post_id,thread_id,thread_title,post_number,author_username,post_date,post_date_iso,post_body 208700,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,1,Hodaddy81,"May 29, 2021",2021-05-29T08:18:16-0400,"Hello Jammers, I had some people interested in my platform on this forum so I wanted to keep everyone in the loop. I developed a different way of reviewing surfboards with more of a slight story line. 3 For 30 was developed to give a real and unbiased review of both underground shapers and also national brands. 3 different boards surfed for 30 days by an average surfer in average surf. I just released episode 2 of my surfboard reviews and if your interested in checking it out I attached a link below. FOR THE RECORD: It was never my intention to use Jamboards as a way to promote my SCU review. I posted a link in a forum speaking about a particular board I reviewed and the response was very positive. So with that said I appreciate the support from anyone interested in checking it out. Surf Craft Union Review" 208702,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,2,Curlz,"May 29, 2021",2021-05-29T09:44:17-0400,Really enjoying these with morning coffee brother. Thanks for the descriptions and talk 208703,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,3,Hodaddy81,"May 29, 2021",2021-05-29T10:00:16-0400,"Curlz said: Really enjoying these with morning coffee brother. Thanks for the descriptions and talk Click to expand... Thank you so much!" 208704,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,4,Ricksurfin,"May 29, 2021",2021-05-29T10:02:13-0400,Well done! 208705,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,5,Hodaddy81,"May 29, 2021",2021-05-29T10:08:08-0400,"Ricksurfin said: Well done! Click to expand... thank you. Many more to come. currently working on the next episode and I got some serious heat packed in this one" 208726,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,6,Sax-son,"May 29, 2021",2021-05-29T13:29:27-0400,"This is actually a perfect place to air those episodes because these are the folks you are trying to reach. After watching the two episodes you have listed, I would suggest using some softer introduction music. The hard rock approach may work well for surf movies trying to embellish charging big waves or whatever, but a little harsh for a review program, in my opinion that is. Secondly, you might want to think about adding another surfer's perspective in conjunction with your own opinion. It doesn't have to be that ""point/counterpoint"" approach, but two people who can come to an agreement on the pros and cons most of the time might be more helpful to those of us who are really looking for some guidance with a particular product. Thirdly, please keep it apolitical. I am not suggesting that you are not doing that now. However, if something digresses into ""product placement"", people will soon pick up on that. Good luck and keep them coming." 208727,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,7,strez,"May 29, 2021",2021-05-29T13:32:16-0400,Another thought... get some sound deadening for your studio to cut down on the echo. Some fabric wall hangings would prob work. 208728,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,8,Sax-son,"May 29, 2021",2021-05-29T13:35:13-0400,"strez said: Another thought... get some sound deadening for your studio to cut down on the echo. Some fabric wall hangings would prob work. Click to expand... ditto!" 208729,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,9,Hodaddy81,"May 29, 2021",2021-05-29T13:39:38-0400,"Sax-son said: This is actually a perfect place to air those episodes because these are the folks you are trying to reach. After watching the two episodes you have listed, I would suggest using some softer introduction music. The hard rock approach may work well for surf movies trying to embellish charging big waves or whatever, but a little harsh for a review program, in my opinion that is. Secondly, you might want to think about adding another surfer's perspective in conjunction with your own opinion. It doesn't have to be that ""point/counterpoint"" approach, but two people who can come to an agreement on the pros and cons most of the time might be more helpful to those of us who are really looking for some guidance with a particular product. Thirdly, please keep it apolitical. I am not suggesting that you are not doing that now. However, if something digresses into ""product placement"", people will soon pick up on that. Good luck and keep them coming. Click to expand... I appreciate the feedback this is good stuff. So actually the most current episode it will have a second opinion on the boards. Issue is trying to keep the length at a decent timeframe without really hitting the 45 minute range. Music wise I am looking to switch around in the future. There is a strong music scene in my area that I am trying to help out. Product placement is gross your absolutely right. But I am just talking about products that I use in my everyday life that people often ask me about. Again I do appreciate the feedback and I will certainly keep them coming." 