Surfing Filipe Toledo's world-title-winning surfboard for 3 months - Sharpeye FT In-Depth Review 

How awesome a feeling it is that you have gone to a new place with your surfing ! In those conditions on that board I can see your surfing has risen subjectively for me 15% to 30% ! The speed, power and flow you are generating is beautiful to watch. Thankyou for your time and efforts living your truth and sharing it with us ! Appreciate you mate 🤙🏻

I had wondered about this board and I’m glad you did a review. I’ve been on quads for about a decade now; they’re my go to. Thanks for a solid review.

Kale, your board reviews are invaluable. Buying a new board is a big decision. Following your review of the Sharpeye Inferno 72 I purchased one. It is the best board I have ridden over the 15 years I have been surfing. It has improved my surfing alot. Thanks again for all the hard work you are putting in that helps the average surfer immensely!

Hey Kale! this board whistled at me today too. I was going so fast on some decent 5-7 ft faces. What an incredible board!

It's always nice to see a little more of the shaper mental process. That boards quad layout moves more into the Mckee style placement with the back fin off the rail and pulled back to the tail, the thruster devoted surfer usually feels comfortable there. That's a great feature of quads, so much tuning can be achieved to match foot placement, wave style and the surfing you want to do. The only downside is the characteristics from one extreme placement for specific surfing will not work at all if used on a board for a different surfer or different style of surfing

I worked with hayd on his future flex from very beginning, and I've found the ingredient that will take this board and alike to the next level. I've built a few for myself and close friends and it is the secret ingredient. Thanks Brock sic work love your vids!

SoOo stoked to get the opportunity to surf with you in the Maldives! That board looked sooO good under your feet bro! Definitely ripping it up! I'm trying to get CFO approval now to add this one to the quiver! 😅

Thanks for bringing this up, as I thought initially that whistleing noise was an coincidence on a particular wave in Portugal. So now I know I was just blazing fast in that barreling wave 😅. Had this never before ... though was on a cheap Torq board 🙈

Bro this review is BANG on and exactly how i felt riding this board. Ordering 2 more for a ments trip in June for sure. Unbelievable!!

i agree.. your surfing looks great on this one. Its more tight arc full rail

Awesome thanks for the video and hope you had a great trip and safe travels home if still on the road. Slightly off topic but have you done any videos defining what an intermediate surfer is? Keen to figure out where I'm at so I can take your advice based on that. Thanks!

Old text that used to be on Futures FAQ back in the day regarding whistling or humming fins. Q: Whats the reason why fins sometimes hum? A: The short answer: Pressure differences = Vortices or Turbulence = Vibration = Humming Fins The long answer: As water flows around a fin there are different pressures on each side of the fin. Water flows meet up at the trailing edge of the fin, and in cases with very different pressures, vortices or turbulence can be generated. These vortices push and pull on the trailing edge of the fin, causing it to vibrate. This vibration creates pressure waves or sound. Think of it as your voice when you blow air across your vocal cords. Have you noticed that your fins hum at certain points while you are surfing, for example during a bottom turn on a fast wave? The vibration hum can be amplified or louder in cases of resonance. In fin terms resonance happens when the pushing and pulling from the vortices causes the fins trailing edge to move back and forth how it wants to move naturally. Or more technically, resonance can be defined as the circumstance when the force applied to the system is equal to the damping or resistance of the system at the systems natural frequency. How do you fix it?: Sand the sides of the trailing edge with a 100-150 grit sand paper (give it a few passes) and then surf it, if it still hums then give it a few more passes with the sand paper. The idea is to minimize the pressure difference at the trailing edge by sanding off any imperfections that may have been left from the production process. Make sure you don't sand too much, the more you sand, the sharper and more dangerous the trailing edge gets.

only recently got my inferno72 but will keep this one in mind for future progression 🤙🤙

How goods the whistle!!! I’ve found that typical of quads when the tail lifts. My Padillac does that. It’s insane.

I had a sharpeye blowfish for a while, same board style, best board ever it improved my surfing more than any other board

Hi Kale, just wanted to say as an advancing beginner (just started on the shortboard a few months ago) I find your reviews spot on to help understand surfboards and surfing more..! Also, there's a company, "Wyve", in Anglet that do high performance eco-friendly boards with no Styrofoam. Would be cool to get your opinion on them!

