EGO 225mm 9inch Wood POD Handboards - Bodysurfing Handplanes

EGO 225mm 9inch Cedar Walnut POD® Handboard – Hand-Built for Precision and Body Surfing Freedom

Discover the unique features of our EGO 225mm (9-inch) solid Cedar and Walnut POD bodysurfing hand boards. Each board is a truly one-of-a-kind piece, specifically designed for those who crave agile precision and a deeply connected feel to the wave. The 'EGO' perfectly captures the boost in confidence and control you'll gain, allowing for nimble responsiveness on every ride. This model is ideal for those with smaller hands, youth, or experienced bodysurfers who thrive on intricate manoeuvres.

Unleash Precision: Designed for Agility and Superior Performance. 

The Little EGO POD Hand plane fits perfectly in the palm of your hand, often extending just past your fingertips, providing a hydrodynamic planing surface area of 22 cm × 20 cm. This compact size makes it exceptionally agile, allowing for rapid turns, tight barrel rides, and a truly unencumbered body surfing experience. Its design emphasises precision and responsiveness, making you feel intimately connected to every nuance of the wave. For those looking to explore freestyle bodysurfing and amplify their performance, the EGO is also available as a Duo POD Handboards set, offering enhanced balance and doubled stroke efficiency. Discover the Duo set for an even more dynamic ride.

Signature POD Wood Craftsmanship: 

Like all our wooden handplanes, the EGO embodies decades of passion and precision. It features a robust walnut centre, acting like a surfboard stringer for inherent strength, expertly laminated with lighter-weight cedar wings that function like performance wings. This combination not only ensures superior durability but also showcases the natural wood grain variations and contrasting colours, making each EGO hand surfer a truly one-of-a-kind piece of art. Crafted with CAD computer-aided design, precision CNC machining, laser engraving, and meticulously hand-finished and hand-assembled, the EGO is a testament to enduring quality.

Unmatched Comfort and Control Features: 

Every POD wooden handboard is designed for an intuitive connection with the wave.

• World's First Ergonomic Palm Support: Our innovative convex deck with an ergonomic palm hold perfectly cradles your hand, relieving arm muscle stress common with flat-deck hand planes. This design ensures your hand stays securely in its natural swimming posture, directly above the board's pivot point and keel fin, providing unmatched comfort and control.

• Superior Strap System: The custom-built 50mm/2-inch retainer insert plugs, unlike smaller surfboard plugs, securely anchor a robust 65mm/2.5-inch wide double-padded neoprene strap. This eliminates discomfort and skin irritation, ensuring a snug, reliable fit that allows you to focus purely on your ride.

• Signature Hydrodynamic Bottom: The deep 16 mm concave bottom, integrated with a keel fin, is explicitly engineered for rapid lift versus force. This dynamic design provides instant lifting force, speed, and precision control, assisting your wave-holding skills, preventing sideways sliding, and minimising water spray towards your face.

Get to know the specifications of the EGO 225mm handboard:

• Volume: 485 cm3 or 485 ml/0.1281 US Liquid gallon

• Lifting Force: Up to 70 kg/154.324 lb

• Size: L 225 mm/9 inch x W 200 mm/7.87 inches x D 41 mm/1.61 inches

• Weight: 250 to 280 grams or 0.551156 to 0.617294 pounds (will vary due to grain density)

• Deck: Convex with Palm Hold and Support

• Bottom: Deep 16 mm Concave with Keel Fin

• Strap System: Hand strapped into natural swimming position above pivot point/keel fin, 50mm/2inch Custom POD Designed Hand Strap Retainer, 65mm/2.5inches Double Padded Neoprene, 50mm/2inch Adjustable Webbing Hand Strap.

• Adjustable Wrist Leash: Left-handed users can change the wrist cord to the left side.

• Finish: Laser Engravings, Satin Finish.

Longevity and Care for Your POD Wooden Handboard: 

To ensure your premium wooden handboard lasts for generations:

• Strap Advice: We highly recommend adjusting the hand strap snugly once. For subsequent sessions, simply slide your hand between the strap and the deck palm support. This practice ensures the Velcro remains attached and extends its lifespan for many years.

• Protective Case: Your investment is safeguarded by an environmentally friendly, reusable packaging foam case with a Hemp Drawstring Cover. This material boasts excellent impact resistance, moisture resistance, and waterproofing, making it a "never-recession material" for protecting your board.

A Legacy of Bodysurfing Innovation:

Since the 1980s, POD founder and artisan Shane Vassallo has been passionately hand-shaping each handboard from select-grade Australian or Canadian cedar and other limited wood species. His journey and expertise are extensively documented in our blog post 'Successful 30 Years,' detailing the rich history and evolution of our handboards.

Explore More & Enhance Your Ride:

• Choosing Your Ideal Handboard: What is the correct size bodysurfing handboard that will best suit the individual? Discover more at 'Human Hydrofoil'.

• Master Your Technique: POD Handboard Tips are available at the following link: 'How to Bodysurf with a Handboard'.