Phase 5 Hammerhead. Reviews??

[Kidder522]

Is anyone out there riding a 2019 55’ hammerhead? Thoughts, reviews, likes, dislikes? Looking at one but buying off the catalog doesn’t give me much info.

Any thoughts are good info.

Thanks

Richard.


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[jcarter20]

I have a 2016 Phase 5 Hammerhead. I really like it, but I will say it is super squirrelly. If you are going from a surf style board it will take you a little bit to get used to it. It is a fast board and great for spin tricks. It is not a beginner board though.


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[parrothd]

I have a 2016 Phase 5 Hammerhead. I really like it, but I will say it is super squirrelly. If you are going from a surf style board it will take you a little bit to get used to it. It is a fast board and great for spin tricks. It is not a beginner board though.


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Great board if you plan to learn revert riding(board backwards) otherwise I'd skip it and get a matrix. :)

[Kidder522]

Just looking to update my old Obrien Alias. I just picked up a used Ahi but I am new to the surf style boards. Adding a skim in my size will give me and my guests a couple of options. There is also a Phase 5 XB for sale, does anyone have experience with this board. Dropping a Grand on a board that you may not like is tough.

[jcarter20]

I hear you on dropping some $ and not knowing if you will like a board or not. Are there any shops in your area that will let you Demo a few? If you are looking for a spare board for guests to use, I would definitely not drop a grand. My buddy has an old Slingshot skim board (can’t remember what the name is), and to be honest it is one of my favorite skim boards. It was probably $300 new 4 years ago.


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[jcarter20]

Slingshot bender. Looks like they don’t make this model anymore. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200617/9ca02539719c2b0234fe699c8a46f979.jpg


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[Kidder522]

Thanks. There are shops to try, but Calgary is 1.5 hours away from Red Deer, so trying one and then taking it back is a PITA.

Thank for all the info. Helps make a decision without trying.

[z28ke]

I just picked up a 2020 hammerhead 55”, haven’t ridden it yet but will report back. My go-to board (and one of the only I’ve ridden that’s fast enough for my 6’4” 245lb butt to easily stay in the pocket) is my old Phase5 Danielo pro carbon model and figured I couldn’t go wrong with this one. I needed a 2nd board to keep one at home (for riding local with a buddy) and one at the lake house.

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[MJHSupra]

I just picked up a 2020 hammerhead 55”, haven’t ridden it yet but will report back. My go-to board (and one of the only I’ve ridden that’s fast enough for my 6’4” 245lb butt to easily stay in the pocket) is my old Phase5 Danielo pro carbon model and figured I couldn’t go wrong with this one. I needed a 2nd board to keep one at home (for riding local with a buddy) and one at the lake house.

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I think the shape changed in 2020? New design?

[z28ke]

I think the shape changed in 2020? New design?

Yep, it’s the “peanut” shape. I was torn between finding a 2019 down vs trying the new shape for 2020. I like the idea of the added width at my front foot, but again I haven’t ridden it yet so I don’t know how it’ll play out. In theory I’m thinking/hoping it’s really fast...

[macdonaldmike76]

Just looking to update my old Obrien Alias. I just picked up a used Ahi but I am new to the surf style boards. Adding a skim in my size will give me and my guests a couple of options. There is also a Phase 5 XB for sale, does anyone have experience with this board. Dropping a Grand on a board that you may not like is tough.

I have an XB and it’s a great board. It’s basically the cheaper version of the X I think which is a very good board as well just more money


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[htfit]

I have the wobbegong board from a guy that does one off boards. He modeled the board off the phase 5 hammerhead.

http://www.lakewakes.com/skim-wobbegong.html

I also look at his site ever know and then to see what he has for sale. I have bought about 3 boards from him and I really like them. I had one board that was awesome that was made of cork but it snapped in half. I was able to pick up boards for as low as $150 but it has been a while since I have seen them for that price.

Not crazy about his MB design that he has in stock right now but if it went low enough in price I would snag it as a back up.

He has had that board for sale for a while, maybe make him an offer and you could get a hammerhead shaped board for half price of the phase 5.

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[htfit]

I just picked up a 2020 hammerhead 55”, haven’t ridden it yet but will report back.

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I am really intrigued by that board. It was between that board and a foil board and I decided to try the slingshot foil to see if I like wake foiling.

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[z28ke]

So I rode my new hammerhead 55” last weekend, I like it! It’s just as fast, if not faster, than my old Danielo pro. I actually rode out my first 360 on it after years of being sooooo close.

I like the added width at my front foot as I seem to be able to “gas” down on it harder to generate speed without pearling the nose. It’s also very stable doing backside and frontside slides on top of the wake.

It’s much more stable riding fakie than my old board, which is something I recently started working on. I’m pretty good riding fakie on a snowboard, but on a wave seems even more “unnatural” for whatever reason.

Take all this with a grain of salt as I’m no pro lol, but I am a big guy at 6’4” 245lbs who has ridden plenty of boards that just don’t have enough speed for my big a$$.

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[DNIXD99]

*I do not need another board* *I do not need another board* *I do not need another board*

[haknslash]

*I do not need another board* *I do not need another board* *I do not need another board*

[whispers in your ear] "it's just one more board"

[MJHSupra]

Take all this with a grain of salt as I’m no pro lol, but I am a big guy at 6’4” 245lbs who has ridden plenty of boards that just don’t have enough speed for my big a$$.


Have you been on a Matrix?


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[z28ke]

Have you been on a Matrix?


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No I haven’t, my buddy I ride with just got a new 51” Matrix but it’s definitely too small for me.

My Danielo Pro is a 2012 model I believe, and at 58” and 1” thick it looks almost just like a oversized Matrix. We’ll have to take some pics of his board with mine next time we are out.

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[MJHSupra]

I have not ridden the Matrix and Hammerhead back/back.

Matrix people say it's faster, but can be unfriendly if you take the fins off. When I tried that on my HiFi, did not go so well.

BoardCo has a video talking about the 2020 side-cut, better control, more speed, and more stability. I read about the previous model was better for riding revert (Hammer vs Matrix, not Hammer2019 vs Hammer2020), but is more prone to dig the nose in.

The Matrix looks like your Danielo Pro.

I guess every model has its fan-base. Looks like a sweet board.

[schwan]

The matrix has just a little more nose rocker than the danielo pro, they ride similarly.

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[Surgical_ass]

Anyone have any experience with the p5 diamond turbo?

[z28ke]

Went for a morning session today and remembered to take some pics:

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