Mini driver, unibrow or hellfire?

[50young]

Where"s the Hellfire fall Buzzy, what would say is the max wave height and how does it handle hollow waves?

[csarqui]

That sounds like a good summary Buzzy. The only thing that I would add is that when I looked at the Unibrow up close and personal, it does not resemble a Dominator, except for the round tail. The wide point is significantly below center of the board and the double concave is extreme. I don't think that it would feel familiar under foot after surfing the Dominator. It's basically a Hellfire with a round tail.

[buzzy]

Heard Tuesday was epic and not as cold as its going to be tomorrow! Used to work in Ealing now in Reading so know what it's like to commute to the waves too.

I'm not sure. It looks like it would work as a tiny step up from a Spit and as a great grovel board for a good surfer. I've heard Chris saying though that for some people it works great in 2x overhead, better for some in those conditions than a Hellrazor, while others relate it is very skatey. For me it's just a board that doesn't speak to me. I'd be looking at a Unibrow over a Hellfire.

[prjwebb]

I've got to disagree about it not being a good paddler. Considering it's a lower volume and shorter length board I think it paddles better than would be expected. It's never going to paddle like a dominator which would have about 6 or 7 litres more volume in a similar length.
I just wish it had a little more tail rocker...

[buzzy]

Yeah I'm just summarising my perceptions of feedback. I have no personal experience. I'm trying to pick between the two as a "next step up" from the Dom with me really looking for the board to cut in at around chest high and cut out at 1.5x overhead. It sounds like either would work with the Unibrow better in below head high and the Mini Driver better above head high. I personally really need to hear more on the Unibrow though.

[prjwebb]

Personally I find the MD picks up where the potato ends pretty well for me. Unless the waves are gutless it works in anything chest high and up. It's very reliable and holds in well when the waves are solid, fast and steep too.
I personally would prefer more rocker, especially in the tail, for laying into turns on a vertical face. It feels a little stiff to me. I think I might go back to surfing it as a quad actually.

No experience with the Unibrow here either but it's one of the few models that I haven't wanted to run out and buy based on pics and descriptions. I'm pretty sure it won't work that well for me based on the boards I like.
The Jacknife is starting to catch my attention though...

[core personal training]

Where"s the Hellfire fall Buzzy, what would say is the max wave height and how does it handle hollow waves?

ridden at the right volume..(lowish/shortish).. the HF has few limits...it rides as a full hi-perf, not like a hybrid..(again, if not ridden too big)... i rode the 510 EVERY day for 12 months at 90+kgs in 1 foot up to scary slabs..(ok the slabs were pushing it but it still rode them with as much attack as a knifey performance board..)..

i hate barrels as i dont want my dodgy back compressed (just ask Goanna or Megsy about my lobster dive bail outs..!!)..and cant twist around safely when bent over so cant drive through anything smaller than standup tubes, but have had a memorable tuck in session on a local bare rock barrel(for boogies most of the time).. HF air drops down, bites its rail off the bottom and drives up into them, then hold speed in there with little input from me...relaxing barrel surfing...and being shorter it fit in easily..

[50young]

Thanks Core that's what I wanted to hear

[Slowman]

I've ridden 2 x overhead on the HF a couple of times and so long as it isn't lumpy it doesn't get skatey on me...maybe if I had a 6'0 it wouldn't be so much of a problem.

[core personal training]

yep slow, less is more... :) and futures SA3's in it..