by Inletsurfer » Thu Aug 05, 2004 12:56 am
ok...ill just scrape the surface
Board size...
You want something thats big enough to get up on comfortably. Everythning in surfboards are speed vs. meneuvering...the shorter the board the easier to cut around on but its less sturdy and harder to get into waves...smaller waves, smaller board as far as shortboards go..you wont be able to do a snap on a 8ft gun on a 2ft wave. But you want a long enough board to give you those nice long rides if you havent mastered the pumping up and down the face method of gaining speed.
Thickness..
Thicker boards for smaller choppy waves.....i tend to go thin on big hollow glassy waves. The thicker board makes you float more...giving you more speed on weak lines
Tail
Pin tail- Speed, slower turning
Swallow tail (fish tail)- choppy surf..very tight feeling
squared(Squash i believe?)- loose feeling..perfect for spraying the lip and throwing those huge snaps
thats just the basics....ask around about the rocker, width, concave