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board and weight

cornflake kid · 2010-01-26 15:46:30

Have a 7'9 mal , and find it hard to pop up on it (fitness levels on pop up are pretty poor) im around 102kg, ideally what board size /volume should i be looking at?

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26-01-2010 4:46pm

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cornflake kid

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Have a 7'9 mal , and find it hard to pop up on it (fitness levels on pop up are pretty poor)
im around 102kg, ideally what board size /volume should i be looking at?

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#2 26-01-2010 7:25pm
rothai

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a friend of mine is 14 na half stone he started on a 8'4" bic magnum, it is like a jetty but great for learning on. i think big is better when learning.

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#3 27-01-2010 8:05pm
loctite

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+1 to Rothai

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#4 28-01-2010 2:26pm
kodute

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Bigger is most definitely better. 102kg/16stone/225lbs or there abouts will need plenty float. Aim for 10' I'd say.

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