# Appletree Slice V3 as a Prone Board?
**URL:** https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/appletree-slice-v3-as-a-prone-board/7099
**Category:** Prone Surf Foiling
**Created:** [October 2, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/appletree-slice-v3-as-a-prone-board/7099 "2024-10-02T19:12:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@FoilWays](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/FoilWays)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/appletree-slice-v3-as-a-prone-board/7099/1 "2024-10-02T19:12:04Z")
Anyone riding an Appletree Slice V3 as a prone board? Pros and cons of using this over a dedicated prone shape like the Skipper prone? I have a Pro Foil V2 37L dedicated prone board, but I’ve been considering taking my V3 50L out on smaller days to get in early.
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### Author:  [@Velocicraptor](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Velocicraptor)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/appletree-slice-v3-as-a-prone-board/7099/2 "2024-10-02T19:28:33Z")
Ive tried it on my 60L v3 in very small surf. It “works”, but the volume makes it far from ideal. I think the sink on a lower volume board slows things down for the takeoff/pop-up, and the higher volume board is kind of skatey and hard to control during takeoff/pop-up. Maybe the 50L will work better - no reason not to give it a shot.
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### Author:  [@FoilWays](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/FoilWays)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/appletree-slice-v3-as-a-prone-board/7099/3 "2024-10-02T19:35:57Z")
What do you weigh? For reference.
The biggest surfboard I can comfortable duckdive is about 48L, but I think I could be able to somewhat push down a 50L board in smaller surf. I’m 84kg.
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### Author:  [@Velocicraptor](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Velocicraptor)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/appletree-slice-v3-as-a-prone-board/7099/4 "2024-10-02T19:41:58Z")
Im 80 kg. Definitely can’t duck dive the 60L, nor have I tried to prone it in conditions where I needed to.
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### Author:  [@FoilWays](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/FoilWays)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/appletree-slice-v3-as-a-prone-board/7099/5 "2024-10-02T19:45:12Z")
Thanks. I’ll take the winging straps off and take it for a spin soon and see how it feels.
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### Author:  [@Erwin\_VMG](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Erwin_VMG)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2024, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/appletree-slice-v3-as-a-prone-board/7099/6 "2024-10-23T05:50:53Z")
the V2 also works great to catch the waves easier, and short enough to pump
