new ...Lost shapes for this year

i know it seems like mayhem's shapes work for a lot of people, but based on my (limited) experience riding them, the rockers don't really do it for me...paddle like ****, IMO.

 

i broke three in a row.
epiphany.

 

Since your experience is limited how many Lost boards have your ridden and which models?
Like most companies they have a ton of different boards for different conditions, with varying rockers. For example, if you took a Whiplash or F1 out in weak EC mush, chances are the board didn't work for you.

 

you shred so hard you broke yo stick

 

I test drove a Bottom Feeder for severl sessions a couple of years ago in the kind of conditions i assumed it is made for - thigh to stomach high soft wave and truly hated it. It seemed slow (rocker seemed off), corky rails, and seemed to need a constant rear foot push to keep moving.

I've had a couple of Lost round nose fish tri fins. much better boards for me.

I also had a Lost Shark quad. Grovel board that seemed too rockered out to grovel unless you were pumping like a madman and like the Bottom Feeder working the rear foot constantly.

I like the looks of his shapes so much, but havent connected with them for the most part.

 

seriously? you're gonna try to play the "wrong board for the conditions" thing?

the only one i've owned personally was a layzboy. was a fun board once up & riding, but i found it to be far more difficult catching waves w/ it than it should've been for the size & volume. even in larger (biggest i took it out in was chest-shoulder high) surf, i had to take off practically under the lip as the wave was breaking to get in...& given that model's low-nonexistent tip flip, it was a pretty hit or miss operation.
i've swapped boards w/ others & have ridden the original rnf (i liked this one the most of out of all the models i've tried...paddled well & surfed even better. would love to add one to my quiver if i had the space), sub-scorcher, & demo'd a weekend warrior for several sessions in a variety of conditions...both of which were uninspiring rides & paddled equally poorly.

 

same. i really WANT to like them. i just don't, generally.

 

I'd boycott any board that has to have a stupid model name......but that's just me.

 

I gotta say, I owned an rv.. I bought it to big and sold it right away, but I couldn't help but notice how flimsy it felt.