Equipment improve

[Oswaldolo]

hey, christmas is coming and i am looking foward to bring my board (equipment ) in better shape.

i am surfing now for 6 years (month a year /from austria=no surfing) and i allways used cheap black plastic fins - my main concern for my new fins is more speed ! do you have any recommendations ? maybe around 60-100 dollars ...

also i am lloking for new (the thing on the tail where your foot stands on) - any suggestions ?

direct amazon links would be great

i have 6.6short board ( i am allmost 2 meters so i need a little bigger one)

thanks for all tipps ! cheers

[jaffa1949]

Oswaldolo, Fröliche Weinachten, Post a picture of your board and tell us the brand of your fin system you can get some advice then. Get off the cheap plastic fins if you wish to progress.
There are lots of brands of tail pads (The thing on the back of the board) again a picture of your board as it is now will help.

[Oswaldolo]

thanks for your quick response. unfortunately i cant take a picture cause my board is in our summerhouse ( winter here , lots of snow - but here is a pic to get an idea of the shape - if you zoom in you might see the shapingcompany.

i have fcs fin system.

thank you for help , cheers from freezing austria

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/3896/x27m.jpg

[jaffa1949]

Heute haben wir am unsere Australische Berg, Schnee, unglaublich. Meine Sohn sagen am ihres Haus er hat keine Schnee. Er wohnt im Salzkammergut. Auch unglaublich.
About the fin system try a similar size to what you have now but more rigid. Have a read of my fin primer viewtopic.php?f=9&t=16523 It might help you choose your fin set up.
IB Surfer also has a lot to tell about quad and other fin set ups too!
Jaffa

[Oswaldolo]

there are so many things to consider - you have any ideas about allround fcs fins (large) ?

[IB_Surfer]

I stopped using large a while back, but when I did I found the GMB hex core to be the best. I also like the Simon Anderson large

Now a days I just use PC5 and DHD performance cores, mostly medium fins, but I haven't tried any of the new products in a while like the goods and such.