Rootc and Jim are right. There are many factors that go into how a board rides. These must all be considered together before you can come to a safe assumption as to how a board will ride. All other things being equal, a three-stage rocker board will have a more abrupt pop (straight up and down) than a continuous rocker board. This isn't saying it has more pop, just a different style pop. Similarly, all other things being equal, a board with more rocker will turn faster, land softer, and accelerate slower than a board with less rocker. However, when you start changing other factors, such as; number of, depth, shape, and placement of fins, tail shape, channels, rail profile, etc. it becomes difficult to board X will be faster than board Y simply because it has less rocker.
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