That's fantastic Piros, smart use of technology, export a file, not a board.
Just feel a little bit of aussie cultural cringe though. Aren't there any local shapers who actually have experience with the breaks where the custom shape will be used who could feed the shape to Dale.
I guess it's all about experience with the technology at this stage and that will undoubtedly come with time.
On the Stand Up Zone forum there has been a lot of discussion about the custom downwind boards from SIC and Bill Foote.
I can see a time when you could contract Footemaui or SIC or Bark to design a board for you and have it made locally instead of freighting the thing. I guess one of the issues would be ownership of design, little bit scary to upload your latest shape to a competitor. Or even better - a DC or a Penetrator made in Maui or Brittany. Imagine the cost and environmental savings when you think of transport, packing customs etc etc.
Still think knowledge of local conditions is a huge factor though.
you have to up in length , he doesn't have the "Wides" range like PSH.
Ive ordered a board from Rod Hocker, met with him in person saw a couple of his boards and put the deposit down. I use to work with surftech and then did some work in China with another company. I was very happy with what i heard from Rod and what I saw. I was able to order exactly to my weight and ability something I wasnt going to be able to do otherwise.I'm only about 75kgs. Will let the site no more when i'm lucky enough to get it in my hands and in the water.
