Firewire Machado Groove Surfboard   Catch a tune. Find your groove. Rob Machado's favorite performance thruster.Are you experienced? Have you ever been experienced?I feel like my designs are slowly moving in the direction of being more and more performance driven. After stopping the tour, I went as far away from high performance as I could. I wanted to feel what all these different designs had to offer out there in the world. Twins, single fins, bonzers...etcThe groove is an exploration back into the world of a high performance thruster but with an outline twist, giving you some width and thickness up front for extra paddle-ability but giving you a nice pulled in squash tail for high performance shred-ability.I designed it for waves with a bit of push and power. Probably waist high to overhead. But it goes great in weak waves too, I just wouldn't go as far as calling it a groveler.To tap back into my old school high performance days, my Groove Thruster set is a must. To add a bit of a twist in smaller surf, you can run it with my 2+1 template.WAVE TYPEThis shape excels in everything head-high and under. But if you take it on a boat trip, that works too. "I build versatility into every design he shapes," says Rob Machado. "I build speed and ease-of-use in every surfboard I make."MORE ON THE SHAPE"Thinned out the foil, narrowed the tail block. Added a cute little squash tail. And much more rocker than I've been riding the last several years. I tapped into all my performance DNA that was in my shapes in the 90s, and added sprinkles of my recent design work, making surfboards that are fast, floaty and fun in all conditions." - Rob Machado.     About this board: Construction: Helium 2Fin Boxes: Futures x 2 (Choose option above - Fins not included)Tail shape: Round TailDimensions/Litres: See size graph above   About Helium 2 Construction: The same expanded lifespan beyond traditional materials that many expect from FST, in addition to the gentle compression beneath your feet that others love about LFT. We used the lightest foam we have to make Helium, combined with a brand new rail crafted from both balsa wood and paulownia wood. It’s all wrapped in a brand new deckskin material we’re introducing for the first time. 1 – Entropy Bio-Resin Throughout2 – High density Aerospace Composite Deckskin3 – Top & Bottom Deck Sandwich Cloth4 – Parabolic Balsa & Paulownia Wood Rails5 – 0.8 lb EPS CoreHELIUM – ECOBOARD Verified – LEVEL ONE   About Firewire Surfboards: Firewire is dedicated to elevating the surfing experience through innovative design, new materials, and advanced construction methods. Every surfboard, traction pad, and leash we build is designed with a single goal in mind – to improve the surfing experience as much as possible while impacting the environment as little as possible. 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 sent 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