I'm come around to this design for a daily driver that can also handle nice sized barrels. I remember seeing some of the older guys when I was younger riding these. They were tearing the wave apart and getting barreled. That wide tail seems like it would hold you back on the bigger days but Nugget fanatics say the rolled bottom help control the tail and make it stick to the wave. I also like that McCoy says this is a board to ride at more volume and you don't have to worry about sizing it perfectly like all the other boards. Does anyone have any experience riding these boards and what they handle? Is there still a way to get the board directly from McCoy and not surftech? Thanks.
I actually agree- I have seen and heard the same thing. I'm all about a board like that- once in a while I see a surftech on Craigslist, but usually doesn't last long. One guy I used to surf with rode one for years and always loved it... But he could ride anything well lol It's funny- cause when you look at the outline of the board it doesn't seem like it would do well in heavier waves... But amazingly they do!
Interesting read (if anyone on here actually likes reading about surfing) http://surfboardagency.com/mccoy-surfboards/
I rode a Zap back as a kid, and from that, came all of his other board models. The design concept is valid, and the boards work. In my experience, they don't really come alive until about 4-5', and don't feel anything like a thruster. More like a single fin on steroids, with more the performance of a twin or typical relaxed rocker, all-arounder shortboard, but the ease of riding a single. Super loose and responsive, and super fast.
Thanks. That's good to hear someone riding one of his boards. It looks like you would need some big ass fins to hold in that tail or does the bottom belly of the board take care of that?
Believe it or not... the bottom and rails are a huge factor that determine hold on all of McCoy's designs. Noserider design is similar, in that a bigger rail radius, with no edge, or a very soft, very tucked edge, creates "suction" that assists the fins. A domed bottom does a similar thing... keeps the water attached to the board for longer.
Does that domed bottom bleed speed and it's why it's not ideal in smaller waves? Can this board keep up with the typical fast steep walls we get?
