Pyzel Padillac Review with Jon Pyzel

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FishE - 5 years ago

10:08 "its got some girth and weigh to it"

tony beatbutcher - 5 years ago

When I got a first 9'5 gun and tested it in 3m swell, I was scared like f#ck cause it felt like a toothpick, like yr sitting on a ball, paddling in was not possible, there was only volume in the middle. Later I made my self a 9'6 gun wider nose, more volume, a world of difference.

Hawk Eye - 5 years ago

Doesn't it feel big? hahaha Great review. Thanks!

upsidedahead - 5 years ago

That's a thing of beauty. Don't think I need one for surfing, but I'd appreciate it as an art piece for sure ( big waves nearly killed me. I'm done. Got kids now)

TheMozzaok - 5 years ago

What a crock, I came up with?? Yeah sure you did. The plan shape of that board is identical to one Wayne Lynch shaped for himself to surf in France in 1979, but he gave it to me, because the one I had ordered wasn't glassed yet, and I was flying out a couple of days later. Mine was shorter, a 6'9", but almost identical in every other respect. It was a very good board, for clean over head to double, but 12 to 15 was getting a bit much for it. In it's day, 40 years ago, it was da bomb, but modern shapers are making much better shapes now. Don't get me wrong, it is a classic shape, so it goes, and goes well, it is just nothing new or special as these guys seem to be making out.

haha - 5 years ago

@Jon Pyzel There are no winners or logical outcomes in the Youtube comment section...

TheMozzaok - 5 years ago

@Jon Pyzel That's cool Jon, I certainly didn't want to imply that you don't make great shapes, I think your modern shortboards are beautiful and smart. I am getting old and grumpy and less diplomatic than I should be, so I may have over reacted to your "I came up with" phrase. Of course with so many years of great surfers making boards it is only natural that homage styles will appear. Wayne's boards were popular with all we south coast surfers because he shaped them to suit our waves. We have some juice off that southern ocean, albeit way too bloody cold juice. Sorry if I offended you, if anything it was maybe the surprise of seeing my old favourite shape from 40 years ago reborn.

Josh Hoffman - 5 years ago

@Jon Pyzel They are possibly just jealous that it will never be necessary for them to ride any board that requires waves that size. The lifestyle you live is so rad. I have the upmost respect for your innovation pertaining to the progression of surfboard shaping. Cheers!

Jon Pyzel - 5 years ago

@peter smith Jeez man, pretty rough on me for a guy you've never met!! I actually know my way around a planner pretty well if you are interested in getting handshape from me.

Jon Pyzel - 5 years ago

Hi - I can't help but reply to this. If you watch this whole video (and I am not saying you should), you will hear me say that it's pretty much got a classic older outline, but the fact remains that I came up with the outline myself, regardless of what came before it. Also, just a fun fact, I have a video on my phone that Wayne Lynch sent me from a factory because he was checking out a Padillac and was super stoked on it. That was a pretty special moment for me! My point is that almost all surfboards have some resemblance to others, but that does not mean that the shaper has copied someone else's idea.

TheMozzaok - 5 years ago

@REAL Watersports You are no doubt right about that, I love his modern shapes, and have great respect for his skills, but that "blue" board, (my 6'9" was translucent sky blue, and I used to just call boards on their colour. My Brown board being the exception, thanks to my friends that just got called the shit stick,lol, my first heavy concave shaped by Des, a kiwi who surfed it in the 74 Bells comp) Point was, I loved my blue board so much, I new every millimetre of it, and as such when I saw it's mirror image in this video I was quite surprised. I am too old and fat to ever need a big wave board again, but my views on what they currently use is not a positive one. The trouble is you do not want to be out in 20 plus experimenting too much, so they pretty much ride the same or sadly worse boards now than we did 40 years ago.

REAL Watersports - 5 years ago

That's such an epic story, that 6'9" was probably sick in France! Wayne Lynch inspired a lot of people. John Pyzel was definitely inspired by boards of that era but added some unique design tweaks to make the Padillac uniquely Pyzel.

peter smith - 5 years ago

He maybe a master of the design on computer cnc machine. that's why he talks like that. plus johnjohn is his rider

Shasta Dragon - 5 years ago

What board would you recommend for a pitching beach break when it's 6-7ft? I'm looking for a winter step up board for this winter at El Porto in Los Angeles.