Bottom shape

[crabmeat thompson]

I was pawing over a mate's new board he bought off the rack at a pretty popular surf shop up here.

I noticed it has stuff all bottom contour or shape to it. I put a straightedge across the rear fin plugs and there is maybe a mm to a mm and a half gap from one rail to the other.

Will that do anything? I reckon it looked like the sander had completely taken out the bottom shape. The guy who worked at the shaper's said it's meant to be flat. Makes it more forgiving and a good all rounder.

I'm use to my boards with big doubles into singles, so this one just looks nude ...

Does anyone clue-ier than me know if the board will go?

[Indo dreaming]

Depends on a lot of other factors in the design of the board.

Personally Im not a fan of flat bottom boards they never seem to work for me but boards are like women every man has there own taste.

I generally like fairly deep concaves especially doubles through the tail more so on wider boards as wider boards can tend to be slow from rail to rail a deep double can make them go faster from rail to rail, I also find boards with deeper concaves you can pump a little and they turn on the gas.

[kookster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4he79krseU

[diggerdickson]

mate, just to let you know, the guy who makes griffin surfboards does his twinnies with a flat bottom, people swear they are the fastest things they have ridden, I know there is much more in it than just having a flat bottom, but yes they are a proven design if that answers your question. Go the the griffin site and you will see his twinnies and just drool over them, I wish I had one.

[crabmeat thompson]

mate, just to let you know, the guy who makes griffin surfboards does his twinnies with a flat bottom, people swear they are the fastest things they have ridden, I know there is much more in it than just having a flat bottom, but yes they are a proven design if that answers your question. Go the the griffin site and you will see his twinnies and just drool over them, I wish I had one.

Funny you mention these Digger ... I rode a griffin twinnie on and off for about 4 months when I was living at angourie ... I had no idea it had a flat bottom. Wow ... that puts the bottom shape into a new perspective.

I surfed with the mate on the early at Kirra this morning. Well, where Kirra use to be. And he reckoned the board was fast as. He was really snapping off the top too, never really see him do that much.

Might be the magic board!

[mustkillmulloway]

I had no idea it had a flat bottom. Wow ...

ehh....wtf ....u never put a ruler on it

flats are very under rated bottom design

fast without the hang ups that can sometimes be found in concaves

works better in choppy conditions

imo :?

[crabmeat thompson]

I had no idea it had a flat bottom. Wow ...

ehh....wtf ....u never put a ruler on it

flats are very under rated bottom design

fast without the hang ups that can sometimes be found in concaves

works better in choppy conditions

imo :?

Nah, Fong.The guy who lived in the apartment beside us owned the board. I never really got a good look at it. But it went well. Loose and fast and forgiving. After 5 or 6 surfs on it, I bought a MR supertwin, I was that in love with the griffin.

If I could buy one board from anywhere today, it'd be a griffin.