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Performance Longboards
PERFORMANCE LONGBOARDS
Since the Longboard resurgence in the late 80’s, the Modern Longboard has truly gone through a revolution in design. While many Longboarders prefer the wider, flatter, heavier ride that Traditional Longboards deliver, there’s another group of Surfers that want to push the limits and use all the benefits that a longboard delivers while still doing Shortboard maneuvers. These demands have produced a newer longboard design….. the High Performance Longboard
High Performance Longboards are narrower than their Traditional brothers, with widths of 21 1/4″-22″. They have increased rocker to allow for faster maneuvers. Many Performance Longboards feature greatly increased rocker right in the last 1′-2′ of the tail. They are also thinner with thicknesses ranging from 2 1/2″ - 2 7/8″. Almost all feature either a three fin thruster design or a 2+1 fin setup. Many also feature high performance rails and various concave bottom configurations. The Magic Model pictured above is without a doubt one of the most high performance longboards ever produced!
While the high performance design is much more maneuverable than the standard longboard…… there are also drawbacks. While they are usually much lighter than the standard, this is because they are generally glassed much lighter, usually without the final gloss coat. This makes them more fragile than the Standard design. Because of their increased rocker, they do not glide as well as the stock designs, but under the feet of an advanced longboarder they are able to reach mach speeds all the while blasting from turn to turn!
