Ever heard the saying when you get a new surf SUP the surf goes flat? Well we have 7 new boards for the SUPboarder PRO Head to Head Test of the Quiver Killer surf SUP shapes and we’re waiting patiently for some swell arrive before getting them out on the water. In this introductory video, […]
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Paul Ashton
3 months ago
My unorthodox view!!
Quattro
Smik
Sunova
And, I think the Spice, Allwave and Guppy will be similar – dare you you try the Guppy as a quad!!
Hey Tory, Twin fin now thats an idea. Thanks for the list and Spice feedback.
Levon Scheijbeler
3 months ago
Cool test, I’m very interested in what you like and comes up on top. Nice shout-out to Rick as well! I’ve got experience with the Quatro that I have sold, the Quatro Carve pro 8’0 @ 109 liters. It was a good, responsive and very fast board, just for the type of waves in the Netherlands it wasn’t “the board” or the quiver killer, IMO. For France type of waves, I would have never sold it and I regret it even that I sold it. However, I bought back a Jimmy Lewis Destroyer 8’0 which outline is similar to the… Read more »
Nice one Levon. We were hoping to get a Jimmy Lewis but we could make it happen… shame. Thanks for your thoughts and the list.
Ken Spence
3 months ago
The allwave caught me off guard, very nice board! I like the traction mat that goes just a bit further forward past the handle, to avoid needing to wax that area. The dims are also interesting, sub 8′ with 105L of volume. I’m surprised the 7’11 Speeed didn’t make the test, but I’m looking forward to seeing the performance of the Placid. Looking forward to the test!
Hey Ken Yeah the speeed was close to making it. Getting hold of the gear was the biggest challenge for us. The Placid fits the brief well. All we need know is swell.
Salmonpincher
2 months ago
for me, I would like the: 1) Infinity 2) Sunova 3 = Fanatic / Starboard
I don’t think the infinity will win. It (& the loco) have 10%+ more volume than some of the other boards. For me infinity & sunova are more desirable to own than fanatic or starboard (which are top mainstream, brands). I’m guessing the quiver killer will need to work in a wide range of (often sub optimal) conditions & different boards will suit different paddlers with different skill sets. So it will need to be able to cope & get going in mush, as well as clean steep faces & be stable in wind & chop – which will likely… Read more »
Riding conditions will a consideration but Its really more about certain wave shapes slack to faster. Stability in chop will of course be an import one. But Im hoping for light off shore for testing he he 🙂 I can dream anyway.
JohnnyChaos
1 month ago
Interested to hear how the Loco does as it was a board I nearly got, and I love the colours, but that tail looks very chunky in person. I settled on the Spice which I’m really pleased with and so far suits the waves we get on the Yorkshire coast really well.
Flattest Summer ever! Fingers cross very soon for surf.
Jim Sioufi
10 days ago
Nice video. Am looking forward to seeing the results. I’m with you on blanking off the unused fin slots. It’s bonkers that more people don’t do it – all that unnecessary drag! Once I’m happy with my fin positions, I take an unmelted glue gun stick, which pushes neatly into US box slots, and then gently heat it with a hairdryer and then gently smooth it flat with a stanley blade. Haven’t tried getting it out yet, but it should come out in one go (if I ever need to) and it made a decent difference to the overall smoothness… Read more »
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My unorthodox view!!
And, I think the Spice, Allwave and Guppy will be similar – dare you you try the Guppy as a quad!!
Ok Paul, love to see you line up thoughts.
Guppy as a quad :-))
1. Splice
2. Hipster
3. Placid or fanatic.
I agree that a thruster set up does not suit the splice and I ride my 8”8 and 9”3 50/50 quads or twin fin
Looking forward to the coming videos on these boards.
Hey Tory, Twin fin now thats an idea. Thanks for the list and Spice feedback.
Cool test, I’m very interested in what you like and comes up on top. Nice shout-out to Rick as well! I’ve got experience with the Quatro that I have sold, the Quatro Carve pro 8’0 @ 109 liters. It was a good, responsive and very fast board, just for the type of waves in the Netherlands it wasn’t “the board” or the quiver killer, IMO. For France type of waves, I would have never sold it and I regret it even that I sold it. However, I bought back a Jimmy Lewis Destroyer 8’0 which outline is similar to the… Read more »
Nice one Levon. We were hoping to get a Jimmy Lewis but we could make it happen… shame. Thanks for your thoughts and the list.
The allwave caught me off guard, very nice board! I like the traction mat that goes just a bit further forward past the handle, to avoid needing to wax that area. The dims are also interesting, sub 8′ with 105L of volume. I’m surprised the 7’11 Speeed didn’t make the test, but I’m looking forward to seeing the performance of the Placid. Looking forward to the test!
Hey Ken
Yeah the speeed was close to making it. Getting hold of the gear was the biggest challenge for us. The Placid fits the brief well. All we need know is swell.
for me, I would like the:
1) Infinity
2) Sunova
3 = Fanatic / Starboard
Interesting, love hearing all these results
I don’t think the infinity will win. It (& the loco) have 10%+ more volume than some of the other boards. For me infinity & sunova are more desirable to own than fanatic or starboard (which are top mainstream, brands). I’m guessing the quiver killer will need to work in a wide range of (often sub optimal) conditions & different boards will suit different paddlers with different skill sets. So it will need to be able to cope & get going in mush, as well as clean steep faces & be stable in wind & chop – which will likely… Read more »
Riding conditions will a consideration but Its really more about certain wave shapes slack to faster. Stability in chop will of course be an import one. But Im hoping for light off shore for testing he he 🙂 I can dream anyway.
Interested to hear how the Loco does as it was a board I nearly got, and I love the colours, but that tail looks very chunky in person.
I settled on the Spice which I’m really pleased with and so far suits the waves we get on the Yorkshire coast really well.
Super awesome to hear you are loving the Spice. Yeah, that tail does look very thick. Hopefully we get some waves to test them out soon!
Any progress on this test? Looking forward to the results.
Flattest Summer ever! Fingers cross very soon for surf.
Nice video. Am looking forward to seeing the results. I’m with you on blanking off the unused fin slots. It’s bonkers that more people don’t do it – all that unnecessary drag! Once I’m happy with my fin positions, I take an unmelted glue gun stick, which pushes neatly into US box slots, and then gently heat it with a hairdryer and then gently smooth it flat with a stanley blade. Haven’t tried getting it out yet, but it should come out in one go (if I ever need to) and it made a decent difference to the overall smoothness… Read more »
Yep going to try that one. Fab tip, thanks Jim