About ten years ago, the first Beater boards appeared on the CALIFORNIA coast, a mix of bodyboard, skimboard, and surf. A summer board 100% dedicated to fun.
How can we explain the surge in popularity of softboards over the last 5 years?
What does the future hold for them? We have some answers and a personal vision.
When you surf a custom-shaped resin board, you have expectations; you want it to respond to your every move and to the letter; it was made in your image, you expect it to "do the job."
When you surf a softboard, on the contrary, you expect nothing. The rails are not the thinnest in the world, the concave, the vee, the channels, etc. You banish this technical language; everything then becomes simpler, less conventional; you just have to switch off your brain, go into the water, and have fun. Switch off your brain when it comes to your surfing, but not just that. It's much rarer to break a foam board than a resin one. The materials are also less dangerous than a resin board when the spot is packed in the middle of summer. For you or for others.
Whether you surf twin, single, thruster, or finless, you can afford to unleash your creativity without any complex. Yes, the foam board has this effect.
Are you ready to give it a try?
Today, Softboard Center is not just an online sales site; our wish is to provide expertise, content, articles, tutorials, and the organization of unconventional events so that you can see, test, and familiarize yourself with your future toys. We have years of experience surfing all types of boards and have tested most of the boards available on the site to ensure that we offer you the best on the market.
