5'4 Sweet Potato

[kdropin]

I spoke to Chris about the SP size a while ago. He said if he was still in the NE he'd be on the 5'4 but in Cali with better waves and less rubber the 5'2 works great.

thats y i'm on the 5'4 as well... i do second guess here and there though :0

[Erling]

What other boards do you have kdropin, what's your weight/height and in what conditins do you think the 5'4 might feel too big?

[kdropin]

i'm about 5'11 170.. have a 5'8 dom. and a 6'2 alt. but its gen 1 with the 2.3/8 thickness

feels a lil big when i get it into bigger waves i guess. its just such a fat board it takes some adjusting.. i surf east coast waves so in the summer especially i like the extra float fun to tool around on mess around cheater 5 etc.

[Chris]

Yeah PRJ fair assessment there. That can justify 2 inches easily!

[Chris]

Hey Erling.....

"So Chris, what's your reason to drop in size and what benefits did you get from it ? Any downsides ? Should I consider getting the 502 instead?
Probably have to order from UK again then and i will probably cost me a bit more and won't get the board until january, but I'll rather do that than ending up with a too big board (again)... If I'm lucky they've got both for me to choose from next week (Norway), will know after the weekend."

In DIRECT response to that I can say that if i ever had to wear a 5/4 or 6/5, I would be on a 504 sweet potato. I have gone as SMALL as i would ever recommend someone my height and weight, non-professional, should go.

so why the drop? lots of waves between 12 and 18 seconds in period. this means even at waist high or smaller, the right direction and bottom means long fast waves. Back home i would normally surf waves between 7 and 10 seconds in period, meaning a lot softer so the added length went a long way without hurting performance....

hope this helps...

[cuttlefish]

I had a quick look at a potatonator in my local surf shop this morning.
They also had a detonator in stock as well.
Anyone want to see a pic or two?

[prjwebb]

I've seen the detonator but I'm not sure that I've seen the potonator. detonator is a funky looking one ain't it.

[iggy]

show me da money!!!!!

[Chris]

where do you live Cuttle??

[Erling]

Thanks for the input!:)

I think the 5'4 is the right one then, good to have a board that work really well in junk :)

Anyone tried the Rainbow Speed Dialer or Quad Heater (you can get them with Future and FCS base). Looks like they might be close to the Future Controllers.

http://www.rainbowfins.com/surf/a_rfc_quads.php

bx_q_speed.jpgbx_q_speed_ctw.jpg quad_heater.jpg