Saw Matt Archibold the other day, he was riding a double-wing swallow 6’2". He was ripping. My question is why are wings necessary with the powerful swallowtail in combination?
Wings are used to draw in your planeshape (outline) in the tail area so that you can utilize a wider planeshape but retain a narrower tail that will hold a wall better or give you the kind of release you are looking for. Whether it is a single, double or triple all depends on what you are looking for, and how subtle or drastic you want the release and/or the narrowing of your planeshape in the tail to be. I am sure that some use them for other reasons, but reducing tail width while being able to retain a wider, fuller planeshape, is the extent of my experience with them.
IMHO they aren’t necessary and Matt Archbold would probably have been ripping it up on a barn door.
IMHO they aren’t necessary and Matt Archbold would probably have been > ripping it up on a barn door. it’s a line on the rail which has been drawn out from the original templete so it really doesn’t make the tail any narrower but does help break up the water on the rail ie. stinger lam. flow to help make the board looser…
Saw Matt Archibold the other day, he was riding a double-wing swallow > 6’2". He was ripping. My question is why are wings necessary with the > powerful swallowtail in combination? I’ve always felt a set of wings allows a design to be pulled in quickly with out having excess curve in the tail. The area near the front foot is fuller with the tail being narrower than would be normal. It sounded good to me! http://www.JimtheGenius@aol.com
Saw Matt Archibold the other day, he was riding a double-wing swallow > 6’2". He was ripping. My question is why are wings necessary with the > powerful swallowtail in combination? I bet it was a Cole Simlar “fish.” Check out his website at colesurfboards.com