Have been lucky enough to use a wide range of shortboard style sups recently from 9 6 to 10 foot all between 130l and 155l. Corban, PSH and JL; not an exhaustive list by any stretch of the imagination should have tried Tim's naish 9 6 as well as he is doing really well on it.

Remember this is for larger folk I know the 8 footers rip but I sink them.

The good thing is they all work pretty well so if you have one you are on a winner.

After time on the PSH WR, then the 10 foot wood veneer custom, corban performer and JL Mano I think at the moment the best shortboard popout for heavier riders is the JL Mano 9 9.

Very stable due to thinner rails I think, very fast and loose on the wave. The narrow nose with heaps of rocker makes late drops a joy and has really low swing weight. The stability issue is weird I find smaller boards as long as I do not sink more stable than bigger boards now. If some of the board is under water the chop does not seem to effect it as much IMO.

Still love my PSH but will have to extend the quiver.

LSD said...Hi Hilly,
I am glad you are finding out what traits smaller boards can have, the submerged tail is a very effective way of adding stability without having to go wider, its just a matter of tayloring the volume to the rider
Cheers
Dean

This was really evident when I swapped from a JL to the Naish 11 6 in a bit of chop and could not stand on the 11 6. Kept falling off as every bit of chop and wind bounced the big light girl around, very funny for everyone else out at the time.

The PSH 9 6 WR used to sink a lot but was not that stable for me as it had fuller rails I think and was 139l. The JL Mano at 135l feels more stable. Both the same width about 29 inches but the WR has a thinner tail. The wider JL and Corban tail helps stability I think. Great in small waves not sure about larger waves.

For my 105kg the right volume seems to be 135l plus with 150l being easy. Is that similar to what you would use?

A shaper in Hawaii was pushing this theory by doing exaggerated step rails. Idea was that the water on top of the board reduced the tippyness.

I have the JL Mano 9'9 and I agree with Hilly, it's a good combination of fast and loose. It's definitely the fastest board down the line that I have tried. That includes the Naish 9'6, Coreban 9'6 and My Surfshapes 10'. Speed down the line is subjective of course but I mainly surf fastish beach breaks and you don't make it out the end on a slow board. At 85kg + 2 for christmas, I'm loving the board as my everyday ride. Haven't had the chance to try it in any size yet but I would be very surprised if it didn't perform well. It has enough length to paddle into small mushy stuff easily and doesn't yaw anywhere near as much as the 9'6s. Even though it has a lot of nose rocker, it doesn't have too much tail rocker which may be it's speed secret.

mollydooka said...

Hopefully South or Lano in the very near future. 3.5m swell forecast for Thursday. Now if that bloody wind would back off....................................

Mandurah thurs if interested

Thommo is right the speed it generates is amazing that's why I think larger stuff the 9 9 may be a bit difficult. High speed and widish tail will make it hard to drive a serious bottom turn IMHO. Could be wrong have one now so will find out.

Salatiela said...

Hey hilly,
closer foot stance

- Yes good idea closer the better less movement needed

Salatiela said...

Hey hilly,31inch 4 3/4 10.4 'emery' custom is what i settled on ( see pics )

sounds good but no pics I can see

Salatiela said...

Hey hilly,
i would love a 12 glide for surfing or juli' rocks runs ( the speed - oh mamma )

It is called a PSH 12er they rip