Ok I have tried the PSH 9'6 wide and I really like it!

I would like to hear from anyone who has ridden both boards and particularly those that are around the 100kg BIG KAHOONA class that have ridden both.

How do they compare?

Which one did you choose?

Why did you choose it?

Phill

Phill
After 2 weeks of floundering on the PSH wide aa I am in the zone!
All of AA's prophecys have come to pass.(though I hate to say it).It is mint,manueverable and has increased my skill level hugely in a really short time.
I no longer begin paddling from the west of rotto to catch a wave.It's all about timing.Still have a long way to go of course.aAt 98 kg's "I'm no ballerina"
Off to Rotto this morning to get it cranking hopefully!
Would love to take Brooko's advice and try the Naish equivalent though!

Thanks for the input guys

I have ridden rich's 9'6 psh wide and am sure I could progress on to it straight away.

The 10'6 for me has been a taste of what a quality board can do for your surfing!

Glass off I need the wider board for stability as I have to jump into the surf stance and pretty much guess where the front foot will go. I think the narrower ripper may be too much of a challenge at this point!

The surf shapes Brooko has is well made and has a very inovative textured deck on the nose which is truely non slip. The board has great speed due to big double concaves and is super manouverable. I am no expert but to me the tail shape looks like the pocket is where this board belongs and it needs big waves to power it up.

Regards

Phill

Phil, I have paddled these two boards and compared them ONLY in flat water.
We sell both Naish and PSH.

The PSH board most similar in stability to the Naish 9'6 is the PSH 9'6 wide Ripper.
As far as surfing them goes I have only heard good reports about both these boards.
It would boil down to personal preference as they are very similar.

The 9'6 WIDE AA is a different board with a more meat under foot, in front and behind.
It is more stable than the 9'6 wide Ripper.

The 9'10 Ripper is a board I have spent a bit of time on in the amazing waves we have been getting in the last week. At 90kg and 2 years under my belt, I am just starting to feel comfortable on it.

From my experience and feedback from customers, this is how I would rank the boards in terms of stability. Most stable down to less stable

PSH 10'6" wide AA 30" x 4 3/4"

PSH 10'6" AA 28 3/8" x 4 5/8"

PSH 9'6" wide AA 29 3/8" x 4 5/8"

NAISH 9'6" 29 1/4" X 4 3/8"
PSH 9'6" wide RIP 29 5/8" x 4 1/4" (very similar to the above)

PSH 9'10" RIP 28 5/8" x 4 3/8"

I hope to spend some time comparing the 9'10 Ripper and the 9'6 wide Ripper, but my thoughts so far are that I prefer the line length of the 9'10 for getting into bigger, faster moving waves whilst the 9'6 wide Ripper is more 'hot-doggy' and will be easier to throw around in smaller waves.

Thats it from my perspective at least.

Andrew.A

PS: Don't you just love this time of year! Just drove down the beaches this am, and it is clean, off-shore with waves at every beach!!

Thanks again for the feed back.

This week I have had the luxury of trying out the 10'6 wide in some bigger waves and just love it. I m now using as a thruster set up with PC7 fins including the centre fin in a fin box adaptor.

It really turns well for a board this size and goes extremely well in biggers surf, it will be a permanent fixture in the quiver.

I can truely confirm basecurves thoughts, a month ago I could hardly stand on the 10'6 w now I ride it in all conditions, chop wind you name it. I can stand and catch waves on a 10'6 AA but reall want a sub 10ft board.

I guess like others I want that short board feel I have never had before.

AA thanks I guess your one of the few who could make that comparision

Loco I am waiting to hear how you go there should be interesting, customer service would be a big factor in my buying decision.

Tater, I have been using the inside foil fins in both Kristiana fg5 and my board pc7 and they work a treat they track straight untill you initiate a turn then they appear to exagerate the turn something like power steering I guess.

We both love them.

I will see if I can try a 9'6 naish at some point in the future!

Best regards

Phill

Hilly,

The 10'6 wide with the right fin set is a weapon and I love mine. I was concerned that in steep drops the flatter rocker would cause real issues but so far no probs.

I'm not going to the surfing olympics, but I have stretched the boundaries in the last week on bigger 3ft solid waves at bridgy and 3ft + solid waves yesterday and it didnt miss a beat.

For a bigger wave board paddling out to bombies etc in all conditions inc wind, cross chop etc I believe the wide is the answer for the bigger Kahoona.




Best regards

Phill