IMHO opinion we are in the most exciting design time since the beginning of the short board revolution back in the later 60’s, when we couldn’t strip the glass off of the logs for cut down reshapes fast enough…
Fishs, quads, 2+1’s, five fins, single fins, guns, semi-guns, egg’s, hybrids, stubbies, hulls, logs, hi-po longboards - all of these shapes are being tweaked and tuned to their maximum potential by innovative and inspired shapers around the world.
Whether speed pumping a fish on shoulder high walls, making that no paddle drop on your thruster, counting tip seconds on the log, driving the sandbar barrel on a retro/new single fin, or holding that long bottom turn around the pitching double overhead section on your semi-gun quad, there is a board for every condition and personal style and preference.
It’s all about what keeps the grin on, and with such a great selection of boards to choose from, that grin should be pretty much non-stop!!
I agree. It seems that my orders are for all types of boards for different reasons. I’m having a lot of fun with new designs which are mostly just modernizing designs from the past. Adding foil and concave and toning down the vee on some of the older models is a good way to re-visit designs from the pass. They actually work better now than they did then. If you stay true to the orginal design I find it to be a waste of materials as they can be slugish without updating to some of the new design elements we have developed over the last 2 decades. Your right its a lot of fun right now. I’m working on something outside the box right now. Completely different (Design and Materials). It cost a bit of $$$ these types of projects. It’s more for the love of it rather than to make gain from it.
Moderators, someones being positive and happy not talking surftech or cobra.
I agree totally . my last orders were, 7’2 semi gun, 6’7 retro thruster, 6’5 swallow tail flyer, 6’0 potato chip. 7’0 & 6’8 pintails. bit of all different glassing all different waves.
Moderators, someones being positive and happy not talking surftech or cobra.
I agree totally . my last orders were, 7’2 semi gun, 6’7 retro thruster, 6’5 swallow tail flyer, 6’0 potato chip. 7’0 & 6’8 pintails. bit of all different glassing all different waves.
I was saying the same thing on another post. Been saying it for awhile. It’s a good time to be into board design. More open minded looks at new designs than we have seen in years.