Sole board

A sole board for an article of footwear includes a plate that has a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region. The sole board includes a channel disposed in a top surface of the plate in the forefoot region. The channel extends from a lateral edge of the plate to a medial edge of the plate. A characteristic of the channel at the lateral and medial edges of the plate is different than the characteristic of the channel at a middle of the channel. 种用于鞋类制品的鞋底板，其包括平板，所述平板具有前足区、足中区和后跟区。所述鞋底板包括位于平板的前足区顶表面中的通道。所述通道从平板的脚外侧边缘延伸到平板的脚内侧边缘。平板的脚外侧和脚内侧边缘处的通道特性不同于在通道中间处的通道特性。