Costco 8’0 Wavestorm Soft top- Final Review
Posted on November 30, 2009 by Srinivas Rao
In part I and part II of my review of the Wavestorm, I shared some of my own experiences with riding this board. I surfed with this board at Southern California surf spots: San Onofre, Santa Monica Bay St, and El Porto. I jokingly claim to the be the unofficial spokesperson for the Costco Wavestorm.
The Good: This board is great for a beginner because it’s buoyant, it doesn’t hurt if you get smacked in the head, and once you get the feel for how to catch a wave it actually provides a pretty fun ride. Because it’s so buoyant maintaining your balance on a wave is really easy, and it’s probably a perfect board to learn how to balance when you are on a wave.
The Bad: The reality is this board was not designed to ride waves. It was really designed to teach people how to stand up on a board and actually catch a wave. Since it’s so fat, turning, flexibility, response and control are almost non-existent on this board.
Conclusion: If you want to learn to surf, and don’t want to invest a ton of money upfront, this is a great deal. 99 bucks for a board is about as cheap as it gets. Sure it’s not a perfect board, but if you are buying this board you are not Kelly Slater, so you won’t be able to tell the difference until you’ve built up some skill.
Comments (2)
Heh… I like your review.
Went in at OB first time since 27 July. I have pics, will post. Took the 8/4 Taylor pintail out. Ok it’s a gun really. Kinda shaped like a pencil. Caught a few on the inside. Details coming.
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