Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Review: 44" NMD Stox Evolution Bodyboard

The Stox Evolution is a great board. I picked it up at Jax Beach Board Shop at the beginning of the summer. I'd narrowed down to two choices, the Stox and another board that was 45". I was worried I might miss the float that extra inch provided, but the Evolution just felt so solid and well put together that I chose it anyway. Turns out I didn't miss the inch... I currently weigh in at 275 and it floats me just fine.



I've ridden this board in every condition from 3 foot swell to triple overhead and I really love it. It was a little stiff at first but it loosened up a bit over the first month or so and even picked up just a bit of rocker, then locked in at what I consider a perfect feel. My last board felt perfect when I got it then loosened up way too much, so I'm guessing that choosing a little on the stiff side is a good call.

I just found out that Jax Beach Board Shop has a selection of mid to high end bodyboard rentals so sometime I'll have to rent a few to do compare and contrast to but for the moment this is the perfect board at a reasonable price.

2 comments:

  1. Would this board stand a 6+ wave?

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  2. I'll assume you're talking about 6 foot plus Hawaiian scale, 12 foot plus face. I've ridden this board on 20 foot face surf, gotten sucked down and had to pull my self to the surface by my leash. But that's just Florida hurricane surf... Where are you planning to surf? Pipe? Wedge? If that's the case I'd might go for a higher end board. Short of that this board should do just fine.

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