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Please see the report: "The three Lay's Potato Brothers took on Shonan on Sunday!"
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Pro Nishii, Rider Hiroki and an ordinary old man took on the challenge of the three Lay's Potato Brothers in Shonan on Sunday.
Hello everyone. I'm just an ordinary guy who has become strangely popular since appearing on this blog, and now I'm getting called out to sometimes, which is a bit of a problem.
My custom order for my secret weapon, the "LAYZ POTATO 5'7" was completed, so I decided to take on the crowded Shonan area on a Sunday with pro surfer Nishii and fellow rider Hiroki. A pro, a rider, and an average guy. You can only truly appreciate a model by comparing the best, best, and regular eels, or the pinnacle, bamboo, and plum varieties of sushi. It's only natural that a pro can surf with a board or a snow shovel (isn't that obvious??).
First, let's talk about the Raise Potato. I've written about the Couch Potato before (
click here ), and frankly, the Couch is the best shortboard for takeoff. However, my Couch is 5'4" with a cl value of around 30, and I was able to ride it up to just above my head. Anything more than that and you couldn't see anything under your feet when taking off. It felt like I was noseriding, which was a bit scary, and the fate of short boards is that while the paddling speed is fast when dashing, paddling long distances is extremely slow. When the waves get big and you have to paddle all the way to the peak, it's really tiring. A very short board is especially tough when the surface is flapping. So I wanted something a little bigger that I could ride, but I didn't want to sacrifice takeoff performance. So I immediately ordered the Raise Potato.
When I received the Lay's Potato, I was astonished. It had the deepest double concave I'd ever seen. In fact, the middle was so clearly raised that it looked like a speedboat! I assumed Mayhem had designed it to improve maneuverability by increasing the length, but I'll explain later in this article that this produced an unexpected effect.
Anyway, I arranged to meet up with Nishii-pro and Hiroki (who was due in full term, but wasn't actually the guy) at Shichiri before dawn, but they never showed up, so I headed to Inamura by myself. The waves were head-over-head in size. There was a tournament at Shonan Junior High School, so it was less crowded than usual, but the Goofy waves were early. Since it was my first time using a board, I got hit by a couple of them, then three big ones, and then I saw the two of them near the shore, so I got out. To be honest, the waves were big and powerful at this point, so it felt like any board would take off quickly.
This is the prototype of the Lay's Potatoes.
5'5" x 20" x 2 3/16" 26.82cl
This is Hiroki today. He's gained weight recently and looks to be around 70kg, but he's a rider.
Nishii Pro is 60kg and purple/green, 5'5" x 19 5/8" x 2 1/4" 27.5cl
Looking at the specs alone, Pro Nishii is too cunning...lol
And mine is an old man's size, weighing 69 kg
5'7" x 19 7/8" x 2 3/8" 30.5cl
Three Couch Potato Brothers
Now, as for the waves... They were fairly fast, with regular belly and chest high waves, occasionally shoulder high. Or rather, they were a bit of a damper wave coming in thick and slow from the outside. Most people were getting caught. Frankly, I'm a goofy surfer and I'm not very good at it. But then Pro Nishii burst onto the scene.
From an incredibly fast takeoff...
It's already flying away...
I rode it a lot,
It goes through almost all the damper waves at super high speed.
People around me were saying, "There's this really skilled guy, but he's riding a board that looks like a kappa," and I couldn't help but laugh. It's kappa-colored, of course. But even watching from behind, his speed was incredible. Even pro surfer Nishii seemed amazed, saying, "This board is amazing. Should they sell it as a damper-only model?" (That's probably an exaggeration...) He was able to get through waves that were sure to be closed, and he was able to ride them so easily that the crowded peaks quickly disappeared... But his takeoff was incredibly fast, and then the board accelerated like it was attached to a jet engine. I think it's probably the combination of the deep double concave and the outline that's so well-matched. I could clearly feel it even at my average level, which is well below the top-tier level.
Wow... so fast!!!
And Hiroki, who is in his last month of pregnancy, is a prototype. He is also free-spirited.
Lips and floaters
And we even decided on the altitude of the air.
Hiroki and I swapped boards midway through the ride. I weigh 69kg, but I was able to ride the 26.82cl without any problems. You have to get into a good position, though, but with light summer clothing, it should be fine. I think that an advanced rider with good paddling power would be able to comfortably ride a 70kg board with this size. But personally, I find the 5'7" board more comfortable.
And Hiroki did a deep bottom turn on my board.
I don't want people to say I wasn't on board, so here's just one photo as evidence.
This is regular eel, so you can expect this to be about right.
In conclusion, the Lay's Potato is an amazing board. It's a little difficult for me to spin around like the Couch, but the speed is incredible. You can take off from the back even in deep waves, and the takeoff is incredibly fast. I think it's especially suited to slow, fast breaks. Because it's a little longer, it was easier to dolphin than the Couch. I'd like to tackle waves above chest height with this. By the way, the tint color is incredibly beautiful.
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What did you think of the report on the Ordinary Old Man series "LAYZ POTATO"?
Please take a look at this whether you are considering the "LAYZ POTATO" model or not.
Once you ride it, you'll understand that the feeling of this board really moving is something special.
It's no surprise that it takes off quickly, but it also reaches high speeds, as if it's floating once it stands up.
On this day too, he was struggling to catch the waves on a competition board with a thin point nose, and it was because he had chosen the wrong board.
There were a lot of people surfing. For those who can only surf one day a week, there is a board like this.
You'll be able to ride more than you do now and surfing will be even more fun, so don't push yourself and don't be put off by the round nose and give it a try.
The last time we received it, it was sold out in a flash, and until recently we only had one bottle left in stock,
We just received some resin stained colors and clear stock boards for the "LAYZ POTATO" model in store.
Starting tomorrow, they will be available on our website and online store, so don't miss out!
