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BOARD SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS
   
 
OVERVIEW

Custom designs consider all these components to yield a surfboard that matches a surfer’s skill level, experience, fitness, style and technique, and the waves they ride. Please review and consider these components when selecting an appropriate surfboard design.


SKILL LEVEL

Professional - Exceptional skills
Advanced - Maniacal and or Neurotic
Intermediate - Recreational
Novice - Developing
Beginner - Diving into the Rabbit Hole



EXPERIENCE

Expert - 10 years plus
Veteran - 5 to 10 years
Journeyman - 2 to 5 years
Novice - 1 year
Beginner - less than 1 year



SURFING SCHEDULE

Professional - Multiple times daily
Avid - Every day
On It - Several times per week
Weekend Warrior – On average once per week
Occasional - A few sessions once in a while



FITNESS LEVEL

Professional Surfing Fit
Surfing Fit
Moderately Fit
Moderately Out of Shape
Out of Shape



SURFING VENUES and WAVE SIZE

XXL - know your limits in these conditions
Challenging to extreme - waist high to double overhead and critical
User friendly to challenging conditions - 2 to 8 foot faces occasionally critical
User friendly to moderately challenging conditions - 2 to 6 foot faces
User friendly conditions - 1 to 4 foot faces



SURFER STYLE, TECHNIQUE, and BOARDS of CHOICE

XXL Guns
Low Volume Shortboards & Specialty Boards
Moderate Volume Shortboards & Specialty Boards
Unique Specialty Boards
Mid Length and Eggs
Contemporary Performance LBs
Traditional Classic LBs
   
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