed well on it. Took him a good number of waves to figure it out. And, take note that it wasn't on Salas' favorite list, lol.
Personally I think its a design that can be fun if you want a different feel. But not my cup of tea, too squirrelly, twitchy and ultra sensitive. Life's too short, don't want to blow waves trying to make something work. I want something reliable and predictable when i surf. Just giving my feedback to OP, surf what you want.
One thing I can add - I consider myself in the learning curve of becoming proficient on a twin … definitely feel like I am improving but one thing I've noticed is I surf a lot better on them when there is some energy behind the waves and/or some steepness in the face - whether big or small conditions. I think it has to do with being easier to put them on a rail - when the conditions are weak or mushy - to me they feel like they ride flatter and can feel squirrely especially when going straight over flat sections.
Side note - love the look of the boards being posted up - Barry posted up a pic of one he did last night on Instagram - frothing to ride one! LOL
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