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    5'4" or 5'6"

    Hey guys,

    I'm thinking of getting myself a sweet potato. I am 33, 80kg and 187cm and my fitness levels are good. I currently have a 6'0" Hellfire which goes real nice on grunty 4 foot + waves. But i find that it a feels a little too big on smaller waves.
    I've tried a 5'8" dom which was too small and a 5'10 dom which felt too big. I'm leaning towards a 5'4" potato. Does this sound about right?

    JSJ

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    Yeah Jimmy based on what you have ridden in the past and your response to some other volumes, the 504 sounds perfect. I am a touch lighter than you and I ride the 508 dom and the 502 sweet potato. So the 504 seems right up your alley.

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    84Kgs and 165cms here. I do have a 5'8" spit and a 5'2"sweet potato. It's a matter ro preferences but the little extra volume of the 5'4" will come handy on the smaller conditions
    165cms 89Kgs dry...working on that at the moment...but not working!!! :)
    Potato 5'2" /Vanguard 5'6"/Potatonator 5'8"/ Spitfire 5'8" / Quadraflex 6'0" / Flexflight 9'0"
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    Great, thanks for the input. i'll gove the 5'4" a go i reckon.

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    Good choice!
    165cms 89Kgs dry...working on that at the moment...but not working!!! :)
    Potato 5'2" /Vanguard 5'6"/Potatonator 5'8"/ Spitfire 5'8" / Quadraflex 6'0" / Flexflight 9'0"
    Fins: Elevons, Solus, Controlllers, Jordy,AM2,

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