Kerr-e said..
Long time lurker (and long time surfer) - have been mucking around on a 9'7" PSH Hull Paddler for a couple of years mainly on flat water (ie fair portions of summer in Perth), but have been catching waves for the past few months. Yes, I am now hooked and so took delivery of a 7'11" Carbon Evoke last week.

I certainly relied on opinions in this forum and loved your vid Whitey (yt04).

I was of course stamped urgent to have a crack and was straight down to the beach the following morning before work. I have to say it was a bit of a learning experience and struggled with stability compared to the PSH. Whilst I caught a couple of waves, I also managed to sprain my MCL stacking it.

My demographic is fairly similar to others here - wrong side of 40 and around 87kg. I am hoping that it is just practice/time in the water that is the answer. I am happy though to receive any tips or knowledge!

Cheers, Kerr-e

Kerr-e, welcome mate and congrats on joining the evoke club! Thanks for the plug for my vid.

Just keep with it mate as any new board will take a few rides to "find your feet". I still have my evoke (would love to upgrade to the new green but don't have the spare $$) and usually ride it on choppier days as I lashed out and bought an 8'vex that's keeping me busy and I've been mostly riding my 10' runway this summer. That's my 3 board quiver like has been mentioned.

When starting out in a new board try using the hybrid stance where your feet are still shoulder width apart but your front foot is forward with the heel on line with the right toes. Helps a lot with stability including front to back too. Hope I'm telling you to suck eggs but I still use it on choppier days.

Should take you no time for it all to click and you'll be away. Try staying closer to the break to and try some later take offs. They're pretty easy on the evoke and can regularly catch a wave with 2 paddles.

cheers Whitey (yt04)

Kerr-e said..

yt04 said..

Kerr-e said..
Long time lurker (and long time surfer) - have been mucking around on a 9'7" PSH Hull Paddler for a couple of years mainly on flat water (ie fair portions of summer in Perth), but have been catching waves for the past few months. Yes, I am now hooked and so took delivery of a 7'11" Carbon Evoke last week.

I certainly relied on opinions in this forum and loved your vid Whitey (yt04).

I was of course stamped urgent to have a crack and was straight down to the beach the following morning before work. I have to say it was a bit of a learning experience and struggled with stability compared to the PSH. Whilst I caught a couple of waves, I also managed to sprain my MCL stacking it.

My demographic is fairly similar to others here - wrong side of 40 and around 87kg. I am hoping that it is just practice/time in the water that is the answer. I am happy though to receive any tips or knowledge!

Cheers, Kerr-e

Kerr-e, welcome mate and congrats on joining the evoke club! Thanks for the plug for my vid.

Just keep with it mate as any new board will take a few rides to "find your feet". I still have my evoke (would love to upgrade to the new green but don't have the spare $$) and usually ride it on choppier days as I lashed out and bought an 8'vex that's keeping me busy and I've been mostly riding my 10' runway this summer. That's my 3 board quiver like has been mentioned.

When starting out in a new board try using the hybrid stance where your feet are still shoulder width apart but your front foot is forward with the heel on line with the right toes. Helps a lot with stability including front to back too. Hope I'm telling you to suck eggs but I still use it on choppier days.

Should take you no time for it all to click and you'll be away. Try staying closer to the break to and try some later take offs. They're pretty easy on the evoke and can regularly catch a wave with 2 paddles.

cheers Whitey (yt04)

Thanks Whitey - went for a surf yesterday morning and had a much better time. Caught quite a few waves and had a blast.

I did try offsetting my feet as suggested and that helped - looking forward to improving my capability on the board.

How are you finding the 8' Vex?

Cheers, Kerr-e

Kerr-e,
great to hear you had a good session yesterday. My mates and I had a cracker last Thursday at currimundi. Just keep at it mate as it's a new skill to learn but it's not that hard, just takes time on the water.
The vex is awesome and an absolute weapon on a wave. Real short board performance and I get flash backs of my teenage years. I had to put bigger fins on it as I couldn't stop the tail from sliding and I like carving more! Takes a bit more patience to paddle on and I only use it on glassy days but you get that with narrow performance boards.
Cheers
whitey.

Anyone in Perth northern suburbs (Hillaries) got an Evoke 9'2 or 10'0 I can have a squiz at ?

41 yo, 90 kg, new paddler looking for a board around 150L for metro beaches

I am in the process of demoing a number of different boards and The price on these seems pretty amazing.

150L is comfortable right now.

Bought one of these in Jan. 9'2 carbon as my first surf SUP. Stepping up from a beginners 11'6, 200L SUP warehouse bamboo board.

The evoke carbon is amazing. So stable with the width.
Super easy to catch waves.
So light and maneuverable.
I find I can step forward and back with ease and even nose ride.
Have had it in small 1 footers, messy 2 footers and glassy clean 4 footers and this board helped me handle all conditions with relative ease.

I found I can catch a wave late with only a couple of paddles. Then with the stability, whip it back over the wave, step forward and paddle straight back out without falling in. Also found it easy to punch through white water with a shuffle back.

All in all, a cracker board at an amazing price. Will defo get a 7'11 next

Nugdam said..

devsadv said..
Bought one of these in Jan. 9'2 carbon as my first surf SUP. Stepping up from a beginners 11'6, 200L SUP warehouse bamboo board.

The evoke carbon is amazing. So stable with the width.
Super easy to catch waves.
So light and maneuverable.
I find I can step forward and back with ease and even nose ride.
Have had it in small 1 footers, messy 2 footers and glassy clean 4 footers and this board helped me handle all conditions with relative ease.

I found I can catch a wave late with only a couple of paddles. Then with the stability, whip it back over the wave, step forward and paddle straight back out without falling in. Also found it easy to punch through white water with a shuffle back.

All in all, a cracker board at an amazing price. Will defo get a 7'11 next

I like my 9'2 as well. I find it a bit sluggish off the line sometimes though? Especially in smaller surf. But that could be me I guess.

My only reference is an 11'6 tank so not sure. I would have expected most surf sup' with rocker are more sluggish than longer flatter boards?

Board arrived within a week. Not sure who was more excited - me or the kids !!

beautifully wrapped and boxed - all looks schmick and ready to go. It's 9.7kg according to the packaging inside the box - I've not weighed it myself but it's a massive upgrade to my previous 14kg ride.

I tried to take a pic of the bottom profile - a single front concave to double at the rear. I'll need some some input RE a fin upgrade in due course - I gather quads are the go ?

SUPunit said..
Man, that footage from 1:30 is cool.. Great angle.

Just found this old post and I've gotta say that the rear angel footage is great for studying the footwork!