I ordered a 9,9w today (It’s very similar to a 9,9 but with less nose rocker). Anyway, here’s what I did. I asked Clark Foam to drop the nose rocker from the standard 3 5/16 inches down to exactly three inches. So far, no big deal, right? But here’s what I also did. I asked them to change the rocker 24 inches from the nose instead of from the center of the blank. Is this a mistake? Will it totally mess up the natural curve of the blank? Should I call back and change the order, or is everything okay? Please let me know. Oh, by the way, I have no idea why I did it. Just weird.
I ordered a 9,9w today (It’s very similar to a 9,9 but with less nose > rocker). Anyway, here’s what I did. I asked Clark Foam to drop the nose > rocker from the standard 3 5/16 inches down to exactly three inches. So > far, no big deal, right? But here’s what I also did. I asked them to > change the rocker 24 inches from the nose instead of from the center of > the blank. Is this a mistake? Will it totally mess up the natural curve of > the blank? Should I call back and change the order, or is everything okay? > Please let me know.>>> Oh, by the way, I have no idea why I did it. Just weird. IMHO a board should have both continuous foil and rocker that seems to flow through the entire board regardless of how pronounced or relaxed it is. If it were me I’d change it. Mahalo, Rich
I would disagree with that statement. Most rockers are not bent from center, and -5/16" Last 24" is not a huge adjustment. Besides the foam/foil does not like to make to make kinky changes, rather more continous type of changes. By the way, next time you call Clark Foam, ask for a rocker and a blank catalog. The blank catalog lists bottom curves and the rocker catalog will list available rockers. Sluggo>>> IMHO a board should have both continuous foil and rocker that seems to > flow through the entire board regardless of how pronounced or relaxed it > is. If it were me I’d change it.>>> Mahalo, Rich
I would disagree with that statement. Most rockers are not bent from > center, and -5/16" Last 24" is not a huge adjustment. Besides > the foam/foil does not like to make to make kinky changes, rather more > continous type of changes.>>> By the way, next time you call Clark Foam, ask for a rocker and a blank > catalog. The blank catalog lists bottom curves and the rocker catalog will > list available rockers.>>> Sluggo Let me try to clarify how I see things. When I sight a board from the side and thus am able to see the nose rocker and tail rocker of a board clearly I find that there is a continuous arc that runs the entire length of most surfboards. This arc is somewhat in imitation of cetation’s outline on modern short boards with the radius of the arc changing as it approaches the front where it becomes smaller and at the tail where it does the same thing only to a much lesser degree. Of course, one may start such changes in radius at any point along the bottom of the board. Though it is closely approached often putting a flat spot in the rocker IMHO seems to spoil the foil of the craft. Sometimes we find the first 2 feet or so of a relaxed rocker longboard rather straightened to facilitate nose-riding as well as the last couple of feet or so of big wave guns. The middle of all the boards that appeal to my eye have rocker though in some cases it is very moderate. Even a 4’0 knee-board has a touch of it. Adjusting rocker, I’m sure you’ll agree, is one of the key elements in producing a board with the type of performance intended. Happy New Year, Rich p.s. Looks like the central coast is gonna get hammered again.
Let me try to clarify how I see things. When I sight a board from the side > and thus am able to see the nose rocker and tail rocker of a board clearly > I find that there is a continuous arc that runs the entire length of most > surfboards. This arc is somewhat in imitation of cetation’s outline on > modern short boards with the radius of the arc changing as it approaches > the front where it becomes smaller and at the tail where it does the same > thing only to a much lesser degree. Of course, one may start such changes > in radius at any point along the bottom of the board. Though it is closely > approached often putting a flat spot in the rocker IMHO seems to spoil the > foil of the craft. Sometimes we find the first 2 feet or so of a relaxed > rocker longboard rather straightened to facilitate nose-riding as well as > the last couple of feet or so of big wave guns. The middle of all the > boards that appeal to my eye have rocker though in some cases it is very > moderate. Even a 4’0 knee-board has a touch of it. Adjusting rocker, I’m > sure you’ll agree, is one of the key elements in producing a board with > the type of performance intended.>>> Happy New Year, Rich>>> p.s. Looks like the central coast is gonna get hammered again. The thing is Rich, each blank has a rocker that was created by the blank designer, and a lot of these rockers are not a “continous arc”. Sluggo is right, changing rocker from specific points in a blank doesn’t always straighten a rocker. It may have less overall curve, but it still can have a continous curve, maybe even a “more” continous curve. Try ordering the 910H with -1/2" nose last 24". This will give you a blank with a more “continous arc” as you put it. Jono