a bit too discreet.....

Looks like somebody just threw-up over last year's graphics

Design Brief: Just make it look worse than all that came before it.

It actually looks really good in the flesh.

Has the shape changed at all? looks similar to last year?

yes Hairy, its an all new shape.

Ok - upfront disclosure - I own a store that sells JP. However - I rode this board in port phillip bay 2 days ago and I can honestly say port Phillip bay is cold! Sorry - I can honestly say this is the best board for freestyle I have ever ridden. I rode it with the supplied 20cm fin with super short chord and was surprised how easy it gets on the plane. Nowhere near as technical to ride as I thought it would be. It's definitely a specialist freestyle board unlike the all appeal easy riding freestyle boards from pre 2011 but if you want to progress in freestyle I reckon this is an awesome board. Key points for me were: - very very early to plane (I weigh 80kg and was using a 2013 combat 5.3m in 17knots) - very short with most volume under your feet gave it a lot of pop, especially noticed the extra pop in shakas - spinning tricks were easiest of any board I've ridden, felt like no fin at all once sliding - flakas were made easier by short length and again the pop from all the volume in the tail Anyway - I loved it! I'm in Tassie for a couple of weeks but the board will be available to demo at SHQ from the 8th July. Come have a go! Cheers, Fletch

Yeah they'll be onto a winner when they have built in auto moves - there's a few tricks on my wish list that I think I'll only get with integrated BIAM