Freestyle Help matching a ski to my needs!

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drubu

Location
Langley
I need help!

I live on the border in British Columbia, Canada, right on the ocean. No one has standups around here! Upgrading from built square noses into something more freestyle, while keeping some all around boat chasing capabilities.

Ski will be used salt water, a lot of flat, no surf, just chop (we don't get waves here). I want something fun to learn to freestyle and backflip on in the flat, while still being a decent all around ride to keep up to the buds on in light chop - suggestions?

Backie Chan? ROK? Superfreak?

List anything and everything! No one has jet skiis around here so I'm keeping an eye out, ready to drive to or ship the right build.

Let me know if you are selling!


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drubu

Location
Langley
I have searched for an answer, I'm finding a lot of posts but they're very dated - I know there are many more hulls on the market now!


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Mdavies_02

Mdavies_02

Location
Stouffville, Ontario
Almost anything you put some tray time on will give you whatt you want depending on ride plat/ and overall setup.

I've ridden a Phanton,Circus, Superfreak -4.3",-7",-8", XFS, FS1, BOB Gen2, and Hurricane. I enjoy the Superfreak the most because I ride it twice a week. I can flatwater flip it with a 701, and still get close to 50mph.

Good luck and welcome to the X.

Mike
 
Sasquachcrap

Sasquachcrap

Location
North Carolina
I have ridden a -2 superfreak badass. It was a very easy ski for me to transition to from my SJ. But I don't know that I could ever flip it in any thing but the surf. Or big boat wakes. But that was a long time ago and I think it was early in my experience. I will say my chan is short and a bit of a hand full in rough chop and washed out surf. But the lake I normally ride is pretty calm.

Edit the freak may have been a -4.3
 
Quinc

Quinc

Buy a Superjet
Location
California
I also like the Phantom, very stable, easy to ride and great for freestyle. I haven't ridden one in the surf yet, but I think it would do great. Call @sinisterjosh209 and he can build one to fit your riding style.
 
Citizen

Citizen

Location
Coeur D' Alene, ID
Mdavies_02 said:
Almost anything you put some tray time on will give you whatt you want depending on ride plat/ and overall setup.

I've ridden a Phanton,Circus, Superfreak -4.3",-7",-8", XFS, FS1, BOB Gen2, and Hurricane. I enjoy the Superfreak the most because I ride it twice a week. I can flatwater flip it with a 701, and still get close to 50mph.

Good luck and welcome to the X.

Mike
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What Mike said


I ride pretty much what you ride minus the ocean chop.

Own a -8.5 freak, have ridden a phantom. I would recommend either. I prefer my superfreak though personally. But if all the superfreaks were to simultaneously spontaneously combust...i would prolly buy a phantom.
 
yurkanip

yurkanip

Location
Great Pacific Northwest
drubu said:
I need help!

I live on the border in British Columbia, Canada, right on the ocean. No one has standups around here! Upgrading from built square noses into something more freestyle, while keeping some all around boat chasing capabilities.

Ski will be used salt water, a lot of flat, no surf, just chop (we don't get waves here). I want something fun to learn to freestyle and backflip on in the flat, while still being a decent all around ride to keep up to the buds on in light chop - suggestions?

Backie Chan? ROK? Superfreak?

List anything and everything! No one has jet skiis around here so I'm keeping an eye out, ready to drive to or ship the right build.

Let me know if you are selling!


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From what you describe, the ski you'd probably be happiest with in my opinion is a tigercraft. SV1 is great, but for a more flickable ride on flat the Aquabot #1 choice. This is my current ski and couldn't be happier.
 
yurkanip

yurkanip

Location
Great Pacific Northwest
yurkanip said:
From what you describe, the ski you'd probably be happiest with in my opinion is a tigercraft. SV1 is great, but for a more flickable ride on flat the Aquabot #1 choice. This is my current ski and couldn't be happier.
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Edit to my post. I've owned and or ridden 550, SN superjet, RN superjet, SXR, Rickter xfr, BOB gen3, SV1 and Aquabot V2. I guess it is all about what you feel comfortable on and what sort of progression you plan on making whether surf or flatwater flips etc. Try one first, and second maybe listen to people who've ridden or own the ski's they suggest.
 
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