Haydenshapes Surfboard Reviews

Board's fun. First real "short" board. Not sure how my review will be taken just because a lot of my opinion is skewed because I'm mostly learning on this board. With that being said, when I do manage to get going on a good wave, it feels very responsive.

This is a sick board. Really fun and fast on the small days and it it turns beautifully when there's a bit of size. I love it

Tight turns and fast in 2-4ft waves. Improved my surfing ability and enabled me to do things I couldn’t before. Recommend to anyone looking to progress or have the ability to try advanced things.

Great Surfboard, for all conditions, from small waves to overhead. Have been using it for a month and gets more fun every time out in the water. Easy to paddle, balance and catch waves. Excellent quality!

I am a self taught beginner surfer, and this was my first board! I absolutely love it! It was hard at first but with practice ive learned to love it, it rides smooth, easy to paddle, and is very light so its super easy to carry and move around. I will definitely be purchasing another board soon!

Pretty Rad board, I’ve had lots of fun on this. Feels firm under foot, lots of paddle power,

I got this as a small wave board rather than go to a longboard and was surprised by the high performance element to it. It is extremely easy to paddle and I've enjoyed the flexibility with the fin set up. I did rank the movability a 4 but I think that is because I went slightly too big not because the board itself. After riding it for awhile, I would probably go to a 5'6" perhaps. Still, really enjoy it for cruising and being able to still feel more like a HPSB.

I haven’t been able to surf quality waves on this yet but that’s exactly what I got this for. At times I feel like, despite going shorter than boardcave recommended, if I lose any more weight it could feel a bit too floaty but then again after two hrs in the water that buoyancy and paddle power really helps getting into waves early and generating speed. Being new to Florida I bought this board to fit the conditions here and for the fact I’d been out of surfing for a few years, let me say I’ve been very impressed so far. It’s exactly what I had seen on the various YouTube review videos put out by far better surfers than me. Very fast, able to make sections then very maneuverable when turning off the back foot. In my situation having not surfed for a long while and now living in Florida (surfing both sides) this is the perfect board that will take me far beyond the level I was at before in waves that lack a bit of power. I would definitely buy again.

When I first got this board it wasn't working for me. Sat on the rack for about a year until I forced myself to surf it by taking it to Cabo. It all clicked. It is now my daily driver many years later. It's known for being a small wave board but I have surfed it in 8ft Ocean Beach and down in Monterey and it works great. Paddles very well, easy to maneuver and tough as nails. The bottom is still perfect and the top isn't too bad either.

In typical kooky kook fashion I bought this board 2 winters ago looking to transition from my adult learner foamie. I have loved it for this exact purpose. The foam is there to make up for my oil slick seagull paddle technique and the HK’s forgiving shape makes it super easy to drop into the 2-4ft howling onshore garbage waves I struggle to even bottom turn. Better still, the flat rocker and pinny tail do make it go faster than is safe for my fellow water sport enthusiasts. Paired it with the FCS II 5 fin Haydenshapes fins because I had money to burn at the time. Truth is Ive never bothered using the quads because I barely understand what the thruster set up is supposed to feel like. I dream of buying a shorter HK because the board has been extremely forgiving and also I feel like a hipster on a mid length every time I pull it out of the bag, but I’ll probably surf it till it breaks. Also for real, it’s always been a 3 fin board design, the 5 fin shaper series was a waste o cash on the HK.