Twin fins as go-to boards
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I posted this some time back. Its a study on the difference between layered fibreglass and Injection moulded composite fins. Interesting reading if you have the time and inclination.
http://www.ewp.rpi.edu/hartford/~ernest ... Report.pdf
http://www.ewp.rpi.edu/hartford/~ernest ... Report.pdf
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Read it, thanks. Has the author been assassinated by FCS or Futures?Womble wrote:I posted this some time back. Its a study on the difference between layered fibreglass and Injection moulded composite fins. Interesting reading if you have the time and inclination.
http://www.ewp.rpi.edu/hartford/~ernest ... Report.pdf
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Fins - fcuk me what a marketing shit storm! $120+ for a set of fins. Remember when they came with a board! Now they are a 20% increase on the sticker price before you can get the board wet!
I was talking to a guy who was involved in one those cheap FCS knock off type companies and he said they were waiting for the first company to create knock offs of FCS 2 fins - cause once one company has fought the copyright law the rest of them just dive in.
Like anything you give the consumer too much choice and they will forever believe they need the next best thing.
I was talking to a guy who was involved in one those cheap FCS knock off type companies and he said they were waiting for the first company to create knock offs of FCS 2 fins - cause once one company has fought the copyright law the rest of them just dive in.
Like anything you give the consumer too much choice and they will forever believe they need the next best thing.
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If people paid a decent price for boards they'd still get fins for free.
You want a handshape for $600 you have to pony up for the accessories.
You want a handshape for $600 you have to pony up for the accessories.
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True enough. Thinking more the $900 off the rack situation. (And my 20% would then be off - oops).alakaboo wrote:If people paid a decent price for boards they'd still get fins for free.
You want a handshape for $600 you have to pony up for the accessories.
Still since when is something that is necessary for the function of the board an "accessory"?
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How many sets of fins do you need though really?. Only use greenough for singles and 2+1, the surfinz quad, and have pc7 thruster, for when I'll never know
And then there's the 10" dolphin just in case for the 9'2", and the twinnies, and the..... Etc!
Don't need half of them really haha
And then there's the 10" dolphin just in case for the 9'2", and the twinnies, and the..... Etc!
Don't need half of them really haha
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When I got my recentish quad I just took the Al Merrick ones off the fishcuit and stuck them on thinking Id probably buy another set later. Occasionally look for something but they seem to go great. The big fins are very sharp. I remember when I first started using the fishcuit I cut my feet up pretty well a couple of times.
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I agree, I think boards should be 1200-1300 dollarsStraighthanded wrote:True enough. Thinking more the $900 off the rack situation. (And my 20% would then be off - oops).alakaboo wrote:If people paid a decent price for boards they'd still get fins for free.
You want a handshape for $600 you have to pony up for the accessories.
Still since when is something that is necessary for the function of the board an "accessory"?
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Great article Womble. Conclusion was that there was very little difference, which is what I've always thought.Davros wrote:Read it, thanks. Has the author been assassinated by FCS or Futures?Womble wrote:I posted this some time back. Its a study on the difference between layered fibreglass and Injection moulded composite fins. Interesting reading if you have the time and inclination.
http://www.ewp.rpi.edu/hartford/~ernest ... Report.pdf
One thing though, I only surf reefs and the moulded fins handle contact with the reef much better than glass fins.
And another thing, a lot of glass fins have knife thin trailing edges which are just an accident waiting to happen. I always sand them down, but some are so fine that it doesn't make much difference.
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I also have a set of those black Futures fins that seem to be made out of some sort of ceramic material, man they are stiff. They clunk together like they are made out of some weird metal.
They have a hatchet rear, concave inside foil, and a sudden change in cant about half way up the fins. Great set of fins, super loose but with great hold. A little down on drive though.
They have a hatchet rear, concave inside foil, and a sudden change in cant about half way up the fins. Great set of fins, super loose but with great hold. A little down on drive though.
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Fcukin fins. You guys. Jesus.
I would bet a blind test would prove a set of $30 plastic fins would be as good as any fin you knobs rave on about.
All the refinement you talk about is a crock, a placebo, a belief that bears no relation to the actual performance.
Unless you're all pro surfers???
But like Wombleden says, it's fully sick.
I would bet a blind test would prove a set of $30 plastic fins would be as good as any fin you knobs rave on about.
All the refinement you talk about is a crock, a placebo, a belief that bears no relation to the actual performance.
Unless you're all pro surfers???
But like Wombleden says, it's fully sick.
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I hate the concept of fin wankery and always used to use plastic fins supplied with my boards. However I used a set of fibreglass ones and my life changed for the better. They had more bite and response off the bottom. Good fins make a difference.
http://www.jimbanksurf.com/blog
http://www.jimbanksurf.com/blog
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I'm not going to argue there mate. I like stiff fins but if the shape is similar I wouldn't pick them.black duck wrote:Fcukin fins. You guys. Jesus.
I would bet a blind test would prove a set of $30 plastic fins would be as good as any fin you knobs rave on about.
All the refinement you talk about is a crock, a placebo, a belief that bears no relation to the actual performance.
Unless you're all pro surfers???
But like Wombleden says, it's fully sick.
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I have these bamoo based fins that I hated as they felt like dough until I put them on a subnosed rocket with a giant single concave that was lightening, I had a set of Nat Youngs on it prior and it was just way to fast and skatey for me, the bamboo set gave me more control. So I guess, yeh, bit of trial and error.
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What does that mean? What is hold?Cranked wrote:Great set of fins, super loose but with great hold. A little down on drive though.
They have a short base, and are fairly upright?
Duck you may not notice the difference from the material but if you change the template to better match the board or your style you will definitely notice. So it may not be the material, just that the new ones are more likely to be glass.
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Single fins I reckon I have a handle on as far as differences go.
Thrusters: not really,
quads: way too complicated.
I'm not up for spending the amount of money needed to find a set that works unless the current ones are total crap.
Thrusters: not really,
quads: way too complicated.
I'm not up for spending the amount of money needed to find a set that works unless the current ones are total crap.
Put your big boy pants on
I mean, tastebuds? WGAF?
I mean, tastebuds? WGAF?
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Singles, flex tips for mid lengths. That's my knowledge boundary
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By "loose" I mean easier to:alakaboo wrote:What does that mean? What is hold?Cranked wrote:Great set of fins, super loose but with great hold. A little down on drive though.
They have a short base, and are fairly upright?
1. initiate a turn
2. change the arc of a turn
3. stop the turn and change rails
By "hold" I mean the water adheres to the fins, laminar flow does not fail causing spin out.
A twin fin is loose but does not have good hold. You can make a thruster looser by using smaller fins but you'll lose drive and hold.
These fins enable looseness with good drive and hold. I'm pretty sure any reasonable surfer would agree if he tried them.
How is it done? The hatchet rear means that, when compared to a dolphin profile fin, there is a lot more fin area in the water when the board is on the rail. Also the leading edge has a radius of about a quarter of an inch which promotes laminar adhesion at much greater angles of attack.
The sudden change in the cant of the front fins means that the top half of the fin sits deeper and more vertically in the water when on a rail and thus provides more resistence to rear foot pressure and at the same time is easier to pivot around.
I've been using these fins for about 10 years. If I want to change a boards performance to be looser but with good hold and reasonable drive I put them in.
Initially I saw them for sale, $150 down to $75. I thought they looked really stupid, but I googled and found out they were designed by one of the really great fin makers (whose name I forget atm), so I went back and bought them. I liked them so much I bought a second set about a year or so later as they were pretty rare.
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