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Question about fins- new to shortboards

PostPosted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:56 pm
by manbitesdog
First off, Hi all.

So, I got kind of a new school fish shape, (3 fins) and threw a set of MR TFX fins by FCS on there. For those that don't know them, they're large thruster fins with a tiny stabilizer in the center fin. From what I can tell, they really respond to front foot pressure.
When I turn on top of the wave, though, it feels really easy to stick the front part of the rail up by the nose in the water, nd stop the board. Doesn't pearl, just the whole rail goes in and I kill my momentum.

Is this just a characteristic of fish shapes that I need to get used to, or would changing to a normal tri fin setup make it easier to not stick the nose in coming off my top turn?

Thanks.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:24 am
by essex sucks
its the fish shape they respone different to your every day board just get some time in the water with it and u will be fine.

have fun

es

PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 5:56 am
by manbitesdog
Yeah. I switched to the stock crappy fins (regular tri fin setup) and the board still did that, all I got was less drive.