Form Flow Stik Surfboard - Custom

First of all, a huge shout out to the guys at the Boardshop. I’d sent several emails over a period of weeks seeking their advice about the Flow Stik. The team were always happy to help and put together a great package for me with the board, fins etc. Top guys to a man!!

So, the Flow Stik....get one!!! I bought this mainly as a travel board in the TST construction. 6’10 in length. I usually surf performance longboards or mid lengths in the 7’6 range but wanted something a little smaller for travel or bigger days. This board is amazing!! I’ve surfed it in a quad and as a thruster from waist high reef breaks to head and a half point break. It does everything the team said. Paddles like a dream pulling into waves super early. Loads of speed down the line and turns on a 5 pence. Get the rail game going, cut back, throw some spray, glide, soul surf. This board covers all bases.

After a long break from surfing, and thinking I could pick up where object.off, plus with the added benefit of being 20kg heavier through powerlifting I was jaded with my lack of progress of my trusty old 5'10 for obvious reasons.

Spoke to the guys at Boardshop who advises to get the Form Flow in either 6'6" or 6'8". I must admit I was dubious and thought I'd need a much bigger board- but I was wrong. The guys advised the length would be ample and the volume is critically in all the right places ... and they weren't wrong.

Ridden this so far in weak 3-4ft swell and it flies. So stable, and set up as a quad has an insane amount of drive. Improved my wave count 200% easily. I've fallen back in love with surfing because of this board ... just get one!

Service: Excellent I rang and emailed several times over a period of weeks to discuss and Roger and the team were always happy to help. Delivery: Excellent, delivered the following day with no drama. The Board: 7ft FlowStik so far so good but only been out twice. In fact this board possibly saved a life on saturday! Me-49 6ft 80kg surfing 30 years, mainly Porthcawl, using an 8ft minimal for most days and a fat 7'2 when it gets over 6ft. I wanted a board that would catch waves like the minimal and turn like the Short(er)board. The flowstik had less volume but on the first session (clean 4ft) from first wave it was catching at least as well if not better than the minimal and easier to turn. Exactly what I wanted. 2nd session on Sunday was a messy 2ft and I was still getting as many waves as the longboarders. Really need to see how it works on a 6ft+ day or on the point break near to Porthcawl (which I will not name). Being goofy I surf the lefts in the corner of Rest near the cliffs. The unwary get caught by the current which can drag you off around the cliffs. Happened to some guy Saturday who panicked, I was able to hang on to him & tow him away for long enough for the lifeguards to see and paddle out to get him back to the beach. So he was saved - either by my arms or the flow stick take your choice guys! Anyway I am really pleased so far but to give a full and honest review I need to see this on a big day so it might have to wait until Sept/Oct. For now I am a happy man and my minimal and shortboard are consigned to the shed.

I can’t actually review the board yet because I haven’t had a chance to use it! Only two more weeks till Gwithian.
But I can review the level of service and help I received when trying to decide which board would be suitable for my needs.
Matt was absolutely brilliant and happy to spend a long time discussing my exact requirements. He was very knowledgeable and an absolute pleasure to deal with!
I’ve been surfing for a couple of years but only 2-3 times a year so I certainly wouldn’t class myself as an expert but I felt it was time to invest some money in a proper board and take my surfing to the next level.
I had spoken to many surf shops and none of them seemed particularly interested in talking to me because I was just a beginner, but we’ve all got to start somewhere!
I’m 41 years old, 6.2” tall and about 15 stone so I’m not a young spring chicken anymore.
The 7.6” Form Flowstick sounded perfect for my requirements and I can’t wait to get to Gwithian and try it out!
The board arrived exactly when it was meant to and it was packaged well.
It looks amazing in the flesh and I can’t wait to use it.
Big thanks Board shop.

Matt was extremely helpful in guiding me to this board, based on the input I provided him on my ability, age, size and goals. I was skeptical of stepping down from a mini Mal to a 6'6" board, but Matt was confident this was a great fit for me. After 6 sessions in various conditions I am thrilled to say Matt was exactly right. I love this board and the carving turns I can make on it. Very pleased with the board and grateful for the excellent customer service!

6'0" 80kgs surfer from South Devon at Uni in Southampton. I recently looked into buying a Firewire Dominator 6'1 from Boardshop and asked if I could come down to have a chat about it.

I've been SUP surfing for the last 10 years and ride very much a shortboard style but after a uni society surf trip realised while I wanted a shortboard, I could probably do with some "training wheels". Went along to Boardshop and spoke to Matt Hayes who spent an hour and a half getting an idea of my standard of surfing and what I wanted to get out of the board and recommended the FlowStik 6'4".

This board is the most fun I have ever had surfing. I've taken it out 3 times now in classic messy british surf and it rides like a dream! The longboard-ish shape and the added volume makes it very comfortable and fast to paddle and picks up waves very easily (I found I could sit about 1-2m further out then the other shortboarders). On the wave it's very fast - I was worried putting it in thruster set-up would make it more sluggish but it definitely has speed to spare! It's very stable on the pop-up (my current area of weakness) and is snappy enough that can hit the lip without any problem!

Just want to get out on it again!