# Board Stiffness and longevity - informal measurement

**URL:** <https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/board-stiffness-and-longevity-informal-measurement/70>\
**Category:** Foils and Boards - Gear Talk\
**Created:** [July 25, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/board-stiffness-and-longevity-informal-measurement/70 "2022-07-25T10:31:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![TooMuchEpoxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@TooMuchEpoxy](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/TooMuchEpoxy)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/board-stiffness-and-longevity-informal-measurement/70/1 "2022-07-25T10:31:41Z")

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I find board stiffness to be absolutely critical. Especially as the rest of the kit gets stiffer putting more pressure on the board.

These days I have a little 2 person test. Set the rig on the beach, foil up, one person stands on the board and tries to move the foil around, the other puts hands around the plate connection. If there’s movement you’ll feel it!

Try it! Things get flex way before they break! What do you do to assess the condition of your board?

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**Author:** ![Erik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.progressionproject.com/erik/32/4_2.png) [@Erik](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Erik)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/board-stiffness-and-longevity-informal-measurement/70/2 "2022-07-25T11:51:14Z")

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Couldn’t agree more on stiffness. All my boards are stringered at this point. I’ll give the test a go.

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**Author:** ![TooMuchEpoxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@TooMuchEpoxy](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/TooMuchEpoxy)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/board-stiffness-and-longevity-informal-measurement/70/3 "2022-07-27T10:58:54Z")

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I ride that solid Divinycell board (rode with yall for a min at that inelt spot last winter)

Did a little test a while back trying to find flex in the gofoil or board. Pulled on 104 KG of force on a ratchet strap and checked deflection at various points.

> **[Load testing my prone setup](https://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,37934)**
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> Load testing my prone setup