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Accelerator
This board is specifically designed to make small wave performance surfing easy. You get fast-driving speed bursts off the front foot and hair-trigger, tail whipping warp-arcs off the back foot. A wider nose outline and low entry rocker get this board into waves quicker and blot it down the line faster. A bendy tail rocker sweeps off the back fin making it quick and responsive in tight rail-arcing hook-turns. An even single concave runs through the midsection of the board making for a “wide open sweet spot” i.e. the board wants to go even if you don’t have your feet right in the perfect spot every time.
Right at the fins the rocker ‘drops out’ and the single concave goes deep....this creates what feels like an engine under your back foot. The deep concave forms an air pocket as well as a straighter path to compress the water through the extreme rocker of the tail....this air pocket acts like a gas pedal or “accelerator”...push back on the tail and it rockets through turns like a piece of ice on wax paper.
Here’s the dimension I suggest based off your normal “good waves” shortboard: ride this board one inch shorter, 1/4" wider in the middle, 1/2" wider in the nose, and 1/8” wider in the tail. Go with the same thickness just with a fuller, boxy rail. This creates a flatter deck which gives the board a springier flex pattern....key for that extra little thwang in small waves.
Oh yea...as a bonus, it also goes looneybinsmental in everything up to slightly overhead.
Skill level: intermediate to advanced
Type of waves: primarily designed for knee high to shoulder and weak, but it goes great in everything up to slightly overhead.
Product Specs:
Dimensions: 6'0" x 18 5/8" x 2 1/4"
Tail Shape: squash tail
Construction: polyester, with resin art top & bottom
Fins: comes with FCS Fins
Hey Todd and Charissa,
I hope all is well!
I wanted to suggest a nickname for the Accelerator - "The Preserver", because that's what this board is doing to all of my other boards on the rack. It's like the MVP player that is getting played the whole game, while the rest sit there sadly waiting their turn. If it's less than ideal conditions, the Accelerator is coming out! It flies in anything from knee high to slightly overhead and turns on a dime! I haven't ridden any other board in the entire rack since I picked it up from you over a month ago. Every time I stand in front of my quiver, the Accelerator calls to me, almost glowing from the pack, reminding me of how many waves I catch, the speed it generates, the turns, and how no wave seems to be a close out on this board. Though I know winter swells will bring out the Blackbird and SR71s, for now, the fall doldrums are perfectly fine since I found the Accelerator!
I had a contest 2 weekends ago and didn't even bring any other boards other than the Accelerator and I usually bring minimum of 3-4. I made the finals again, by the way!
Thanks so much for the support! Take care and God Bless!
Paul Pence, Cardiff, CA
Todd, that new Accelerator you shaped me is sick!
You are a true craftsman... it shows in your boards as well as your artwork
I can't thank you enough.
I look at this board as a true step to take me to the next level and thats what I've been searching for.
As you know I've ridden all the top shapers boards out there and the difference with you is being able to be in direct contact with you, as well as your commitment to producing the board I was looking for.
Thanks for walking it like you talk it, you and Charissa are really cool people.
My only regret is not contacting your company a few years ago.
When I get my SR71 I want to leave this board with you , so you can ride to see the tweaks we made to it. Just keep in mind you will probably have to pry it out of my hands.
Thanks again and God bless you and your family.
Rob Kenworthy
Accelerator: 6'0" x 18 7/8" x 2 1/4" round/thumb tail
THE PROXY
Proctor Custom Flexible Epoxy version 2.0
- Stronger than before, lighter than before, with an even more responsive/ longer lasting flex memory -
Made from materials designed for the highest performance surfing possible – utilizes specific flex patterns to increase the board’s torque through turns.
Stronger than the molded boards (i.e. Boardworks, Surftech, etc...)
Lighter than traditional p/u boards (polyurethane)
Custom designed...no pop-outs.
Now with unlimited custom graphics options.
The Proxy....definition. – Custom epoxy surfboard that matches the flex and performance advantages of a polyester board with strength that surpasses the molded pop-out boards.
This is our latest development in the flexible epoxy series.
We begin with an ultra-lightweight epoxy “fusion Core” for the shaped blank - a uniquely formulated eps that has been fused under higher pressures to achieve greater compression strength and less ‘worm holes’ (i.e open pores typical with standard eps foams. These open pores, or worm holes add unnecessary weight due to water or resin absorption into the blank.) The “Fusion Core” does not suck in water, or bubble or delaminate over time like other custom epoxy core materials are prone to do.
I custom shape and design each board on the DSD surfboard cad design program. This allows me to use my most proven shapes to further customize the perfect board for each surfer. Through personal discussion and interaction, I am able to determine each surfers’ height, weight, experience, the type of waves they surf, and the direction they want to take their surfing. I have always believed that plain old communication is an integral part of the design process.
The glassing is done with premium grade S-glass (the best fiberglass for yielding the highest strength-to-weight surfboards). Strategically placed flex points, or hinges are added at this stage as well. We are offering two performance enhancing upgrades to the new PROXY line....I’m calling this the Titanium Series. Upgrades include: (1) reinforced carbon-hinge flex tail and/ or (2) Kevlar deck compression patch.
The epoxy resin used in the process is also uniquely formulated to have more elongation, or flex than is typically characteristic of most epoxies. This is very important to how a board rides. The best surfboards flex and recoil back out of turns.....they flex lengthwise as well as side-to-side along the board....this is the “spring”, the “life” that you feel in a magic board. No matter how great the shape of a board may be, you kill it if you build it so it rides stiff and rigid.
Each board is made from start to finish here in our Ventura factory. This allows me and the Proctor Surfboards crew to ensure that the highest level of attention and quality is put into every board.
Shaper’s notes:
I‘ve been working on alternative surfboard materials for 10 years with the commitment to improve technology while enhancing performance. I believe surfboard building is a unique hands-on process that will always be done best by the innovators who love the sport. The unique construction detailed here is done in our factory in Ventura, California. I custom design every board using cutting edge computer assisted design software. This allows me to detail every board keeping the quality, consistency and custom aspects of my shaping always at the forefront.
Surfer’s Feedback:
compared to my old board was like comparing a horse and cart to a Lambourghini Diablo!
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Shaper's Notes:
great performance shorty for ripping small to medium waves
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