The Chop Stick has become the most popular board in Softlite's range, and with good reason. Its the perfect addition (or starting point) to your quiver, to help you surf more often, catch more waves and have more fun! The Softlite Chop Stick 7ft Softboard uses a Mini Mal template. This is ideal for learning as they paddle fast, allowing you to catch more waves, and give you a little more time to get to your feet. Once your up and riding, the wider nose makes them extremely stable. Softlite have been mindful to make the Chop Stick a touch thinner than the typical Soft Surfboard. While a thicker board is good for the early stages of learning, they are much harder to turn! By keeping the Chop Stick a touch thinner, this ensures your board doesn't hold you back once you start progressing. Due to their Moulded Core process, Softlite have been able to refine our rails profiles (particularly at the front end), so they are nice and rounded, and not sharp and bulky. This help to stop you from nosediving & catching rails while riding, and similarly to the thickness, makes the board a bit more responsive through turns. Â Product Features 7'0" X 21 1/4" X 3 1/8" (54L) 100% Waterproof Moulded EPS Core - This core provide unhindered strength and enhanced durability while retaining light weigh characteristics. Softlite Boards are created from exclusively owned moulds. These have been created and refined through a collaboration of renowned surfboard shapers and team riders.ÃÂ Using moulded cores allows for a tougher core and ensures all boards are consistently high quality with no imperfections. 10lb PE Deck skin - Each Softlite is encapsulated in a 10lb PE Deck skin for extra strength, durability and traction. Xtra Duralinx Slick - A super High Density PE Slick Bottom for protection, speed and durability. Bamboo X Epoxy Stringer System - Each Koolite Board Contains 2 x Stringers. Each Bamboo Stringer is re-enforced with Fibreglass Taping & Epoxy Resin to provide maximum strength. Exoskeletal Strength Membrane - The ESM is a unique layer fused between the EPS Core and PE Deckskin. It increases durability and impact absorption, while also providing a high strength lamination between these two materials. Tail Buffers - Softlitee use an extra layer of PE for increased impact absorption in heavy use areas.ÃÂ Bones & Shanks Fin System - This fin system allows quick and easy fin installation and removal. It is compatible with other fin types so you can change fins to suit conditions or alter board performance. It also allows a deck with no visible fin screws.