Hey men.

So what is the best type of TT if you want to boost to the moon in the waves.

I still want to ride some waves and need to ride through chop nicely. Some waves will be big so i need a board that is stable on the wave face.

But the primary objective is to ride as fast as possible toward the wave and boosts as long and high as possible.

I'm not a freestyler so a little lightboard for tricks is not required. But a do enjoy an epic storm session with insane wind and see conditions. So i want to be riding aggresively in those conditions.

What are your thoughts?

well first things first.

dont even bother reading anyones reccomendations of boards or brands. seriously.

second thing is figure out what makes a board boost? is it the rocker? is it the stiffness? then once youve learnt that then just find the style of board thats has the most of whatever that characteristic is.

so one thing for sure is your not after an allrounder board. your looking for one of the ones made either to the far left or far right.

and seriously cauncy what a lovely story.

Without a doubt the Cabrina Custom would have to be a top contender for its super lightweight design and jumping abilities.

It's a rocket.

Followed closely by the Prodigy..

NoBS said..

Without a doubt the Cabrina Custom would have to be a top contender for its super lightweight design and jumping abilities.

It's a rocket.

Followed closely by the Prodigy..

ive been rideing a custom for 3 years and i gotto disagree. alltho the high wakestyle rocker does make it very easy to handle alot of chop and the stiffness lets you load alot of pop i get much more height out of a less rocker board with wider ends. the custom tapers in at the nose and tail. where as there caliber widens. i find it ALOT easyer to load more of the board under pressure with a wider nose and tail this allso means that the pressure is not just greater but spread more evenly along the back rail and bottom half of the board. sometimes when i release from the custom instead of just geting height like OP wants it kind of peels out in a rolling motion. this loss of energy may be the cause. but who knows. its a mystery.


hay plummet wasnt it you who was MAKEING board on XK fair few years ago ?!? if not i bet whoever that was would be able to point you in right direction....could of sworn was you tho....

Disclosure: I know the designer plus I also ride one.

I'd look at getting a Sugarqube

Nice concave for eating chop and the right amount of flex for landing loops and big jumps. This isnt a board on rails like the typicial wake stye board.

www.sugarqube.com.au/

Underoath said..

Disclosure: I know the designer plus I also ride one.

I'd look at getting a Sugarqube

Nice concave for eating chop and the right amount of flex for landing loops and big jumps. This isnt a board on rails like the typicial wake stye board.

www.sugarqube.com.au/

The disclosure speaks for itself......

NoBS said..

Kozzie said..

NoBS said..

Without a doubt the Cabrina Custom would have to be a top contender for its super lightweight design and jumping abilities.

It's a rocket.

Followed closely by the Prodigy..

ive been rideing a custom for 3 years and i gotto disagree. alltho the high wakestyle rocker does make it very easy to handle alot of chop and the stiffness lets you load alot of pop i get much more height out of a less rocker board with wider ends. the custom tapers in at the nose and tail. where as there caliber widens. i find it ALOT easyer to load more of the board under pressure with a wider nose and tail this allso means that the pressure is not just greater but spread more evenly along the back rail and bottom half of the board. sometimes when i release from the custom instead of just geting height like OP wants it kind of peels out in a rolling motion. this loss of energy may be the cause. but who knows. its a mystery.

i give up

OP just buy whatever the guy who yells the loudest and most often says to. surely he has his best intrests at heart and its not A. so he makes $$$ or B. hes an idiot who fell for the marketing and thinks now you have to be one to so he appears to be less of an idiot.

The sugarqubes are are superbly made board, great pads and straps, but overengineered and but a bit too stiff for me, id rate them as good as the xrides for comfort of ride,they look a board that you can continuosly smash around and theyll still look great, ive had a heap of boards and rode a lot, but for me the origonal monk is a standout for mentioned conditions, ive passed this board around more times than i can remember and ive honestly only had great feedback, its a board that likes to be ridden fast and performs differently on a lesser powered kite, ive got 2 135 x 42s so if plummet wants a lend ill be happy to post it over,and he can tell us all what he thinks, ps plummet its not for sale

Dave Whettingsteel said..

Plummet makes his own boards, so he's probably looking for ideas as to what factors make a tt a mega boaster, rather than looking for the best one to buy.

