Austin describe it as one of his ugliest shapes but he could not deny the fact that the shape worked.  I think the fact that Austin is a die hard single fin fan made him look as the Pistola with a skewed view due to its 2 +1 fin setup.  The Pistola, named after one of his grandfather’s guns, had always been my go to stick.  The Pistola has actually evolved into one of our performance boards.  Two of our team riders now have Pistolas in their quivers to compliment the Soul Glides in their quivers.  The last few Pistolas have been made with 4 oz cloth, sanded finish, and came in around 14 pounds.  Not bad for boards that were in the 9′6″ range.