SECRET SPOT REVIEW:
There's good reason as to why this is currently one of our best selling boards. The Dominator is proving to be quite a hit here on the East Coast and all around the UK. The constant curve plan shape with the wide point back, flat entry rocker, light weight and good width and thickness throughout helps keep both your wave count and speed up. whilst the pulled in round tail and concave through the fins combined with the parabolic stringer keep it lively underfoot.
The bigger models are an ideal step down if your looking for your first short board, as the thinner nose is ideal for perfecting the art of the duck dive. In the smaller sizes the dominator will up your wave count, keep its speed through turns and offer a great alternative to a fish...Combine this with the ability to ride it as a Fivezer, Quad or Thruster and you have one of the most versitile boards on the market.
Need we say more...
WHAT FIREWIRE HAVE TO SAY:
The Dominator is perhaps the most versatile board in the Firewire quiver to date, the Dominator combines a full outline with a thick foil from nose to tail and a 5/4/3 fin configuration(use it as a 5 fin quad or 3 fin thruster). The wide point has been moved back to reduce the nose profile, maintaining all of the speed but with none of the top turn drawbacks of retro nose outlines. Built with the flex characteristics and light weight of Future Shapes Technology, the Dominator paddles like it's turbo charged and does not track like heavier PU boards with similar dimensions. Take Charge!
The rapid response flex memory in the Future Shapes Technology used in these boards yields great speed through the turns whilst the parabolic rail configuration guarantees 100% return memory for years.
Firewire surfboards feature some very distinct construction traits that set them aside form other boards currently available:
1) parabolic balsa rails
2) dual density EPS and advanced composite core
The parabolic balsa rails flex at the start of a turn storing energy and rebound through the turn releasing built up energy in the form of speed. The spring back of the parabolic rails to the original rocker triggers rapid acceleration, like an arrow shot from a bow. The construction materials, a unique formulation of hi-tech epoxy resins and advanced composites mean that these boards maintain the lively feel you get with brand new polyurethane boards, but are up to 20% lighter and will last 5+ times longer.
This manufacturing process has won environmental awards and has created a range of lightweight and durable custom boards that are quickly being recognised for their awesome performance, just ask Taj Burrow!
The Dominator is the most adaptable board in the Firwire range, a real crowd pleaser, everyone should have one in thier quiver!
What this all means for surfers is a step forward in the age old trade off of performance versus durability that has traditionally limited polyurethane boards. The nature of the core technology in these boards allows them to rebound in and out of turns with little loss of speed. The secret to improved surfing is maintaining and using this speed to go higher, bigger, longer or whatever does it for you!
