Was watching part two of the Powerlines Mavs edit from December 8. Twiggy talks about how far board design has come in the last 5-10 years. He says catching waves like they did 12/8 would not have been possible without the current equipment.
Part of me thought he was just marketing his new Twig boards, but I've heard similar statements from others recently, such as Nick Carroll in his BeachGrit review of his new 9'8 Christenson. There's the Paddillac, which is widepoint forward, but then Kai Lenny's boards seem to have the wideppoint back. Apparently Pyzel and Linden have been doing flat decks, whereas Carroll mentions that his Christenson is domed. A lot of recent designs have baby swallaws or relaxed pintails, but Lyle Carlson and Joe Bark boards are really piny.
So what is it about big boards these days? Volume? Rocker? Bottom contours? Rails? Is there a common design trend that explains the performance jumps at Jaws and Mavs?
Part of me thought he was just marketing his new Twig boards, but I've heard similar statements from others recently, such as Nick Carroll in his BeachGrit review of his new 9'8 Christenson. There's the Paddillac, which is widepoint forward, but then Kai Lenny's boards seem to have the wideppoint back. Apparently Pyzel and Linden have been doing flat decks, whereas Carroll mentions that his Christenson is domed. A lot of recent designs have baby swallaws or relaxed pintails, but Lyle Carlson and Joe Bark boards are really piny.
So what is it about big boards these days? Volume? Rocker? Bottom contours? Rails? Is there a common design trend that explains the performance jumps at Jaws and Mavs?
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