Rob Machado has a soft board he describes as a black ball beater (when the beaches are shut to all surfboards except small soft boards) Above is elite surfer Tom Fisher about to go off the lip on my swell board in Swansea Bay. The thing is if you owned one of these boards you would spend more time in the water catching waves, riding wakes or having fun on the flow rider as per picture below which ultimately will result in an improvement in your surfing skills. Swell boards and INT boards are a must have for all watermen..get STOKED