g'day there - looking for advice as to when to change to another board and what size - is the size of the board supposed to get smaller as you get better or is it the amount of rocker, a combination of both or something else all together - from reading other posts there appears to be plenty of comments about a bigger board when starting/beginner level, but not much about what happens after that

82 kilos - 5'10"- current board 2015 138x43 crazyfly allround - 2015 switchblades 9 and 12 - flatwater locations, botany bay, swansea channel, lake macquarie - but keen to try the ocean sooner or later (but not my focus)- am upwind proficient(i am not an expert) - transitions need work (i am not an expert) - but keen to learn more -

beginner looking too far ahead of myself most likely - but keen for any advice as to what the reasons or rhymes are as to board selection after the first board and any suggestions for what would/should be the next one that i could think about getting
thanks for any thoughts/ideas

G'day Christian
thanks for the info - not too sure about what my goals with kiting are - had not really thought about that - keeping enjoying having fun and enjoying the challenge and getting better at the same time with a bit of luck - where that all ends up who knows -

but as a newbie nearing fifty - right now flat water and mowing the lawn seems like one of the best things ever - but i definitely take your point -

i suppose i was wondering when a new board was needed as part of progression after reading so many comments about bigger boards for beginners and then smaller boards when you get better - and then you look at the manufacturers info and they talk about rockers and concaves and channels and smooth in chop and holding edges and then with all of that you start to think that maybe that's what you are supposed to do as part of the process

thanks again for the advice

Chris_M said..

sabbathbill said..
G'day Christian
thanks for the info - not too sure about what my goals with kiting are - had not really thought about that - keeping enjoying having fun and enjoying the challenge and getting better at the same time with a bit of luck - where that all ends up who knows -

but as a newbie nearing fifty - right now flat water and mowing the lawn seems like one of the best things ever - but i definitely take your point -

i suppose i was wondering when a new board was needed as part of progression after reading so many comments about bigger boards for beginners and then smaller boards when you get better - and then you look at the manufacturers info and they talk about rockers and concaves and channels and smooth in chop and holding edges and then with all of that you start to think that maybe that's what you are supposed to do as part of the process

thanks again for the advice

Don't buy into all the B.S

Just keep kiting on your current board till you destroy it/ lose it/ want prettier colours

I take pleasure in riding the most schittiest / outdated board and doing better stuff than 95% of the other riders I see. It's not about the specs, its about what you are willing to throw down that matters

Enjoy! :)

Exactly!

As Chris_M said... ;
Exactly .