What do you do when a board just isn't working out for ya after a good while?

unless you really like small days and walking the plank, and back, and forward, and back, and nose riding, get rid of it...sit inside with a fat one on the small days, or learn how to paddle real hard with a mid size

i've never ridden anything over 7 & a half (which despite the shape, could almost qualify as a LB i would think), but have watched plenty of people...the good ones can really rock them, but the bad ones are beginners that wanna take the easy way, in my opinion (it's just one step away from a SUP - although there are exceptions to that as well)...needless to say, unless you're really good at walking back and forth and pulling tight turns riding a friggin' motor home, get rid of it and go for something short with a lotta float

 

dude I bought a longboard,no joke,probably like 6 yrs ago,and never even took it out the house.problem is when I bought it ,it fit in my car nice and snug.now I have a different car,and it just doesn't fit.im not a fan of roof racks or straps,thats a ticket to fellow surfers to follow exactly where im going.hopefully I get to use it one day lol.

 

just keep,u never know what the future beholds,maybe u get a 1st floor apt and a pickup with a large bed.thats why I was somewhat lucky when I started surfing,i didn't drive at the time,so my older bro would drive me,throw the boards in the back of the pickup,and call when I need to get picked up.

theres been times iv had shytty sessions with a particular board and Il walk in and tell somebody 20 bucks and the board is yours.nobody ever bought it,board been through hell and back,but she purrs nicely on a wave.kind of happy I didn't get rid of it.

 

I have a catch surf oddeyssy and I take that thing on all my sessions.i don't even bother bringing any other boards.il take it out if its 2 ft to 6ft.paddles like a longboard,rides like a shortboard,not the most impressive but I have lots of fun with it.

 

Change fin setup 1st, unless it has fixed fins.
Try again report back.

 

Sell it...you had it for a year, don't ride it, prefer other boards...why try and talk yourself into keeping it. Sell it to someone who will ride it...

 

Sell it cheap. Make someone else's day!

Im selling my surftech that is WAY to buoyant for me to my co-worker for $200. Used it 5 times maybe...

 

Dont give up on it just yet. Watch videos of dudes ripping on LB's and keep working at it. Everybody expects it to be easier but its not if you really want to rip on that thing.

Is it more of a HPLB or a traditional log? You may need to change the fin even though you did already. I go with a 9" Greenough 4-A on a 9ft HPLB.

Take it out on good days too, its so fun when there is some juice behind the waves. I bring both SB & LB most times to surf both. Never miss out that way.

 

Im not digging the description. Trade it for a legit 9ft LB and tell me what you think. You're making judgements about a LB but that board is no LB. Trust me, you'll thank me later

 

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Sell it...if it doesn't gel after many sessions. Even if it's not the board, it will be in your head...been down that road and the head thing is soooo hard to get over.

 

All good, I have an 8'1" and a 9'er and there is a big difference, both fun but now prefer the 9'er

 

Don't give it to waynetheinsaaaane.

If you travel at all then perhaps you could figure out a way to give that unwanted stick to a person who would likely not be able to get a board like that. Your karma index would be enhanced substantially by sharing the stoke & one person on this globe would have a better day, every day, thanks to you.