1/7/2024 0 Comments Quiver meaning surf![]() And while adding length may allow you to catch the wave a little earlier, the trade off is possibly compromising how the board fits in the curve of the wave and increased arc length on turns.Ī big part of a shaper’s job is finding a good balance between all these variables. Adding thickness will add buoyancy - the trade off is a decrease in flex and sensitivity. You don’t have the same quick twitch muscle speed as your smaller brethren. Simply put, for bigger surfers: width is your friend. Wide boards aren’t necessarily any slower than narrower boards in terms of how fast they are capable of traveling down the line but width directly affects the quickness of a board with regards to rail-to-rail transition. This will increase stability but the trade-off is a reduction in reaction time. The best way to add volume is to add width. Again, another spot-on comment, this one about salinity and buoyancy. My question - what kind of board, and especially size, do you think would suit me?” I don’t fancy longboards or funshapes because I want a stable board that can carve and snap but still handle less buoyant water. Even worse is that I surf mostly in the Baltic Sea that is cold and has much less salt, meaning less buoyancy. “I’m 6’3″ and about 220 pounds with wintersuit and all. So I would say you are on the right track, Tom.Ībility level and venue also must be taken into consideration, and in no way is it meant to be disrespectful, but these are realistic factors when finding the right board for you. Nate Yeomans weighs about 170 pounds, though he rides similar dimensions with slightly leaner rails. Jamie O’Brien putting his edge to the test at Teahupoo. Jamie O’Brien weighs in at about 180 pounds and typically his go-to board is 6’2″x18.5″x2.27″ inches and displaces a volume of approximately 27.5 liters (or about 77 beers, as one CAD program conveniently calculates.) I’ve made him shorter, wider boards and I do use the volume tool on the software as a cross check. So if I weigh 77 kilos (170 lbs) I should surf a board that displaces 27 kilos of water (27 liters). It could improve consumer confidence (for the average guy) in avoiding the worst purchase for most surfers - a sinker that floats you at your neck! For example, some people think you should surf something no less than 35% of your volume. “Could you help bring back the volume measurements of surfboards? Maybe even weigh the boards too…(~5-10% difference). Here’s an astute observation from one of the readers of our previous blog: People often ask whether there’s a formula for volume. You’ll probably surf more often and the fun and fitness will be restored. Go a little longer, wider, thicker and you will increase your wave count and stoke. If fun becomes work, you’re only hindering yourself. Then factor in age, fitness level and venue, and the numbers change.Ī lot of guys fall into the vanity versus reality funk - if you’re working too hard and not enjoying yourself on the same board or dimensions that served you well a few years ago, go a little bigger. Meanwhile, a 6’7″ 230-pound retired NBA player in his early 40s would need a 6’10” 21 by 2.8-inch board as an experienced surfer. Or take a 6’5″, 230-pound, professional athlete in his early 20s who is an experienced surfer. But when he was in competitive form, he probably would’ve weighed 200 pounds and rode a 6’3″x18.65″x 2.3″. ![]() A retired pro surfer in his mid 30s, standing at 6’3″ and 230 pounds would probably ride a 6’5″x19.5″x 2.5″. Yet, 6’3″x18.75″x2.4″ is probably a little more practical. Photo: Dan Merkel/A-FrameĪt 200 pounds, a young, fit guy surfing in good waves can probably make 6’2″x18.5″x2.3″ work for him. Thruster-inventor and former World #3 Simon Anderson was a big dude - which never slowed him down, especially at Sunset. ![]() There are a lot of very fit surfers who are, simply put, bigger than average. ![]() The Gentle Giant, surfed in competitions at 6’3″ and 210 pounds. Any pro surfer 190lbs is considered big - Jordy Smith, Jay Davies, Pancho Sullivan, Sunny Garcia, Luke Egan - while 200lbs is considered really big. So what’s average for a surfer? Well, for argument’s sake, let’s say 150 to 170 pounds. What’s considered big for the non-surfing man? Let’s say 200 pounds and up. Rusty, being a big guy himself, tackles the question head on: I’d love to get a big thruster that would work in quality surf and would probably work in average surf, too. “I’ve been surfing for over 30 years and have gone from shortboards to longboards and back to shorterboards.
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