I recently posted about going down 25l to a 82l nsp sup and how interesting it was to try something at that volume. Volume on boards is such a unique topic, I hope the below opens some conversations.
I have wanted a JL stungun for a long time, but they're hard to find over here and always thought the 99l 8'2 would be too small. So I brought the 107l smik v3 spitty last year. Then popped up the 7'8 x 82l nsp to throw in the mix. Then a dude was selling his JL SG 8'2 and just couldn't resist buying for a try! After doing my last surf on the nsp, it was CRAZY at how much my balance had progressed onwards. Jumping on the JL 8'2 was so corky and tippy, a challenge! Really surprised me. The JL also felt thick, which again is interesting as it was very advanced when launched with thin rails and tail.
I got them all out to compare before- again really interesting. I don't know how the Smik is 8l more volume when you can see the tail is more thinned, it's wider at 29" and looks a touch more pointed. The nsp is the thinnest by a long way throughout the board, but in the tail i think the Smik is a touch thinner. Pretty even though.
Bottom concaves are slightly different. JL is flat with a very light vee in the back of the fins. Spitfire is single to double to more pronounced vee further forward. Nsp is similar, probably more vee and forward than the Smik.
The tail on the Smik looks a touch more pulled in too.
i managed to take the JL out in some juice the other day, maybe 1.5x Oh and quite heavy. Not sure on the fin combo but it didn't feel as agile like the Smik or nsp, but did hold a really long drawn out arc nicely without lifting whereas I feel sometimes I have too much speed in the smik.
Really not sure what to do with my board collection now or which to keep or sell.
Usually Flat into V controls speed better than having any concave. That could be why the smik doesn't feel as in control as the JL as it creates too much lift. The fins look bigger in the Smik too, so if lift is the problem, smaller fins would be worth a try.
Most guys I know who have had Stun Guns prefer them as a Quad with really small rears... would also be worth a try before you might move it on.
I almost ordered the stun gun but I was worried it would be unstable with that tail for its size and standing width. No one board can do it all but I think less vol and a little wider round tail is better bang for the buck than wider higher vol with narrow pin. It usually takes me a while to fairly evaluate a board, I find I'm very biased by the conditions on the day I first try it, but might change my mind completely after a longer trial and different conditions. Hard to compare shapes visually on finished colored boards especially with diff rail colors, but the nsp looks so much thinner it's crazy.
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Really not sure what to do with my board collection now or which to keep or sell.
You seem pretty stoked on the NSP in the other thread. Would that board serve you well in all conditions, or do you need something faster / easier / more stable? Which of the other two boards complement the NSP to complete a sensible quiver and which one is more of the same, therefore could be unnecessary? That's the way I would look at it. Or keep all 3 if you have the space and use them all.
