Pyzel Mini Padillac Surfboard The Mini Padillac is a great step-up for people who want a fast paddling and maneuverable board that is stable and easy to ride. Its made to get you into waves easily and early, and still fit into a curvy, late drop. Some might even even use it as their everyday board. We took our proven Padillac, shrunk it down and then redesigned the front half to help it fit into waves that are less than gigantic. When we shrunk it down, the nose ended up feeling pretty wide and the nose rocker felt a bit flat, so we pulled in the nose width and added a bit more nose rocker. The back ½ of the board is the same, but the changes to the forward ½ allow the boards to fit into a curvier wave face and handle later drops with ease. The Mini Padillac still carries extra volume up under the chest area, but the thickness is hidden away by a nice rolled deck curve and thinned out rails for maximum responsiveness and speed. When you hold it under your arm a 2 ¾ inch thick Mini Padillac feels like a 2 ⅜ inch thick shortboard! The rocker is a long, continuous curve which helps it ride smooth and consistent without any surprises through big turns. The bottom contour is a gentle Vee with double concave running a light flat Vee through the fins and off the tail. This combo keeps the boards both loose and fast, while further providing stability and drive. The tail is a swallow, which adds a little extra squirt off your bottom turn and pivot to your top turns. Another big difference from the original Padillac is that the Mini Padillac comes as a 5 fin set-up, allowing you to choose your favorite fin configurations and change them according to the conditions you are surfing in. Overall you can ride the MP whatever size you want, and I would recommend that you go about ½ to 1 inch wider, and at least ⅜ inch thicker than your daily driver. Foam is your friend, and the Mini Padillac has plenty of it hidden away! The Mini Padillac is what Jon Pyzel is calling a “medium wave” board. A board for a wider range of surfers! It comes in PU only, stock glassing is 6x4x4, 5 fin plugs, single leash plug, swallow tail and slight beak. The board is a squashed down version of the normal Padillac, more user friendly and able to be ridden in a larger variety of waves. About this board: Construction: PUGlassing: Stock glassing is 6x4x4Fin Boxes: Futures x 5 (Fins not included)Tail shape: Slight SwallowDimensions/Litres: See size graph above Recommended Fins: Futures: https://www.sanbah.com/products/padillac-fiberglass-quad-cs-blue-grey FCS2: https://www.sanbah.com/products/fcs-2-big-wave-g10-nf-paddle-quad About Pyzel Surfboards: Jon Pyzel is a name synonymous with surfboard design. From a young age, Jon grew up surfing in his home town of Santa Barbara in California. After spending time travelling, he decided to move to North Shore on Oahu to enjoy better waves and warmer waters.Fixing dings in the Country Surfboards factory, Pyzel learnt how much about crafting surfboards and worked in all areas - a hot coater, laminator, ghost shaper until finally stepping out and shaping under his own name. This start with some of the best shapers and glassers in the industry would ensure Pyzel was heading down the right track.Being surrounded by many of the world’s most talented shapers as well as some of the best surfers including John John Florence, has given Jon Pyzel the opportunity to create world-class surfboards, for all kinds of surfers and waves.Jon still lives in Hawaii wiith his wife and 2 daughters, running the Pyzel Surfboards factory on the North Shore and traveling around the world to shape boards and test them in all sorts of conditions. Shipping & FAQ: Australia wide postage available or local pick-up, choose at checkout. Boards in stock (see graph above) are ready to be sent & are shipped out on the same day of purchase with tracking provided. Boards are safely packed in a box with layers of bubble wrap. See our shipping & FAQ tab above or visit this link: https://www.sanbah.com/pages/shipping-faq
