Anyone surfed JP Surf Pro 8'10 and 8'6?

I started on the JP 9' 2" Surf wood edition a while back when I was learning. After a winter I bought the JP 8' 10"Pro edition. Like you there really was no stability issues for me(75kgs) and I found the 8' 10" that bit more manoeuvrable and comfortable in most conditions. After less than a year on this board I managed to trade The 8' 10" for the 2015 8' 6". I certainly noticed the difference in this scaling down as the smaller board is tippy to a certain degree on the rails but if you can counteract it in time comes back OK. Performance wise it is an excellent vehicle which takes off just as well when catching a wave and has a real small board feel. The board is ideally suited to clean, glassy, to offshore conditions where surge and chop are absent. It works well in breaks where the surf is limited to breaking in confined areas rather than over 'a big playing field', the reason being that glide to get you from A to B is not as good as the bigger versions. With my current ability I would not go any smaller now(unless I were going to Indo), and for that reason I have bought a 9' 2"pro model as well as the 8' 10" to use on the big less perfect days. The 8' 6" JP 2015 is a great board and I can't wait until they make similar modifications to the bigger models. Hope this helps!

Thanks for all the info, great stuff as always. I didn't get to surf the 8'10 so will try and get a go later this week to see the difference, if it gives me the performance Im looking for I guess theres no point struggling on the 8'6.

I went from the 8'10" to the 2013 8'6" which are the same shape and now the new 8'6" which I have found quite a bit tippier due to more pulled in nose and tail, but is a lot looser due to more rocker.
I'm around the 87 kg Mark.

I am 92kg and pretty comfortable in all conditions on the 8'10 JP Pro.
Personally I wouldn't go down to the 8'6 unless I was surfing once or twice a week or in buff conditions.
It never pays to go too small in my book.
I recently competed in the Scotts Head event and got through to the finals on my 8'10 Speed. As it was small I went down to the 8'5 in the final heat and kept missing out on the better sets that were going all the way into the beach. Lesson learnt. If in doubt go bigger!

So i just tried out the 2014 jp 8'6 surf in clean 2 to 3' beachbreaks there was a little chop but on the 8'2 widebody could have fell asleep in between waves but on the 8'6 it was a bit more challenging. Was quite a bit more tippy side to side the biggest challenge was the nose or tail sinking quickly which never happens on the wb. Glad i didn't go the 8'2 surf or even the 8'6 2015 which is thined out more than the 14 model. Think it will take a few more sessions to be comfortable than i thought but definitely doable. On the wave its so different to the widebody. No slide of the bottom turn. Can turn it up the face into the lip and it comes down fast. Way better on late take offs too can drop in driving on the front foot like a shortboard not having to try to pull the nose up mal style on the widebody.will be the go to board especially when it get a bit more powerful.

Sorry video was set on private hopfully works now. Thanks for the heads up Kami

Quick Update on this topic incase anyone was in the same boat as me looking at the 8'6.

After spending a couple of months getting used to the 8'10 and loving it I couldn't pass up the opportunity when an 8'6 came up for sale.

Long story short I have now found my favourite SUP ever in the 8'6, I was actually really surprised how easy the transition was, sure its a little harder in the wind and chop but not so much that it ruins a session and the performance on the wave more than makes up for it.

After worrying about whether I would be able to use the 8'6 its now my goto board in just about all conditions and am now looking at the 8'2 so if anyones got one for sale please let me know as Im super keen.

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