Can’t say I’ve surfed a lot of boards, but this one is the best of all stuff I’ve tried so far. First time I’ve popped up on it, it felt like I surfed it for years. Super responsive, super predictable.
The rocker is closer to medium rather than low, so it isn’t an effortless paddle, but surprisingly it catches waves with ease. Also you gotta do some rail work to gain speed as the amount of rocker is enough to slow it down while going flat, but it still works pretty good in small surf while the waves are still more or less punchy. But XG really shows itself when the swell goes overhead.
I loved the board so much that when a heavy overhead almost slashed it in two pieces the next day I bought it (which might mean that hifi is not a strongest construction ever), and I newer hesitated to get a new one right away.