Welcome in the dictionary of the terms Long Board surfing
Tail
Tail: part postpones board (pintail: back pointed; round tail: back round).
Tail Shapes: Tails really make the personality of a board. Pintails signify danger, tubes, and drawn out situations. You should try lots of different tails to figure out what you like. They have a significantly different, rail-to-rail feel. Surfers who use a heavy back foot will probably decide to stick to a squash. True pintails belong on guns.
Rounded Square Tail: This is the most popular tail type in use today. There is more surface area so it has plenty of drive, is loose, and recovers easily on sliding moves.
Rounded Pin Tail: If you want to smooth out your surfing, this is a good thing to try. Not quite as much drive off the tail, but still plenty. The longer rail edge makes these boards surf really clean. Very nice for big roundhouse cutties.
Pintail: Pintails rule. This is what you want to have on your bigger boards because there is good holding power and drive. You can really feel the water run the edge of your board. When combined with hard edge in the tail, these boards have extra bite which is great when you want to snap under the pitching lip and pull up into a draining pipe.
Swallow Tail: Because swallows have two points off the corners, you can get extra leverage on your turns, particularly bottom turns. Watch Archy square on off the bottom on his triple wing swallow and you will understand what I mean.
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