not feeling it

[onshoreandmessy]

Hi guys,

got a 6.1 hellrazor, and i'm quite dissapointed in it, i wanted something with a bit more volume than my flexfire but still turned like it, and was superloose. But i cant turn the damn thing properly! i'll go to do a turn likem on my dom/flex drop my arm and pre rotate but the board wont come under me, its just not loose enough.

I do like the way it catches waves and holds in the bigger stuff, very similar to the flexfire in that respect, but i like very loose high performance boards, ive tried it as a thruster with K2.1's in but its still the same. I dont know if its my style or what, any suggestions as to how i can loosen it up more? Or would the MB be a better bet?

[Slowman]

Perhaps some fin experimentation. If you like the K2.1 thruster set and the way it goes on other boards for the drive and hold, then I'd try a smaller trailer fin. Try a 3" one. You might also want to try smaller fin sets.

[Goanna]

I had the same issue with my 6'4" Futura - until I changed fins.

[kdropin]

ride the k2.1s on my 6'1.. ure heavier then me too.. have no problems at all.. i think its loose with plenty of rocker to flow through the turn.. maybe technique/foot placement?

[Wandi]

I had the same problem but only on my backhand
On my backhand i surf a lot more off my back foot and it seemed like it had too much hold
I didnt have a chance to play around with too many sets of fins but sounds like a good option as mentioned in the previous posts

[Chris]

yeah the hell razor does all those things for me as well...

also where have you placed your traction pad? Its important that the tail pad is way back there...

[onshoreandmessy]

thanks for the replies guys, the pad is as far as it can possibly go, my backhand on a decent wave is actually quite good weirdly, i usually stay away from backhand waves. I also love the way it picks a line on a decent wave, the problem i have it that it doesnt snap like the dom or flexfire, everything else is fine, maybe a bit more practice on it before i sell it, only surfed it a handfull of times though.

it has flow through the turn, like someone mentioned, just no snap (for me!)

i also have quite a lot of gopro footage of me on the board that i'll post when i can a vid together

[iggy]

thanks for the replies guys, the pad is as far as it can possibly go, my backhand on a decent wave is actually quite good weirdly, i usually stay away from backhand waves. I also love the way it picks a line on a decent wave, the problem i have it that it doesnt snap like the dom or flexfire, everything else is fine, maybe a bit more practice on it before i sell it, only surfed it a handfull of times though.

it has flow through the turn, like someone mentioned, just no snap (for me!)

i also have quite a lot of gopro footage of me on the board that i'll post when i can a vid together
That could help!

[prjwebb]

Could need to shift your weight back forehand. Backhand you tend to naturally surf more over the back foot.