In this new SUPboarder Pro video series we are going to be looking and talking about the design features and shapes on your SUP. In this first video we are going to be talking about SUP bottom shapes.
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kekoa
10 months ago
Excellent tutorial on bottom design!
Thank you guys! Makes me want to go and analyze some boards now, and know how they will perform because i know what i’m looking for.
Thats great and just what the video was meant to do. Really glad it has helped. Thanks for the comment.
gregjet
7 months ago
Ok Great discussion on bottom shape and effects, however you have the board/water physics around the wrong way. Even when surfing, The water does not move ( most of the time), board does. Even on a wave ( not breaking), the water is going up and down ( with a little shuffle forwards and back). If the water is moving anywhere relative to the board it is being moved sideways, plus any forward movement induced by drag. This is important because the actual water velocities , even when a board is moving quite fast are quite slow. The board is… Read more »
Hey Gregjet, thanks for your comment and feedback on the post and you are absolutely correct I have worded that incorrectly. It is the board that is moving not the water. Apart from when you’re throwing spray over your friends from big gouging top turns :-).
Thanks for highlighting it’s a very complex subject and there is so much that’s going on under your board. I’m just trying to explain it in a very basic way and understand some of the terminology may be incorrect. Thanks so much for adding your comment it all helps.
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Excellent tutorial on bottom design!
Thank you guys! Makes me want to go and analyze some boards now, and know how they will perform because i know what i’m looking for.
Thats great and just what the video was meant to do. Really glad it has helped. Thanks for the comment.
Ok Great discussion on bottom shape and effects, however you have the board/water physics around the wrong way. Even when surfing, The water does not move ( most of the time), board does. Even on a wave ( not breaking), the water is going up and down ( with a little shuffle forwards and back). If the water is moving anywhere relative to the board it is being moved sideways, plus any forward movement induced by drag. This is important because the actual water velocities , even when a board is moving quite fast are quite slow. The board is… Read more »
Hey Gregjet, thanks for your comment and feedback on the post and you are absolutely correct I have worded that incorrectly. It is the board that is moving not the water. Apart from when you’re throwing spray over your friends from big gouging top turns :-).
Thanks for highlighting it’s a very complex subject and there is so much that’s going on under your board. I’m just trying to explain it in a very basic way and understand some of the terminology may be incorrect. Thanks so much for adding your comment it all helps.