Rail-to-rail, to tail... curiosities

[cheekobonavista24]

Finally, after 15 years of surfing, at the age of 40, I'm learning to put my board on rail through turns! Remembering to lean into the wave, press down into my toe-side rail when front-side, shift by weight back, rotate my head and shoulders as I shift weight onto my heel to engage my rail through a carve. Feel like I'm finally unlocking the secrets of short-boarding.

I started surfing in Japan at 25, at beginner beach breaks. Surfed inconsistent, long, slow Nova Scotia point breaks for 8 years, then punchy inconsistent beach breaks on the Oregon coast for 2 years. The past 3 years I've been living on Oahu and surfing consistently several time a week for the past 3 years. It feels great!

My question, is about tail shape. I've rode some short, swallow tail twin fish, a few rounded-pins, but I'm just coming into rail surfing on my first squash tail. Weird I know, it's a typical shortboard tail shape.

It seems early to get a twin fin fish on rail, and slide through a top turn, I never really surfed my rounded pins well. The squash seems to pivot fast, throw spray, etc

How do swallow, vs squash, vs rounded pin typically affect one's surfing?

Party-time!

[waikikikichan]

Buy this. Then you can figure out which tail suits you best.