simmons spoon

hi there, i wonder if there’s anyone who knows what the specific design characteristics of the simmons spoon were.i read a lot about bob simmons but could never really find out how those spoons worked. from the pictures i saw it seems it was sort of a deep displacement hull style kind of board featuring a stepdeck but i’d like to get more detailed information… aloha flo

hi there, i wonder if there’s anyone who knows what the specific design > characteristics of the simmons spoon were.i read a lot about bob simmons > but could never really find out how those spoons worked. from the pictures > i saw it seems it was sort of a deep displacement hull style kind of board > featuring a stepdeck but i’d like to get more detailed information… > aloha flo flo: did you check out the web site"legendary surfers"?go to the “resources” section on swaylocks,scroll down to L.S. site.once on that page,scroll down to bob simmons.pretty neat stuff.As for how they surf,i can tell you they haul a–and are tough to turn.Paul Gross made a foam copy of one a couple of years back-god did that thing fly!it would be dangerous to others at a crowded spot!if you have ridden a Liddle or seen one they are kind of like a modern day,refined simmons type application of displacement hull neutral rails,etc.