Shaping the Best Surfboard in the World w/ Hayden Cox
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Hayden Cox (@haydenshapes) is an Australian surfboard shaper, founder of Haydenshapes Surfboards, and the man behind the winning board in the most recent Stab in the Dark. Hayden walks us through exactly what he built for the contest, and what separated his board from other shapers when it came down to the final surf. We also dive deep into the design theory behind his rocker line for the DarkNoiz model, unpack his development of Future Flex construction technology, and breakdown the shape and story behind the Psychedelic Germ. We close this episode with a rapid-fire round where Hayden builds his favourite surfer, ranks fin setups, rates the best ways to improve your surfing outside of the water, and tiers every method of sizing a board, including a very honest take on the under-arm test.
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Chapters
00:00 Open & The Basis Paddle Trainer
02:15 Introduction to Hayden Cox
02:24 Short Notice Before Stab in the Dark
04:12 From Taj's Board to Ethan's DarkNoize
06:09 Rocker Line & FutureFlex Feel
10:45 What Sets Hayden's Boards Apart
13:35 Center Line vs Rail Line Rocker
17:35 Subtle Millimeters & the F1 Analogy
20:00 Watching Ethan's Winning Waves
24:50 Construction: The Featherlight Poly Build
27:13 The Call That Changed Everything
32:40 Origins of FutureFlex Technology
46:11 Building the Perfect 3-Board Quiver & the Psychedelic Germ
54:28 Rapid Fire: Favorite Surfer & Fin Setups
57:54 Tier List: Magic Boards & Training
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