Whistling usually indicates fin placement is off a bit. That was a trait that occurred with fixed fins back in the day, usually if one was repaired and had to be reset. Don’t be afraid of experimenting with both front and back sets on a quad. Great review and top shelf content!

Hey Kale, love your videos! I currently ride a stock 6’0” Inferno 72 PU and am considering getting this Inferno FT board in dark arts. Since you have ridden both constructions and both models, would you advise the same 6’0” dims in the FT if I am getting dark arts, or would you go one inch smaller?

Idk if someone already brought it up but it was always the fins whistling and needed a little sanding around the base somewhere. Typically hard to notice but pretty easy with a sponge or high grain count sanding block nice and gentle to simply get the spot that's a bit out of line.

I've got a 5'6 Firewire Revo that whistles when it gets up on the plane, but only when I'm running the MR 2+1 setup. I reckon you would like the Revo, It's wild as a quad too with the H4

Hey Kale great review, but could you touch on why you didn’t go dark arts, and how’d it paddle? I have inferno Dark arts already but looking for something to handle head high waves a little better as my inferno slides out on too steep of bottom turns and drops. Cheers bro🤙🏽

Hi Kale! Tnx for the great content. Maybe it worth a while to explain your parameters to decide on when to ride a twin (lightbender) vs a thruster (inferno72) vs quad (FD). What types of breaks, sizes, hollow, menouvers etc. are you considering before chosing a board from your quiver for a trip/session?

Can you do a video on how to surf bigger faster waves and why ur not ever making it out of those wall waves

Hi Kale, great review! What’s your weight, if I can? Thanks

Hi kale, I noticed in your newer video you are riding this with future fin boxes. What size and type of fins are you running in it?

Thanks for the reviews Kale. I bought the inferno FT a few months ago and it's been an absolute blast when the conditions were pumping. I missing a board for those wobbly/wonkey smaller days though, so would you recommend a quiver out of the inferno FT for the good days and the inferno 72 for the weaker mushier waves or rather something like the Firewire dominator 2?

what about inferno 72 with the h4 fins? did you try it? thoughts

Hi Kale! Could you tell me the differences with HT 2.5? Do you think the HT2.5 would be more friendly to small/medium waves for every day surfing in every conditions? (my level is almost intermediate..) Greetings from Italy!

Looking at buying this but would like to surf it with futures, any recommendations or what does Sharpeye recommend??

Good work mate maybe do the new DHD utopia🤙🏽

Kale great review, I’m ready to order!! What construction is yours in? Dark arts, EPS, or PU?

This is an EPIC review, and some great surfing! Very interested on your thoughts for sizing. would you recommend sizing this shorter, longer, or thicker etc then stock?

If your hearing a whistle or hum then that is a indication that an edge on the fin or possibly the edge on a the board. Either way that's an indication of drag. The board will go even faster if you can eliminate that buzz or whistle. Great board breakdown and great to see and hear Marcio's forward thinking on fins and there placement.

Hey Kale! Thinking I want an Inferno for my next board as a means of improving out of my intermediate phase into upper intermediate (your vids have sold me!). In what scenarios would you choose the Inferno FT or Inferno 72? I have a high performance fish for waves up to shoulder high, so looking for performance in anything shoulder to overhead, mostly beach breaks.

What size fins do u use in the h4?Medium or large?

Hi Kale, nice review and nice waves!!! I have Couple of questions: 1. Did you have a poly, eps or carbon board? 2.which fins did you use? Did you use the h4 fins?

Excellent review Brock. What volume do you recommend for this board, do you just keep it the same as your typical HPSB? I've never been a fan of quad's but seriously considering it now

The sound is fin vibration. The carbon hull amplifies the vibrations like a guitar body.

I think your best footage was on the twinsman surfing the east coast points.

I heard hum from a completely different surfboard when I first surfed those H4 fins.

See that you ride this board in futures Rasta quads how does that differ from the fcs2 h4 fins ?

What fins did you use ?

Was the black surfboard with wax a pain?

6:44 you added that sound effect in for effect, right?! Sounded wayyy to perfect, good on this board if it really did though!!

