any reports on the 7s 8ft board for the heavier bloke and this means you as well mac.Ihave spoken to people i know just want an unbiased opion.
asea, my mate is a complete board snob. he owns a 6'2? completly loves it. i almost bought one from his recommendation alone i bought that suicide egg instead. it is for sale anyone,flesh is extra
A friend I know who is a dedicated Mal man, active in club surfing etc, has one and told me since he has got it, he has not been riding his 9 footers. He said that he wished it came in a 9 so he could use it in comps. Saw him get a couple of waves and it looked like it went well
I have one, but don't have enough experience to rate it.
Have noticed that if the nose goes under even a bit while paddling for a wave, it just stays under unless you stop paddling. Easily floats my 92kg. Stable to get up on and turns well in the white. Maybe in a month or so I can tell you what it is like in baby green waves.
asea I've had the 7'3 &8 enjoy both boards think I rode the 8 a bit more being lazy, even been thinking about another one just found the pu boards got knocked around a bit so flicked them on ,
Hi Climber,
They are both 8x 23 x 3. The one without wax has the nose and tail thinned out a bit and a little more rocker.
They are Wizstix from the Central Coast and shaped by the same guy who shaped the 7s plug. These have a heavier glass job.
They paddle and surf fast and go really well in anything that it is not pitching. I think the uf8 has more rocker and better suited to really hollow waves.
Cheers
Hi guys.To me an 8 foot board is a taint board.It taint this and taint that.would not swap my 9 foot hi performance mals for them.If you cant duck dive a 9 footer you wont dive an 8 footer.You really have to go back to around 7 foot to notice any real difference ie take off late, suckier waves etc.but sometimes difference makes a difference.love tank xxxxxx
Go to the FireWire website they have a volume calculator and all the 7s boards have their volume on the GSI website.