208730,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,10,Hodaddy81,"May 29, 2021",2021-05-29T13:41:54-0400,"strez said: Another thought... get some sound deadening for your studio to cut down on the echo. Some fabric wall hangings would prob work. Click to expand... I wish that was my studio. It's a friends barber shop that i use when they are closed. So as far as putting up fabric I unfortunately can't do that." 208736,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,11,Ricksurfin,"May 29, 2021",2021-05-29T13:57:23-0400,"Of the boards you ride and decide to keep in your quiver, it would be cool to revisit them with a long time ride review to detail why." 208738,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,12,Hodaddy81,"May 29, 2021",2021-05-29T14:01:52-0400,"Ricksurfin said: Of the boards you ride and decide to keep in your quiver, it would be cool to revisit them with a long time ride review to detail why. Click to expand... Episode 1 all the boards are mine. Episode 2 all the boards where lent to me either by the shaper or a friend. I like the idea of revisiting boards that I like to call ""forever boards"". I am working on finding them as I type." 208739,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,13,Sax-son,"May 29, 2021",2021-05-29T14:04:47-0400,"Hodaddy81 said: Episode 1 all the boards are mine. Episode 2 all the boards where lent to me either by the shaper or a friend. I like the idea of revisiting boards that I like to call ""forever boards"". I am working on finding them as I type. Click to expand... I am sure you will dial all this in over time. The bottom line should be "" This is a damn good riding surfboard"", 'or not""" 208775,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,14,LeroyZ,"May 29, 2021",2021-05-29T18:30:19-0400,Definitely worth a watch. You had a couple boards that I was curious about (Spence SOS and Anderson A.P.E.) so it's nice that you covered those. 208789,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,15,Hodaddy81,"May 30, 2021",2021-05-29T21:34:26-0400,"LeroyZ said: Definitely worth a watch. You had a couple boards that I was curious about (Spence SOS and Anderson A.P.E.) so it's nice that you covered those. Click to expand... Thanks so much" 208807,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,16,Uilleann,"May 30, 2021",2021-05-30T09:57:29-0400,"I found the clock in the background distracting, but overall like the premise. Good luck," 208808,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,17,Sax-son,"May 30, 2021",2021-05-30T10:24:18-0400,It's funny! We all have our quirks and hang ups on how things should be. Just keep the video's coming and we will all have to adapt to whatever production method is used. The information is what is important and should not distract or put a damper on the producers intent. 208809,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,18,Hodaddy81,"May 30, 2021",2021-05-30T10:30:27-0400,"Sax-son said: It's funny! We all have our quirks and hang ups on how things should be. Just keep the video's coming and we will all have to adapt to whatever production method is used. The information is what is important and should not distract or put a damper on the producers intent. Click to expand... Thank you for that. This is a new project that is funded by myself and thats it. I borrow my friends barber shop when they are closed to film and actually the amount of stuff I have to move already is a 15 minute rearrange in itself. I am very happy that all the feedback has not included my awkwardness in front of the camera haha. This is nothing but a way for me to still contribute to the surf industry after years of being in retail." 208810,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,19,Bighouse,"May 30, 2021",2021-05-30T10:38:07-0400,Did I see a CI twin pin for the next review ? 208811,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,20,Hodaddy81,"May 30, 2021",2021-05-30T10:42:24-0400,"Bighouse said: Did I see a CI twin pin for the next review ? Click to expand... Yes sir. So next episode is Pin Tales haha. CI Twin Pin 7'8 Hailey Pin 9'9 CJ Colapintail" 208812,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,21,Bighouse,"May 30, 2021",2021-05-30T10:50:46-0400,"L Hodaddy81 said: Yes sir. So next episode is Pin Tales haha. CI Twin Pin 7'8 Hailey Pin 9'9 CJ Colapintail Click to expand... Looking forward to it !" 208817,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,22,SMUKES,"May 30, 2021",2021-05-30T11:09:22-0400,"Nice! Surfing's kinda hard to talk about. The Spence seemed to go pretty well, fun ""good day at Rincon"" board ... Then again, what isn't. Take a crack at some wetsuits, you Jersey guys know wetsuits." 