All those mids are on the shorter side of the game. If you wanna go longer, there's a very versatile option for the ones who are not affraid of tuflite boards: the takayama egg. Very forgiving, easy to handle from the center, short radius turn from the tail, hold very well in hollow surf, and easy paddling. Short, a very good light board for aging surfers. From small impredictible beach break to over head hollow point. A mix of short and longboard.
This is a great list, what is so critical that nobody covers on the mid lengths is duck diving capabilities when its bigger out? Which out of this list is going to be the most capable to duck if you were comparing the same size board and weight of rider?
Always a tough one when talking boards of this size as nothing is going to be super easy to duckdive simply due to the size and volume of the boards we're looking at. In theory boards with a bit of extra nose rocker and more pulled in noses will be easier to scoop under the waves though. Out of this particular list the Broken Arrow, Mid Strength and Mid 6 were the easiest to duck dive
As a Mid6 owner, I got the 7'0, I'm use to riding a 7'2 C I. Water hog and I wish I would've gotten the Mid6 in the 7'6. I love the 7'0 but I wish I had a lil more board. And I'm 51, 5'10 about 170lbs
Lib tech crowd killer is the one for those who want a mid length that performs the closest to a shortboard in the pocket and better waves. They feel much like a good PU board with their weight despite having a waterproof core. Great for travelling as they are difficult to ding. Takes a lot of the worry out of rough handling on planes, boats etc.
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All those mids are on the shorter side of the game.
If you wanna go longer, there's a very versatile option for the ones who are not affraid of tuflite boards: the takayama egg. Very forgiving, easy to handle from the center, short radius turn from the tail, hold very well in hollow surf, and easy paddling. Short, a very good light board for aging surfers. From small impredictible beach break to over head hollow point. A mix of short and longboard.
Thanks for the recommendation, I loved the Takayama Scorpion so I’ve added the Egg onto my list of board to test! 🤙
This is a great list, what is so critical that nobody covers on the mid lengths is duck diving capabilities when its bigger out? Which out of this list is going to be the most capable to duck if you were comparing the same size board and weight of rider?
Always a tough one when talking boards of this size as nothing is going to be super easy to duckdive simply due to the size and volume of the boards we're looking at. In theory boards with a bit of extra nose rocker and more pulled in noses will be easier to scoop under the waves though.
Out of this particular list the Broken Arrow, Mid Strength and Mid 6 were the easiest to duck dive
The Rincón and The Ova. Both the best boards
Agreed, both heaps of fun!
As a Mid6 owner, I got the 7'0, I'm use to riding a 7'2 C I. Water hog and I wish I would've gotten the Mid6 in the 7'6. I love the 7'0 but I wish I had a lil more board. And I'm 51, 5'10 about 170lbs
Thanks for your feedback Larry - always good to have input from others 😊🤙
Shame there isn’t many videos on the interceptor yet! Looks really fun, hopefully some reviews soon….
Hoping to get my hands on one for long enough to do a full review soon!
Cant wait!@@StokedForTravel
Full length review of the dhd interceptor would be awesome
It’s in the to do list! 😊🤙
Great to hear, keep up the great work
Hey! Great vid. Between these boards is there one that stands out as being the best for beginners?
I’d say the Cape Collective Midaway, Harley Ingleby Moe or the Ova (all in slightly longer lengths) would be a solid choice 😊
@@StokedForTravel Thank u 🤙
@@tbaart4428 no worries! Let me know which one you go for and how you get on!
@@StokedForTravel Midway is on sale but might be hard to get cuz I live in California 😕
@@tbaart4428 ah yeah they only ship in Oz unfortunately!
great video as always! whats your take on libtech surfboards, specifically for traveling?
Thanks heaps, glad you enjoyed it! The Libtech build is solid as and ideal for travelling! Really surprised it didn’t take off more to be honest
Lib tech crowd killer is the one for those who want a mid length that performs the closest to a shortboard in the pocket and better waves. They feel much like a good PU board with their weight despite having a waterproof core. Great for travelling as they are difficult to ding. Takes a lot of the worry out of rough handling on planes, boats etc.
@@petewebb5149 thanks bud! Lucky me, as i actually bought the crowd killer in Jan 😉
@@petewebb5149 thanks for the recommendation Peter!