Fireball - Explained by Bob McTavish

What can we say about the Fireball that hasn’t already been said?? It's quite simply the best all-round longboard available! Since its birth 30 years ago, the Fireball has made thousands of surfers stoked again. Why? The Fireball has three distinct zones blended into an attractive versatile package
The Tail: between your feet there is a distinct engine zone built with stiff rocker and double concave to deliver speed and drive. Behind the back foot the rocker increases, de-powering the last foot of foam, allowing steep drops without nose-catch, and easy wave catching. The fins are located under the back foot for easy pivot and drive.
The Mid-zone: Two steps forward and the parallel template, flatter rocker, and rail bevels supply clean running lines and comfortable walking stability, delivering clean trimming for every level of surfing skill. Plenty of trim-speed to make fast sections with ease.
The Nose: The Fireballs wide 19" nose with a nice blended concave supplies fun nose-riding, as well as exceptional steering from the nose. Easy to perfect the two steps to the trim zone, two more to the nose, the Fireballs four-step routine has become the benchmark of longboarding technique for over two decades.
The Fireball EVO 2 is the latest modification in its design, with a touch less nose rocker and added width in the longer versions. Just simple tweaks to keep the Fireball at the front edge of design. As we always say, "borrow your mates...." It'll get you stoked!.
Shop the Fireball stock online or in store - available from 8'0" to 9'6".
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[@FrankTankFlinns]

Beautiful how he explained it.....

[@robinbanks610]

Bob✌️❤️

[@casualobserver1204]

I have to say, in 45 years of surfing, my Fireball is the best board I've ever owned. I just keep coming back to it.

[@taylorr3529]

have you ever surfed the Original? wondering if it has a similar feel

[@casualobserver1204]

@@taylorr3529 No I haven't. Perhaps someone can correct me, but my understanding the original has even more rocker, a bit more of hip plus a couple of belly channels for extra hold, I think? It's probably better for beach breaks and not the best for the points.

[@taylorr3529]

​@@casualobserver1204 thanks for the info! I primarily surf beach breaks and loved it

[@rodfer5406]

Excellent

[@taylorr3529]

got any tuflite Originals??? snapped mine after 15+ years 😢

[@iclausius7881]

Came here looking for the Tommy Curren Fireball! Great info on rocker though, from the guy who was right there with Greenough in the late 60s!