208820,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,23,Bighouse,"May 30, 2021",2021-05-30T11:23:28-0400,"SMUKES said: Nice! Surfing's kinda hard to talk about. The Spence seemed to go pretty well, fun ""good day at Rincon"" board ... Then again, what isn't. Take a crack at some wetsuits, you Jersey guys know wetsuits. Click to expand... I only had to pee three times to keep from getting hypothermia!" 208822,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,24,Hodaddy81,"May 30, 2021",2021-05-30T11:29:17-0400,"SMUKES said: Nice! Surfing's kinda hard to talk about. The Spence seemed to go pretty well, fun ""good day at Rincon"" board ... Then again, what isn't. Take a crack at some wetsuits, you Jersey guys know wetsuits. Click to expand... The Spence is a amazing board. It is one of my forever boards for sure." 208823,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,25,DJR,"May 30, 2021",2021-05-30T11:34:15-0400,"Hodaddy81 said: I wish that was my studio. It's a friends barber shop that i use when they are closed. So as far as putting up fabric I unfortunately can't do that. Click to expand... Hodaddy81 said: Yes sir. So next episode is Pin Tales haha. CI Twin Pin 7'8 Hailey Pin 9'9 CJ Colapintail Click to expand... Pin Tales. I like that" 208826,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,26,DJR,"May 30, 2021",2021-05-30T11:44:06-0400,"SMUKES said: Nice! Surfing's kinda hard to talk about. The Spence seemed to go pretty well, fun ""good day at Rincon"" board ... Then again, what isn't. Take a crack at some wetsuits, you Jersey guys know wetsuits. Click to expand... And if doing a piece on suits don't just do warmth, flexibility, etc but also longevity (ie you can really beat the shit outta this and it lasts a good couple of seasons or don't step on the Japanese smooth rubber when getting it off as it tears but is superior otherwise, or wow dried really fast) At any rate keep up the good work" 208828,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,27,Hodaddy81,"May 30, 2021",2021-05-30T11:52:34-0400,"DJR said: And if doing a piece on suits don't just do warmth, flexibility, etc but also longevity (ie you can really beat the shit outta this and it lasts a good couple of seasons or don't step on the Japanese smooth rubber when getting it off as it tears but is superior otherwise, or wow dried really fast) At any rate keep up the good work Click to expand... Thank you. So as far as right now I have FIN CHATS which is based around fins that my buddy Korey from Hydrophile Surf Craft comes up with. I also am working on doing more of my INNERVIEWS which iOS obviously a one on one chat with people in from our tribe. I would love to do wetsuit reviews but the issue is that they are all so good nowadays haha. But all in all I am on the search for good rubber." 208868,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,28,DJR,"May 30, 2021",2021-05-30T18:56:30-0400,"Hodaddy81 said: Thank you. So as far as right now I have FIN CHATS which is based around fins that my buddy Korey from Hydrophile Surf Craft comes up with. I also am working on doing more of my INNERVIEWS which iOS obviously a one on one chat with people in from our tribe. I would love to do wetsuit reviews but the issue is that they are all so good nowadays haha. But all in all I am on the search for good rubber. Click to expand... I'm a big fan of Korey this is my girls Trixies rear Image processing. Refresh page to view" 212016,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,29,Hodaddy81,"Jul 3, 2021",2021-07-03T08:32:59-0400,"Just wanted to keep everyone in the loop with this platform. I recently interviewed Greg Melega of LBI which does a label SeaFairing Wood Craft. In this Inner View I had the pleasure of sitting down with Greg Melega owner of SeaFairing Woodcraft. We discuss vintage boards, environmental issues, and his family lineage on the island of LBI. Thanks for looking. https://www.surfcraftunion.com/all-episodes" 213169,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,30,Hodaddy81,"Jul 13, 2021",2021-07-13T19:19:14-0400,"As promised this is Episode 3 ""Pin Tales"" of 3 For 30. Hope you all enjoy! Surf Craft Reviewed 6'1 Channel IslandsTwin Pin 7'8 TrimCraft Hailey Pin 9'9 CJ Nelson Designs Colapintail https://www.surfcraftunion.com/3-for-30" 213206,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,31,jory,"Jul 14, 2021",2021-07-14T06:10:15-0400,The Haley pin looks fun! How did it feel compared to the outlier? 