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trifish

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I don't really know, but the rocker doesn't feel low on the TM whether it's actually low or not.

Flat deck rocker, but higher than you'd think bottom rocker?
Was going to say something similar. I don't own one, but from what I've seen there is a bit of flip in the tail. Also for small weak waves I like having more of a chunky tail block to sling shot me in more than something like a thin pulled in swallow.
 

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Was going to say something similar. I don't own one, but from what I've seen there is a bit of flip in the tail. Also for small weak waves I like having more of a chunky tail block to sling shot me in more than something like a thin pulled in swallow.
This is what I feel holding it back in small soft stuff
 
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Goofy_Footed

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I don't really know, but the rocker doesn't feel low on the TM whether it's actually low or not.

Flat deck rocker, but higher than you'd think bottom rocker?
Was going to say something similar. I don't own one, but from what I've seen there is a bit of flip in the tail. Also for small weak waves I like having more of a chunky tail block to sling shot me in more than something like a thin pulled in swallow.
You guys might be onto something with the tail rocker.

I just pulled out a couple boards that go really well for me in small waves and took some rocker shots and crude measurements vs. the Twinsman.

Stoke 5’0 Plasmic: nose rocker 6.5” tail rocker 4.25”
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Stoke 5’4 FW Mashup: nose rocker 7” tail rocker 4.25”
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Stoke 5’5 Twinsman: nose rocker 6.75 tail rocker 4.75”
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trifish

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Yeh looks like a good bit more in the tail. I don't know if you keep track of that stuff much, but I like to toss new boards on the stands and grab some basic rocker numbers with a long straight edge I have just for ref. A lot more going on overall of course, but It's interesting comparing the numbers some times and noticing how most of my favorite boards all run the same in the tail.
 

Goofy_Footed

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Yeh looks like a good bit more in the tail. I don't know if you keep track of that stuff much, but I like to toss new boards on the stands and grab some basic rocker numbers with a long straight edge I have just for ref. A lot more going on overall of course, but It's interesting comparing the numbers some times and noticing how most of my favorite boards all run the same in the tail.
I haven't in the past, but I've been sidelined with a knee injury for the past 6 weeks so I've been groping my boards a lot more lately :dancing:

That's a good idea though. I'm going to start keeping track to see if I can find a pattern in designs I gravitate towards.
 
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You guys might be onto something with the tail rocker.

I just pulled out a couple boards that go really well for me in small waves and took some rocker shots and crude measurements vs. the Twinsman.

Stoke 5’0 Plasmic: nose rocker 6.5” tail rocker 4.25”
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Stoke 5’4 FW Mashup: nose rocker 7” tail rocker 4.25”
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Stoke 5’5 Twinsman: nose rocker 6.75 tail rocker 4.75”
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can u subtract height of the block to get the actual numbers?
 

Goofy_Footed

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Remind me again what the fin preference is for Lightbenders? Mine’s the winged version and will be ridden in beach break.

Rastas? Album uprights?
 

sdsrfr

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Album uprights have been a nice starting place for me in the lightbender and twinsman. I eventually moved onto using the Elmore set in the lightbender. Never felt the need to try anything else in the twinsman.

t1/rasta set may be a little small depending on your tastes.
 
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Goofy_Footed

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Album uprights have been a nice starting place for me in the lightbender and twinsman. I eventually moved onto using the Elmore set in the lightbender. Never felt the need to try anything else in the twinsman.

t1/rasta set may be a little small depending on your tastes.
Ah perfect! I have a set of Elmore’s that I love in my plasmic so I’ll give those a try. I rode the uprights in my twisnsman but they were a little too stiff, so I settled on the T1s in that board.
 
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