Why would you put a step deck into the tail of a longboard? Would it give better spring in the turns or help tighter turns? Good idea or not?
I step deck is to reduce swing weight. I don't see why you would want more volume taken out of the back half of the board
could be for the “spring” effect. i thtink it has to do with water coming over and loading up on that tail section to assist in nose riding time and stability. could be wrong but it seems i read that somewhere at some point.
I think it was a sales gimmick but looked very cool. I liked the old Weber Performer Hatchet Fins…probably useless also but they looked unreal on top of your car and strapped to the Aloha Racks.
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probably useless also but they looked unreal on top of your car and strapped to the Aloha Racks.
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thats all that really matters right? :)
Good idea? Not.
Calvani’s Silverspoon model has a step tail, it’s a good board for noseriding glassy perfect waves but I don’t know if the step tail has more to do with it than the rocker, rails, outline and board weight.
maybe to help sink the rail, for turning.
If your into the whole hi-perf longboard thing.
are we talking yater spoon type step deck but reversed to the tail, or a concave scooped out last foot of the board? cause I was thinking we were talking spoon reversed. I just think that the more weight and volume you take out of the tail and put into the nose, the less responsive the board willl be, and that it will ride 'stiff'.
i think we are talking about “scooping” out the last foot or there abouts.
Check out my “old Bonzer” discussion.
We made lots of boards with “kicked tails” they had quite a following.
I found kicking the tail works good if you are a lighter smaller guy. Helps get a “slingshot” whip turn. There is some that think that the water wraps around the tail better for nose riding.
I, being a bigger guy, have no trouble turning a surfboard and like a flatter rocker for resistance in turns, a loaded explosive turn.
Also the kicked tail boards are harder to paddle into waves.
ahh...okay now I get you.
A guy I know has a board with the whole soft tail/ concave tail deall going on. When I watch him surf it the tail anchors into the water and the nose flexes down and he gets some great noserides on the thing. the tail looks wide...16.5" or so, all soft edges back there so the board displaces loads of water and the round rails create suction. I'd still be careful with the foil though and keep most of the volume back...his looks like the volume is back too. good luck