Looking for a small-wave board that can still shre

A mini sim ain't a bad choice...to start...

 

Lost just came out with the "Short Round"...looks like the one to beat for small wave/high-performance shred.

If you're looking for more of a groveler, the Roberts "Mutant" is about as far down as you can go before running into the flat rocker/wide tail performance issues of the more glide-oriented (mini-sim type) grovelers.

Even the wide, glidey v-bottom grovelers can shred, but the trick is to get them as short as your weight and paddle fitness level can handle. And, of course, don't forget about the time it takes getting used to switching back to high-performance boards.

 

I have a dumpster diver that I love!

 

get a twin fin in whatever you get. you wont regret it

 

I get my boards from local shaper but last one was a weirdo ripper copy. Fun from knee to head. But the chemistry disk 2 is making me want to cheat on my local hookup.

 

Depends on how powerful you are. Not to toot my horn, but guarantee 757 said what he said because of what I'm getting out of my new twin. I got the 73 throwback by solid with fk2 fins.

Mark Richards won 4 titles in a row after being reborn on a twin fin. I love my performers man, love em. The fact is, this is the east coast. Twin is a good idea if you want to stay in the water and off of a longboard.

New shapes give new perspective. I went out earlier. I was ripping around enough to think an animal was after me.

 

Get a Channel Islands new flyer, thing pumps down the line in small surf

 

Bing Swee' Pea

 

I agree with this statement...Shred is a relative term in small waves, but if your looking for a summer board for the weak knee high windswell can't beat it. Anything wide in the nose tail with a lot of surface area should work well...I wouldn't go too over volumes but you get the point.

As for other models, tons of choices from ...lost, ci, local shapers, etc. bing swee pea great option...

 

How about a 2 X 4 that is 5 feet long. Use nails as fins!! SHREDDER man!!!!

 

I agree. Get like a 5'6 twin fin with some big ole wooden keels and you'll never have a bad session. I've got a 5'4 Sweet Potato that's really fun and a 5'8 Potatonator but for me to have fun on that board I need at least a solid waist high wave. For reference I'm 5'10 175lbs.

 

If you've got a typical thruster SB, and looking for a small wave board, a twin fin will give you tons of fun. I have a fish with the wood keels and it's my top choice on most days chest high and under.

But your "... and still shred" comment leads me to believe you want to ride small waves like a hpsb, in which case you don't want a twin fin. Twins are ridden with a bit different approach. So it sounds to me you want a hp groveler. With that I'd say start looking at quads. Not overvolumed, as someone already said, but certainly shorter/wider/flatter/thicker than your shortboard. Single concave to vee. Your local shaper can help you with the details.

 

i love my potatonator but you nailed it.
it can't just be a small wave; it kinda has to be a quality small wave/med wave.

 

Poopy

 

I agree with not a twin fin. Love me a twin keel fish for going real fast down the line in lined up waves with some wall to them, but I've never found them as satisfying as other options for shredding up small waves. I've also got two mini simmons and they are amazing boards for cruising really fast and doing drawn out cutbacks on soft faces, but trying to shred on them is kind of missing their point, IMO.

I've got a 5'9" round nose fish quad and a Chemistry Disk quad for trying to tear up waist high bumps.

 

I love twins, so fast. - I was surprised how quickly everyone on the EC gave up on them in the early eighties after Simon made the Thruster. As far as small waves go twinzers are a great idea -fast and free - Mabile, Wayne @ Oak Foils and a few others have that design down

FWIW a friend who is a good surfer just picked up a Silver Bullet 2 by Vernor and is raving about how good it works in small stuff
Kinda really depends what you want to do on the wave
JTS

 

Vernors are popular around my area...however, they're vague about board volume, so buying one is more of a guess (plus they don't sell online). From what I gather, they only do EPS...no poly.

The Chemistry Disk 2 does look interesting. I'm not really into round tails, but, if you're ordering custom, looks like a rounded squash is an option. I also don't like that their website doesn't have info or pictures of the rocker (fortunately, there are some owner pics online). Chemistry volume calculator calculates way too high, imo...if you're a weekend warrior, the 5'6" sound right on for you.

 

This! love mine