I'm pretty new to jumping and i ride a surfboard, but the board factor that makes the biggest difference to me in how big I go and how how hard I stack it is speed, speed, speed. So I reckon build a really fast one for going to the moon.

But I do know very little for sure.

Yeah boys. I make my own boards. Looks for ideas on a good boosters. But at the same time good in chop. The difficulty is to build a boarf with good pop and good in chop. Both aposing goals... keep the ideas rolling.

cauncy said..

The sugarqubes are are superbly made board, great pads and straps, but overengineered and but a bit too stiff for me, id rate them as good as the xrides for comfort of ride,they look a board that you can continuosly smash around and theyll still look great, ive had a heap of boards and rode a lot, but for me the origonal monk is a standout for mentioned conditions, ive passed this board around more times than i can remember and ive honestly only had great feedback, its a board that likes to be ridden fast and performs differently on a lesser powered kite, ive got 2 135 x 42s so if plummet wants a lend ill be happy to post it over,and he can tell us all what he thinks, ps plummet its not for sale

Funny you would say that Cauncy as others claim the SUGARQUBE has a fair bit of flex, but must mean your board is super soft, but then you fly two sizes bigger kites in the same conditions as myself, that will rip you off the water with a piece of drift wood you strap to your feet

It really comes down to riding style ,I think plummet wants to hold an edge like a demon and ramp of a wave a couple of secs before it breaks so pop isn't just as important as loading up the edge ,my new Naish monarch does both well it's got great edging power due to the multichannel concave and its got great pop,prob is making a multichannel board is a bit complex, have ridden the W18 speedball and its a very nice board ,nice rocker and tons of flex,real soft landing and decent pop,gets going real early but I couldn't hold the edge when the wind ramped up as easy as on the monarch,but for a light wind boosting option in the surf it's nice,I wouldn't mind a go on a W16 what's the diff in size?

SugarQube said..

cauncy said..

The sugarqubes are are superbly made board, great pads and straps, but overengineered and but a bit too stiff for me, id rate them as good as the xrides for comfort of ride,they look a board that you can continuosly smash around and theyll still look great, ive had a heap of boards and rode a lot, but for me the origonal monk is a standout for mentioned conditions, ive passed this board around more times than i can remember and ive honestly only had great feedback, its a board that likes to be ridden fast and performs differently on a lesser powered kite, ive got 2 135 x 42s so if plummet wants a lend ill be happy to post it over,and he can tell us all what he thinks, ps plummet its not for sale

Funny you would say that Cauncy as others claim the SUGARQUBE has a fair bit of flex, but must mean your board is super soft, but then you fly two sizes bigger kites in the same conditions as myself, that will rip you off the water with a piece of drift wood you strap to your feet

not saying the board hasnt got flex, but if you put your or any board against the monk they dont match up for flex, which is important for some, ( when are you guys back up in dongara)

it sounds like your describing a surfboard.
there's only one proper tool for the job...

Plummet said..

Lots of people here and kiteforum recommending shin boards mainly the monk for boostage and the speedball for chop.

Here's and idea What about a transgender sex change betweebthe speedball and monk? With a bit of eppo's luluz to boot?

Speedball width. for better light wind
monk heal side rails for sharp boosting tips
speedball toeside. DTL wave carving
stiff through the middle of the board to help load and pop.
concave to smooth chop out
reasonable rocker 50mm
stringer through the center section of the board at the tips but flexible tip edges to further smooth chop but still retain mega popability.

Oh yes carbon, bamboo for a more lively ride that should spring back faster for again more pop.... hopefully without being too lively.....

Can someone tell me what the width of the speed ball is?

I'm thinking about 136 x 45?

heres a couple of photos to give you some ideas plummet

Plummet, best thing you can do is decide on a few boards and then demo them at the same time. I did this and ended up buying a board that I wasn't even thinking about. I ride like you described at the start of this post (I posted a video a while back doing big airs) and my board is a Cardboard freeride. It is good for boosting, has soft landings and you can get back upwind easy after doing big airs.

NthScb said...
Plummet, best thing you can do is decide on a few boards and then demo them at the same time. I did this and ended up buying a board that I wasn't even thinking about. I ride like you described at the start of this post (I posted a video a while back doing big airs) and my board is a Cardboard freeride. It is good for boosting, has soft landings and you can get back upwind easy after doing big airs.

Demoing the model s we are discussing is not an option locally.