hi, generally what would be the best rocker for a shortboard when you go back for surf on um once and a while-when still mainly surfing sups
cheers
Lacey thats a tough one mate really depends how you like to surf on both ya sup and ya shortie?
Well if you ride ya sup like your shortboard or at least try to as much as you can you should really just ride a normal shortie maybe something a little flater and wider than normal, and if you mainly sup you might find it easier to transition between the to, and not be shocked with how the shortie performs.
I no casso likes to mix it up with his fish and i guess thats pretty simliar to a sups surfing lines as than are normaly longer lines which we take .
So maybe something a little flater wider fishy style ?
Or Lacey do what i do and just 100% sup rain hail or shine
Hope anything ive said helps?
Dan
Yeah - go no rocker Lacey. My 5'10" fish is like an ironing board and I don't have any problems transitioning between that and my SUPs. I almost can't ride my 6'4", full rockered, standard shorty anymore.
Yeah - I'd rather surf a shortboard at a crowded pointbreak than a SUP - so you can sit right on the takeoff zone and swing around to catch one quickly without ending up on top of someone.
Unless it's a certain ledging point break at about 6-8 where the Sup is a massive advantage.
Funny, the most fun surf I have had on a Goldie Point was that one with you and Jacko and Lacey at currumbin last October (on SUPs).
Lacey said ,it was a good just to be able to duck dive a set, relax and come up keep paddling. it wasn't the end of the world like it can be on a sup
Oh how much i miss the duck dive....
Im with youse on that how nice would be to duck dive , its fun going over biggish waves when their just starting to feather though , went over a few bigger ones and free fell on the other side and managed to stay on the board and keep paddling.That was fun.
Im thinking of getting some type of handle i can hang on too the board with though.
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Yeah, true, crowded point breaks are generally a no go on a SUP. I was thinking of when it is massive and a lot of crew can't paddle into em on shorties cause they are under gunned. Certainly not a Goldy point break.
Agree with posts above about the wider shorties fitting the transition easier. I guess riding such big boards so often teaches you to really apply your strength. Turning a bigger board doesnt seem to be a problem.... The flow you get on SUP you can also miss back on your shorty and a thicker, wider shorty seems to replace some of that.
I find in good waves I feel like I am wasting them on a SUP. Particularly in shorter sharper, faster, shallower conditions. Sure catching them is easier on SUP but as soon as you catch the wave I want rid of all of that board. The benefits of paddling and training is that catching waves on a shorty is no problem anymore. I have never paddled past people before!
We have had waves up until today with wild weather. My SUP hasn't been wet for a while! Riding both just lets you make sure you are on the best board for the day at all times..... I often take both in the car to the beach, quite a few times I have ran in and switched half way through a session if I thought I would have more fun on the other.
My advice is no more than 3 in a row on the stando and you slip straight back on to the shorty.
dtm new question
What are your thoughts on Blanes hull rippers??
Looks like "up" rails
after a trading in a board and contra deal got myself a new generation sa mollusc. 5'11x 19 3/4 x 2 1/2. a very flat rocker. the board just flew for me straight away trying it out in small strong off shore, fast, closing out type of waves.
www6.basesurfboards.com/?tdfs=1&kw=Surfboards&showDomain=1
looks like a good outline for a sup
thanks for the imput everyone, probably wouldn't have picked this type of board with your help
cheers
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Haven't 'sat down' for 13 years actually and even then it was sometimes 50/50 
Matt if you rode one of these babies you might think a little differently.
Yep, 13 years - 1997 was the last year I rode goaties. Been exclusively on shorties since and for the last 18 months SUP.
I'm hearing you on the 'not wanting so much board'. My newy is the first one to come close to that sort of feeling. Even being able to turn vertically up the face seems to be a possibility finally - shame I am so damn old[}:)]
Hilly not really a good look for me to coment on other peoples shapes or designs thats totally there ideas and deal and im sure they have reasons for all there shapes designs etc, i have my own designs and ideas which i feel work for me and that is my focus at the moment.
Sorry maybe over a few beers one day i would spill more?
