Rusty WTF?

Was JUST about to type this Exact thing! Nice. Kevin will sit with you, listen and Honestly assess your need. He rides only his own boards from long to short and Rips on them. Solid dude.

 

Yes, all of this, and hes shaped boards for all experience levels, he knows whats up... I have been saving my pennies all year to get a custom off of him, but had to upgrade a few other crucial things before hand

 

Here is my honest, albeit poor, advice on transitioning to a shortie and finding "the one", with many sexual comparisons:

Step 1: Invest in fins. Fins change the personality of your board. Before you trade in a board, try it with bigger, smaller, carvier, snappier, fins, etc. Surfboard warehouse will has a program where you can borrow fins for the month for what it costs to feed an African kid.

Step 2: This is more of a warning but also a philosophical approach towards buying surfboards. Don't let the first thing you excel at on a short board define your style. All sorts of magical things are going to happen to you on a shortie. You might unlock level 3 with one board and focus all your energy on that board's strong points and the style its suited for, but don't write it off that quick. Switch it up. In the beginning I have parted with boards I loved because I knew it was time---we weren't going anywhere anymore. Our relationship had grown stale. The ride was repetitive and we both had more to offer someone else. There are many fish in the sea. And the next board rocked my world. Repeat process.

Step 3: I am a board whore. I have historically bought too many surfboards too often, and if you can afford it do it. (I couldn't and I am still paying for it.) Right now I have my quiv, which was once up to 6 sticks, down to only 2, and there is a harmonious homeostasis and earthly balance between them. I honestly truthfully have no desire to purchase another board at this time. This was not an easy process to achieve. I did this by going through board after board on a regular basis, be it used, new, etc. Pretend that when you buy a board, you're leasing it. And in the near future, you'll trade it in and get another one. See a shape you like---- try it. You'll get stoked on it, and then you'll find something about it that bugs you, or you'll feel like you've graduated from it, or that its not the best board for the conditions you excel in. Boards are like members of the opposite sex: you arent meant to be with just one for the rest of your life, and ideally you have 2-3 in the stable and another 1 that you dust off from time to time when things get desperate.

 

^^^ haha. Very true. Maybe a chick's approach to owning boards is different. Maybe they cling on to boards and don't let go of them ever. They just amass a stockpile of them like their shoes. I have gone through so many friggen boards, it's ridiculous. I have parted with ones I had so much fun with and then realized it was a mistake. Such as life, yo. That's how you learn. I see a guy on a board I used to have so much fun on, and I kinda want to crack him over the head and run away with it. It's tough. waaaaaa

 

Hmm personally I think this could work. Its always better to go thicker and wider on the east coast, as this will help a lot in paddling, buoyancy, and stability. This will result in easier wave catching.

I do agree on the WR being a little too small (especially with the added weight of a wetsuit), however I think the difference in volume between the WR and the WTF would help out for sure. However small things like nose width and rocker could also affect the WTF.

I just think a few questions like what/when would you want to ride it? Like a day to day or a shortboard for better days? Along with some other questions such as how long have you been surfin and where do you normally surf? This might help us out with some feedback. Personally I ride a Merrick NF at similiar dimensions, 5'8 x 19.75 x 2 3/8 with 28L of volume, and I'm 6 ft 160 surfin in Florida.

 

But take a look at this... http://us.rusty.com/us/blog/tag/wtf/

(Even though he seems pretty dang good) He's only riding a 5'6 at Belmar (east coast) and he's definitely a lot bigger than you. So a 5'8 seems like it'll work...

 

the reason this might not be good advice is there was no surf for that contest.
under those circumstances i could beat those guys on 5/anythings with a 12"4".....

 

Tell us more about the 'relationships' part of school & relationships. I have a wife and kids. Just interested for academic purposes.

 

i have a 6'2 rusty dwart 5 fin set up for sale lmk if interested

 

Hard to understand not supporting the pursuit of surfing. Put him on the shelf for a while and get some waves.

 

Ha

 

I've taken a vow of purity: as long as I surf, I'll not date a chica who isn't a surfer. As such, all's good in the 'hood.

 

Wow. On one hand, I hear you. On the other, it's always tough to bring someone else in on your sesh-schedule. Especially someone you have a weakspot for. Someone who might make you miss optimal windows in tide, wind, or swell....

Good thing you got rid of that douche, f*ck people who don't support you doing what you love. Especially a surfing addiction, it's good for you. Cocaine addiction, not so much ...

 

Girls that surf (and also look good and can actually surf) seem like the great white buffalo. At least on the EC.

 

True dat, Slash. But when it works out, good stuff.

 

Emass, check out the Real Housewives of Jenness Beach in Rye NH. Milf City by the drain pipe.

Good call. Anyone that tries to keep you from doing something so supernatural as surfing or climbing or some X-Men type awesomeness is a jealous homotron.

I got Mrs. Two Barrels surfing. She loves it now. Got her on a shortboard by year three. Beech can paddle yo! BUT if I surf without her, she is pissed. If I am planning on going with her, I have to wait for the pageantry of her doing all her stuff that she does before we get out of the house, turning dawn patrol into 9:45 patrol. Sometimes she is a major-C in the morning and it messes up my energy for the day. I often ponder if teaching her to surf was a good idea. I wonder, if I never taught her to surf, maybe she would have left me by now... which would be... awesome?