The shape of our carbon plate is the result of advanced engineering to combine low weight and incredible mechanical performance.
The rectangular outline ensures that the heels are always vertical to the plate, and therefore block longitudinal, lateral flexions and twist.
To optimize the weight, the glide and the management of these flexions, our plate has a unique 3D volume:
- A beam at the axis prevents any bending.
- A very smooth drop in volume towards the front reduces the thickness and therefore the weight, while retaining the necessary mechanics to support the pressures of the front heel.
- At the back, the drop in volume is more brutal to recover the verticality which will support the beam effect of the plate even more.
- The whole is “fluidized” according to a hydrodynamic study of the flows which also promotes speed in contact with water, which is valuable before flying but also to avoid a big loss of speed when touching the water surface