Bat Shit Round
Skatey, relaxed, corky, somewhat stiff, stable, forward paddling, fast, smooth, capable and surprisingly grippy on late drops
Available Dimensions
- Length
- 5'11"-6'3"
- Width
- 20 1/2"-22"
- Thickness
- 2 7/16"-3"
Pictured Specs
- Length
- 6'1"
- Width
- 21"
- Thickness
- 2 1/2"
- Nose
- 16 1/2"
- Tail
- 17"
- Volume
- 30L
- Fin Setup
- Twin
Wave Type
cliffs / high tide beachbreaks / Theresas / PB at high tide/ the Boil / San Miguel / Tourmaline
Ratings
- Paddle Power:
- Flotation:
- Responsiveness:
- Stability:
- Speed:
- Looseness:
This Board's Story
Bat Shit Round
An exaggerated wide round tail and wing to break up the hold of a wide outline, a single concave running through almost the entire bottom, and a sharp, crisp channel; make this twin fin a complex design with quite a few extras.
Additionally, I decided to shape a step deck into the top of the board, while allowing the choice of a medium or thick rail.
After testing the options myself, I found that I prefer a medium rail. Why? It drops in on good waves more efficiently and, frankly, I am truly a rail to rail surfer.
WHERE: Old Man’s, fat tide Windansea, Simmons, San Miguel, inside Avalanche, and the Boil; and this is just a short list
WHAT and WHO:
- Big guys who rip for mushy and small waves
- Twin fin enthusiasts
- Out of shape older dudes getting back into surfing whose wives simply just won't let them out of the house that often because of what they did in Vegas or Ensenada at that bachelor party
- Glide connoisseurs who ride longboards and don't want to give up that feel on a fish concept.
This is another San Diego developed concept, this twin fin is fast, smooth, fairly forgiving for such a wide flat board in the turning department and has held late drops AT A COUPLE OF SPOTS AT LOWER TIDES IN MEXICO THAT SHOCKED ME. It almost felt like a step up in the pit when I drove down the line in the trough of the wave at a good right rock point in northern Baja.
It maxed out at ten-foot faces but beware – you're gonna need to switch from a keel to an Aipa, MR, or a modern futures twin template for that size surf.
If you like to push the envelope on fatter boards – this may cross over into that winter realm in our region’s waves for you. Go stringerless with a kevlar or carbon/KEVLAR bottom strip for an even more flexy responsive feel.
Round unmatched lift and seamless rail to rail transitions are what you get from this design – I snuck in a beak nose too!