Pocket Rocket Quick Facts
…Lost Pocket Rocket quick facts
| Brand / shaper | …Lost Surfboards, Matt “Mayhem” Biolos |
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| Model history | First developed for Kolohe Andino for the varied beach breaks of Europe in 2015, when he asked for a new rocker that “fits more in the pocket, and lets me push hard, but still fast in the flats”; he made the Azores quarters and won the Cascais QS 10,000 on it straight away. Updated for 2018 with feedback from Griffin Colapinto, Yago Dora and Joan Duru |
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| Board type | …Lost’s status-quo high-performance (“Pro-formance”) shortboard, offered in Pro dims and in Bro / Every Day Dims (EDD) for average surfers riding HP designs |
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| Best waves | Pocketed, punchy surf: the squash tail is easier in softer surf, the round tail suits more powerful waves |
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| Ridden by | Kolohe Andino, Griffin Colapinto, Yago Dora, Joan Duru, Taj Burrow, Mason Ho, Bruce Irons and Jack Robinson; Joan Duru qualified for the WCT on a quiver of Pocket Rockets in 2016, and Yago Dora won the Newcastle Pro and reached the Oi Rio Pro semis as a wildcard on round-tail Pocket Rockets |
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| Tail | Squash (Kolohe’s choice: easier in softer surf or for lead-footed surfers) or round (Yago’s favorite: for more powerful surf or a more finesse-based surfer) |
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| Design | A smooth, continuous rocker to fit in the pocket, with enough concave cutting through it to rocket down the line and across flats; plenty of tail curve for tight, whippy turns off the tail, with a relaxed enough curve forward to still project and connect. The 2018 update added a slightly wider, more forgiving forward outline, a more relaxed central rocker, a defined edge and square rail in the tail and refined concaves; the Bro sizes also get a lower, blended rail without reducing volume |
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| Fins | Thruster (FCS II or Futures boxes). Best template: raked, drive-oriented (FCS Carver family; Futures Rake). Try the FCS II Mayhem Driver Tri or the Futures Mayhem 3.0. |
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| Stock sizes | Squash: Pro dims 5’7 to 6’8 (23.30 L to 40.25 L), Bro dims 5’10 to 6’8 (29.00 L to 43.00 L). Round: Pro dims 5’2 to 6’8 (20.50 L to 40.50 L), Bro dims 5’10 to 6’8 (28.00 L to 43.00 L) |
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| Sizing | Your regular shortboard volume; Pro dims run about 1" longer than a Driver 3.0 at the same volume, Bro dims about the same length or an inch shorter |
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| Constructions we stock | Always: PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built. Also stocked at times: Light Speed and Black Dart. All constructions are available for custom order |
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| Custom orders | Yes, through our …Lost 3D board builder |
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Pocket Rocket Q&A
What size Pocket Rocket should I get?
Ride the Pocket Rocket at your regular shortboard volume, and pick the chart that fits you: …Lost’s Pro dims are the team-style sizes, while the Bro or Every Day Dims (EDD) were introduced for average surfers wanting to ride HP designs, with more width and thickness at a given length. Comparing …Lost’s stock dims, the Pro dims run about 1" longer than a Driver 3.0 of the same volume and the Bro dims about the same length or an inch shorter. For example, if you ride a 5’11 Driver 3.0 (28.50 L), look at the 6’0 (19.00" x 2.35", 28.55 L) in Pro dims or the 5’10 (19.00" x 2.40", 29.00 L) in Bro dims. Squash-tail stock sizes run from 5’7 (18.18" x 2.18", 23.30 L) to 6’8 (20.50" x 2.75", 40.25 L) in Pro dims and 5’10 (19.00" x 2.40", 29.00 L) to 6’8 (21.00" x 2.88", 43.00 L) in Bro dims; the round tail runs from 5’2 (17.75" x 2.13", 20.50 L) to 6’8 (20.50" x 2.75", 40.50 L) in Pro dims and 5’10 (19.00" x 2.38", 28.00 L) to 6’8 (21.00" x 2.88", 43.00 L) in Bro dims. If you don’t know your volume, use the Volume calculator at the top of our …Lost 3D board builder: enter your height, weight, skill, fitness and the waves you surf, and it recommends a volume by board type, from shortboard to fish, hybrid and mid-length. Our shop staff can help you pick a size.
