b'KNOWYOUR SHINGLE.WHEN IT MATTERS The Goal of a Larger Nailing Areais for Nails to Penetrate BOTH Shingle Layers.Some shingles claim a larger nailing area by widening the nailing lines on the top of the shingle, without also extending the bottom of the shingle, which completely misses the pointliterally.SIDE VIEW OF SHINGLESMalarkey Larger Nailing Area(Wide Lines, Long Backing)Nail hits within wider lines AND hits back shingle layer.Competitor Larger Nailing Area(Wide Lines, Short Backing)Nail hits within wider lines but Narrow Nailing Lines still misses back shingle layer. Wider Nailing Lineswww.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer 29'