213208,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,32,Hodaddy81,"Jul 14, 2021",2021-07-14T07:43:30-0400,"jory said: The Haley pin looks fun! How did it feel compared to the outlier? Click to expand... Both boards are completely different both in bottom contours, technology, and outline. I really vibe with the Hailey for sure. I really liked the glider speed it had but also turned from the tail. The fact that the nose is a comfortable outline for stretch 5s really surprised me. Also taking out that middle fin and surfing it with the little side bites made it really fun. As I said in the video the Tri Plane, chimed rails, and low tail rocker make it super fun as a finless alternative. Plus my favorite feature the ability to duck dive it!" 213211,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,33,Macilious,"Jul 14, 2021",2021-07-14T08:36:48-0400,"DUDE I KNOW THAT BARBER SHOP! I got the best cut and beard trim of my life there last summer! My wife was all over me... ""10 years younger!"" Joey is the man. I gotta get back. You are just down the street from me! And I think I owned that EXACT Plastic Fantastic in 2002! Thanks for dropping this in here. I LOVE the idea." 213217,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,34,Hodaddy81,"Jul 14, 2021",2021-07-14T10:00:44-0400,"Macilious said: DUDE I KNOW THAT BARBER SHOP! I got the best cut and beard trim of my life there last summer! My wife was all over me... ""10 years younger!"" Joey is the man. I gotta get back. You are just down the street from me! And I think I owned that EXACT Plastic Fantastic in 2002! Thanks for dropping this in here. I LOVE the idea. Click to expand... So thats my buddies shop that I use when its not open. So I traded two guitars for that PF back in 2012ish? Drove down to LBI area i believe to grab it. Could be yours? Thank you for the kind words" 213226,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,35,Artz,"Jul 14, 2021",2021-07-14T11:31:27-0400,Big thumbs up on episode #3. I have been curious about the Colapintail. By the way. I was impressed with your longboard skills. 213229,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,36,Hodaddy81,"Jul 14, 2021",2021-07-14T11:45:21-0400,"Artz said: Big thumbs up on episode #3. I have been curious about the Colapintail. By the way. I was impressed with your longboard skills. Click to expand... Thanks so much my friend. I am more into the longboard stuff myself." 213233,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,37,SMUKES,"Jul 14, 2021",2021-07-14T12:08:30-0400,Mikey on that twin in good surf is godhead. 213235,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,38,Hodaddy81,"Jul 14, 2021",2021-07-14T12:13:14-0400,"SMUKES said: Mikey on that twin in good surf is godhead. Click to expand... correct." 213239,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,39,skurp,"Jul 14, 2021",2021-07-14T13:41:31-0400,"This is awesome! Such a good format. Been curious about the Twin Pin - great to see some smart content on it. I have a 7'1"" Twin egg that's flat and thick and a great groveler / all rounder but it can't really handle steep stuff, esp backside. Next board I want a twin that's a few inches smaller, a hair more rocker and with more performance rails. Will probably go custom - but have been eyeballing the twin pin. After riding it for a month - how do you think it will handle being stretched // ballooned out to a 6'8"" or 6'9""? Thx" 213282,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,40,Hodaddy81,"Jul 14, 2021",2021-07-14T17:22:51-0400,"skurp said: This is awesome! Such a good format. Been curious about the Twin Pin - great to see some smart content on it. I have a 7'1"" Twin egg that's flat and thick and a great groveler / all rounder but it can't really handle steep stuff, esp backside. Next board I want a twin that's a few inches smaller, a hair more rocker and with more performance rails. Will probably go custom - but have been eyeballing the twin pin. After riding it for a month - how do you think it will handle being stretched // ballooned out to a 6'8"" or 6'9""? Thx Click to expand... Hey bud. Thanks so much for the kind words. I think it's a very cool move about getting it bigger. it definitely has some rocker so it will help with backside surfing and in general handling steeper surf." 213284,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,41,skurp,"Jul 14, 2021",2021-07-14T17:37:16-0400,"Cool - I get a little nervous about stretched-out shortboard outlines - been on a few of them that just weren't ever meant to be bigger than a 6'2"" or whatever." 213290,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,42,fluidworks,"Jul 14, 2021",2021-07-14T18:18:56-0400,"Just watched epi 3 during my lunch break. Best one so far, your sentiments on the colapintail echo my sentiments on the CJ parallax. Works great for what it is but definitely not a magic board. Keep up the good work man." 213301,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,43,Hodaddy81,"Jul 14, 2021",2021-07-14T19:11:43-0400,"fluidworks said: Just watched epi 3 during my lunch break. Best one so far, your sentiments on the colapintail echo my sentiments on the CJ parallax. Works great for what it is but definitely not a magic board. Keep up the good work man. Click to expand... thank you so much. I really appreciate the kind words" 213351,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,44,jory,"Jul 15, 2021",2021-07-15T04:17:15-0400,"skurp said: This is awesome! Such a good format. Been curious about the Twin Pin - great to see some smart content on it. I have a 7'1"" Twin egg that's flat and thick and a great groveler / all rounder