Big H wrote:Is that from the shaper Richard Johnson?
It was the brainchild of two men, Eduardo Cenzana, who is the lead engineer at a company called Trinity Technologies, and Dan Mann, Firewire’s surfboard designer.
Big H wrote:Why having volume distribution in the nose is a good thing? Seems like it would only increase the swing weight (slowing down the responsiveness of the setup) and would ask for a heavy front foot.
The Cornice features something called a side-cut. Put simply, it’s less foam on the waist of the board, giving it a vaguely hour-glass shape. “The side-cut shifts the majority of the board’s volume from the mid-point towards the ends,” said Cenzana. “In the Cornice outline in particular, [it shifts] towards the tail, leading to a most effective area in contact with the water. The board literally displaces less water, leading to minimal friction and in surfing terms, increased speed that is noticeable.”
With conventional surfboards, at least, more speed equals more difficulty turning. The Cornice may have figured out how to beat that. “Firstly, the water flows more smoothly through the waist of the board rather than buffeting against it,” Cenzana continued. “The way the board fits into the flow of water reduces the water pressure from the wave, allowing the board to respond intuitively to maneuvers. The overall effect is the sensation of traveling on rails, and a feeling that you have complete control over the most radical turns."
icetime wrote:Well pros can practically surf anything to be honest, I wouldn't trust a board just because a pro can surf it
Surf culture is reminiscent of high-school, where being weird isn’t always cool, and far too much importance is placed on being cool. But with these new designs, more surfers are opening up to the idea that maybe, just maybe, the board that Kelly Slater rides isn’t all that great for the average surfer. The interesting thing about many of these radical new designs is that, in the end, they makes surfing better easier–something every surfer on earth wants.
http://www.theinertia.com/surf/the-cornice-might-be-firewires-weirdest-board-ever/
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