Great ideas here. I like your functional approach to asymmetry rather than a purely aesthetic approach. What about the fin? does it play any specific role? I always feel like fin flex works better off the toe side and is harder to control off the heel. Crazy complicated stuff.
thanks for writing! because i dont really have a objective way of testing fin, flex and everything else... i would have to say that all this is really based off subjective feelings while i'm surfing. but all in all, that is not a bad thing because, we are chasing after a feeling out in the water (at least i am). flex, i believe, is easier off the toe side because you can legislate how much pressure is applied with more accuracy when you use your feet and toes. heels are unfortunately not so fine tuned when it comes to applying pressure. loading up flex on the heel is done more with weight placement and shifts off center of gravity. thats why i believe that the heel side is harder because you can load a turn, but the outline is not ideal to making your weight placement and board direction flow in harmony. creating the pivot points and right bottom contours seem to help. this is definitely a journey of trial and experimentation. take care, paul
Great ideas here. I like your functional approach to asymmetry rather than a purely aesthetic approach. What about the fin? does it play any specific role? I always feel like fin flex works better off the toe side and is harder to control off the heel. Crazy complicated stuff.
ReplyDeletethanks for writing! because i dont really have a objective way of testing fin, flex and everything else... i would have to say that all this is really based off subjective feelings while i'm surfing. but all in all, that is not a bad thing because, we are chasing after a feeling out in the water (at least i am). flex, i believe, is easier off the toe side because you can legislate how much pressure is applied with more accuracy when you use your feet and toes. heels are unfortunately not so fine tuned when it comes to applying pressure. loading up flex on the heel is done more with weight placement and shifts off center of gravity. thats why i believe that the heel side is harder because you can load a turn, but the outline is not ideal to making your weight placement and board direction flow in harmony. creating the pivot points and right bottom contours seem to help. this is definitely a journey of trial and experimentation. take care, paul
ReplyDelete