Dimensions: 5′6 x 19″ 3/4 x 2 3/8″
Rider Height/Weight: 5’5 140 lbs

The Back 2 the Future Mod is one of Kent’s latest design tweaks. Basically he widened the outline of his trusty Back 2 the Future model, increased nose area, used a Rocket fish tail width, and added a fang tail. This board featured thruster/quad FCS fin setup and EPS foam.

I rode this board in mush burgery town waves to get a feel at how well it groveled and tried in in both a three and four fin configuration. I found that the quad setup worked best which gave the board plenty of speed and a looser tail for those gutless waves. Front fins consisted of M5’s and rear fins GX’s. At first I tried single foiled GX rear fins which gave the board a stiffer feel with more hold and then on a whim I swapped them out for GX double foiled fins. On my first wave the board instantly was much looser and quicker in transitions on smaller/weaker waves. I guess the wider tail requires looser feeling fins because of all the area back there.

This board was ridden in knee high to head high town waves. The EPS worked best on lined-up waves with clean conditions. I noticed I could feel all the bumps in the wave during a session with slightly onshore conditions. The extreme lightness of the EPS foam made windy conditions a bit more challenging as it seems like the board didn’t want to get down the face. I think a slightly heavier EPS board with heavier cloth would help with this or possibly use traditional PU foam. The EPS foam does float better than a normal poly board and I’d prefer a slightly heavier EPS board than going back to PU.

Give Kent a call or email him to talk about your next custom shaped surfboard. For contact information visit www.toresurfboards.com