Dilemma between boards

General Discussion
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i kinda got a dilemma as far as what to get for my next board. i want something that will give me good paddling with earlier take offs and holding power. My 5’9 swallow tail shorty officially sucks in anything over chest high and powerful beachbreak. Im 5’4 120 pounds. Im competent among the people i surf with as far as skill goes (cutbacks,snaps,barrels,bottom and top turns). The board would be for anything that my 5’9 cannot handle.(head high + barreling+and ripping offshores where paddling speed is important)

----thanks in advance…tom

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you cant go wrong with a round pin. Maybe a 6’2 x 18 in your case.

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go to the channel islands website and look at the K-StepUp board…is halfway between a std shortie and a semi-gun.

I built one from EPS/Epoxy but with a little more rounded tail (thumb tail) rather than round-pinny…

Just about any narrower pulled in board would work better than your 5’9…