Gettin a New Board

Discussion in 'Mid Atlantic' started by Swimmer Dude, Aug 9, 2010.

  1. Swimmer Dude

    Swimmer Dude New Member

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    Oct 13, 2009
    been surfing only about 3 years during the summers and I'm a little tired of my 6'8 7S board. it was a good learning board but I wanna upgrade to a shorter board that i can maneuver a little better since I've gotten a bit better at surfing. I'm about 5'10 and 160 pounds. any advice for brands and sizes would be helpful for narrowing down my search.
     
  2. MATT JOHNSON

    MATT JOHNSON Well-Known Member

    Oct 11, 2009
    Pm Legend Jim on this forum he makes Legend Surfboards out of South Jersey. I would get something 5'8 22 wid3 by 2 &1/2 thick . I like boards that are floaty but thats just me
     

  3. beachbreak

    beachbreak Well-Known Member

    Apr 7, 2008
    or a Bing,Matt Calvani
     
  4. MATT JOHNSON

    MATT JOHNSON Well-Known Member

    Oct 11, 2009
    or chris del moro;)
     
  5. beachbreak

    beachbreak Well-Known Member

    Apr 7, 2008
    Bing makes a little quad,and quads work great and are easy to ride
     
  6. aka pumpmaster

    aka pumpmaster Well-Known Member

    Apr 30, 2008
    Agreed. Jim makes very nice boards....for an Irishman.