Seems like the comp scene has changed once again in SUP. This time it's no longer the 12'6 switcharoo but the 9ft+ sup longboarding.
i feel like the 9ft + division is the kind of weird.
i get it for travelling purposes but for a longboarding division in SUP it's always going to be 10ft to me.
I don't see the point of having a SUP longboarding division if it's a 50/50 based score on a 9ft board when 80% of the surfing done will be predominantly on the back of the board and 20 % (if lucky) at the front.
It's basically just another sup shortboard style of surfing category. if the boards are 9ft now then the scoring or criteria should be based more on a traditional style of longboarding, if you want a longboarding division in SUP keep it about longboarding.
considering the demographic of most sup surfers 50 - 70 most can't noseride on a 9'0, it's actually super hard in general then add style.
Who made these forever changing scenarios anyway?
Can a proper plan be made for the future of SUP longboarding in a competitive aspect?
If performance longboarding is a division based on a 50/50 scenario the why isn't their a division for traditional longboarding styles for SUP that actually reflects longboarding and not what certain people deem it to be.
The WSL longboarding competition at bells everyone should study.
paddle or not, that's longboarding.
and that's how it's scored in competitions in 2025.
Yep, keep it traditional, I'll still be ridding 10s, there was a reason the big boards made a comeback, they are f#$&@ing fun to surf. Keep moving the goal posts and people will be divided and loose interest.
