I kept seeing everyone rave about a board and tried to search without luck was it the aku or ahi everyone was raving?
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I kept seeing everyone rave about a board and tried to search without luck was it the aku or ahi everyone was raving?
The Key is Sean Silveira's new Phase 5 board that's super popular for a skim.
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Aku is the best surf style. Ahi is similar with a blunt nose.
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Phantom is sweet.... feels like a more maneuverable Ahi. I’m not versed well enough to know the nuance differences other than the phantom is narrower.
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I can vouch for the phantom as well. Love it
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We have the LEEO, Matrix, Danielo diamond and the scamp - all are amazing !! My ladies have all started riding the LEEO as their main board this year and all of them have taken it to the next level with 180’s, 360’s etc... seriously an amazing Slim board!! You can’t go wrong with any P5!!
We have for our girls
1. Scamp
2. Avenger
And I run the Ahi
Awesome boards. Light and fast. Really cannot go wrong with P5!!
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Originally Posted by Kidder522
I'm a bigger guy what size are you on the ahi
I’m 6’1” 230. Ahi 57. The largest. It is fast. I have to put the brakes on quite a bit. Now I just have to start learning how to carve and pop off the wave. It is my first surf style board.
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I have a hammer head but its a little to unstable for me i can ride it but not comfortable but like the speed so trying to find something fast but stable im 6'2 250Quote:
Originally Posted by Kidder522
Check the Phase 5 webpage. They have the catalogue online and it will list all the boards and the recommendations for each. At 250, there are some specific boards like the Trident that might fit your size.
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Before you buy a new board try putting a 2” fin on your hammerhead and see how it feels.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sickpainter
https://phase5boards.com/products/ph...-tail-fin-skim
We bought my wife a phase5 LUV a few years ago and she was having trouble with how “loose” the board felt (and I was having trouble with how much money we spent on a board she didn’t like haha) so I put a 2” fin on it for the rest of the season. She loved it! The next season I went back to the original fin and she’s never looked back.
I have a the phantom as well. Had a guy up that was 225 on it and he could hold the wave. Love that board super fast. I am still figuring out how to do the bottom turn on it since its rails are so long and straight.
I’m 250 - 260 and recently ordered a soulcraft voodoo for my surf style board but I’m looking at the phase 5 trident or the model x for s skim style
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Local place demos liquid force tried the keen 60" which is skim style and loved it
The Trident is awesome. How do I know? Been riding one for the last month. I believe the recommended weight for it is 190 or above, I'm a little less than that, but have no problems. Love it.Quote:
Originally Posted by gtsum2
My son is 6’5” and 320 and he does great with the 59” P5 Doctor. We also use it for newbies it has lots of push so we can dial down the wave to cut down on the “nose-dives”. Very versatile board. I don’t have a recent pic, this pic is from earlier in the season when we had just gotten the new Mojo, he can go rope less all day now with that board.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sickpainter
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I have the P5 Doctor too, great board for big guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tommy2slow
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I bought a new Aku it’s seems well built and high quality. I just seem to like skim style boards so much more. I also have a p5 prop (skim style)which I love so I don’t use the Aku often, maybe I need to give it more of a chance. For those who like surf style boards what are the advantages/disadvantages? I like doing 180s/360s, , sliding/grinding board, trying to launch board out of water and just now started riding regular foot on goofy side which is fun and a new challenge. Up to this point skim style boards just suit my style and what I like to do out there.
We got a Diamond this year and love it.
Thanks for the feedback. Gonna pick one or the other up soon. Maybe I’ll call phase 5 and see what they sayQuote:
Originally Posted by Isaguel
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Also check out Exile. Have been riding them for a couple years, their carbon boards are really nice and ride great and about 1/3 less than P5....but I really liked my Oogle, my Model X rips and the new Matrix and previous year Hammerhead is awesome. Can't go wrong, but their new prices are high. The Exile Deese Pro and Hybrid carbon are both excellent as well.
What year Hammerhead do you have? Size? Wanna sell it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sickpainter
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Didn't you just sell the big kid hammerhead to my buddy? LolQuote:
Originally Posted by dakota4ce
Maybe this is the new peanut shape?Quote:
Originally Posted by KnoxMojo
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Sold it, it was the 2016Quote:
Originally Posted by dakota4ce
Just ordered the diamond turbo. Enjoyed a buddy's skim board so I figure it was time to upgrade from the HL broadcast. Looking foward to seeing how it handles.Quote:
Originally Posted by 996scott