The tail of your board will truly give it the unique feel you’re looking for. Basically when you break it down the more volume you have in the tail, the more drive you going to get, with emphasis on recovering easily. Less volume in the tail will give you extra leverage, allowing you to turn on a dime. There are many variations of tails but they all come from these basic types.

Squash Tail:(Most volume) If you’re looking for huge lip bashes, blazing speed and deep sliding turns this tail is for you. There are variations of the squash tail including; rounded squash and bump squash. A rounded squash will provide smother turns, while the bump squash allows the shaper to create a *higher performance rail. * see “rails”

Pin Tail: This is what you look for to do monster roundhouses, with emphasis on smooth surfing. These tails are sure to catch you more barrels with great holding power. There are two basic versions of the pin tail, the pin tail and the round pin. The difference being the size of the surf, if your talking BIG surf the pin tail is going to hold better that’s why this tail is common for your gun. In slightly smaller or mushy surf you want the extra drive a round pin will give you.

Swallow Tail:(Least volume) This tail is going to give you a different feel than the rest, really the only tail for the “fish”. You can have a swallow tail board designed for any wave size and it will give you HUGE tail slides and tight lines on steep faces.