With more than 20 years of developing shorter, wide nose, low entry travel boards, I feel like this is one of the best yet. The Strike Mission features a modest, overall rocker that is “pulled back” so that the entry is low, fast and calculated. The tail rocker has the curve and release of a high performance step up for tight radius whip and control. The rail line creates a shallow concave under and between feet to add lift and freedom, but zeros out in the nose and tail, to keep things catch free, forgiving, settled and precise. There’s a slight double concave cutting through the tail rocker which adds lift and speed in smaller waves, as well as drive in larger ones.
The outline, with its noticeably wider than the average nose (and a pulled in the round tail) is semi-elliptical and continuously curving, lending a feeling of comfort underfoot. Combined with the low entry rocker, this outline enables the board to be ridden quite short. The tail is pulled in “late”, but still features enough surface area in the fin area, under the rear foot, to be surfed fast and radical in everyday waves, while the narrow tail tip holds in solid surf and tube riding when asked.
Volume and Size Guide
5′ 4″x18″x2 1/4″v23.2L
5′ 5″x18 1/8″x2 1/4″v24L
5′ 6″x18 1/4″x2 5/16”v25L
5′ 7″x18 1/2″x2 5/16”v26L
5′ 8″x18 5/8″x2 3/8″v27L
5′ 9″x18 3/4″x2 3/8″v27L
5′ 10″x19″x2 7/16”v29L
5′ 11″x19 1/8″x2 7/16”v29.5L
6′ 0″x19 1/4″x2 1/2″v31L
6′ 1″x19 3/8″x2 9/16”v31.5L
6′ 2″x19 1/2″x2 9/16”v33L
6′ 3″x19 5/8″x2 5/8”v33.5L
6′ 4″x19 3/4″x2 5/8″v35.3L
6′ 5″x19 7/8″x2 11/16”v35.9L
6′ 6″x20″x2 3/4″v37.4L
6′ 8″x20 1/4″x2 3/4″v38.9L
