Pulled in at both ends
Pulling in the nose and tail creates more curve throughout the outline, helping the Power Tiger fit tighter into the wave and making it more responsive through turns.
Pyzel Power Tiger Surfboard
PYZEL SURFBOARDS · HIGH PERFORMANCE
The Power Tiger
A high-performance board built for the space between the Red Tiger and Ghost, bringing speed, hold and responsiveness to bigger, more powerful waves.
High Performance 3–8FT Thruster · Quad · 5-Fin
The Power Tiger
The in-between board built to handle more power.
The Power Tiger came about when John John Florence wanted a board that could sit between the Red Tiger and his Ghost in terms of wave size and quality. The Red Tiger had become his choice for slower, weaker waves, but he wanted something that could take over as the surf became bigger and more powerful.
The most obvious change is the outline. Pyzel pulled in both the nose and tail, creating more curve through the whole outline and changing the way the board fits into the wave.
The result is a more responsive board with a narrower tail for hold at speed, a pulled-in nose for fitting into hollow curves, and thinner rails that can be buried more easily in powerful surf.
Wave Range 3–8FT
Pyzel lists the Power Tiger for waves from around 3ft through 8ft.
Rails Medium / Standard
The rails are thinned compared with the Red Tiger to help engage the rail in faster, more powerful waves.
Bottom Single → Double → Vee
A single-to-double-to-vee bottom contour gives the board speed while supporting rail-to-rail response.
Fin Setup Thruster · Quad · 5-Fin
Pyzel lists thruster, quad and five-fin options for the Power Tiger.
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The Power Tiger fills the gap when the Red Tiger starts feeling a little small and the waves begin demanding more hold.
Bob Gnarly The Power Tiger · Editorial Take
What makes it work
More curve. More hold. More power.
The Power Tiger's performance comes from a series of relatively subtle changes that all point in the same direction: keeping speed while making the board more controlled and responsive when the waves get faster and more powerful.
Narrower for hold
The narrower tail is designed to hold better when the board is being pushed hard through turns, helping prevent the tail from sliding when loaded at speed.
Thinner for powerful surf
Pyzel thinned the rails so the surfer can sink the rail more easily in faster waves, helping with barrels and bigger carves without excessive pushback.
The Shape
A refined outline built for speed and hold.
The Power Tiger takes the Red Tiger concept into more powerful surf by pulling in the nose and tail. That creates more curve through the outline and gives the board a more responsive feel when pushed hard.
The tail rocker has also been increased slightly, with an additional ⅛ inch of curve through the final 18 inches. This helps the board tip onto the rail at speed, loosens the response and adds holding power through turns.
Outline Pulled-in nose and tail with increased overall curve
Nose Rocker Medium High
Bottom Single to Double to Vee
Rails Medium / Standard
Tail Rocker Medium High
Tail Shape Round Squash
Why the Power Tiger?
When the Red Tiger starts feeling small, step into more power.
Pyzel developed the Power Tiger specifically to bridge the gap between the Red Tiger and Ghost. It is aimed at the point where the waves have become bigger and more powerful but you still want the speed and responsiveness that made the Red Tiger so effective.
The pulled-in outline lets the board fit into tighter, hollow sections of wave, while the narrower tail gives it more hold when the board is being driven hard through turns.
The thinner rails then allow the surfer to sink the rail more easily, particularly when knifing into barrels or holding through bigger carves.
Who is the Power Tiger for?
A high-performance board for bigger, better and more powerful waves.
3–8ft
Pyzel lists the Power Tiger for 3–8ft waves, placing it directly between the smaller-wave focus of the Red Tiger and the larger-wave capability of the Ghost.
When the Red Tiger feels small
Pyzel recommends moving to the Power Tiger when the Red Tiger begins to feel a little small for the waves you want to ride.
Same length, less volume
Pyzel suggests riding it at the same length as your Red Tiger with a touch less volume, or going up an inch in length and slightly narrower.
Sizing
Power Tiger dimensions.
These are the current standard Power Tiger dimensions published on Pyzel's Power Tiger model page. The separate Power Tiger XL dimensions are deliberately not included.
| Size | Width | Thickness | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5'6" | 18.5" | 2.13" | 22.9L |
| 5'7" | 18.63" | 2.19" | 24L |
| 5'8" | 18.75" | 2.25" | 25.2L |
| 5'9" | 18.88" | 2.31" | 26.4L |
| 5'10" | 19" | 2.38" | 27.8L |
| 5'11" | 19.13" | 2.44" | 29.2L |
| 6'0" | 19.25" | 2.5" | 30.5L |
| 6'1" | 19.38" | 2.56" | 31.9L |
| 6'2" | 19.5" | 2.63" | 33.4L |
| 6'3" | 19.63" | 2.75" | 35.5L |
| 6'4" | 19.75" | 2.81" | 37L |
Inside the Power Tiger
See the Power Tiger in action.
The Power Tiger · Pyzel
Power Tiger video from Pyzel's current model page.
The Power Tiger · Pyzel
A second Power Tiger video from Pyzel's current model page.
Two useful tools
Know your volume. Then build your Power Tiger.
Find your guide volume.
Start with a guide volume, then use Pyzel's Power Tiger sizing advice alongside your normal performance-board dimensions to establish a useful starting point.
Find My Volume →Build your Power Tiger.
Take your guide volume into the Bob Gnarly Pyzel Board Builder and explore the available Power Tiger options.
Open Board Builder →Bob's Take
The board for that awkward gap between small and serious surf.
The Power Tiger makes sense because it isn't trying to replace either the Red Tiger or the Ghost. Pyzel built it specifically for the space between them.
The Red Tiger is the choice for slower, weaker waves around head-high and below. The Ghost comes into its own when the surf becomes properly powerful. The Power Tiger sits between those two points, giving you more hold and control as the waves get bigger without jumping all the way to the Ghost.
The pulled-in nose and tail are the big story. They add curve and responsiveness, while the narrower tail helps maintain hold when you're pushing hard through turns.
The thinner rails are another important detail. They make it easier to sink the rail in faster waves, particularly when you're trying to knife into a barrel or hold a big carve.
Pyzel's sizing advice is refreshingly straightforward: if your Red Tiger is starting to feel too small for the waves, ride the Power Tiger at the same length with a touch less volume, or go an inch longer and a little narrower. Stock Power Tiger dimensions are approximately ¼ inch narrower and 1/16 inch thinner than equivalent Red Tiger sizes.
Ready to build?
Build your Power Tiger.
Start with your guide volume, then head into the Bob Gnarly Pyzel Board Builder and build the Power Tiger around the dimensions and setup you're looking for.
