Just yesterday Leogarto Burt came to visit me at Monkey Cove while working on a wave he broke out his new HP5 Surfboard. Right away I noticed how cool looking this board is. It has a great thick feel too without a bulky feel and shape that looks fast just sitting there in the water.
The performance of this board is in a word Awesome! The feel and ability to make razor sharp cutbacks is amazing. As far as animation goes he’s nailed it! The animation changes when cutting back into and up the waves with your AV maintaining balance just like you would in RL surfing.
Although the board has some modifications to be completed I really enjoyed the experience it’s definitely a really fun ride. I didn’t have an opportunity to explore the features of the board but there are a few key elements I noticed within seconds.
First there's is virtually no belly time while interacting with the wave you spring to your feet almost immediately. The second observation is that the board has better control then the HP4 boards. Some new riders have had expressed difficulty in the “touchy” nature of the HP4, I can assure you there is a great balance between the old and new here.
New and experienced surfers alike will love this board.
The HP5 board will be tested at the next Associacao Brasileira de Surf no SL event and then go on sale later in April.
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I've been looking forward to these new boards for sometime, seriously can't wait to get my hands on one :)
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