The Short Board
Beginning of paper
Surfboards were invented for the pure pleasure of riding with
mother nature’s waves. The long board was the first creation of surfing
known to mankind. It was and still is very easy to ride, but it was almost
to boring for some. So somebody decided to come up with a shorter more fun
board. They c ....
Middle of paper
.... After he went into the water and caught his
first wave, it was then he knew he had found a brilliant idea. He teamed
up with a guy by the name of Steve Lis, and made the first short board
design in the US. They called it the “Fish.”
When the short board first started to become big, there was a big
rejection from many surfers. Most of the older surfers refused to convert
from the long board. This is because of all the extra paddling and
movement required for the short board. The new ....
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