but it can't really handle steep stuff, esp backside. Next board I want a twin that's a few inches smaller, a hair more rocker and with more performance rails. Will probably go custom - but have been eyeballing the twin pin. After riding it for a month - how do you think it will handle being stretched // ballooned out to a 6'8"" or 6'9""? Thx Click to expand... I think if you go Custom and the shaper understands what you what it should work great. This is the 6'10 x 21.5 x 2.6 I told you i had ordered. Epoxy glassed, full shortboard concaves in the bottom, paddles great but rails are nicely foiled out. It works so well and is definitely on the performance side rather than the retro Cruise Side of things - it feels like a big short board. sorry thread hijack! Back on topic, I REALLY want a Haley pin now!" 213368,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,45,skurp,"Jul 15, 2021",2021-07-15T11:32:20-0400,"Nice! That looks great. Like that tail, too. Would you say that’s a thumb tail? Another hesitation with a twin pin is the tail in smaller stuff… suspect it’d be hard to pump on: not much of a platform for speed generation. Another board thats appealing is the lane splitter from Christenson. Seems like he’s figured out the best of both from the reviews I’ve read. Not sure that’s worth the $1500 or whatever the hell a custom christenson is gonna cost haha" 213369,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,46,Hodaddy81,"Jul 15, 2021",2021-07-15T11:45:17-0400,"skurp said: Nice! That looks great. Like that tail, too. Would you say that's a thumb tail? Another hesitation with a twin pin is the tail in smaller stuff… suspect it'd be hard to pump on: not much of a platform for speed generation. Another board thats appealing is the lane splitter from Christenson. Seems like he's figured out the best of both from the reviews I've read. Not sure that's worth the $1500 or whatever the hell a custom christenson is gonna cost haha Click to expand... Fully derailed but I have to chime in on this drool fest. This board is not even on Maurice site https://www.realwatersports.com/collections/maurice-cole-reverse-vee-twin-pin" 213370,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,47,skurp,"Jul 15, 2021",2021-07-15T12:03:28-0400,"Hodaddy81 said: Fully derailed but I have to chime in on this drool fest. This board is not even on Maurice site https://www.realwatersports.com/collections/maurice-cole-reverse-vee-twin-pin Click to expand... Haha - Pitching ""Drool Fest"" as the name of your ""Best Of"" episode for the year haha. Reverse Vee Twin - man, I'll bet that thing just screams. Thx for the rec" 213376,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,48,ks77,"Jul 15, 2021",2021-07-15T12:42:59-0400,"skurp said: Haha - Pitching ""Drool Fest"" as the name of your ""Best Of"" episode for the year haha. Reverse Vee Twin - man, I'll bet that thing just screams. Thx for the rec Click to expand... I have one of these Reverse Vee Twins at 7'1"" that I found on CL. It's a really fun board, very fast and I found the marketing pitch about the reverse vee helping to instill confidence on drop-ins to actually be true. Maybe just psychological b/c I read it first, but this board has given me confidence on larger surf as it feels really stable." 213380,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,49,jory,"Jul 15, 2021",2021-07-15T12:59:49-0400,"skurp said: Nice! That looks great. Like that tail, too. Would you say that's a thumb tail? Another hesitation with a twin pin is the tail in smaller stuff… suspect it'd be hard to pump on: not much of a platform for speed generation. Another board thats appealing is the lane splitter from Christenson. Seems like he's figured out the best of both from the reviews I've read. Not sure that's worth the $1500 or whatever the hell a custom christenson is gonna cost haha Click to expand... I think the shape called it a rounded squash but essentially it's the same thing. This was a full custom so I had several phone calls talking the shape over including one after I'd seen the first cut from the machine. Essentially the shaper already had a slightly rounder nosed version. We kept the tail shape like that to give it more low end but pulled the nose for reduced swing weight and aesthetics too if I'm honest. Realistically it's not gonna get used in stand up barrels so I felt a full pin wouldn't gain much and would lose smaller wave drive like you say. Lane splitter looks like it has similar ideas but tops out at 6'0 Back on topic, it'd be interesting to have an episode where you compared all the different mids you've had on." 213382,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,50,skurp,"Jul 15, 2021",2021-07-15T13:43:16-0400,"It would appear he makes them up to 7'4 - https://www.realwatersports.com/collections/christenson-lane-splitter - not as high-priced as I would've thought - but still not great at over $1k. This is the review that piqued my interest in them -" 