Muzza's Trippin'
 At
the risk of being perceived as some kind of latent "Gyro
Gearloose" I feel compelled to include a new section
to my site where I can cut loose with some crazy shit. My
intention is to emphasize the benefits of specialization
and to pose the question: how far can you go before the negatives
outnumber the positives? Having shaped for well over
30 years I’ve seen the evolution almost from
the beginning of modern design so there’s a lot of stuff
I want to draw on, mix and match and ultimately use the ‘let’s
see what we can come up with’ line of thought!
What's Behind Muzza Trippin'?
There
is now an increasing demand for alternatives to ‘regular’
equipment. This is possibly due to disenchantment
with whole pro thing or to put it even more simply that some
customers have trouble riding the boards the pros ride. It
may also be a rebellion or a left turn against what some may
feel is a sheepish market place. Surfers are once
again daring to be different and good on ‘em,
things are getting a bit controlling out there in so many
ways. Surfing is an escape and let’s never forget that
it has so many more facets and levels of magnetism other than
who is the best surfer competitively.
With the backing of a machine so advanced and leant towards
custom specialization, it is also now so
much easier to physically produce something way out
on the left field. Most machines would flip a Johnson
Spring trying to compute some of the weirdo shit I intend
throwing at this one. This is where I see shaping
machines really benefiting surfers, not in
mass production but in freedom of design. So lets
see how far we can push this thing!
Regardless of why this door has opened I reckon it is a worthwhile
direction, constant experimentation in design
so far has got us to where we are and ultimately may lead
to further breakthroughs somewhere down the line with or without
the media support of pro surfer endorsement. Now there’s
a challenge!
The best design under a individual surfers feet is not necessarily
the best design universally, in fact the best design
is simply the one that suits it’s owner and its intended
use. After all there are myriads of different requirements
from all quarters that need addressing to maximise the enjoyment
of surfing. People get off on riding 60’s side slipper
or some sort of mini nose rider, others want to emulate modern
day heroes. Hopefully when all is said and done this page
may encourage some and inspire others to dare to be
different and to look a little deeper to find and use the
boards that are best for them whatever form that may take.
How Does Muzza Do It?
The boards will be dreamt or inspired, designed on
the computer, milled, shaped, glassed and finished, photographed
and then put on the site. After that it will be handed
around the factory for road testing and from there will go
to the Base Superbank shop
in Coolangatta, QLD, to be further fondled and offered for
sale. Give us a few months and there should be some humdingers
down there for you to look at.
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