Best Haydenshapes Surfboards

Rubbish quality, terrible service. Waste of money – Took six months from the date of my order for the board to arrive. Arrived with dirty finger marks in the artwork, board is clearly made very… Read more

cheaply. Arrived with hairline fractures throughout the board. Don't waste your money, definitely save time money and get a better product elsewhere. Very disappointed.

Easy to rip on, easier to snap – Bought my first Germ from Mona Vale, Sydney this year. It was a 5'10, not future flex and i picked it up for 500 bucks as it had been in the store… Read more

for a while. I'm 6'2 and weigh 82. First surf i was so pumped, convinced it was the best board i'd ridden. Then i snapped it on a 1 foot piece of turd closeout. I took it back and they gave me a store credit for the cost of the board as i broke it in the first week of ownership, stoked. So i custom ordered a 5'9 future flex Germ with 5'10 dimensions and thicker glass. This cost another 500 bucks as it was worth 1000. A few surfs later and i snapped it in a similar situation as the first one. I was gutted and confused. I owned a 5'8 Hypto before these boards and flogged it for well over a year as my main board, took it to indo and everything. Oh and i bought it used! So I won't buy into HS making weak boards, my uneducated guess would be that the Germ has a weak spot under your front foot because of the funky concave. Whereas the Hypto at 5'8 is one meaty sucker which could be why it took such a beating. But the Germ is way better under the feet if your not feeling lazy. I'd be keen to try out the Merlot.

I should add the customer service is next level at HS, everyone i have delt with there have been lords