Update email from Jim 9/16/11
Hey Wayne-
I wanted to give you some feedback on the Wave Skate you made me. I want compliment you, this board works great! Just what I was looking for.
We had a
smallish (waist to chest high) clean swell yesterday for me to try it
out. The wave skate paddles great, catches waves REALLY good helping me
to get in a bit early, creates speed pumping through the sections,
carries speed through the flats, holds in on steeper faces, turns good
(I had a few good full wrap cutbacks) basically does everything I wanted
it to do. When a board feels that good on the first session you KNOW it is gonna be a good one!
Put my
straightedge down the length and it looks like this has a bit less
nose/entry rocker and a bit more rocker in the last third than the last
7’0” you made me. I’m an engineer I like to analyze stuff LOL
I have 2 questions:
What size waves the do guys ride these in? , do these type of shapes get a little too fast in bigger waves?.
What is the volume on this board? It feels good.
Thanks
for providing me such good boards (BTW the DG has been a great board, it
is always in rotation- unfortunately it is starting to show some signs
of wear)
Aloha
Jim
