windara said...
Nice casso. Do you ride with your back foot on the very tail most of the time or move it around?

I move it around a bit, but it is often right on the tailpad block.

Tang said...
Indeed it does, colas.

now casso, imagine how that board would perform if you actually tried to lay it over properly......

It does turn a bit flat. Still chucks buckets just looks different. Keen to try a XXXL model if it comes west

Supmaori said..
Big shout out to all the people on here who offered advice and feedback on the Minions. I now have a mint 7"8 fluro yellow being delivered to my doorstep this week. Stoked and amped to get it wet. Now us kiwi's will be able to expereince what you boys over the ditch have been riding.
Kia ora brothers

Awesome. Enjoy.

Photos and/or video please.

Supmaori said..
Big shout out to all the people on here who offered advice and feedback on the Minions. I now have a mint 7"8 fluro yellow being delivered to my doorstep this week. Stoked and amped to get it wet. Now us kiwi's will be able to expereince what you boys over the ditch have been riding.
Kia ora brothers

Great stuff,

love to hear your thoughts after a surf

Kia Ora Mate
Bit of a pulse next week so hoping to get it wet then. More than happy to share my thoughts as others did for me...found it really helpful in making a decision. Looks the the prowave is going to stay dry for a bit. Will post a photo of board after ive put deck pad on it. Cheers again to Andrew , Simon , the Deep boys and the Supcentre in NZ for getting these babies to our shores

Opps didnt realise the image was quite that big. New minion arrived in NZ yesterday. Put deck pad on last night and now shes ready to get wet. These boards are a thing of beauty and real work of art..big shout out to the Deep boys..stoked and frothing all the way on the East Coast on NZ..chur

SUPMaori, did you put the deck pad on yourself or was that done at the SUP Centre? Where did you get the deck pad?

Thanks Danny Lee..im frothing to get this wet and will report back ...just need a nice swell now..

You did an awesome job putting the deck pad on. But having to pay an extra $100 for a deck pad and have the stress of putting it on right the first time is a bit of a hassle for $2700!?

Cheers Stevo..yip added cost but this was by far better option...as other pads were $200+ and then the cost of someone doing it for you. My advice is take your time measure twice and cut once..took me a good 4hrs..but was worth the saving..and ozzie haunt weighed it but by comparison it's lighter than my 7kg carbon prowave

What the hell is that meant to mean

I think supmaori was referring to the added cost of having to buy a grip and cut it to shape , we know this is a one shot job get it wrong and ya stuffed especially on such a big bit of grip.

for the price of these I would of expected grip to be included

i for one would be a bit tentative at placing a grip on when spending $2700 on the board and then a further $200 on grip

Wavesareus said...
I think supmaori was referring to the added cost of having to buy a grip and cut it to shape , we know this is a one shot job get it wrong and ya stuffed especially on such a big bit of grip.

for the price of these I would of expected grip to be included

i for one would be a bit tentative at placing a grip on when spending $2700 on the board and then a further $200 on grip

Re read my initial post and quote regarding the whole deck grip saga. ....

#1 I quoted Stev0 not Supmaori

#2 never brought up cost

#3 im still struggling to understand how installing deck grip is a stressful or trying task.....

Anyway back to the minions and the enjoyment they are bringing those who are riding them...deck grip or not

husq2100 said..

Stev0 said...
You did an awesome job putting the deck pad on. But having to pay an extra $100 for a deck pad and have the stress of putting it on right the first time is a bit of a hassle for $2700!?

If you cant handle putting on a bit of deck grip I dont think you should be SUPing in the surf near other people

Really? Seriously are you trying to somehow show that one necessarily indicates or is a prerequisite for another skill. They have absolutely nothing to do with one another.I honestly dont know where to start in terms of addressing the lack of logic that you seem to be applying here.

Stev0, I must apologise for ruffling your feathers. I did not think you would take a stupid comment so seriously. Granted I thought being stressed by deck grip pretty stupid. But it seems I am now confused as to the actual problem with having to install deck grip???

Is it stressful?
Is it just a "hassle"?
Or is it just the extra $$$ that burns?

@ghost4man, Im must apologise to you also, sorry I did not get my logic across. I see installing deck grip as a simple task that requires only basic motor skills, I see paddling and surfing these lower volume boards as a more complex task that requires co-ordination of multiple body parts and senses…. I figure if struggling and stressing over the easy one, the more difficult of the two is going to be something that is going to need a whole lot of work.

then again I may be confused over which one is the more complex activity…..but hey I only use wax on my board.

To show my redemption and to try and appease the SUP gods, If any new Minion customers are troubled with deck grip install, ill happily apply their grip for them.