SHINN SPEEDBALL W 18 LENGTH 132 WIDTH 47 FINS 58MM CONCAVE 55MM OUTLINE FIN TO FIN RAIL 100MM 2X STANCE WIDTH 3 X OPEN CLOSE STANCE 2 DIMENSIONAL 3.5 MM THICK RAILS WEIGHT 3.6 KG FULLY DRESSEDKYLakeKiter wrote:Does anyone have the actual dimensions of the board? I see the two sizes W16 and W 18. I am guessing that is width in inches, so about 41cm (ish) and almost 46cm. I also saw one of the flex explainations on the site showing a 130cm length. Just curious.
bigwave wrote:Well, I am one of the original reviewers of the Shinn Speedball a month or so back. I was not going to respond to this post. First off, I have told everyone who is interested( yes I sell Shinn boards) that the Speedball is a board you want to try before you buy. Unlike the original OP, hopefully you will ride the appropriate size,powered up and for more than 15min to get a good appreciation of the board.Westozzy wrote:Well this is going well gentlemen!
As for some of the assumptions the original poster says about riders abilities, please, you dont know my abilities or background to question anyones riding. When we were an OR dealer I rode a Mako for over a year(when the first model came out) and have no issues riding that style of board. I admire the love and loyalty to the Mako that the riders have.
Try a Speedball if you can, specially if you ride a Mako(or any TT), Hopefully you will enjoy it and have what everyone on the water wants ...FUN!!!!
I've got an Oxygen also and the back foot does get worked a bit with the 47cm width.Manuel V wrote:.Right now I have a Epic Oxygen (135x47) for light wind and the Oxygen
Needs to be ride with more pressure in the back foot and likes to be run more flat.
I'm more comfortable with board that the foot distribution is 50/50
Last year I had an Epic Oxygen as my LW board. I tried the Speedball W18 for few hours in March and it is not a LW board (at least in my definition of LW...less then 10knots). I can almost ride in as little wind with my Monk Forever 134X42 than the Speedball W18! The speedball is a fun board that is really quick to turn, I mean you can really make very aggressive turning. It perform also very well in chop and waves. For the rest I prefer my Monk Forever. I think the Speedball could be a good first board because it have a very large wind range...or a third one for someone who already have a LW board and small TT but want something different. Because it is very different in all aspect. You really need to try one for 1+ hrs before you can say if you like it or not.Manuel V wrote:The W18 looks like a light wind TT option for me at 73kg.
Right now I have a Epic Oxygen (135x47) for light wind and the Oxygen
Needs to be ride with more pressure in the back foot and likes to be run more flat.
I'm more comfortable with board that the foot distribution is 50/50
My normal TT is a 132x41 Monk and I love it.
I know The speedball is a new board on the market but I would like hear comments or reviews
Of this board as a lightwind board............
Bad news is I can't demo one here in Puerto Rico.
I ran a demo today in Dublin at a big festival, with all the Shinn boards. It started really light - and built to maybe 20kt at peak..Séb wrote: If you want a real LW board, take the King George! It is a good combination with your Monk 132x41 by the way.
been on the W16 getting the W18 soon for a demo.MikeBirt wrote:I ran a demo today in Dublin at a big festival, with all the Shinn boards. It started really light - and built to maybe 20kt at peak..Séb wrote: If you want a real LW board, take the King George! It is a good combination with your Monk 132x41 by the way.
First board twin to go upwind in the morning in stupid light wind on the 18m Lithium Zero was the King George 46 (not the 50), then it was the Red 141x44, then the Speedball W18. The Speedball felt tiny by comparison though, and had a far higher cruising speed.
Interestingly, the Sector 60 was so much more efficient than all the twins that I was using at least half the de-power compared to the King George which was making stady but underpowered progress.
Throughout the day the W16 and W18 were in and out. Consensus is that as a one board does all the W18 is standout for heavyweight riders. It does a great job of giving a 90kg+ rider the physics and feel normally reserved for a 75kg rider.
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