2010 RRD TT Review

 

The new TT’s have changed a fare bit from the 2009 outlines.

 

The Range of three boards from 88l, 100l, and the 109l are now shorter and narrower with more V throughout the length. The boards are faster at the top end and also plane a lot earlier, which is great for the new school freestyle stunts we are training for.

 

The mid section of the new TT’s is less domed and flatter, which again has increased the board’s speed, so much required for the windier more radical air moves. The volume has been spread throughout the board but mostly in the nose and tail for ultimate sliding potential.

 

The deck underneath the foot pads is lower at the heel and higher under the ball of your foot so you can gain more grip when popping the board, this helps when you are air-born, giving you more control, as you land sliding you can now control the slide with ease pushing with the back foot enabling you to pivot around the mast foot and plane out of more moves.

 

We are now on the US box system which is excellent for tuning because we can move the fin forward or back to change the dynamics of how the boards feels depending on if you want more grip or a looser feel, fin back or fin forward respectively.

 

 

Since I have been sailing the new RRD TT for 2010 I have found that they are still sick boards for all the sliding moves from Spocks and Gubby’s to double moves.

The Main qualities of the new TT’s are that they are more compact as a freestyle shape, top end speeds are faster compared to last years boards and the new shape of the deck in and around the pads helps you grip the board when popping or when air-born, again the graphics are amazing.

 

The 08 TT’s were a lot bigger making them a bit slower but great when sliding and then the 09 TT’s were made smaller in length, also the rail shape changed making the boards faster. Now the 2010 TT’s  have gone smaller again but with a spread of volume across the length of the board making them faster again and now with the new deck shape we gain more control when sliding so double moves are more achievable.

 

The new boards have really helped me nail some new moves especially some of the radical moves we can now do. If you have never owned a TT then the time has come to embrace a bit of freestyle joy the TT’s  have got what it takes to get any freestyler to the next level. The 2010 TT’s still perform in all the carving moves and you can crank turns or glide around gybes with ease feeling comfortable at high speed

 

All in all I’m very happy with the new TT’s, if your learning new moves or a bit of an old pro at freestyle then the TT’s are great fun to sail, you won’t be disappointed with how they perform from the basics to the radical stuff.