I landed several quite hollow and steep waves around 4ft (overhead) and the board didn't budge. Stability- when I sold my 5'10 dominator with the aim of getting this to cover a wider range of ranges it nailed it. It seemed quite easy to dig the nose under the water while paddling and then find it hard to bring it back out which was a little frustrating. But weird to paddle with all that volume at the front with a narrow tail. That super flat rocker seems to just churn along while not seeming very fast but at the same time I made it out back multiple times despite some heavy big waves. I took it out 3 times in the weekend, firstly as a quad when it was 6-8ft and then as a thruster in 3-5ft.Īlthough my review is pretty limited so far a few things were apparent very quickly. Soon enough the majority of boards are going to be in epoxy construction (environmental issues etc) so embrace it now, everyone should own a Hypto in their surfing lifetime.I've now got the first part of the review of the 5'10 hypto! In real surfing terms you get a board that feels ultra responsive, like a brand new PU board for the first few surfs before it inevitably starts to feel softer under your feet. The FutureFlex construction is interesting, a stringer-less parabolic carbon fibre frame, shaped out of high density EPS foam and built from custom designed materials exclusive to the Hayden Shapes brand.

The wind has to be pretty stiff though so it’s certainly not a deal breaker. The only time we’ve ever struggled with the Hypto is in stiff offshores, that wider forward point does seem to get affected by wind getting under it when you’re paddling into the wave especially if you’ve oversized the board.

It's great to have a selection of boards in your quiver, but having one board that you can ride in all conditions, is surely the Holy Grail. If you regularly surf onshore waist to chest high slop but would like a board that'll handle those rare, classic days and trips to indo as well, the Hypto Krypto is the board for you. The burning question is how come he’s produced a board like this when Al Merrick, Biolos, JS etc haven’t? Don’t have an answer to that but it’s a good question eh?Īfter some extremely arduous product testing it's been easy to see why the HK is currently one of the most sought after and fastest selling boards worldwide. Suited to the elite level surfer to the everyday surfer, it is often referred to as the ‘one board quiver’ for its versatility across all types of surf conditions – from small 1-3 ft beach breaks, to barrels of up to 8ft.” There it is neatly summed up in one line. To steal a line form Hayden’s own website “The Hypto Krypto is a balance of tradition and modern performance. A balance of tradition and modern performance

There are guys riding a Hypto in waist high slop and other guys charging on Hyptos in Indo and beyond, both are stoked and are getting what they want out of the board. The key thing with this surfboard is that Hayden has produced a board that works for a huge range of surfers in terms of ability and conditions. Offset your old stick against a brand new board!

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