Shyama Buttonshaw - Mini Glider 7'2

7?2 x 21 1/2 x 2 7/8

Shyama Buttonshaw Mini Glider

This Mini Glider is part of the latest collection of Wild Things that Shyama built from start to finish in his studio located behind Bells Beach. Shyama grew up in the Bells Beach area and has honed his shaping skills while surfing waves of consequence along the coast of Victoria and South Australia.

From Shyama

"The mini glider was born out of years dedicated to riding gliders in a variety of surf. I loved the inherent trim and carry gliders gave you from knee-high waves all the way up to triple overhead.

I wanted to explore if I could carry over the same feeling of trim and glide, and then apply it to a shorter and more agile size. Substantial width has been added to the mini glider to keep stability and trim in smaller surf. Light hull in the nose entry to help keep the nose from poking in steeper surf whilst maintaining a lower entry rocker. Through the centre, there is flat panel with subtle roll into the rails allows the board to trim and sit on top of the water contrasting to a generic hull bottom that sucks to the water surface therefore creating drag.

The contour then runs into panel vee / vee double to add drive and sensitivity when turning. I love the feeling of being able to swoop a larger board onto rail rather than having to swivel the board flat or bog the rail. I found this subtle blend of contours and rail line curve achieved this. These style boards are very forgiving and don?t need to be surfed with expert technique like much hull bottom mid-lengths.?