213386,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,51,jory,"Jul 15, 2021",2021-07-15T14:00:00-0400,"I take it back! It does look fun. CCs performance shapes all work great from what I’ve heard. Cost looks Fine from here. My boards shaper is underpriced and it was the equivalent of $970 with fins." 213389,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,52,skurp,"Jul 15, 2021",2021-07-15T14:36:08-0400,"ks77 said: I have one of these Reverse Vee Twins at 7'1"" that I found on CL. It's a really fun board, very fast and I found the marketing pitch about the reverse vee helping to instill confidence on drop-ins to actually be true. Maybe just psychological b/c I read it first, but this board has given me confidence on larger surf as it feels really stable. Click to expand... Interesting. I have 7'6"" egg as a thruster that's my winter board. Thing feels rock solid in big surf. I bought a twin + trailer set for it - been messing around with it this summer in mushy shoulder high stuff. We'll see if I have the stones come winter to drop in - in that set up when its big. Thing gets up to speed so fast. Do you ever feel out of control, speed-wise, on the twin when it gets big?" 213391,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,53,Planktom,"Jul 15, 2021",2021-07-15T14:54:18-0400,"skurp said: It would appear he makes them up to 7'4 - https://www.realwatersports.com/collections/christenson-lane-splitter - not as high-priced as I would've thought - but still not great at over $1k. This is the review that piqued my interest in them - Click to expand... Nice little board, very reminiscent of a mid-80s Rich Price/Natural Art I once had. Decent review too, but am I the only one who thinks the board looked a bit small for that guy? I'm sure another couple inches would have helped the flow out on the face a bit with no loss of manoeuvrability." 213392,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,54,skurp,"Jul 15, 2021",2021-07-15T15:12:20-0400,"Oh totally - that guy defies physics - he only seems to review shortboards, too. I guess if it's punchy surf and you're an advanced surfer like he is - volume doesn't really matter - board's gonna get going. That's shortboarders, tho - they love attacking the wave and working for that speed. haha. But I agree on length - I think a 6'8-6'10' would be a great sweet spot for that outline. Bringing it back to the topic at hand (sorry!! @Hodaddy81 ) - The CI Twin Pin stock dims go all the way up to 6'9"" - but I'm still a little dubious it would work as intended at that length." 213398,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,55,Planktom,"Jul 15, 2021",2021-07-15T16:05:29-0400,"My line of thinking was more - just because you may be able to ride a certain length/volume, doesn't mean you should. Something was lost when the average shortboard length dropped 5in... the flow and the aesthetic changed I think, and not for the better in many cases. Watching Beau Cram surf the same board is a pleasure, it looks right." 213399,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,56,Planktom,"Jul 15, 2021",2021-07-15T16:30:55-0400,"Sorry for derail @Hodaddy81 ! Great reviews and love the format you use, keep it up." 213537,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,57,JaM,"Jul 16, 2021",2021-07-16T18:00:20-0400,"skurp said: Nice! That looks great. Like that tail, too. Would you say that's a thumb tail? Another hesitation with a twin pin is the tail in smaller stuff… suspect it'd be hard to pump on: not much of a platform for speed generation. Another board thats appealing is the lane splitter from Christenson. Seems like he's figured out the best of both from the reviews I've read. Not sure that's worth the $1500 or whatever the hell a custom christenson is gonna cost haha Click to expand... Hey mate, I loosened up a longfish by getting a set of s wings twin fin set- it came with k2's which were fine but felt tracky. The s wings actually do what the marketing hype says, which was both refreshing and surprising, it feels like the board is 10% faster and on open faced waves roundhouse cutbacks are a dream. A set could certainly open up new lines on a christenson or CI twin pin" 213540,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,58,JaM,"Jul 16, 2021",2021-07-16T18:02:53-0400,"Thanks for the reviews hodaddy81 and for putting yourself out there, really enjoy the shows and the boards you have chosen to review. Any sneak previews of what's coming up?????" 213592,10544,Surf Craft Union Surfboard Review,59,Hodaddy81,"Jul 17, 2021",2021-07-17T08:43:00-0400,"JaM said: Thanks for the reviews hodaddy81 and for putting yourself out there, really enjoy the shows and the boards you have chosen to review. Any sneak previews of what's coming up????? Click to expand... Hey bud. Thanks so much for the kind words. Next episode has a little something for everyone. 5'8 FireWire Glazer. I know I know. But i have to 7'8 Fantastic Acid Paralleler hull 9'8 Tak Model T ""Cali shape"". Should be fun.