The\u00a0DRIVER3.0\u00a0is the culmination of the last three years of\u00a0subtle, consistent fine tuning of the\u00a0Driver2.0, with our elite level team riders.\u00a0Since the launch of the\u00a0Driver2.0, in 2019, our team has consistently pushed us to continue evolving, always strive to have an edge,\u00a0competing against the worlds best surfers.\u00a0We are motivated by making strides to come out on top. It represents the methodical advancements\u00a0and evolution of the\u00a0Driver2.0,\u00a0 the point where it is no longer even the same model.\u00a0 Publicly leaked and unveiled (as a squash tail) in the 2022 StabInTheDark, with Jack Robinson, where we just missed a win, ending with a very close runner up. Further refinement and adaptation from the SITD board, though 2022, cemented this design as some thing special.\u00a0Virtually every top tier surfer we work with was claiming this version as the best board in their quiver. Highlighted by Griffin Colapinto and his two WCT victories of the season, in Portugal and El Salvador.\u00a0The DRIVER3.0 Rnd is essentially replicated directly from Griffins magic board, during that El Salvador event.\u00a0 The response and\u00a0accolades from every gifted surfer in our team (from vets like Kolohe Andino, Yago Dora and Ian Crane to young guns like Eli Hanniman, Crosby Cola and Cole Housmand) has been so resoundingly positive, that we felt it was time to go public and offer this design officially, for late 2022 and beyond.<\/p>\n
Simply stated, the DRIVER3.0 features slightly more tail rocker and a deeper double to single concave, through the rear half, than its\u00a0predecessor, the\u00a0Driver2.0. \u00a0The deck line in the tail is scooped out, with lower, boxy rails, to follow the bottom curve and slice\u00a0seamlessly\u00a0into the water.\u00a0More concave means more lift and more rail line rocker.\u00a0More lift means more speed.\u00a0More rail rocker, means more curve, for searing, tight radius turns.\u00a0 We narrowed the hip, between the feet, adding grip and stability to the outline. The round tail is fairly wide and forgiving under the rear foot, but the last few inches pull in enough to add confidence and hold in hard pushing, Pro level, pocket surfing.<\/p>\n
To balance these design elements (added tail rocker, narrower hip, scooped out deck and hyper rail rocker) we have carried a bit more width in the forward outline and volume in the forward foil. This forward volume adds glide and a more responsive drive, off the front foot.\u00a0 The\u00a0DRIVER3.0\u00a0runs thicker, along the stringer line (for paddle power and drive) but has a higher angle\u00a0\u201cVee\u201d deck, which removes volume and ends in a moderate, but round and forgiving, rail.<\/p>\n
Overall, the dims and volumes are\u00a0noticeably a bit more generous.\u00a0Like everything else in this boards design evolution, it is a reaction to (and response from) our top tier athletes requests. Griffin is riding 5\u201911 x 28.50 liters. Yago 5\u201911 and 6\u20190 x 29.50 liters. Kolohe and Crosby are\u00a0somewhere\u00a0in between, riding similar lengths, but at 29.00 liters of volume.<\/p>\n
The DRIVER3.0 Rnd is the status quo of high level, Pro-formance surfing, today.\u00a0Developed with direction, testing and feedback from the many of the best surfers in the USA and around the world, it has been proven on the worlds biggest stage, yet is designed with enough foam and built in speed to be a viable tool in any adepts surfers quiver.<\/p>\n
DRIVER3.0\u2026The Ultimate Driver machine.<\/p>\n
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