Well if the best surfer of all time is prepared to stick extra foam into his board to catch waves and ride heavy pipeline/backdoor with it then surely it is time for us mortals to look at our surfboards and ask the question does this thing work for me? Or does it just look cool?
Mr Slater's board was described as 'ugly' but he won pipe on it! What would you prefer a board that helps you catch loads of waves and improves your surfing or a board that looks cool and allows you to sit there watching others having fun? Anyway here is an excellent article by Surfline.com read it and think about it > MR Slater's surfboard
