sizes of shortboards???

[surf-king]

wat sizes does a shortboard go up to? write bck plz

[dondiemand]

im gonna say 6'7", but im not 100% sure

[IdRatherBeSurfing]

I asked this question not long ago on here .

Shortboards are more of a shape than a length.. My board is 6ft7, others are 6ft10 but are still definitely shortboards

[deathfrog]

nev built a 40 foot shorty

[libby]

I bet Roy has...

[Brent]

I'll take a stab at this. It's not length that defines a shortboard (duh...that's weird!) it's shape.

If a shortboard is a long shortboard (i.e. a mini-gun) it can run up to about 7' or maybe 7'2". After that it's in the twilight zone of gun-land. Rhino Chaser, scary sharp boards that get a guy into trouble etc etc.

If it is wide & stub nosed, it can be a mini-mal from about 6'8" upwards. Less than that and it's an Egg?

Make sense? thought not.

[drowningbitbybit]

Shortboards are more of a shape than a length.. others are 6ft10 but are still definitely shortboards

Copyright Drowningbitbybit, 2005, all rights reserved.

[IdRatherBeSurfing]

Was it you that said that originally???

Words of wisdom - they always stick in my mind!!!

[smokednstoked]

heyyy im looking for a shortboard and wondered what size it should be, im 5 4 and 115 pounds, used to longboard...

[Dec]

I hav a Badlandz/silverback 6'10"..and it looks like a shortboard!?!

but i dont know wether it is one...because its kinda different..IE doesnt snap turn well, paddling is easier and tht stuff

[trails surfing]

heyyy im looking for a shortboard and wondered what size it should be, im 5 4 and 115 pounds, used to longboard...

well i would say you could get away with a 5'8-5'10, but the shorter you jump in board length the more work you will have to put into being able to ride your new board well. i started surfing in sept. 05 on a 7'6 then went to a 6'0 just last month, i'm 5'10 and 160. if you go with a fish you can get a board even smaller then that. if you are the casual surfer then i would go with a board closer to 6'8, and slowly progress to something smaller.

[rana]

wat sizes does a shortboard go up to? write bck plz

Size is 3.2!!!

[EastCoast4Life]

you can search online and pull up size charts and it will tell you exactly what size you should be looking for depending on your skill level. i had a link but its dead now. make sure thats the board you want to start out with(meaning a shortboard) and have the waves to use it on ur not gona have any fun paddlin your ass off tryin to catch thigh waves on a shorty.