Stoked surfer reports:this just in> “Aloha Todd and Charissa, from the land of lava flows, hurricanes, brushfires and occasionally the odd head high set. Where to begin, first of all the board is 6ʻx22x3.25@47L! that is a lot of board and thank you as a shaper for fitting the liters I asked for in there even if those dims sound like they shouldnʻt work. You made them work thank you, I can tell you shaped me what I needed and didnʻt just blow up the dims on an existing model. From when i first put it in the water just the way it sat in the water was unique it kinda bobs like a catamaran with all that width and concave. Iʻve always been a bigger guy but a competent surfer, over the last few years though my weightʻs gone up even more and I have been relegated to soft tops or boards where the volume I need negates the boardʻs maneuverability. Filled with anticipation on my first couple of waves my stance was narrow and i thought, "uh oh it feels stiff”, then I got my foot over the fin cluster and it was blast off. This thing is super loose-here, there, everywhere, spin around what ever but also has maximum hold, like hold to spare, especially with those large Proctor fins you designed, having tried a couple other setups. This board is also super sensitive and “poppy”, less effort less body movements in your pumps down the line covers more distance faster and the tail wants to pop out of the water on steeper faster turns. It also tends to finish turns smoothly, like a roundtail, all on its own like doing it for you. Although it planes well and cheater 5ʻs unreal itʻs not a planey cruisey board it likes to create speed on rail. Well thatʻs the condensed review having gone on long enough and I almost never email anyone so this is fun. I really hate to sound sound cliche but this may be the best board Iʻve ever ridden/owned mostly to do with how it fits up with my home break specifically turning the everyday frog (surf) into a prince. Until we speak again “Aloha A Hui Houʻ.” —Ahiena 39/5’9”/256lb/22 years surfing/Hawaii #surferfeedback #monstroscillous #carbonfootprintsurfboard https://www.instagram.com/p/BnCUNTHgshS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18h9dlmkgo59o
