Thick light blades - what's the deal

iamsan · Feb 5, 2019

Hey guys.

Surfing on a high end but quite unknown blade builder I see mostly thick (around 6.5 to 7.0) but quite light (around 75g - 80g) for All to Off blades.

Now I wonder what's the benefit of these blades in compare to usual blades around 5.x and 8xg. I kinda like thin blades due to wrist acceleration as well as heavy blades due to be able to swing faster.

Thanks guys

yogi_bear · Feb 5, 2019

This is because they use balsa as a core. Balsa needed to be thicker.

Zeen · Feb 5, 2019

they are most likely balsa blades. Good for sp hitting and blocking style. not good for spin and arc. that's all you need to know.

iamsan · Feb 5, 2019

U right, core is balsa. But why is balsa used in these blades?

thekleifheit13 · Feb 5, 2019

Balsa is used because it's light and gives a lot of spring when making solid contact with the blade (like when you smash/hit).

iamsan · Feb 5, 2019

Thx guys for the reply.
I was wrong about balsa, the manufacturer uses thick kiri as base layer, not balsa.

yogi_bear · Feb 5, 2019

Kiri is also a light (balsa is way lighter) core but feels harder.

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