I know they are different boards due to their plan shape, but is the Elf rocker as flat as the Spud?
I know they are different boards due to their plan shape, but is the Elf rocker as flat as the Spud?
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Nope, Elf has good kick in the tail and more lift in the nose. You know when you lay on the Sweet one of the first things you notice is how flat it is. You also notice it on the Elf but not as extreme. Man I LOVED my Elf btw I had the 6'1" at 95kg and it was plenty of float for me.
44yrs / 86kg / 6'2" Mini Driver / 5'8" Potatonator / 6'4" Futura (sold) / 5'8" Sweet Potato (sold) / 6'1" El Fuego (sold) / 6'2" Dominator (sold)
44yrs / 86kg / 6'2" Mini Driver / 5'8" Potatonator / 6'4" Futura (sold) / 5'8" Sweet Potato (sold) / 6'1" El Fuego (sold) / 6'2" Dominator (sold)
Thanks Goanna, I'm thinking the Elf is the top one, the SP is the middle and what is the bottom. Is that an ADDvance? That would be quite surprising as the ADDvance has what I thought was a reasonable amount of rocker with quite a pronounced nose lift.Originally Posted by Goanna
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Thats the Elf in red overlaying the SP in blue.
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Gottcha! Should put my glasses on
Current Quiver - 610 Addvance
95 kgs and 46 yrs - before you can go surfing, you must first catch the wave !!
That's right guys....was in a hurry to go surfing before work!
actually the rocker doesn't look all that much different does it? It looks like the rocker rises up to meet the flat deck - this is why it feels flat to me when I lay on it I guess.
Also I should have compared them in the sizes you would normally surf them i.e. (for me) 5'8" SP and 6'1" Elf
44yrs / 86kg / 6'2" Mini Driver / 5'8" Potatonator / 6'4" Futura (sold) / 5'8" Sweet Potato (sold) / 6'1" El Fuego (sold) / 6'2" Dominator (sold)
Good point Goana
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Hey all,
keep in mind!! by overlaying you aren't keeping things to scale for YOU because lets say you would ride a 509 el fuego and a 502 potato. To overlay the rocker profiles over one another would actually give you a false, scaled up comparison. the simple answer is the Potato is flatter...
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Ok. I understand how the flat rocker provides speed. But I read regularly that the Elf is good in sucky waves and barrells for down the line. I thought a flat rocker made a board hard to "stick" in a steeper wave?
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95 kgs and 46 yrs - before you can go surfing, you must first catch the wave !!
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