Awesome reply, thanks

awesome reply, i couldn't have said it any better. After getting used to it. I also think this board is a dream!

@@ginjaturtles id say the inferno 72 is the ultimate chest -head high weapon. its so fun and fast. Phantom is a good option too. Both boards can hold a little better in bigger waves with techflex fins. jjf large- I72 AM2 techflex large- phantom inferno 72 wide point center (back footed surfer) phantom wide point forward (front footed surfer) hope this helps. both super sick daily drivers

@@jakewetzel3186 hell yeah super helpful thank you!!!

ya i have been riding my inferno more and more as time has passed. the subdriver 2.0 was a great board and but honestly didn't really find a sure spot in my quiver. I liked the driver 2.0 in mediocre/good waves and when it was smaller i ride my grovellers. IMO i think there are more lively boards in that range that i have stuck to. The inferno 72 lights up with the right fins. (sharpeye fins or Futures F8) it was a night and day difference between raked fins for me (AM template) was a little drawn out for the board. Id like to try the john john fins in the inferno as well. But to answer your question my favorite daily drivers for socal have been the inferno 72 or pyzel phantom for 3'+ waves in socal.

@@jakewetzel3186 Thanks man! Just ordered one, gonna pick up and take it out this weekend. Fin recommendations really helpful, will prob just get the Sharpeye fins if I don't like the ones I have (Surf N Show Raked)

@@jakewetzel3186 Thanks man! Just picked up the inferno72 this weekend, pumped to try it out. I met Marcio incidentally at the Sharpeye store, very cool guy. He recommended always use large fins and could even use a medium fin as trailer

@@dr.spengler1863 ya! enjoy it and lmk what you think

the shadow i rode in hawaii definitely had hold in bigger waves head high+ although to me it felt a little dead if the waves were even the slightest bit mushy. The inferno feels more snappy and lively than the shadow, but when it becomes powerful, its hard to slow the inferno down for critical turns in barreling waves

@@jakewetzel3186 Hey Jake, sick surfing How would you compare it to the red tiger? You said a lot the inferno 72 needs a bowly wave whereas Ive heard the red tiger prefers less sloped waves. Would you agree and do you know any other differences between the two?

I just got a shadow and haven't tried it yet. I've ridden a lot of Pyzels and like their forward bias. You can draw off your front foot and forward weighting. I'm neutral to forward foot biased so the Inferno was a rude awakening. It made me use my back foot more and do better tight wraps with speed. I got better using it but it's very much a backfooted surfers dream. Like Jake said its snappy or really squirrely or lively. But also when waves get round or fast or you have to make sections it's kind of gets tricky to ride.

@@Nathan-fo4vq ya the inferno and red tiger are both great boards. Both wide point center and are snappy in the pocket. The inferno 72 and red tiger are pretty similar in a lot of ways just with a different feeling due to the rockers. The red tiger did carry speed through flat sections a little better and had a more predictable shortboard feeling. (like you were never going to catch rail or have the board do something weird). The inferno 72 is more lively and has a ton of speed when the wave offers it (more than the red tiger). It can do tighter arcs in my experience riding it, and with the right fins (sharpeye fins/futures f8/John Johns) it a dream board in the right conditions. chest high+ and lined up so you can get some speed. So really it comes down to your preference. Do you want a predictable board that surfs great in the pocket and can handle a little bigger waves overhead+ (red tiger)? Or Do you want a more responsive lively board with a ton of speed that is a little more unpredictable and tops out around the head high to slightly overhead mark?

@@jakewetzel3186 Sweet as, thanks for helping out and giving good insights into these boards