And for me that 2 board quiver is the JS Bullseye/Raging Bull – it might be different for you, but the combo is out there and hopefully this review will get you looking… JS Surfboards Bullseye Whereas a 2 board quiver that covers you from 1-8ft, it’s a little more believable. There’s always spaces where that 1 board will let you down. Some shapers hop up on their soapbox to market a board that is the ‘1 board for every condition’ or similar, when in actual fact boards like that don’t really exist. As mentioned if you have these two boards there is really no excuse from 1 to 8 feet. The reason I wanted to review these boards together was because of the almost perfect cross over point of the two in wave type. Moderate single concave starts under front foot, moving to double just before the fins to provide lift and more intuitive rail-to-rail transitions.īoth boards are available in a 5 fin option and from experience have gone best with a 3 fin set up with the JS FCS 2 large fins ( check the fins out here) The extra thickness combined with a fuller nose and a flatter entry rocker make it easier to paddle fast and get into waves early, and then while surfing, generate and hold all of that extra speed.Ī pulled-in tail gives you control for turns and barrels in more critical conditions, while a touch more curve in the exit rocker adds manoeuvrability and release out of the lip. The Raging Bull, like the Bullseye, also has more foam under the chest area but has a more pronounced rounded pin that gives the board a wider range of waves it can handle. The Raging Bull is closer to the JS Monsta or Monsta Box. Similar to the Raging Bull, the Bullseye’s pulled-in tail and slight curve in the exit rocker lets you hit sections hard whenever possible. This moves to a moderate single to double concave for extra lift and easy rail-to-rail transitions. Unique to the Bullseye however is a slight vee in the nose, a forgiving addition that lifts the forward rails out of the water in steeper sections and helps to initiate turns with less effort – especially useful in weaker surf. The biggest difference between the JS Black Box and JS Bullseye would be the extra beef under the chest which helps break the water and creates quicker entry speeds into the wave.
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The Bullseye is closely related to the much loved JS Black Box 3, with very similar width measurements in the nose and tail area, plus rocker. The difference between the two boards is in the width of the tail block and nose block, plus rocker. Given my long winded praise of round tails, it shouldn’t be a surprise that both JS models (Bullseye and Raging Bull) are round tails. Given the round tail is known for bigger/better waves and drawing out your turns, it’s quite a statement to have both winners at a shit wave stop riding them. Both the recent men’s and women’s US Open winners rode round tails during the event which is always plagued by shit waves. It was talked about recently by Stace Galbraith over at STAB that the ideal tail in this day and age is the round tail.
After riding the Bullseye I’ve decided that these two boards are two peas in a pod, and if you had both in your quiver you could go anywhere in the world and take on waves from 1 to 8 feet without any ‘I have the wrong board’ excuses. I’ve been riding the JS Surfboards Raging Bull for quite some time and also just recently got the JS Surfboards Bullseye. But nothing compares to riding a High Performance Thruster and laying the rail over for a cutback or appreciating the ability to swing on a dime under the lip to get tubed.Īfter riding several boards across HP, Twins and Mid-Lengths over the last year or so, I’ve come to the idea that there are two boards that sit somewhere between the alternative shapes and high performance shorty that will give the average punter everything you need.įor me, those two boards are from JS Surfboards and part of the JS/Occy combo of the Bullseye/Raging Bull models. Having extra foam and length that results in you catching a lot more waves than you normally would give you more stoke after each session. Britt Merrick, CEO and lead designer, from Channel Islands Surfboards is of the opinion that the general punter will revert back from their twin fin, mid length loving phase to high performance shortboards, and for the most part I agree with him.Įnjoying the extra spark and speed you get from leaving that center fin out can be invigorating and addictive. There’s been a lot of talk in the current surf media about alternative surfboards vs high performance surfboards.
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