What’s a “speed box”?
I meant a slightly (and hopefully smoothly) flattened area under your chest that should help paddling, give some front foot throttle, and shed some swing weight in the process. p.s. With a name like Numbnuts what do I know?
I meant a slightly (and hopefully smoothly) flattened area under your chest that should help paddling, give some front foot throttle, and shed some swing weight in the process. p.s. With a name like Numbnuts what do I know?
“Speed box” is a section of a rocker profile flatter than the curve before and after that section. Very easy to see in “staged rocker” profiles where the flatter “speed box” contrasts with the curve fore and aft. A little more subtle but still there in a more flowing or “continuous rocker” profile. If you have the opportunity compare the rocker in an Al Merrick with the rocker in an Eric Arikawa. Most of Merrick’s boards have “staged rocker” with a “speed box” after the entry through the wide point towards the fins. They have a very well defined “speed box.” The Arikawas are very smooth looking in comparison. Their “continuous rocker” masks the “speed box” which is also right there after the entry carrying through the wide point. Both designs work very well. Different surfers may have a preference to one or the other design. BUT a variation of a “speed box” is common to both. Some kind of “speed box” is common to most shortboards - less common in hybrids, guns, and longboards where the length of the board demands a smoother continuous rocker to prevent the length from hanging up as the board fits into the curves of a wave. Sorry if the rambling reply is too much. Really enjoyed that cup of green tea after dinner.
“Speed box” is a section of a rocker profile flatter than the curve before and after that section. Very easy to see in “staged rocker” profiles where the flatter “speed box” contrasts with the curve fore and aft. A little more subtle but still there in a more flowing or “continuous rocker” profile. If you have the opportunity compare the rocker in an Al Merrick with the rocker in an Eric Arikawa. Most of Merrick’s boards have “staged rocker” with a “speed box” after the entry through the wide point towards the fins. They have a very well defined “speed box.” The Arikawas are very smooth looking in comparison. Their “continuous rocker” masks the “speed box” which is also right there after the entry carrying through the wide point. Both designs work very well. Different surfers may have a preference to one or the other design. BUT a variation of a “speed box” is common to both. Some kind of “speed box” is common to most shortboards - less common in hybrids, guns, and longboards where the length of the board demands a smoother continuous rocker to prevent the length from hanging up as the board fits into the curves of a wave. Sorry if the rambling reply is too much. Really enjoyed that cup of green tea after dinner.