The Slyde Grom Soft Top For Bodysurfing - A Discussion On The Shape
Channel: Slyde Handboards
Date: 2017-04-08

Hey, so I just wanted to take everybody through our process of how we got to this board which is now what we call "The Grom". If anybody doesn't know what a grom is, a grom is a young surfer. So it was basically designed for somebody who is getting in to handboarding. 

That's not to say that you can't use it if you're taking on some big stuff. I've been in some big stuff in Costa Rica on this, and it was fun because you get a lot of buoyancy because of the foam, it's very light and it's very buoyant so you can actually get up, especially on those long breaking waves. I've had like two in and out barrels on it. Yeah, it works on everything, but that was what it was designed for, that's why it's called The Grom.

As you can see, all the different shapes, and these are only the ones I saved. Honestly there were so many, I don't...we have too many to keep. I really wanted something that was just awesome, like, kind of like a little stubby. I love the kind of almost kind of fishy style wing...tail, I love that. And, you know, you really need to say "soft" I guess, something that isn't gonna take your eye out. 

It's not a performance board and so we needed the shape to portray that. You know, we wanted a shape that we really thought looked super cool.

 This rarely gets when you scan it in because you have to scan it in on to 3D program, you rarely get those awesome angles and those awesome, tight corners.

Materials we'll be using is an IXL, and that has really sharp graphics on it, and an HDPE, and then it has a core water resistant closed cell. It's taken over a year and a half to get to where we are right now, but we are super proud of where it's at, and I don't stop until I get exactly what I want, which is this. I'm super proud of it and I hope you guys like it. So go right to Grom.

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