what board for $350.00

(tride) · (tride) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 02-17-2011, 5:52 AM

Looking to buy a new board for around $350.00 what sould i be looking at?
boat wave is a supra my weight is 175lbs
looking for a good board to do spin's on, would like to stay on a surf style.
current board is a cwb tsunami.

how about a inland surfer squirt is this board any good?
thank's for any input!!

(duffymahoney) · (duffymahoney) **Join Date: Sep 2008** 02-17-2011, 8:22 AM

Go used, lots of much better boards that are used in that price range

(tride) · (tride) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 02-17-2011, 9:22 AM

Like what?
give me some name's to look for please...
Thank You

(duffymahoney) · (duffymahoney) **Join Date: Sep 2008** 02-17-2011, 9:50 AM

If you want to spin and do more skate style tricks I would say something like a phase 5 board.

http://www.phase5boards.com/boards_new.shtml

(sailing216) · (sailing216) **Join Date: Oct 2007** 02-17-2011, 11:18 AM

Sounds like you want a hybrid board.

Think a used TWP Comp X or Squirt.

(duffymahoney) · (duffymahoney) **Join Date: Sep 2008** 02-17-2011, 11:31 AM

TWP= The Walker Project fyi.

(wakemitch) · (wakemitch) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 02-17-2011, 6:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tride

Looking to buy a new board for around $350.00 what sould i be looking at?
boat wave is a supra my weight is 175lbs
looking for a good board to do spin's on, would like to stay on a surf style.
current board is a cwb tsunami.

how about a inland surfer squirt is this board any good?
thank's for any input!!

you say that you want to stay on a surf style board, but that you are currently riding a CBW Tsunami. The CWB Tsunami, is a skim style board.

so do you want to stay on a skim or try a surf style board?
$350 is a tough number because you are still dealing with compression molded boards. It will be easier to find real skim style boards close to that price, but real surf style boards will be tougher to find.
For a brand new board for $350 the best board out there is the Inland Surfer Squirt. It is compression molded, but works extremely well.

(Woody) · (Woody) **Join Date: Mar 2010** 02-18-2011, 2:51 AM

Here's a Triple X for $350. Maybe someone can give their opinion on it. I think I've seen them cheaper on Ebay.

https://www.triplexsurfandskim.com/W...kesurfers_c35/

(tride) · (tride) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 02-18-2011, 5:50 AM

I didn't know the cwb tsunami was a skim style board.
what is the differance between a surf and a skim.
I'm looking for something that I can spin and slash the wake?
keep the info coming please....
Thank You..

(wakemitch) · (wakemitch) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 02-18-2011, 11:15 AM

Tony, you can spin and slash on any board. Skim boards are thin and usually have one small fin. Skim boards are very easy to spin. Surf boards are thicker and have two or more large fins. Surf boards have more drive which helps with air tricks, but they are a bit harder to spin than skims. Drew Danielo and Keenan Flegel ride skim style boards. James Walker and Chase Hazen ride Surf style boards.

(tride) · (tride) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 02-18-2011, 1:01 PM

Thank's Mitch.
would I be better going with a skim or a surf style for my $350 price range...
Way 2 many board's the pick from.... I don't have a way to demo anyother board's...
I don't mind my cwb tsunami, just looking for something that is quicker turning and more fun.
I can spin 360's on the tsunami. just looking to step it up some!!!

(wakemitch) · (wakemitch) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 02-18-2011, 1:23 PM

if you like the Tsunami and can do 360s on it you should stick with a skimboard. i ride a calibrated skim and i love it. it is very responsive and doesn't take any effort to keep with the wake.

Tony, check your messages