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| 288889 | 16537 | Learning to accept that you don't rip | 4 | halfalpine | Aug 6, 2023 | 2023-08-05T20:49:29-0400 | BACK OFF, WARCHILD Just kidding, that was a really insightful post. It was very relatable--my daily driver is a 7'2" in good waves, a 7'10" in junk, and I just listed another shortboard on Craigslist today. (I do occaisionally shortboard when the planets are aligned.) Reminds me of rock climbing, where lots of climbers say "grades don't matter" but also everyone is obviously obsessed with grades. Here in surfland, we are all aware of the boards that are "desirable" and some amount of that desire gets internalized. I'm not satisfied logging it every day, but I don't (ok, can't) ride whatever the latest thing-a-ma-jig that's trending right now. This is the beauty of "alt" shapes to me. Not to just see performance as "up" or "down", but also "sideways". Anyways, hope that Hydro Hull is working out for you. Actually, hope you get really shacked on it! Thanks for sharing. |