with all this talk of mini mals i thought ,
hell weiry stop thinking of the future and lets visit the past, yep lets go back way back like 30years ago and get a mini mal.
they didnt work then "never short enough and never long enough"so why are peeps on here getting them now.
whats so different now.
my thoughts
compared to a short board
more vol for the chunky arses.
more length for the unfit or poor paddler.
more width for the challenged surfer.
compared to a longboard
less nose riding time.
less cross stepping.
less trim and glide.
please wise ones of the breeze help me.
I'm one of the chunky blokes you speak of - well past surfing a modern SB, but I'm not quite ready to give up and move full time to an LB (although I enjoy them in waist high summer fun). Personally, mid length boards have enabled me to keep my wave count up against all the 19 & 20yo metro surf punks, and still throw it around and come off the lip.
Whilst some claim they sit in "no man's land" I say they sit right in the middle... All things being equal, I prefer to surf my fat blokes 7'3" rather than my 9'1" HP LB.
Whatever keeps you in the waves 
I'm with you GPA..
Like ..30 years ago...surprise surprise
..We were 30 years younger with a bit more fitness and maybe for some..less weight.
I ride Long and Mid..whatever suits the surf on the day.
You can still get on the tip on a good midlength... or surf off the tail...maybe a Mid Length forum needed ?
Horses for courses ....,but my experience (or sheer lack there of), mid lengths have a place.
I freakin love my 7'2 ... go to board when the break "fattens" up a little and still has some size in it.
Still quick down the line, can pump for speed and still ride it top to bottom and NOT a mission to paddle back out as I can still duck dive it
As Simondo quoted Asea "I just wanna ride 'em all!" .............. giddyup
I don't think you can discount the mini mal. Thousands have learned on mini mals and lots of shapers would say the mini mal is their bread and butter.
For many learning to surf on a longboard is daunting as they look so big when you are first looking so a mini mal fits the bill.
Plus if your board is 4 ft, 6 ft, 10 ft if you are getting waves and sharing the love, its all good.
Select to expand quoteDARTH said...
Carver 
A drink in Fiji that turns all LB riders into "big wave daves" on boogie boards ....
Select to expand quoteCuttlefish said...
Carving...
the mid length's are sweet for carves.
Sweet vid
Cuttlefish -what do you reckon the length of that is ?
Another example of a truly gifted surfer can ride anything!
Select to expand quoteDARTH said...
Carver
Yes but theres better mids out now,its a fast moving world
6'6" x 19&3/4" x 2&7/8".
I'm getting a board made right now that's got the kind of lines Rasta is drawing on those waves in mind.
It'll have some more nose and tail rocker, double concaved with a V spine down the centre and quad plugs only.
6'6" X 21&1/2" X 2&7/8".
Shaped Tuesday and being glassed today. Should be sanded and polished early next week and be in my mitts by the end of the week.
Select to expand quoteSUPDOC said...
Another example of a truly gifted surfer can ride anything!
Yes he could ride a door better than most. Imagine how much he would ripped that place to pieces on a SB
Select to expand quoteTed the Kiwi said... SUPDOC said...
Another example of a truly gifted surfer can ride anything!
Yes he could ride a door better than most. Imagine how much he would ripped that place to pieces on a SB
Or with a leg rope
Select to expand quoteCuttlefish said...
6'6" x 19&3/4" x 2&7/8".
I'm getting a board made right now that's got the kind of lines Rasta is drawing on those waves in mind.
It'll have some more nose and tail rocker, double concaved with a V spine down the centre and quad plugs only.
6'6" X 21&1/2" X 2&7/8".
Shaped Tuesday and being glassed today. Should be sanded and polished early next week and be in my mitts by the end of the week.
Look forward to the pics!
Great answer GPA and if it works for you well and good.
i'm not a hater just a none believer.
Select to expand quoteSUPDOC said... Cuttlefish said...
Carving...
the mid length's are sweet for carves.
Sweet vid
Cuttlefish -what do you reckon the length of that is ?
Another example of a truly gifted surfer can ride anything!
i wouldnt call that mid length,maybe mid length shape but not length.hey he might be 6'9"
the mid length's are sweet for carves.
so are 9footers, and thats my point
Select to expand quoteMacaha said...
^ you tell them Prez
hey hahahahaha the way things are going ill be the only one in this room riding a longboard.
