Should I get a Hellfire??

[buzzy]

Lots of "amply's" there. Sorry. I need an editor.

[surfgumby]

Hey Tallkook,

The Hellfire is very performance driven but is still hybrid stable & fairly forgiving (loves the late drop)!

The Elf & Spit have alot of overlap, I think you may get a tad more performance out of the spit but you will get a Hellofalotmore performance out of the Hellfire!

6'6" is the go, as you use this baby when the waves have more power, it will also be easier to duck dive that 4-6' of whitewater coming to clean you up!

The Hellfire does not like weak or soft waves much but thats exactly what your Elf is for!

If you can demo one & take it for a paddle please do so, you will be well & truley stoked once you get your first clean fast flight on the Hellfire....just remember to hang on!!!

[tallkook]

Thanks fellas, the volume calculator has me between 41 and 51 litres. Think that puts me on the 6'8 Hellfire (43.1 l) as the 6'6 is 39.7 l. I know it's close but I do like a little bit of volume in my boards. I would hate to end up with a board I struggle on. I like to get planing early to give me a little extra time to get my big frame to it's feet. How do you find paddling your 6'6 surfgumby??

Thanks buzzy I'm amply stoked on your ample feedback mate.

[buzzy]

Yeah, you need to go with what you're comfortable with for sure.

Just for the sake of repeating it by the way, I pick up my new Futura later this week. Woohoo! After being away for a few days last week and then sick when I got back and having munched through a few packs of Tim Tams (that's Australian for best bloody chocolate biscuits ever invented) I'm not sure if I should jump straight on to the Futura or ease back in with my more amply (there you go again) proportioned Dom. Looks like we have 3 foot (ie head high) E to SE waves forecast for later this week (I'm locked in the office now). and pretty much any board in my quiver can cover that size.

[Goanna]

mmmmm Tim Tams

[Goanna]

hey Buzzy, I'm super keen to hear your report on the Futura as we are around the same vintage and stats.
I am really enjoying my Futura.

[buzzy]

I'm super keen to get it out. I've never had to wait so long on a board! It'll almost certainly get a run. The surf would have to be....like it is now....or completely atrocious....for it to stay in the car.

[Goanna]

I'm super keen to get it out. I've never had to wait so long on a board! It'll almost certainly get a run. The surf would have to be....like it is now....or completely atrocious....for it to stay in the car.

I enjoy surfing mine in anything 2ft clean / 3ft slop up to double overhead - probably because I don't have any other options but it handles those conditions well enought for me. Just waiting for my Potatonator to land now.

[X-Man]

Tallkook, some of the best advice I got before heading to the Mentawais was don't go too big with your boards. The surf is clean with good push, but can have steep take-offs. The Maldives should be the same. You will get a better performance out of a little shorter board. Plus, the board will "fit" in the pocket better. I would recommend you go for the 6'6". Like I said in a previous post, I rode a 6'4" Hellfire on my Indo trip and it worked great. It really handles steep drops well. I'm 6'1" and 195 lbs. 46 y/o.

[rivamon]

hey certified i have owned a 510 hf for almost 12 months now , i am 509 tall 76 kg 39 years old and would consider myself very intermediate , i live in cronulla and surf the beach breaks here . my take on the hellfire is that it is a very forgiving board especially on late takeoffs it never seems to nosedive or catch a rail , you only have to point it down the line and it takes off . this board has honestly improved my surfing confidence . the only draw back is that it needs a steeper better quality wave to get it going .(i surf my 56 sp in the fat stuff ) hope this helps . cheers .