HOW TO : CHOOSE YOUR KITEBOARD PART 3 !!!

How to choose your kite board

 

The outline

This outer curve of the board takes the elements of length and width but the way the shaper will join the 4 “corners” of the board will define everything. OFO (one foot off) data are often used, measures of width 30 cm from the front and the back. This gives good indicators for the curvature of the outline. In your marked curves, the back third of the outline is often used for the rocker. As a result, a strong difference between the master ‘bau’ (maximum width) and the rear OFO but also the tail gives a very lively board in the curves. She will really turn very short. The other side of the coin: it will be hard to control. A rear third more “right”, “square” will be less maneuverable curves but more powerful. Indeed, the wider the tail in comparison to the master ‘bau’, the faster the planning will be and accelerate faster. These are so-called powerful boards which need a lot of heavy back foot. Similarly, a pinched nose will be more manageable because there will be less length of rail in the water when turning. Advisor: Patrice Guénolé and GONG-GALAXY.