Hi all,
I am hoping to hear from those who have had a chance to ride both.
Feel free to post which one you prefer even if you haven't but please include why you'd choose one over the other.
I know there is a price difference but let's look at it from strictly a board vs. board comparison not price tags.
If you have ridden both and comparing please include your weight, ability, etc...
To me it looks like there is a lot more rocker on the Naish. Also, I am not sure that the deck is as flat on the Naish but I could be wrong. If any stores are reading this and have both...please do a photo comparison. Please!
Thanks for taking a look!
OH AND FORGOT TO MENTION I AM SPEAKING OF THE BRUSHED CARBON WP FOR COMPARISON.
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No one????
The new 32LE's just arrived in the country last Friday.. and probably no where else in the world.. Those few that arrived are still on there way to shops..
So I would not expect many people have even paddled them yet.. So IMO it's too early for a question like that.
DJ
Yeh that's a good call DJ. I would say both are great boards and probably a matter of being happy with a choice and get used to it. From my surfing experience you can have too much rocker which can slow a board a little but it loosens it to. I would like to demo the new hokeys but for now Im really happy with the SB 8'2 WP carbon.
Select to expand quoteSaltH20 said..
Hi all,
I am hoping to hear from those who have had a chance to ride both.
Feel free to post which one you prefer even if you haven't but please include why you'd choose one over the other.
I know there is a price difference but let's look at it from strictly a board vs. board comparison not price tags.
If you have ridden both and comparing please include your weight, ability, etc...
To me it looks like there is a lot more rocker on the Naish. Also, I am not sure that the deck is as flat on the Naish but I could be wrong. If any stores are reading this and have both...please do a photo comparison. Please!
Thanks for taking a look!
OH AND FORGOT TO MENTION I AM SPEAKING OF THE BRUSHED CARBON WP FOR COMPARISON.
I haven't surfed the specific boards you mentioned however I have surfed ALOT of boards, wide points included (perks of the job I guess.. hehe)...
Comparing the widepoint and Hokua X32 is like comparing apples to oranges... you're talking about two different boards with two different intended uses. The Hokua, being so progressive with a much more pronouced rocker, comparable to shortboard rockers, is for HIGH PERFORMANCE riding!!
SB Wide points however, from what i've surfed and how they felt, are much more dopey along the wave comparatively speaking. They surf great don't get me wrong, however you can really feel the width in the boards. The board will do what you tell it to, however it wont surf as aggressive as a Starboard Pro, Naish Hokua, JP Surf or Fanatic Prowave will do.
Food for thought.. hope that helps.