What fins does the Pocket Rocket use?
The Pocket Rocket is a thruster, and we stock it with FCS II or Futures boxes. Neither FCS nor Futures lists this model in its …Lost guide, so we go by both brands’ pick for …Lost’s performance shortboards; Kolohe asked for a rocker that still pushes hard and stays fast in the flats, which is what a drive-oriented fin adds. The template to look for is a raked, drive-oriented fin: on FCS II the Mayhem Driver Tri (Small, Medium, Large), which FCS pairs with the Driver 3.0 and …Lost’s other performance shortboards. FCS classes the Mayhem Driver as a Carver-family fin: an elongated template with more sweep (rake), built for hold and longer, drawn-out turns. FCS sizes these fins by weight: Small 120–155 lbs, Medium 145–175 lbs, Large 165–200 lbs. On Futures, the Mayhem 3.0 (Small, Medium, Large) is the matching rake template, Matt Biolos’s own signature fin, with the R-series Blackstix (R4, R6, R8) as the other rake option. Futures sizes its fins as Small 95–135 lbs, Medium 125–175 lbs and Large 165 lbs and up.
Should I get the Pocket Rocket with the squash tail or the round tail?
…Lost stocks it both ways. The squash tail is Kolohe Andino’s style and is easier in softer surf or for lead-footed surfers; the round tail is Yago Dora’s favorite and is great in more powerful surf or for a more finesse-based surfer. Yago’s Newcastle Pro win and Oi Rio Pro semi-final run as a wildcard were on round-tail Pocket Rockets.
What is the difference between Pro dims and Bro dims?
Pro dims are the sizes the team rides. The Bro sizes, also called EDD or Every Day Dims, were introduced for average surfers wanting to ride high-performance designs, adding width and thickness at each length: for example, the 6’0 squash measures 19.00" x 2.35" (28.55 L) in Pro dims and 19.38" x 2.45" (31.00 L) in Bro dims. …Lost says the Bro sizes benefit most from the 2018 update, making a more user-friendly contemporary HP shortboard, and they also feature a lower, blended rail without reducing overall volume.
What is the history of the Pocket Rocket?
It was first developed for Kolohe Andino for the varied beach breaks of Europe in 2015. After years of riding mostly Drivers and Sub Drivers, he asked for a board with a new rocker that “fits more in the pocket, and lets me push hard, but still fast in the flats”; Matt Biolos made a few and scribbled “PocketRocket” on them, and out of the gate Kolohe netted a quarter-final in the Azores and a win in Cascais in back-to-back QS 10,000 events, followed by solid runs in the France and Portugal WCT events. It was quickly adopted by most of the …Lost team and became the brand’s status-quo high-performance shortboard, updated for 2018 with feedback from Griffin Colapinto, Yago Dora and Joan Duru.
Who rides the Pocket Rocket?
Almost the entire …Lost team: Kolohe Andino, Griffin Colapinto, Taj Burrow, Mason Ho, Bruce Irons, Jack Robinson, Joan Duru, who rode a quiver of them to WCT qualification in 2016, and Yago Dora, who won the Newcastle Pro and took down three world champions on the way to a semi-final at the Oi Rio Pro as a wildcard on round-tail Pocket Rockets. Most of Mason Ho’s Indonesian and Hawaiian antics have been performed on a Pocket Rocket.
What constructions does the Pocket Rocket come in?
We always stock the Pocket Rocket in PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built, and we have also stocked it in Light Speed and Black Dart. Each in-stock board on this page lists its construction. All constructions are available for custom order through our …Lost 3D board builder.
Can I custom order a Pocket Rocket?
Yes. Use the Custom Order Pocket Rocket button on this page, or open the …Lost 3D board builder directly, to design one: you choose the dims, construction, fin boxes, colors and art.
