Check out this clip of Slater going into detail about his shorter and wider-point-forward theory of board design, as well as fin selection, that is pushing his surfing to even further heights (if that's even possible). For all us humans, we'll just have to take what he says as truth.

On the heels of Kelly’s victory at the Pipe Masters, everyone had the same questions: What the hell was that stingray thinking, and what was that board Kelly was riding all about?