Board doctor died. It was clinical, it was dot pointed, it was bland. It took a few months to realise how to mix it up. Lots of reading, listening and asking questions gets us to this point. A fresh new board doctor with a different way of reviewing surfboards. Let's start with the positive side of things.
Go Get It.
This is where I think you need to go out and get one of these boards. You should have it in your quiver or something like it and if you don't your missing out. There is no better board than the Rusty Slayer to start us off as I think that everyone needs a board like this in there quiver.
Let me lay it out for you. Its 4 to 5 foot there is a stiff offshore breeze and its spitting all kinds of ocean floor. Your worried that you beloved go to short board could join the others in the carpark bin but your step up won't fit in the pit. You have a dilemma on your hands and the guy who didn't even think about what board he was going to take out just pulled into the wave of his life and got spat out with a piece of ocean floor spat onto the back of his head…… I would like to introduce you to the Rusty Slayer. Its a little bit short its a little bit stumpy but its back end is oh so refined. This little beauty will get you in the right place at the right time with the forward wide point and plenty of foam under the chest it will get you in as early as your 6'6 without having to take the drop. With the pulled in pin tail it will allow you to slip straight under the lip and hold on for glory. Yes I realise I make this out as a board solely made for surfing good barreling waves and it is. Your also probably thinking I don't have the coin to have a board for such a niche, but with like most boards with a wide point forward it can also turn it on in the mush. Think a more performance Hypto Krypto. Its fast, its versatile, it turns on a dime but it also holds in on the biggest barrels you can paddle yourself into.
The rusty team putting the board through its paces in Hawaii. The fact the it can be thrown into reverse and spun around shows it isn't just a driving barrel machine.
Josh Kerr giving the slayer a real challenge in Tahiti and getting a semi final berth.
Tight pulled in pin tail to hold in sucky barreling waves or for turn in small tight pockets essentially turning on a dime.
Wide forward point and fishy nose for getting in nice and early and giving you more time to set your line.
Go Get It.
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