GLIDING BOARD WITH MODIFIED BENDING CHARACTERISTICS ADJACENT BINDING MOUNTING REGIONS

摘要

A gliding board (1) may have less resistance to bending in portions within one or both binding mounting regions (9,10) as compared to portions at or near ends of the binding mounting regions. Some embodiments provide for increased ability to store and release energy when performing certain maneuvers with the board, such as nose presses, ollies and similar moves. A board may have a concave portion in the top surface located at both the forward and rear binding mounting regions, and convex portions may be located in the top surface (5) between the binding mounting regions as well as forward of the forward mounting region (9) and rearward of the rear mounting region (10). In another arrangement, concave portions may be located in the bottom surface (6) of the board under the binding mounting regions so as to give desired bending characteristics to the board.