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Noel, I need you piece of advice one more time. I am riding a Pyzalien 2 as my daily driver in Bali, and I am more than happy with this. I am also thinking about getting RNF96 as well to switch sometimes to a more skaty board and get "somehow different" feelings from my surfing. However, I notice lots of similarities in RNF and Pyzalien 2 shapes. Does it make sense to add RNF96 in this case, from your perspective?
Having a Pyzalien 2 myself and having seen Noel's reviews of both boards, I think it is quite clear they are very different. RNF96 is basically a modern high perfromance fish, while the Pyzel is a high performance daily driver. There is certainly an overlap of the conditions the boards will work, but different kind of style. So go for it!
Thanks for the video just picked up a driver 3.0 6'2 stock in fcs any recommendations on fins have KA and performers or a more raked template more suited with the high tail rocker. 👍
It ripped me. I thought it was a dog till I got the fins right. I put my back out because it went so good. I think I am putting my chiropractors kids through college.
Ordered this in lightspeed, 5'4 x 19 3/4 x 2 3/8 as an all round board for waist to head high. So fed up with swallow tails and been riding firewires for 10 years. Their tech is just getting heavy and stiff so time for a change! 8 week wait for a custom though but coming next week...yew!
Hey thanks for the review, sorry for the late comment. How would you size the PJ pro for someone with 80kg and decent upper intermediate but def not pro surf level? Thanks in advance!🤙🤙🤙
I don't like the beak nose much but a squash tail that goes in anything from waist to overhead is a plus as it's much more stable at slower speeds than your regular swallow tail groveller.
Only an opinion from an intermediate-advanced surfer who's had the same questioning... I would say the 3.0 is more versatile shape and would help you in a wider range of conditions, whereas the pocket rocket would find its best performance in a classic glassy day with a power wave (still a magic board that can be surfed from almost knee high waves to overhead waves). I have had a magic pocket rocket board who has lasted me for about 3 years and I have had a hard time deciding myself on whether buying myself the same magic board again. Finally, I have opted for buying a stub driver 3.0 for smaller days (absolute rocket and super fun board) and a custom 3.0 in round tail which atm is being manufactured. If you look at the stock dimmensions from both shapes, you will find out the driver 3.0 it is meant to be surfed with slightly more width, and general volume than a pocket rocket. Hope this helps you a bit
I did not connect at all with the white tiger. LOVE LOVE LOVE the red tiger. Seriously it blows me away. I’ve found it works daily in socal but the more power a wave has the more it lights up.
I have a poly board at 5.9 and a Lib Tech board at 5.11 for winter with thick neoprene. Both boards surf great. There are a couple differences besides durability that I can think of. First, the Lib Tech boards are shaped with the wide dims. So the 5.9 in Lib Tech is 35 liters vs 33.5 in poly. The poly dims at 5’9 is 20.5 x 2.52 vs the lib board at 5’9 is 20.8" x 2.6". Another thing about the Lib Tech boards is that with the Lib Tech fin boxes the FCS 2 fins sit about a half inch closer to the tail than they should. Theoretically this should make the board less responsive but I am sure you can compensate for this with technique. I am enjoying both boards.
@@tezf6883 yes i saw one of the pros on one and knew this was the board Kelly left behind 25 years ago, Al Merrick made them then ( my knowledge may be lacking about this) n ow his son is making them, wish kelly would try one of these for awhile ,maybe he would win another tour victory.
Could someone tell me which board is less High Performance if the OG flyer or the Happy Everyday. I am looking surfboard for beach waves and I am looking for the one that is less High Performance Thanksss
Dear Matt, I got RNF lightspeed. Love this board so much. And I wish it was more durable. After a dozen of sessions the board got two cracks on the bottom. I wanna order a second board. Is there a way to make this board more durable? Maybe stronger glassing? Maybe switch to a strigner PU version? P.S. I haven't pushed the board to anything crazy. Shoulder high waves maximum, but it got these two cracks anyway. So ... I am really concerned about its durability.
Any tips on determining weather or not you are a front foot surfer or back foot surfer? I have been surfing for 20 years and really still have no clue. I surf a driver 2.0 and am considering trying out a 3.0. thanks.