Select to expand quoteweiry said... Macaha said...
^ you tell them Prez
hey hahahahaha the way things are going ill be the only one in this room riding a longboard.
all good mate my new shortboard is 903
Select to expand quoteMacaha said... weiry said...
Macaha said...
^ you tell them Prez
hey hahahahaha the way things are going ill be the only one in this room riding a longboard.
all good mate my new shortboard is 903
thank god i was about to cast you into limbo with the others
Select to expand quoteweiry said...
with all this talk of mini mals i thought ,
hell weiry stop thinking of the future and lets visit the past, yep lets go back way back like 30years ago and get a mini mal.
they didnt work then "never short enough and never long enough"so why are peeps on here getting them now.
whats so different now.
my thoughts
compared to a short board
more vol for the chunky arses.
more length for the unfit or poor paddler.
more width for the challenged surfer.
compared to a longboard
less nose riding time.
less cross stepping.
less trim and glide.
please wise ones of the breeze help me.
Weiry,
That NPJ Rasta was riding was a huge amount of foam compared to the short, super foiled out Gary McNeill boards he rides.
Re the original post;
One could insert similar sentiments about many hp longboard riders here:
compared to a short board
more vol for the chunky arses.
more length for the unfit or poor paddler.
more width for the challenged surfer.
compared to a traditional longboard
less nose riding time.
less cross stepping (maybe).
less trim and glide.
There's plenty of longboarders primarily choose a longboard as a wave catching crutch.
There's also plenty of shortboarders who think you're on a wave catching crutch if your're not sunk up to your pecs while waiting for a wave.
Plenty of surfers not happy about what other people choose to ride.
Insert forehead slap here!
someone once told me 7' - 8' mid length boards are just 666ers with out the paddles.
buy the way the the term 666 is used in the long room for you know why.
im using the term 88 insted of mid length boards in the longroom now.
88 reminds me of little jelly belly's and the length of these contraptions + the bingo call two fat ladies.
be gone with 88ers back to limbo.
Select to expand quoteCuttlefish said...
weiry said...
with all this talk of mini mals i thought ,
hell weiry stop thinking of the future and lets visit the past, yep lets go back way back like 30years ago and get a mini mal.
they didnt work then "never short enough and never long enough"so why are peeps on here getting them now.
whats so different now.
my thoughts
compared to a short board
more vol for the chunky arses.
more length for the unfit or poor paddler.
more width for the challenged surfer.
compared to a longboard
less nose riding time.
less cross stepping.
less trim and glide.
please wise ones of the breeze help me.
Weiry,
One could insert similar sentiments about many hp longboard riders here:
compared to a short board
more vol for the chunky arses.
more length for the unfit or poor paddler.
more width for the challenged surfer.
compared to a traditional longboard
less nose riding time.
less cross stepping (maybe).
less trim and glide.
There's plenty of longboarders primarily choose a longboard as a wave catching crutch.
There's also plenty of shortboarders who think you're on a wave catching crutch if your're not sunk up to your pecs while waiting for a wave.
Insert forehead slap here!
again I'm right.
anything an 88 can do a longboard can
Waiting for my new 8ft from RG , looking forward to getting on it in a few weeks, ride a 6/7 at the moment and struggle a bit as I'm getting in. My late fifties , and I think the mid length is the way to go
Is this now the mid-length room where mid length discussions can be had at whatever length we want. We do need a mid length room don't we? One about 5'x'5'x5' would be nice, that's about mid length isn't it. Preferably blue, not the duck egg blue noo..you know a blue to remind us of the sea, helps the concentration I'm told.
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Waiting for my new 8ft from RG , looking forward to getting on it in a few weeks, ride a 6/7 at the moment and struggle a bit as I'm getting in. My late fifties , and I think the mid length is the way to go
I see your point however I skipped a few decades during my evolution
Select to expand quoteweiry said...
so did mini mals ever go
I have to disagree with MCHenry here - I think mini mals are the worse boards ever produced. Seen a few good ones but most lack volume and do nothing but encourage kooks into the surf They are responsible for the crowds n should be banned !!!!
I have been been a slow adopter but 88s are growing on me.
What a crock of sh1te- a mid length room.
If a surfer can,t see the point in having different length surfboards he needs a help room
