For one, did you know your leg length determines your board's dimensions?
It was around this time last year when I shot an animated portrait of the shaper Matt “Mayhem” Biolos. The short film was for the effervescent energy drink co Red Bull and was intended to reveal the full arsenal of Biolos’ opinions on design.
Thirty years a a shaper is a dope stash you want to raid.
What can you learn?
How about the importance of your stance and leg length to your shaper?
How about the worst design fad of the last five years?
Did you ever wonder what board someone like Biolos would ride if he couldn’t jam on his own design?
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97% of the time spent thinking/discussing board dims and theories is totally pointless. Wide boards are stable, narrow boards are maneuverable. Thin boards sink, thick boards are boaty. That’s really all you need to know.
2 Observations:
1) Why the footage of Mick riding DHD’s while he’s talking about Owen’s leg length? C’mon Redbull
2) He couldn’t be more spot on about the midlength single-fins. Made for perfect point breaks, yet the hipster, weekend warrior surfer who just learned last summer rides them at your local shitty beach break. Kooks
I just got my volume down and now I have to get my leg to rail size down…
Sick!