ROUND TAIL SLICK
The Slick model has had my small foot in the door of the high-performance market for quite a while now and I believe has all the ingredients necessary to propel a hottie to the top. Having said that these days I shy away from that market and leave that for the froth shapers eager to make their mark. Since the round tail of late has become the tail shape preferred by those chasing the crown I think it prudent I offer this as another alternative to keep up with the times. Albeit only a small tweak of a model that has endured scrutiny for such a long time the round tail does offer much smoother round houses off the top even though it lacks the punch of a corner in the pod off the bottom.
PLAN SHAPE
Being a round tail which flows so much better I have taken out the hip predominant in the squash tails which needed the release and kept the plan shape continues into the round at the pod.
BOTTOM SHAPE
No changes here and keeping with the deep single through the guts into the double concave inside the single right out the tail.
RAILS
The rails are also the same being a small box rail easy buried and easy to release.
ROCKER
The rocker in a round tail begs to be a tad straighter out the end since it is so easy turned reducing the flip helps it retain speed and reach.
DIMS
5.8 X 18 5/8 X 2 5/16 = 24.92 LTS
5.10 X 18 ¾ X 2 3/8 = 26.95 LTS
6.0 X 18 7/8 X 2 3/8 = 27.81
6.2 X 19 X 2 7/16 = 29.87 LTS
6.4 X 19 ¼ X 2 ½ = 31.54 LTS
6.6 X 19 1/2 X 2 9/16 = 33.65 LTS
6.8 X 19 ¾ 2 5/8 = 35.81 LTS
All these dims are in line with less volumed high performance designs, but can quite easily pumped up for heavier guys who want the same experience without increasing length.