Contact Ronnie Goddard in Coffs , custom boards and greatv advice from a very experienced board shaper , he will certainly give you good advice even if you dont get his boards
Welcome to the shenanigans broo.... yeeeeeeeeeeeuuuuwwww!
I cant believe this one hasn't been hijacked yet and it WILL happen
My 5c, I've brought and surfed a bunch of great "pop" out boards but after recently acquiring my first 2 customs i'm wishing i'd done that right from the start. I think this especially is the case with LB's. I've seriously progressed more with my new custom log than I had in the last 5 YEARS, STOOOOOOOOOOOOKED...
So, talk to the local boyz in the lineup, the ones doing the stuff that you wanna do. Talk the local shaper and research other great shapers like Bob Mctavish, Steve Del Rosso (Clearwater) Beau Young (Boards look Siiiick!) etc etc Maybe see who's boards featured in all finals of the recent Aussie Titles (sorry boyz, couldn't resist hahahah... aaaaaahhahahaha)
mick i am a beginer but like to surf the nsw coast mainly in big surf 3-4 foot,i surf a classic at the moment looking for better board yeeeeewwww
I prefer to speak in terms of knee, waist, chest, head, head & a 1/2, double over head.....height. Before I start talking feet, then the increments of 3 or 4 feet don't matter. No ones gonna argue if you call a 20 foot face wave, 20 or 23 feet....& it just makes life easier.
I'm going to assume you mean waist to head height & the classic board (log shape?) isn't performing too well. Maybe coz it has little rocker & the waves your surfing aren't small/fat or just plain fat. So you need something with more rocker & a shorter board would probably help you turn easier too.
Take a look around the threads here at some of the boards the guys here have been getting lately. Short & wide...& some mid length boards (7 to 8.5 foot). These boards make paddling into waves easier due to their volume & also provide more stability. I'd suggest considering one of those, they're a lot of fun to ride
