SMIK Style Lord 2022
10'30 x 134L Reviewed by us on Oct 19, 2023
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Hi Guys, bit late to the party and surf sup in general but just bought the Smik Style Lord 10 x 30 at half the RRP – bargain :-). Couldn’t resist it as it also comes with a boardbag worth £200. Anyway, still a lot of money to spend so wanted your opinion if I made the right choice or not for UK waves, knee to head high and a half? I’m 86kg, 52yrs old and been prone surfing for 40+yrs until I couldn’t anymore due to an old back injury. Cheers!
Great board, its riders great as a longboard but by getting back on the tail you can still really throw it around. I think with your strong surfing back ground you will love it. I feel your pain with back pain when surfing, last year i couldn’t prone at all and SUP saved me many times now with good stretching I can manage to prone and SUP surf fine. I just get to pick best board for the best conditions. But TBH most of the time I SUP because the boards are so good now, and I get more waves… Read more »
Hi Reuben, thanks for your reply! I had a back op about 28yrs ago and have tried everything under the sun to make it stronger to no avail. The best resource by far is a book by Dr Stuart McGill called ‘The Back Mechanic’ and specifically the McGill big 3: (Do these daily) The McGill Big 3: Full Breakdown with Brian Carroll. I’m not affiliated in anyway but I’d highly recommend it for everyone, bad back or not. The book is about £25 on Amazon. Loving your youtube videos and Supboarder Pro. Loads of useful advice, reviews etc. Keep up… Read more »
Hey Mike, thanks for the heads up on the book and link I will check it out. Really appreciate the sub on Pro also, its a really hard time in the market right now and without the support from you guys we would be here anymore. We are working on some cool stuff right now, to make SB and Pro easier and better to use. So watch this space. Let us know how you get on with your Smik when you have it.