I tried the Naish 9'6" and didn't like it at all. Now the flavour of the month is the PSH 9'6" WAA.

The buzz on the Naish died off long ago but the PSH is certainly very popular at the moment and the claims are a lot stronger and more positive than those for the Naish.

Both boards are roughly the same dimensions and roughly the same shape in terms of the wide nose etc.

Is the PSH radically different to the Naish?

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Hi Gorgo,

I have tried both boards and own a 9'6WAA. I found the PSH had , more primary stablility and had significantly more float and at 105kg this was important. The PSH dosent lack in performance either by any stretch.

It works well in both big and small waves and is easy to throw around with the right fin set. I have 5 different set ups you can try.

You are more than welcome to demo my board if you wish.


Rich Bartles in waist high waves






Phill Small Slop at OG






As you can see in the pics even with my wide A$$ and 105kg in 6 inch no push dribblers the board still works well. In OH and ++ it rips mmmmmmmm

Phill

Don't write off the Naish 9'6 just because it's no longer flavour of the month. How long did you try it for Gorgo? I also came off a Starboard 11'2 onto the Naish 9'6 and at first I really thought I'd bought the wrong board, took me at least 6 or 8 two or three hour sessions to get it dialled in. What initially felt hard to trim for catching waves eventually became second nature, the 9'6 is a fantastic board but for me was just too big for 67kg when I was surfing it. I think you need to be very experienced to be able to jump on a board and "understand" how it performs straight away.

I did an hour of flat water paddling in chop and a long weekend in the surf on the Naish. Probably 6 hours total on water time. I could paddle it ok and surf it ok but waiting for waves was horrible. I don't really like the aesthetics of the Naish boards (except for the Glide).

Hey OG are you a dealer are just super keen? Thanks for the offer of a demo. I've lined up a demo of a PSH and I'm just working out my toy budget for the coming play season.

boarder paul said...

Dam 2am and cant sleep, dreaming of new board and Casso's triangles

The Tour De France is about to start.. Go Cadel Evans !!!..

DJ

DavidJohn said...

boarder paul said...

Dam 2am and cant sleep, dreaming of new board and Casso's triangles

The Tour De France is about to start.. Go Cadel Evans !!!..

DJ

Lance armstong about to start, If he wins again i bow my head that guy is a machine.

Hi,

I cant answear your question but another board in the mix is the new 10ft Wide soon to be out.

The problem I have with short SUPs is they are too sensitive to chop. Paddling straight is fine and catching waves and stuff is all fine but hanging around in onshore slop waiting for waves is hard work and I miss too many waves from falling off during the turn.

This is exactly what happened with the Naish 9'6" in onshore slop. A set would come and halfway through the turn I would fall off and miss the set.

The Naish was fine on the waves and would be fine in good conditions. In crappy onshore conditions it was not fine. I missed waves and had no fun.

I took the PSH 9'6" Wide AA out for a paddle today and it felt very similar to the Naish. Just way too hard to stay on in chop. On flat water it was fine but add chop and it all gets way too hard.

I also took the PSH 10'6" AA (not the wide one) out for a paddle. It was significantly better than the 9'6" in chop but still not as good other longer boards I have tried.

Just to be a pig I finished my board orgy on the Glide and it was nice.

The whole SUP thing for me is being able to hit the water no matter what the conditions. Often I have to surf onshore slop and the shorter SUPS I have tried are too hard in those conditions.

BTW. Both 9'6" boards had deck pads with those platforms for your feet. I don't think they help. They restrict my foot position and feel really uncomfortable underfoot.

Thanks Thomo

Just for the record, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with the 9'6" boards. They're perfect for the purpose for which they are intended ... surfing waves in decent conditions. They also paddle fine in flat water with no chop.

It's just that when you add chop they become too tippy for my skill level. On my 11'2 and other 11'+ boards I have tried I can handle anything I encounter but the sub-10' boards have been too hard.

Apparently a demo 10'6" Wide AA will be available and there's a whole heap of new boards becoming available for us to try.

i tried the naish 9'6" in rubbish and i thought i could have taken a picnic out on it. didn't fall of in three surfs.it would be my choice in bad conditions

The Whopper and the 10'5" are on my list to check out. I like how the Starboard range comes completely sorted with deck pads and stuff fully installed.

Some new Naish boards are also in the pipeline and I want to talk to some local shapers. If I can demo their boards and the price is right then that could be a good option.

I freely admit to being a kook but on my 11'2" I can do anything I want with ease. So as long as I work within my limitations I'll be a happy SUPper.

couldnt agree more with oliver,get a local custom,aussie made not a popout,from dc and laguna bay to surfshapes and dave boyd there will be an aussie shaper to suit what you want,

Hey Firstpoint,

Say hi to Annie for us, I am still blown away by how few people outside the longboard community know about Dave Boyd "Imperial Surfboards"

At the last Vicco Longboard Titles he made 75%+ of all the boards surfed. He also designs all the SUP shapes sold by another company as you are aware.

Dave rips on a SUP and Kristi and Nesha's SUPs speak for themselves.

We have been asked to sell both Kristi's and Nesha's boards, neva gonna happen!

Phill

The Blank when it was finished being shaped, check out the smile!


Kristi loves the board again check out the smile!


Hmm does it work?? What do you think!



Nesha havin fun!

I would presume it has a lot to do with your height and weight on a short board. i could be wrong

Basecurve said...
I will demo a 9.3 sub vec next week.

Been waiting for about a month for the local Cott surf shop to get the 9'3" sub-vec in to demo. Not sure whether it arrived or not, shop was going to call me.
Basecurve, gimme a yell when you're going down to the beach with it.
Thanks mate!