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Set mine up as a quad. Easy to paddle, picks up waves nicely, gets up and goes down the line, nice and quick with forward foot placement, move back on the tail and it snaps around. Great overall performance. Very forgiving.
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I’m a tall bloke over 100kg. Have surfed all my life but wanted a versatile board with volume for a range of conditions . The DHD Black Diamond has been great in medium sized surf but also in larger Indo swell. It’s probably DHDs answer to the HyptoKrypto. Great all round board to have in quiver !
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Excellent board for paddling power and manoeuvres. Ideal board from beginner through to advanced. Good for knee high waves and above. If you only have one board to travel this is the go to board which suits most conditions. Get one now and have fun!!
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Great versatile board with lots of volume and paddle power for a bigger surfer. Flat Rocker can make it a bit challenging for steeper take offs and can lacks a bit of move ability of a more performance board, but I’m no Kelly slater so it’s still a really fun board. A very good choice for someone who wants to transition from longboard to short board.
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Super fun board, being on the heavy side the extra volume works very well. but will still perform when you throw it around. Great summer board but also handles bigger waves no problem, a great all rounder.
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It goes extremely well! It's easily the best board I've ever had and it has made my confidence go through the roof since I started surfing it a month or so ago. Goes really well in heavy beach breaks, reefs, points and also handles the small fuller waves with ease. I'm so happy with the purchase!
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The board performs really well and I am extremely happy with it. I have found the rocker to be a little flat on steep takeoffs, especially with the board tending to take off late on smaller waves. There is no issue on bigger waves as they have the power to propel the board more for a sooner takeoff. The board turns well but is a little sluggish compared to my narrower and thinner boards but I expected that and am happy with it.
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This is now my go to board for almost all conditions.
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Super fast and really manoeuvrable. As a 50+ year old surfer, this is a great shorter board for me.
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My Black Diamond goes great in all kinds of condiitons. Easy to paddle and gets into waves early. I've taken it out in some solid 4-6ft beach breaks and it really comes to life. I especially like riding it as a quad for the steeper/more hollow stuff. The added volume gets it across flat and mushy sections easily as well. Definately recommend it as an all rounder or for someone who wants more of a short board type outline