humbled.. and confused

That's my point though. I'm no where close to being a professional. Not even close to being close. But I prefer the lower rocker single fin over my thrusters for steep waves. Didn't expect that, just the way it turned out. Like the article said, the guy rides fishes allot, he's more comfortable and dialed in on them then thrusters. Some one who's dialed in on there thrusters will feel differently.

Not saying the thruster all4blues described is a bad choice. Its probably the better choice for most people. Not if you don't normally ride boards like that. Equipment choice is deffinitly important but I think people tend to over think it. Sometimes. There's always other options, some may work for you, some may work great for you, and some will not work for you at all.

You don't have to be a pro to be more comfortable on a certain board over a thruster. This all really tired back into what everyone already said. Skill. If OP had the skill and was comfortable on the board he chose he would of had a blast.

 

I rode a 6'0 x 20 3/8 x 2 3/4 bonzer the whole time so...I hear you. I actually barely ride a standard thruster, I just like the volume and feel of other designs. But a standard thruster woulda saved my ass a few times this past weekend. If your lookin for that under the lip late takeoff the thrusters gonna win everytime. If you can paddle into it and it gives you a second then ride whatever, quads, singles, bonzers, twins, its all good. I love singles, minus frontside turns they feel amazing.

 

LOL, yep. All those pros are lithe cat-like creatures. They skip rope and eat acai and stuff to stay that way.

 

Very true. I guess in a moment of laziness, I just used what was already written. What I was trying to convey was that a board with a relatively flat bottom & low rocker is going to be harder to make the drop on a steep, hollow, powerful wave than on a hpsb shaped for that type of wave. There's always the exception to the rule, and I agree you should ride what you are most comfortable on, but I know that I have an easier time making steep drops on barreling waves on my pin tail shortboard that has a fair amount of rocker, than I do on my retro-fish.

Broadly speaking, when you combine a lower skill level with a board that was shaped for a different type of wave than what you're trying to ride, I think you have a recipe for frustration.