While at SHQ today I checked out the new PSH boards that just arrived while I was there.
Paul's new white 8'6" x 30" looked great.. The noses have a real Persian slipper look about them.
He's decided to run it as a quad and use the new Controller Future fins.
Here's some pics.
DJ
Yes, the finishing touch to the new rockers....
8/11 Ripper
My weapon of choice - 9'2 Wide ripper 126L
Goretex valve - nice 
Weights? Just under the molded PVC boards
Def go with the deck that matches the board! Was a bit worried when I saw the grey "busy" deck but realised sanity would prevail!
Then again I bought Matty's starboard with a pink deck so...
and no it will net be on a Mardi Gras float
Nice looking boards interested to see the volume distribution.
8'6 x 30 sounds interesting how many L
Phill
Loving that rocker AA!! They look very very nice!! Can't wait to check em out at the Roar!
I believe there will be several of the PSH boards at the Roar comp so it will be great to get a 1st look
Phill
We just got all the boards in and they look sick and there will be heaps at the roar comp!!!
Jacko
just checked em out. the 8'9 ripper is my pick. the nose looks funky for sure, but i guess its a last chance thing to stop a nose dive in the steeps
cheers
Definitely intentional. All the rippers have it to varying degrees, even the 10'11 and 10'6XW rippers.
Feedback so far -
Matt Granger - 8'9 Ripper - 'best board I have ever ridden'
Jason.F 8'11 Ripper - 'my new girlfriend!'
We can all find out for ourselves at the Roar!
AA
There will be a few with new girlfriends after getting one of these in the shed.....
Hope you got plenty of stock AA....
Can see these selling like hotcakes........
they look a very similar construction to firewire surfboards?
same goretex valve and all, white rails wood topsheet.
tell me if i'm wrong but are they both from the same factory?????
the rockers look good
could be the photos but the nose dose look a little to fliped at the tip but could just be the angles im sure they go good in the surf .
Kind of agree and disagree hilly. Its all about nose width and a lack of it. You can shape with a narrrow nose width and still round of the end shape to reduce length and swing weight. You see that in designs like the channel islands wizard sleeve etc.
And in my 8'2" similar.
#nOTE;
tHE PSH has the pin line and the rail paint placed in a way to make the noses look narrower than they actually are.
There's pros and cons on the flipped up nose , it will definetly save up on a late drop but it could be the reason you are there in the first place pushing water trying to get over the hump , if you pearl there will be no return.
Look forward to trying out this weekend at the Roar comp.
This could a good board for our nasty beach breaks.
Rob
Just want to clarify my own comments. I did not say that it looked ugly or that it would not work, just that I found it unusual to see that nature of nose flip in a modern board. For this reason I wondered if it may have been unintentional. Looking at that photo of Estee on a proto it is apparent that he likes the flip and it is part of his design theory. Blane would know what would work.
When I look at the photos again (I must go to Roar to see with my own eyes) it looks the rail spray is making this nose look exaggerated. The spray at the point of the nose looks thicker than along the rail, this would make the nose look more flipped.
These boards look great to me, my only query was the extreme nose flip in the last 4 inches. Given that PSH is now produced by Boardworks (perhaps because of the issues mentioned above) I should have known that these boards were produced accurately. Boardworks produces very top end designs of an extremely high quality. Out.
