jim first , your comment could be reversed and equally applied…
for me 1/8 and im liking more or less …
but it depends on how you spread that 1/8 …
if you put and extra 1/8 in the last 3" of the tail ,it would be much more dicernable than 1/8 that was blended from the centre to the tail…
you would feel both , but the first one more…
i agree about merrick…
he has a real handle on design . plus hes got the business package as well…
when i was younger i was led to believe , you had to change rocker to make your board tighter or looser…
i dont belive that anymore…
ive had boards where i increased the rocker and they got stiffer??? yea work that one out???
it comes back to the blending of all the variables to set it up with a theme…
a good small wave board needs all the variables focused on small waves…
same , a big wave board , needs all the variables focusing on bigger stuff…
when you get your variables mixed up …
you can end up with a dog , that doesnt work in big or small stuff…
its a very safe to use clean continuous curves , that slowly accelerate or straighten , depending on the application…
as a general rule , the fastest part of your board is the flattest…(provided the other variables are tuned in), so if you want speed while standing up front , put the flatter part there…
if you want speed while standing on the tail , move the flatter region there…
but always keep it clean and flowing…
i just chucked a pic in of a bunch off different rockers…
i sent a guy a rocker pic of his board in an email, i just cut it out of this photo,these were the rest on the racks…
i think theres only 2 boards on the rack with the same rocker, coz they share a common theme…
regards
BERT
just a few more pieces …