Rusty Preisendorfer's Guide to Volume
We caught up with our founder, Rusty Preisendorfer to chat about his take on volume when choosing the right board.
VOLUME ESTIMATOR
The best surfers in the world might, might feel a half a litre difference in their shortboard. Please give us a little wiggle room on your preferred volume. Anything less than a half a litre…forget it.
THE EQUATION
The equation for performance shortboards is fairly simple.
- Take your weight in pounds example; 160
- Convert to kilos; divide by 2.2 equals 72.73
- Multiply by .35 Equals 25.45 litres
- The multiple comes from thousands of shortboards for average to advanced surfers.
- A 1 litre difference on a 50 litre board is 2%.
- The average persons body weight fluctuates 6 pounds daily. 175lbs? 3%.
- As the ability level decreases, the multiple increases.
- With age, the multiple increases.
VOLUME ESTIMATION CHART
This volume chart is a loose recommendation. It is not a gospel. So many factors go into calculation. Size; Age; Ability; How often you get to surf; Main goal; Cruise? Have fun? The most important thing is that you trust your shaper. Our boards are hand-shaped in Australia and made to order in 5-6 weeks.