The back edge of a fin should be reasonably sharp if there is a thicker and or flat area on the trailing edge it can create a whistle. It doesn't need a lot of speed for that to occur. I am wondering about water being propelled through the fins and how that works. I really think how a modern shortboard performs is getting the balance of the board ie thickness distribution, placement of widest point of the board and placement of the deepest part of the concave and also length and width of the board in tune with the surfer. Buying a board of the rack like that is pot luck really. If for instance the thickness of the rails don't suit you weight or strength then transition speed between turns get affected. Having to move your back foot of the pad to get speed means the balance of the board is out. That does not mean there is anything wrong with the board. In this case the board looks really well balanced for Kales surfing.

What size h4 quads are you using ??

Hi Kale, dose the surf shop support international shipping?

Another great review that has me frothing for a new board! Only wish the ft came out in white, not a huge fan of the black boards🤔

Have you had a chance to ride JS XERO performance board and if so any comparison? Cheers

Hey bro, what would be your best fin recommendation for the album twinsman. Been watching all about how you have enjoyed the board and the skill levels it fits into. I’m 5.11 and am a early to mid intermediate surfer, would going smaller than a 6.0 be to much as I’m transitioning from a 6.0 x 19 75/100 performance type board (that I got second hand) and I’m unsure how small or big I should get the twinsman given it is a much more stable board than I have now. I’m young lol and for me it’s a lot of money so just want everything to be right haha. Thanks if you actually read all of this.

What construction was this PU or Dark Arts? Do you know if Felipe’s board was a Dark Arts?

Hi Kale, thanks for the great job on your reviews. But, on a trip to central Maldives, would taking an Inferno 72 and an Inferno FT be stupid and redundant? Or do they both fit in a quiver along with a #77 for bigger waves?

I’ve been learning to surf now for 2 months and I think I’m ready for a high performance board. Is this one you would recommend? I can get to my feet and do entry level poo squats. Thanks Sanchez

So, what is your current favorite board in wonky or weaker waves?

Thanks Kyle , Is the board your riding a p/u ?

that whistle is from the back of your fins being dull. Sharpen them up and the whistle will go away.

Kale, what are the sizes of the H4 fins?

Hey Kale..i just got a brand new Inferno Ft but with futures fin boxes. Which fin would you recommend? Cheers

What’s your height and weight?

Not a board for the UK. Then if it didn't like wonky waves! Nice review though sticking to my thrusters though personally

Can you review the Bobby Quad?

Thanks for sharing the nice wave videos. I can't help also but think however that these are like paid nike commercials for shoes? I think the surf videos from the 90s looked exactly the same on their/our "old" boards. but maybe thats just me.

What is the twin fin that your hanging on 14:13? I have whatched the twinny series, its the best comparision on the net.

How did you like it on your backhand

Hi Kale, how about a 77 board review or/and HT2.5?

What construction is the board you have been riding?

Wonder how this board compares to the Bobby quad from channel island?

You probably get this question a lot, but what is your height and weight? Just a friendly suggestion, maybe kindly add the board dimensions, liters of volume, and your height and weight in the link description when doing board reviews. Cheers mate!

I want to order one with a 5 fin plug setup and a squash tail 😆

Nothing to do with speed aside it's letting u know imperfections in the fin base and needs a lil gentle sanding

W0W!

that looks jus like me board 'cept I go 6'3 200 lbs so mine gets way more volume

My Dark Arts Inferno 72 has a four fin configuration. Have a couple of friends with the same board and same construction with 5 fin setup and they all prefer it as a quad by far. I wonder how different the two boards 72 vs FT feel both in a quad setup. If anyone has tried both please comment.

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How tall are you?

Alot of good boards will feel good in perfect waves💁🏾‍♂️ just saying

Do you run the fcs medium quads front and rear or just the rear?

Are kale sponsored by sharp eye now?

Why do my fins hum? Because they don't know the words!

CI pro is better

This was a pu or dark arts?

Yeah I feel like this was a paid segment from Sharpeye themselves

Hey Kale! I highly recommend trying NAKED VIKING SURF COMPANY (NVS) Fins...The G10 Apex Series Fins are the fastest fins un the market PERIOD!!! I recommend the Peregrine (Tri/Quad) 5-Pack!! My Scott Crump Design 5'9" Quad is glued to my feet with the Peregrine/GL (80/20 Trailers)...Blowing minds! You've got to try NVS fins because you like surfing with controlled SPEED, POWER, & FLOW! These fins will also give you better hold on your bottom turns brother...NOTE: NVS fins come in both Future and FCS bases...I'm 5'9" 145 lbs and am riding the Medium Peregrine/GL Apex Fins in 1 to 8 ft face waves...God bless all