06 Liquid Force PS3 vs. 06 CWB Transcend Platinum

I am currently looking for a new board and believe I have narrowed it down to either an 06 Liquid Force PS3 or an 06 CWB Transcend Platinum, 137 and 138 respectively.

I am 5'11", 160 lbs and have a rider ability of intermediate.

I have been riding a Double Up Greg Nelson Dead Fish 138 for the past 5 years. I tried out a Liquid Force Substance last year thinking I was ready for a new board; but after riding it, I couldn't resist to go back to my old board. So, if the PS3 is similar to the substance, maybe I should go with the transcend.

One thing I can say that I am interested in is that I would like a board with a lot of pop and soft landings. Not sure whether that will help or not.

I would appreciate any feedback any of you may have.

Thanks!

what do you not like about the PS3?
what do you like about your old board that the PS3 doesnt have?

You might want to demo the shane and watson. They have a totally different feel from ither the PS3 or substance in my opinion.

The PS3 is like the Substance, but I still think it's the better of the two boards.

The 06 Transcend is a bit on the slower side, so if you like a fast board then I wouldent get an 06 Transcend, but it does have big pop and soft landings, its a great wake to wake board.

Demo an 07 Transcend its a new shape for 07 and its a great board, love everything about it!!

Yep. I agree with Jeff. Honestly, the 07 Transcend is a much closer competitor to the Substance (which I have ridden). The 07 Trani rails into the wake, fast, like the Substance. But it land much softer and is a tad more loose.

I appreciate all the advice. I think I am going to try to demo a few boards because I am still a little unsure.

The problem is that I have ridden the same board for 5 years so I have nothing really to compare it to other than about a 5 minute ride on the substance last year. It has been so long that I can't even remember what it was that I didn't like about it. I just knew I liked my Double Up better. Since I don't really have anything to compare my old board to, I don't really know what someone means by fast or slow because I don't know whether the board I ride would be a fast or slow board.

If I didn't like the substance, should I try the watson instead of the PS3? I thought I heard someone say last year that the watson was similar to the substance, but I may be wrong.

I was actually meaning the substance not the ps3 in my previous post. sorry. Man try what ever you can. You might find a board that you havent even considered getting that you like. To me the watson was similar with and without the removable fin. They all three track the same to me. I couldnt ever get them to set a solid quick edge without the back end wanting to slide out. It is just how i ride. I love the shane though it was total different from those three, it is very fast, tracks solid but loose only when i want it be, and crazy consistent pop, it just fit me perfect. You have to ride it to see what i am talking about. You might want to look into the new axis i think it will have a feel kinda like the shane with the fin setup it has. There is something different about those cupped fins. sorry if my message is hard to follow.