Don't cheat, move your feet.

Tex at the plane research facilities, 1964.

"Weather" tis "write" to ride big and flat or small and chippy, that is the question.  If you are from around here, the weather has been terrible for quite a spell.  It’s easy to say how great a board turns with tail rocker.  But does this board plane far,  AND turn.   For those of us that only ride one board,  the answer is going to be a happy medium.  My medium said I was going to be happy,  and I am.  A board that has tail rocker,  is going to be easier to turn.  The price is a noticeable loss in speed.  Sure you can turn the board sideways to make up for the tail rocker,  but a lot of your riding is with the nose forward, not sideways.   My theory is to maximize the potential of the board by making the tail flat,  and training the rider to move his foot further back to control the board in turns.  Likewise, a small board turns on a dime,  but it won't carry you far.  The bigger a board you can handle, the more waves you are going to get.  To cheat is to retreat.  Back in the day when we were  intensely focused on rocker,  a board with as little as 1/16th inch tail rocker felt like it was pulling a trailer compared to a completely flat tail.  Your boards rocker should be committed to a written record somewhere and you should recheck your rocker twice a year, and record the changes.  Rocker is the key to happiness young grasshopper.  Next we will explore ze connections between golf and skimming.   Stay tuned.  Tex