Jon Pyzel has been building surfboards for John John Florence for 28 years. To maintain a commitment relationship spanning almost three decades is an exceedingly rare feat in professional surfing and ...

Jon Pyzel didn’t begin shaping surfboards until he was 24, but his designs quickly caught a wave of approval from the pros. He focused on high-performance models and ones that could multitask. When ...

Even in his wildest dreams, I doubt Jon Pyzel could have guessed that when he gave five-year-old John Florence his first custom board 26 years ago, the tow-headed kid would become Pyzel’s key business ...

Hawaii pro surfer and world champion John John Florence, right, won his first Billabong Pipe Masters title on a board shaped by Santa Barbara native Jon Pyzel. (Courtesy photo) Surfing’s Billabong ...

How’s this for the state of today’s globalized surfboard market: The surfboard John John Florence rode to win his third world title last September wasn’t touched by his lifelong shaper. Instead, it ...

Should you come from a land where the surf is meager and visions of “real waves” are only seen in videos and Instagram clips, perhaps you’ve known that guy — a certain wise-ass blowhard — utter this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John and Jon break down the story behind the Red Tiger that JJF rode to a third world title. Photo: YouTube//Screenshot John John ...

There comes a time in every surfer’s life when they decide to finally order a board all their own. We’re not talking about a foamie from your local wholesale retailer, nor are we talking about a more ...

This board has more tail rocker than any of Pyzel's other jams. That keeps it loose, but the wider nose helps keep the outline straighter to add drive and easy acceleration. "The deep concave running ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jon Pyzel didn’t begin shaping surfboards until he was 24, but his designs quickly caught a wave of approval from the pros. He ...