Dominator compared to Nugget

[terry]

Thanks Piha. Your comments are very welcome and inspirational indeed. It would be a huge leap of faith to go from a 6'10" @ about 45 litres down to a much smaller board, but your post has certainly given me food for thought.
Thank you

[Fritzkat]

terry
I was riding 6-7's and 6-9's PU boards, My 6-4 Dom cleared them out of the quiver, for head high waves. The 6-4 Hellfire took out the 6-10 and the 7-0 for x1.5 overhead.. I dont chase waves any larger any more, shoulders are bad I cannot handle duckdiving / ragdolling anything larger.

[terry]

Thanks Fritzkat. I hear what you are saying. Anything bigger than that is way too hard for this little black duck.

[Piha Local]

Hey Terry, leave the "leaps of faith to me, I'm a Pastor!" But b4 you commit to any thing else, do yourself a favour and demo a Dom, even if it's 6/4 or 6/6. Dan Mann has produced an exceptional board that maximizes gains and minimizes the losses in a remarkable way for a user friendly, versatile design.

[JaM71]

Hi terry, just to put it out there have a look at the potatonator (plenty of info on the forum). They have the genes of a dom and pack plenty of volume. Off hand I think that you would get a higher perfoming package than the addvance......have a chat to cuttlefish he has ridden both and is a big unit. They also pack more volume than a dom.

[terry]

Haha Piha. Sorry about stepping on yout turf with the leap of faith. Thanks again for your advice. I will definitely try some Doms........If you can't trust the advice of a Pastor, then who can you trust.

[terry]

Thanks JaM71. That is a board I had not even considered. I can see I will have to do some serious trialling.What size would you consider for a geriatric like me?

[tallkook]

Hey Terry, if you haven't already looked, Natural Necessity have demos of the 600 and 608 Dominator and also the 605 El Fuego. Unfortunately , no Addvance models. Although the 600 maybe too small and the 608 too big, it would be worth having a chat to them and maybe trying a couple to suss out volumes before you pull the trigger. Good luck mate.

[terry]

Hi tallkook. Great advice indeed. I shall pay a visit and see what Kent and the boys have to say. I am sure testing is the only way I can sort out this choice without blowing my hard eaned. There are so many pros and cons for each on paper. I am prepared after some divine intervention to try a smaller board. It's all fun. Thanks again.

[JaM71]

Hi terry, sizing is very personal as you can demo a couple of options take advantage. Work out the volume ythat you are comfortable with. I am 74kg (41 years young) and am happy with 34 to 36 litres volume but I am not a fan of the dominator....this is my personal taste. I love my sweet potato tho! I am going to demo a 5.8 potatonator this weekend. My friend cuttlefish has a 6.2 potatonator which he reviewed on this forum pnator small wave assinator thread.....he s a little bit crusty..49 I think and 90 plus kg. sorry ti twist your melon just something for you to consider