wide point
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:54 pm
Please forgive my ignorance (long-time shortboarder, short-time longboarder).
I notice that some longboards have a relatively wide nose & front half, but a pulled-in tail while other (older?) boards have the wide point behind half way and others still (true malibus ?) have more parallel rails.
Now I'm sure many of you could write a book on this. But briefly, how do these differences in planshape affect performance? Are different planshapes better suited to particular styles of surfing?
Hope this ain't a silly question. Appreciate your thoughts.
I notice that some longboards have a relatively wide nose & front half, but a pulled-in tail while other (older?) boards have the wide point behind half way and others still (true malibus ?) have more parallel rails.
Now I'm sure many of you could write a book on this. But briefly, how do these differences in planshape affect performance? Are different planshapes better suited to particular styles of surfing?
Hope this ain't a silly question. Appreciate your thoughts.