shortboard length changes

General Discussion
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first off, sorry if this subject has been beaten to death somewhere. I did some searches but didn’t find an exact answer.

here’s the question. I have a 6’2" Dick Brewer P7 model (18 3/8" x 2 3/16") http://www.epoxysurfboards.com/brewerP7.shtml For shoulder high plus waves its great, but feels too long in anything smaller. (I’m 5"10", 146 lbs) Without going to a fuller template shortboard w/ semi boxy rails (the Brewer RBF), how much shorter a board is needed to notice a change? 1" doesn’t seem like it would do much, but I don’t want a 5’6" or something absurd like that either. My thought is a 6’0.5" x 18.45" x 2.25", slightly wider nose and slightly less entry rocker. Maybe I’m splitting hairs? Thanks.

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2" length changes up or down are usually the standard towards hunting and pecking your way towards nirvana.

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2 " is about right . . . with the nose you can keep it the same; wider noses is that much more to swing around.

I’m roughly the same weight, more 150 ish at 5’6 . . . my go to weapons for standard good wave thrusters are boards are 5’11 . My shortwaves are 5’9 - 5’10 wider and thicker with flattened rocker.

Also you could experiment . . . my close to magic board is a 5’10 19" wide vehicle.

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hiroprotagonist,

cool. thanks.