Has longboarding become to High Performance?

The Longboard was the first type of surfboard aside from Alaia’s. Classic Longboards were easy to ride. The paddled well and rode very smoothly. They were fun to ride and were all about just cruising on the wave. It wasn’t till many years later that the High Performance Shortboard came along. And that really jumped started the surf competition arena. It was the best thing that happened to surfing. But with the surfing world turning the eyes on high performance and radical maneuvers, I start to wonder if classic longboarding is a thing of the past. Where surfing was more creative and style was your way of expressing yourself. Because with high performance longboards I have seen airs being performance amongst many other “shortboard” maneuvers. I can’t help but think about the classic aspect of longboarding and what that will look like in the future.