Like hilly said just keep at it on the 8.10 .. You must be just going at it with your weight in the wrong places .. That 8.10 speed smashes it out there and so does the 8.8 ..

The stun gun would be epic too tho I'd love to have a crack on one of them .... I think you'll struggle on the Hokau, might have felt like it was better because it was just a different feeling .. I have ridden that board out there and it was corky and just out of control all the time.

Pm me and come out with us some time I'm sure it's prob just a paddle issue or weight placement thing, as the speeds seriously catch any thing ...

The X32 is designed specifically for small beachbreak waves. The width in the tail and overall curve in the outline help if feel responsive when there is not much power on tap.

Its pretty much the opposite of what you need for big fast moving open ocean swell!!

hi cse
could I ask why your flow would not be suitable out there?
brian

Hey CSE

I ride my Deep 10'1"x26" in 5' and below, or my 7'10" or 8'4" in larger waves. The 10'1" is super stable and rips out there. I would be looking at a high performance longboard. It also helps with that paddle out.

cantSUPenough said...
Thanks Chris - I think I saw you out there on that board recently. Does it have much rocker? I bet you could catch the wave when it is still pretty full on that board, but how do you go with the steep drops?

But maybe I should clarify; when you say 5', do you mean 5' faces, or 5' swell forecast, or 5' Hawaiian? (In my experience if the forecast is for just 2-3' you can easily get head high waves out there.)

Yeah that board gets in pretty early, but can also handle steep drops. It does have a bit of rocker that helps with that.

As far as wave size goes, I'd say it's good in waves double over head out there. You have to just be careful with lips of that size landing square on the board.