Our engineered flex technology dramatically improves the performance of all of these boards. What we do is put controlled and engineered flex and spring into our boards. By controlled and engineered, we mean that our boards are specifically designed to flex just the right amount in the right place, spring quickly back, and resist twisting. The flexing qualities are matched to the weight of the rider and the size and type of board. Our story, still unfolding, is that these qualities, while difficult to achieve, are well worth the effort.
Many surfers riding conventional boards already benefit from flex.
The thin, lightly glassed conventional short board has a decent flex for smaller, weaker waves. A thicker or more strongly glassed board feels stiff and dead, in large part because it is more rigid. We have found that even a little more flex will improve performance in small weaker waves. We can tune that in with our composite core technology. When the waves get bigger, hollower, and more powerful, a conventional board is just too stiff.