Hayden Midlength Glider

[Chilly Willy]

I have a buddy that is salivating over a Haydenshapes Midlength Glider. Anyone have experience with it? Any fin recommendations? (Probably going with a 2+1 configuration.)
https://www.haydenshapes.com/collections/mid-length-glider/products/mid-length-glider-futures-2-1

 

[Surfnfish]

lot to like about those shapes...pulled tail and fin cluster is fairly clustered, so be easy to overfin.....depending on model length, 6" to 7" Dale Dobson with TA .3.25" sidebites...

 

[Veterano]

Make sure he gets the Asian built model. I heard it's better.

 

[Planktom]

Great oxymoron; 'mid-length glider'?

 

[Planktom]

Outline looks like a mid nineties Paul Hutchinson Bear performance mini-mal, not necessarily a bad thing.

As Hutcho is still shaping, I would personally go to him - he handshaped hundreds of those and they work great

 

[Chilly Willy]

lot to like about those shapes...pulled tail and fin cluster is fairly clustered, so be easy to overfin.....depending on model length, 6" to 7" Dale Dobson with TA .3.25" sidebites...

Thanks! I think she pulled the trigger on a 7'7". So maybe on the smaller side with the center fin?

 

[Surfnfish]

Thanks! I think she pulled the trigger on a 7'7". So maybe on the smaller side with the center fin?

6" would be a good call...and a Futures Performance LB fin is another good choice for 2+1 set-up, one of my fave's....with either 6" just stick a set of Future SB1 sidebites in and good to go...

 

[jory]

Great oxymoron; 'mid-length glider'?

Lengths start at 6’7, like totally huge board bro,

Be interested to know what the appeal of this for your friends was over all the other choices in the US for a nice (fashionable) “mid length”

Price? Brand loyalty? Availability?

Or just better marketing than Mitsven?

 

[Chilly Willy]

Lengths start at 6’7, like totally huge board bro,

Be interested to know what the appeal of this for your friends was over all the other choices in the US for a nice (fashionable) “mid length”. Price? Brand loyalty? Availability?

Hahaha... just like the shortboarder the other day who saw me with my 7'4" and said it was dying down a bit, but I'd probably still get lots of waves with my longboard. Everything is relative.

I think all of the above were considerations (not the marketing aspect) -- shortboarding background, budding intrigue about benefits of longer boards, and past success with their various offerings. I'm just glad she resisted the urge to go with something in the 6' range. (You cant really expect wildly different results with generally the same sort of craft.) You know how it goes though -- sometimes you just get stoked about a certain board and the heart wants what it wants. I haven't heard much about it but will be interested to see it go and maybe try a couple waves on it.

 

[Chilly Willy]

6" would be a good call...and a Futures Performance LB fin is another good choice for 2+1 set-up, one of my fave's....with either 6" just stick a set of Future SB1 sidebites in and good to go...

Perfect. I'll pass along the info. Thanks!!