Sports board having deformable base feature

1. A sports board for gliding over a surface, comprising:

an upper structural layer comprising an outer surface;

a lower structural layer;

a core having an upper surface substantially covered by the upper structural layer and a lower surface substantially covered by the lower structural layer;

a deformable element covered by the core on an upper surface, wherein a first portion of the deformable element protrudes a distance beneath the lower structural layer towards a horizontal plane of the surface underlying the sports board;

a base element substantially covering the lower structural layer and the deformable element, wherein the deformable element conforms to at least a portion of a shape of the surface applying an amount of pressure against the base element; and

an edge component positioned at least in part around a perimeter of the base element.

2. The board of claim 1 , wherein the outer surface of the upper structural layer comprises a binding portion coupled adjacent a central portion.

3. The board of claim 2 , wherein the deformable element is aligned at least in part with the central portion of the upper structural layer.

4. The board of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the deformable element that protrudes is at least about 1 mm to about 5 mm thick when the board is unweighted.

5. The board of claim 1 , wherein the surface comprises a rail structure.

6. The board of claim 5 , wherein the deformable element surrounds at least a portion of the rail structure.

7. The board of claim 6 , wherein the deformable element prevents inadvertent contact between the edge component and the rail structure.

8. The board of claim 1 , wherein the deformable element deforms by approximately 2 mm when the amount of pressure is applied.

9. The board of claim 1 , wherein the lower surface of the core further comprises a recess, wherein a second portion of the deformable element resides within the recess.

10. The board of claim 9 , wherein the deformable element compresses into the recess upon application of an amount of pressure against the base element and approaches a generally planar geometry.

11. The board of claim 1 , wherein the deformable element is sufficiently deformable to achieve a generally planar geometry relative to the base element when riding on the surface.

12. The board of claim 1 , wherein the deformable element deforms less or not at all when riding on the surface.

13. The board of claim 12 , wherein the deformable element maintains a three-dimensional shape on the surface creating a rocker effect.

14. The board of claim 1 , wherein the board comprises a plurality of non-contiguous deformable elements.

15. The board of claim 1 , wherein the deformable element has a shape selected from the group consisting of hourglass, diamond, circular, rectangular, square, triangular, octagonal, oval, v-shape, and U-shape.

16. The board of claim 1 , wherein the deformable element comprises a material selected from the group consisting of silicone, foam, rubber, and gel.

17. The board of claim 1 , wherein the deformable element comprises a fillable bladder.

18. The board of claim 17 , wherein the bladder is filled with a gas, liquid, or gel material.

19. The board of claim 1 , wherein the deformable element has dampening properties and reduces the feeling of vibration to a user.