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Jesus Christ, what a bunch of Snake Oil.

Howzabout going to a shop, picking out a shape, glancing at the dims, and wrapping your hands around the rails to check thickness and foil?

Putting a mathematical equation to surfboards and their riders seems like a recipe for disaster.

 

Actually its a recipe for success. Financial success. I guess some people won't buy a new $775 small wave board each year unless they have a whole lot of math and tech mumbo jumbo to justify the expense.

 

Post it up as you get pictures in stages if you can dude. I love watching a new bort come together.

 

So he shafted you on the guild? I'd ask for 3 of the $20s back

 

Thanks for the clarification, I never thought about it that way. No wonder I never went into business for myself.

lolz

 

"Guild Factor", lol.

You know, if they would just call it a "Volume Calculator", it would be easier to swallow.

Just my personal opinion, which obviously may not be shared by all. I just happen to like more substance and less fluff.

 

Big wet makes maneuvers based solely on guild.

Austin nice to meet you. I shoot coons w my compund bow for fun.

That guild nonsense was weird but i still ride the same volume for my shorty. Was riding way too small before.

 

Srsly

 

Gaff, his boards always look great. Didn't he do some agave wood board or something? Giving him full artistic license or do you have something in mind?

 

Superb American craftsmanship stemming from years of experience.
Passion for the craft.
Handshake deal.

Love stuff like this.

 

I fu(king hate that quote!!! If anyone ever says it to you, it means you suck at surfing...
Some really good surfers used to say that to me... lol

bbop nothing against you... I too feel better about life when I'm done surfing.

 

Oh and bbop, it's againe.

o bbop

 

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Volume is just another data point to consider... but within the context of all the other data points. It's like saying, "my new board is 19 3/4 wide," without saying how thick it is... or how wide the tail is. In fact, it can be completely misleading... like talking about rocker. Saying 5 1/4" of nose rocker tells you nothing if you don't know how long the board is, or what kind of curve the board has along the bottom of the board. In other words, volume alone... like any other element of design... tells you next to nothing. But put into a context with other dimensions and parameters, it gives you a better description of a board and how it might perform for you.

The good thing is, there are talented shapers out there who know these things, and know how much to ask a buyer, and at what point to stop asking questions. Because every shaper knows there's a point where you just have to stop prescribing dims, and let the shaper decide the rest.

 

Another way of looking at it is... if your describing a chick, and you only say she has DD's, well, that sounds great in theory, but what's the rest of the package we're working with look like?

 

You are either frost or a follower of the frost surfing philosophy

 

+1 do it now!!!

 

hello! I mean woof!