3 reasons you need a MID-LENGTH SURFBOARD

Surfboard designs and trends seem to run through fashion-style cycles in which the every day consumer, you and me, unknowingly find ourselves swept up.

What I’m enjoying about the last twelve months is that practicality has been a large driver behind the alternative crafts dominating the market at the moment; namely, people are switching out their high performance shortboards for puffed up twinnies or, the subject of this video, mid-length boards.

Today I want to explore 3 reasons Why Mid Lengths Have Taken Over the surfboard market and have a chat with some well known experts along the way.

[AndrewWorkshop]

Awesome video 👍. Totally agree, going from a large board down to a smaller one, really improved my surfing when i started SUP surfing and then went back to my regular boards. Also how timely, just shaping a midlength!

[ReconMan]

Cool video, I love my mid-length GW (local shaper)! I agree with you that surfing a mid-length is a great tool for improving my surfing once I get back to my shortboard. I think it improves a number of ways, for one the wave count is much higher on my mid-length during summer surf, two it is a beast to turn and rip on but once the waves get better it really cleans up my turns on my shortboard and makes them effortless. Finally it improves my duck diving technique a 7'6" is a beast to duck dive so when I get back on my 6'4: it feels so much easier. Great video!

[martinbolz]

I recently purchased a 7’1 Stacey Ohlson Twin and it is one of the most fun boards I’ve ever had in my 35 years of surfing! I also ride a 5’9 Lost Round Nose Fish and a 6’3 Stacey Lab Rat but I can’t get off the Ohlson Twin! It catches everything with ease and it’s super fast and surprisingly maneuverable! 🔥🤙🏽

[darrenc]

Great vid Kale .. was in the market for a mid length board and the this hit the nail, right on the head 🤙🏽🤙🏽🏄🏽‍♂️

[Johnburkex]

Really great video - and agree with all the others who are interested in a Mid-length review. I saw Devon Howards CI-mids on a video and bought one of the first ones off the rack - two years ago and absolutely loved it - it seems to be at its best in bigger stuff over groveller days and I think it has improved my surfing. Before that i had a Takayuki Scorpion for 10years+ and it was a great way to transition from long to shorter boards. It has a huge wide nose so it is less likely to be a go to on hollow waves - I would really like to see what you think of those boards versus the Seaside and beyond. Thanks for all your great videos - my 10yr old son can’t get enough of them

[benfrench]

I have a 6”10 soul evo 2 I bought last summer and it’s been a joy to ride every time I’ve had it

[niekvanwensen]

I love retro/egg boards cuz they paddle so easy, still are maneuverable and just look so stylish especially on big waves

[juanchaxx]

hey dude! this is amazing, keep going at it without sponsors, regular folks (like myself) need objective reviews from everyday surfers!
I have yet to own a brand new board, but I love the 2 that I have. My performance/everyday board is a 6'0'' Annesley Fun and I love how versatile it is on all waves I've ridden. Then I got the small wave board, which is a 5'8'' Modern Highline. While both boards offer plenty of volume (I live in Argentina and the waves are not as powerful as you'd find in the Pacific), the Annesley is an amazing board, super fun to ride, turns like a mofo, and the Highline has that sweet rounded square tail that helps a bunch when trying to catch weaker (or smaller) waves.
I'm still in the early stages of intermediate surfing and I live in the city (over 500km from the nearest beach) so I ride my surfskate everyday. I've owned quite a few of these babies and ended up building a nice little zombie with a wide deck, long enough for my stance (I'm 178cm tall), regular 70mm longboard wheels, Waterborne surf and rail adapters, Thunder trucks front truck (it's a 145mm skateboard truck) and a 180mm longboard truck in the back (so as to simulate the hold you get from having the fins on a surfboard).

[dennybreese]

I have the FireWire Seaside & Beyond 7’2” and I love it!

[antoinesav]

I love my Volume Shapes Mid length (VUI) 7'4 - Great summer board and plenty of fun

[kylewattssurfing]

Awesomeness awesomeness awesomeness!!! It would be nice to see you do a comparison between different types of mid-length surfboard; high performance, versus your twin fin, versus a thruster mid-length surfboard and so on... Thanks!!!

[jkanful]

This is funny. I was just talking with my friend about getting a 'mid length'. I only have short boards. I don't long board at all but as i get older I'm wanting to try out a mid length. Perfect video

[steveteeceebee]

Nice analysis.I have a 6'6", 7'4" and a 9'.Mid length works.

[CLewsViews]

Convinced I usually only surf river waves but I'm going to get a mid-length just cause now. Thanks Kale!

[Oliwolf]

Perfect timing. I was just thinking of shaping my own midlength soon. I'm super pumped to shape my first board, and step down from my 8ft foamie!

[terenceingram]

I have a 6'8 Chilli Mid Strength and love it. Ridden it from shin high waves to double overhead. Great board. It's also a very easy transition from riding shorter boards. I think that transition is key for enjoyment. I find it feels familiar but just longer. I suspect that this is not the case with all mid lengths. I think a Mid Length shootout would be interesting.

[stormsurfin]

I have a 7'5" Lovelace V.Bowls (single fin, hull shaped board) I purchased because I knew it was a quality board (got an incredible deal too) even though it doesn't fit my style of surfing. I've had it a couple of years now, and its forced me to be more fluid in my surfing. Before I purchased this board, I had a 7'6" Machado Seaside and Beyond (double concave quad) that is the perfect fit to my style of surfing, I love surfing rail to rail. I broke this board after owning it for only a month (LFT doesn't belong in Hawaii). With the V.Bowls, I can take off real early or super deep and late, speed through sections most boards can't make, and best of all, paddle hard and make it outside for what's a cleanup set for everyone else. All in all, the best board to surf is the one you have with you!

[michaelbrett]

Definitely do a mid-length review. I was slagged off my my friends for buying a Seaside and beyond when it was first launched, but many of them are turning to the darkside now. Great boards to have in the quiver. So many on the market now. A comparison test would be very worthwhile.

[projectfunner]

Riding a libtech pickup sticks 7’6 and love it

[charlesbarnett]

Always learn something from your videos Kale. Cheers.